Monday 16 December 2013
New phone number
Please note that due to an administrative hoo-ha our mobile phone number has had to change.
It is now 07955744802
Friday 11 October 2013
Leucosceptrum stellipilum formosanum
Mauve pink bottle-brushes and large (to 6ins) fresh pale green foliage. A lush leafy herbaceous perennial related to Elscholtzia, Agastache and Rostrinucula, and with the same late flowering season - well into November if the weather allows.
Possibly best in sheltered woodland to avoid hot sun and early frosts which can damage the display. Otherwise easy and adaptable.
3L pots ~ £8
Possibly best in sheltered woodland to avoid hot sun and early frosts which can damage the display. Otherwise easy and adaptable.
3L pots ~ £8
Labels:
autumn,
brighton,
Chelonopsis,
excisus,
formosanum,
Isodon,
Leucosceptrum,
longituba,
longitubus,
moschatus,
nursery,
plants,
Plectranthus,
Rabdosia,
stellipilum
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Sussex Prairies Plant Fair
Once again we will be at Sussex Prairies on Sunday, September 1st. This is the only fair we do at the moment (us not having a van as yet, and it being just down the road from the nursery) but it's good hectic fun and a great opportunity to chat to fellow plant nuts.
Sussex Prairies itself is famed for its immense Prairie plantings (lots of grasses and giant herbaceous perennials in huge drifts) set around a geometrical pattern of broad grass fairways. For the fair there are also sculptures to look at (and buy) and a huge selection of specialist nurseries, including some from the continent.
Please feel free to contact me in advance if you would like to reserve some plants to pick up at the fair.
Sussex Prairies itself is famed for its immense Prairie plantings (lots of grasses and giant herbaceous perennials in huge drifts) set around a geometrical pattern of broad grass fairways. For the fair there are also sculptures to look at (and buy) and a huge selection of specialist nurseries, including some from the continent.
Please feel free to contact me in advance if you would like to reserve some plants to pick up at the fair.
Labels:
brighton,
henfield,
nursery,
plant fair,
plants,
sussex prairies
Monday 8 July 2013
Gladiolus flanaganii
An absolutely astonishing hardy species from near vertical cliffs in the Drakensberg. The plant is only 10ins high but the outsized vivid red flowers are rich red and grow out sideways. Hard to explain – has to be seen.
Closely related to the equally extraordinary G.cardinalis and should be just as hardy over much of the country in a well-drained sunny spot.
10cm pots ~ £7
Labels:
brighton,
cardinalis,
flanaganii,
Gladiolus,
nursery,
papilio,
plants
Monday 17 June 2013
Monday 10 June 2013
Moraea huttonii
Stupendous tall Iris with beautifully crafted yellow ‘flags’ on rigid upright stems well above the narrow strappy green leaves (easily hidden among other perennials).
For open sites on fertile moist soils ideally but very tough. Basically they’ll grow anywhere Agapanthus or Kniphofia succeed.
1L pots ~ £10
Labels:
acinosa,
Amsonia,
brighton,
hubrichtii,
huttonii,
Moraea,
nursery,
Phytolacca,
plants
Monday 6 May 2013
Thursday 2 May 2013
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