Unique Trees, Shrubs, Conifers, Plants and Flowers in the South East.
Happy New Year! The nursery is so well stocked, and there is not a great deal to do at this time of the year. We have been concentrating on pruning and potting. Saying that, the weeds are still growing so de-weeding as well. With all the rain at the moment that makes the ground so…Read More
A close look at two of our favourite trees this Winter… We are so busy re-potting stock at the moment for the coming season. I undertake the potting outside. This time of the year it can be so cold for the first fifteen minutes, then normally you are as warm as toast! When we were…Read More
A close look at two of our favourite trees this Winter… Prunus laurocerasus Caucasica I do like this tree. It has darker green foliage compared to most other evergreen trees. A long but thinner leaf to most evergreens. It is a very hardy tree and will stand full sun to virtual full shade. It will…Read More
Maintenance of container grown Olive or Bay trees: To stop your tree looking tired or dying, it is wise to remove the tree from the container in November-December on a day when the root system is not frozen to stop thermal frosting of the root system. Cut away ten per cent of the root system from all…Read More
Tips and tricks to ensure you get your growing right this year… We have just had the first three-quarters of a lorry load of new stock in from Spain. This year’s stock is the best I have had in. The quality is so good because this year’s weather has been so good for growing. Now…Read More
New stock arrivals and wonderful English weather shenanigans… Autumn colours this year have been outstanding. The Japanese Maples have shown their best autumn foliage for years. I was on the nursery all day yesterday (20th October), gapping up to make room for a lorry load of new stock due in from Spain later this week. A really…Read More
Standing the test of time… October is here once again. Sad how time leaves you and age approaches you, so when we gaze in wonder of oak trees in their latter years – six hundred years plus – it can be humbling to realise that an oak tree has lived through generations of our ancestors….Read More
Need a bit of privacy? Looking for something to divide up your garden but don’t want a nasty brick wall? Look no further… Red Robin – “Photinia Fraseri” Initially I would suggest Photinia fraseri ‘Red Robin’. It is normally grown as a shrub (so if you are looking for information you will find it in…Read More
Everyone (especially in the UK!) appreciates a long hot summer, but the weather can make the Summer a struggle for plants… This season’s berries are in abundance, but the strain of a long dry summer is showing on so many trees – Mountain Ash varieties and Crab Apple varieties in particular have had a hard…Read More
A new season brings new stock from far afield… We are just starting to sort out the new season’s stock, which will hopefully arrive in October\November depending upon the weather conditions. There are so many nurseries in Europe struggling this year so stock is more readily available. Our Japanese Maples from New Zealand have now…Read More
