Best Online Nursery for Woodland Plants


A recent article (September 2107) in the Telegraph listed the best online nursery sites, we were very flattered to be listed as the Best Woodland Plant Type and in the top 20 of the best online nurseries.
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December 2015 - Gardens Illustrated Special Edition - We were delighted to be included in Val Bourne's 20 Best Nurseries List where she comments "A full range of shade-loving perennials, grasses and ferns grown by an expert plantsman. Lots of information on the website and the best packed mail order I have ever seen."


August 2018 - Gardens Illustrated - 50 Best Plant Nurseries - We were thrilled to be listed once again.
"A full range of shade-loving perennials, grasses and ferns grown by expert plantsman. Lots of information, including dry shade plants, on the website and the best packed mail order ever.
Excellent mail order"

Best Selling Plants

Coniogramme emeiensis

£9.50

From Mount Emei, in China. Very rarely seen, so we are thrilled to be able to offer it. Mottled yellow and green fronds on this new introduction from China. Proving hardy so far. A good new introduction for a sheltered moist situation.
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Pteris umbrosa

£9.00

A new species which is proving to be hardy. Growing up to around 60cm tall and evergreen. Needs moist fertile soil.
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Pteris nipponica

Pteris nipponica

£7.00

A fine species of Ribbon Fern, light green fronds with a with white strip. Not for a really cold spot, no colder than - 6 degrees c. Very good in a pot or a sheltered courtyard or similar.
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Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

£7.50 (2 or fewer items) £7.00 (3 or more items)

A very handsome fern for a spot with moisture retentive soil, in shade. Proving fully hardy. With glossy dark green fronds with yellow streaks through them, very popular for flower arranging in Winter.
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Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

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

A truly magnificent fern with splendid crests and arching fronds, said to be the 'King of the British Ferns'. In time, to 1.2m tall. Very effective in a pot against a north facing wall. Semi-evergreen.
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Roscoea cangshanensis

Roscoea cangshanensis

£7.50

An easy and quiet vigorous species from China. Summer flowering from July right through till the frosts with us.
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