Cambridge Botanic Gardens Festival of Plants

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

May Show Dates

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!

April Show Dates

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

Pick of the week: Daffodils

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?

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Pick of the week: Crocuses

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.

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Show Dates – March

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!