We have our usual excellent range of pansies and violas. Some violas are naturally winter flowers but pansies (Viola x wittrockiana (Deltini rose pink pansy) have been hybridised with other viola species to gain this characteristic. The Panola range is particularly good: the flowers are not as large as some...
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News update 28 August 2020
Here’s the link to our latest news update sent out on 28th August. which includes looking forward to herbaceous plants we’ll have available next spring, for which the images below for Dianthus barbatus Dash Magician, Allium Millenium, Lavender intermedia Phenomenal and Nepata Purrsian Blue refer....
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NGS Open Day at Duck Pond Barn on Sunday, 28th June
NGS Open Day tomorrow at Duck Pond Barn, WingfieldSunday, 28th June 1030-1700h Garden of 1.6 acres with large duck pond, lawns, ericaceous beds, orchard, vegetable garden, big greenhouse, spinney and wild area of grass and trees with many wildflowers. Large dry stone wall topped with flower beds with rose arbour....
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Tree ordering reminder
A quick reminder about tree ordering: the last day to let us have any specific requirements for trained fruit and some of the rarer specialist items is Tuesday next week, 30th June. We shall try and have a wide selection as usual, but if you have any particular requests, please let us...
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Pennyquick
We continued making deliveries throughout the lock-down period. This was made considerably easier by being able to take card payments over the ‘phone. In the plague years, markets were closed and people had to resort to leaving goods on the outskirts of town with pots of vinegar to leave the...
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