Although not on the Show Dates section of the website, we shall be manning a stall at the Cambridge Botanic Gardens Festival of Plants tomorrow (18th).
It all kicks off at 10am and runs until 4pm, so get in early to get your choice of the plants!
http://bromus.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/Trail.aspx?p=27&ix=13&pid=2704&prcid=4&ppid=2704
Trilliums are out and looking great right now! If you’re after a rather choice and stunning plant, then these are perfect.
Here are our – again slightly belated – show dates from now until the end of the month:
| 11th.May | Pavenham Plant Fair, Village Hall, MK43 7PH |
| 12th.May | Ashridge National Trust Plant Day, The Monument |
| 13th.May | St. Albans Farmers Market, St. Peter’s St. |
| 19th.May | Berkhamsted Farmers Market, High St. |
| 25th.May | Creake Abbey Plant Lovers Day, North Creake, Fakenham, NR21 9LF |
| 26th.May | Rare Plant Fair, Kingstone Bagpuize House, OX13 5AX |
| 26th.May | Harpenden Farmers Market, Bowers Parade |
Hope to see you all either at one of the shows or at the Nursery this month, now Spring has finally got it’s act together!
Our Pulsitillas are looking particularly good at the moment! If you are looking for some striking colour and attractive foliage for your alpine areas then look no further!
Apologies for the tardiness: here are the show dates for April.
| 1st Apr | Beds. Alpine Garden Society Meeting, Wilstead Village Hall MK45 3BX |
| 6th Apr | Great Brickhill Plant Sale, Church Hall MK17 9RT |
| 7th Apr | Biggleswade Daffodil Show, Weatherly Centre SG18 8JB |
| 13th Apr | Waddesdon Manor Plant Sale HP18 0JH |
| 14th Apr | Rare Plant Fair Birtley House Gardens, Bramley Guildford GU5 0LB |
| 14th Apr | St. Albans Farmers Market, St. Peter’s St. |
| 20th-21st Apr | Essex NCCPG Spring Sale, RHS Gardens, Hyde Hall |
| 21st Apr | Berkhamsted Farmers Market, High St. |
| 27th Apr | Herts. Alpine Garden Society Meeting, Homewood Rd. St. Albans |
| 28th Apr | Harpenden Farmers Market, Bowers Parade |
Now, although Spring may have retreated for a week or so, it has not stopped our daffodils coming into flower. We have a great range starting to rear their heads, such as; Narcissus ‘Small Talk’, Narcissus ‘minor’, Narcissus ‘Mite’, Narcissus asturiensis ‘Wavertree’ and Narcissus romieuxii ‘Julia Jane’. What is Spring without a few Narcissus to brighten up the place?
Spring seems to have finally sprung, and our crocuses are taking full advantage of any sunlight they can. We have at least a dozen different flowering crocuses at the moment including ‘Shock Wave’, ‘minimus’, ‘biflorus Miss Pain’, ‘Blue Pearl’ and ‘Prins Claus’. They are brilliant for adding a dash of early Spring colour.
Our show dates for March are as follows:
| 2nd.March | Harlow Alpine Garden Society Show, Mark Hall School CM17 9LR |
| 4th.March | Beds. Alpine Garden Society Meeting, Wilstead Village Hall MK45 3BX |
| 9th.March | Loughborough Alpine Garden Society Show, Burleigh College LE11 4SQ CANCELLED |
| 10th.March | St. Albans Farmers Market, St. Peter’s St. |
| 16th.March | Kent Alpine Garden Society Show, Rainham School for Girls, ME8 0BX |
| 17th.March | Berkhamsted Farmers Market, High St. |
| 23rd.March | Beds. Alpine Garden Society Show, Wilstead Village Hall MK45 3BX |
| 24th.March | Harpenden Farmers Market, Bowers Parade |
Hope to see you there!
This week we have picked Hellebores to focus on. We currently have a great range, either in flower or coming in to flower very soon. Whether you are looking for dark or light, double or single flowers, we have a great selection.
This week, the nursery is picking Irises to focus on. Currently the nursery has a great range of flowering Irises, such as ‘Katharine Hodgkins’, ‘Gordon’ and ‘Shiela Ann Germaney’. They are a great addition for some early Spring colour.
