The Shade Plant Specialists

Long Acre Plants is essentially a mail order plantsman's nursery, situated in a hidden triangle of Somerset that slides into Dorset and Wiltshire. We specialise in unusual woodland plants and plants for shade, by mail order. This includes Erythronium, Epimedium, hardy ferns, hardy geraniums, hellebores (Helleborus), snowdrops, Viola odorata and Hepatica amongst many other shade loving plants.
Plants are the reason for this business and with a very few exceptions we grow what we like, for all the usual human reasons of association, perception of what is beautiful or just inexplicable love.
We try and grow in an environmentally aware way, including peat free compost, collecting and recycling rain water and using recycled paper. Plus all electricity used in the nursery and office is generated by wind or hydro, not through burning fossil fuels. We endeavour to make our packaging as environmentally friendly as possible. The packing cases we use are made from recycled PET which can be recycled again so creating a closed loop and having the best carbon footprint. 		The Shade Plant Specialists

Hardy Ferns

We offer an extensive and large range of wonderful hardy woodland or shady garden ferns, evergreen and deciduous. As a rule, ferns are best in shade, but some ferns will take almost full sun. Some are good in dry soils others in moist. Ferns fit into many different styles of garden, Japanese gardens, woodland gardens, cottage gardens, courtyards and containers, city gardens, tropical/ foliage style gardens even alpine gardens can look wonderful with a range of dwarf ferns, as well as pure ferns gardens or stumperies. Ferns fit into practically all garden situations and combine well with other plants. For example, deciduous ferns can be grown successfully in the same situation as a large Winter/Spring bulb displays, with aconites, Cyclamen, Galanthus, Narcissus and Erythronium etc. 		Hardy Ferns

Upcoming - The Great Dixter Spring Plant Fair

We shall be at the wonderful Great Dixter for the Spring Fair on the 11th and 12th of April. 		Upcoming - The Great Dixter Spring Plant Fair
Upcoming - Arundel Castle Spring Plant Fair

Upcoming - Arundel Castle Spring Plant Fair

 We shall be at the Arundel Castle Spring Plant Fair as part of the amazing Tulip Festival. Not to forget seeing the wonderful stumpery loaded with ferns.

Upcoming - Ramster Gardens Spring Plant Fair

We shall be at the PFR Ramster Gardens Spring Plant Fair, we will have a wide range of woodland perennials and ferns suitable for any shady situation. Particularly for shady London gardens. Orders can be taken for collection at the event.
Upcoming - Ramster Gardens Spring Plant Fair
Cyclamen

Cyclamen

 Cyclamen is a genus with a number of non-hardy species, but there are also some very hardy species of Cyclamen which thrive in a woodland or shady garden. Early Autumn flowering Cyclamen hederifolium will just about grow anywhere. Winter flowering Cyclamen coum is also is very tolerant of shade, even thriving under walnut trees, where growth in many other plants is greatly supressed.
Geranium

Geranium

 Hardy geraniums are amazingly good in shade, even dry shade. The geranium forms we offer are Summer flowering so often give colour to shady areas during the most difficult time. We find that hardy geraniums combine well with Spring bulbs; eg snowdrops through to Erythronium. Geraniums cover the gaps after the bulbs finish and give another season of colour. A few will even keep their leaves through a mildish Winter too!

New Woodland Plants

Coniogramme japonica Flavomaculata

£11.00

A wonderfully mottled form of the Japanese bamboo fern.
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Best Selling Plants

Gillenia trifoliata AGM

Gillenia trifoliata AGM

£8.95 (2 or fewer items) £8.50 (3 or more items)

A plant that has become increasingly popular as gardeners recognise its quiet beauty. White star flowers that have a fluttering butterfly quality about them, reddish stems and calyxs, followed by berries and coloured foliage in Autumn. A semi-shaded well drained spot will have this flowering most of the Summer. Use to the front of a shade border to fully appreciate its beauty. A rhizomatous perennial, that is gradually clump forming.
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Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'

Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'

£9.00 (2 or fewer items) £8.50 (3 or more items)

Narrow fronds on this strong growing affinis form. As with all affinis cultivars very good in dry shade.
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Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' AGM

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' AGM

£8.50 (2 or fewer items) £7.95 (3 or more items)

Easy pale lemon yellow flowered species, good ground cover. European type. One of the easiest and most reliable for dry shade. Deciduous.
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Polypodium vulgare

Polypodium vulgare

£7.00 (2 or fewer items) £6.50 (3 or more items)

The main native species. Very good in dry shade, a spreader which will grow to form a ground cover. Evergreen.
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Spear'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Spear'

£6.50 (2 or fewer items) £5.95 (3 or more items)


Fully silvered leaves and blue flowers in Spring. Shows great vigour even in dry conditions. Will gradually form a good size plant. Is similar to, but proving a better plant than Jack Frost.
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Asplenium trichomanes AGM

Asplenium trichomanes AGM

£8.50 (2 or fewer items) £8.00 (3 or more items)

The native maidenhair spleenwort, common around here in walls, but good at the front of a shady border, trough or rock garden. Evergreen. A little beauty.
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