Welcome to our Plantbase blog - information on rare and exotic plants, suitable for every garden. A 3 acre nursery in the heart of the Sussex countryside - over 1,600 varieties from around the world, 220 grown only by us (RHS Plantfinder 2011/12), specialising in South African and Australasian, many with growing techniques that haven't been tried before. From temperate to tropical, we supply garden enthusiasts around the UK, plus botanical gardens including RHS Wisley and Kew.
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Preparing for Winter!!
The nursery is now being moved into the winter mode, involving a huge amount of plant shuffling to their winter stations.
As part of the winter relocation of plants, there are now Baobabs and Erythrinas hanging naked from the tunnel roof !!!!!!
As part of the winter relocation of plants, there are now Baobabs and Erythrinas hanging naked from the tunnel roof !!!!!!
Monday, 1 October 2012
Cheilanthes Lanosa
Another new one for the nursery, coming in 2013.
Cheilanthes Lanosa
Also known as the Hairly Lipfern (great name!), this is a soft-textured fern with green leaflets along a brown stem.
It's ideal for rock walls and in shady stone troughs. It's equally at home in fairly well-drained garden soil and in containers.
It's not a huge plant at 30 cm high to 40 cm wide... perfect for those small places.
It comes from the US, Pennsylvania to New Mexico... and would look lovely in our UK gardens!
An added bonus is that it's also deer resistant, great for round here!
Cheilanthes Lanosa
Also known as the Hairly Lipfern (great name!), this is a soft-textured fern with green leaflets along a brown stem.
It's ideal for rock walls and in shady stone troughs. It's equally at home in fairly well-drained garden soil and in containers.
It's not a huge plant at 30 cm high to 40 cm wide... perfect for those small places.
It comes from the US, Pennsylvania to New Mexico... and would look lovely in our UK gardens!
An added bonus is that it's also deer resistant, great for round here!
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