Your North Norfolk Living Guide to the Nurseries of Creake Abbey’s Plant Lovers Day
YOUR H AND ANDY C KEEP UT OU GUID T E
PLACES TO VISIT
Having established itself as ‘the gardening event of the North Norfolk year’ Creake Abbey’s Plant Lovers Day 28 May 2011 brought together a truly stunning collection of specialist nurseries offering everything and more to the discerning gardener. Below is an invaluable ‘cut out and keep’ directory of the nurseries. Happy gardening!
Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery, Langmere Rd, Langmere, Nr Dickleburgh Norfolk IP21 4QA 01379 741136 www.blackcottnursery.co.uk The nursery grows around 2000 different species of perennials. April and May is when their Woodland Bed comes to life containing various Anemone nemerosa, Polygonatum, Asarum, Trillium, Dodecatheon and Primula for sale. June onwards the nursery changes with many of the early woodland and shade plants finishing and the summer perennials in full flower. The nursery has a large selection of Astrantia, Sanguisorba, Geum, Geranium, Hemerocallis and Kniphofia.
Hoecroft Plants Severals Grange, Holt Road, Wood Norton, Dereham Norfolk NR20 5BL 01362 684206 A variety of ornamental grasses, bamboos, sedges and rushes, alpines and rockery plants, shrubs and herbaceous perennials, climbers and wall plants. National Collection Holder for ornamental grasses and coloured foliage plants.
Choice Landscapes Priory Farm Nursery, 101 Salts Road, West Walton, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE14 7EF., 01945 585051 www.choicelandscapes.org Wide choice of alpines, conifers, acers, bulbs and many other interesting plants, something for the beginner or the plantsman!
Little Heath Farm Nursery Little Heath Lane, Potten End, Berkhampsted, Herts HP4 2RY 01442 864951 www.littleheathfarmnursery.co.uk An extensive range of hardy plants, alpines, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, ferns and trees.
Creake Plant Centre Leicester Road, South Creake, Fakenham NR21 9PW, 01328 823018 www.creakeplantcentre.co.uk Stocks a wide range of shrubs, herbaceous and climbers, many rare and unusual. Hellebores, Old roses and salvias a specialty. Planning and planting advice given. Dover Farm Nurseries High Road, Briston, Melton Constable, Norfolk NR24 2JQ 01263 860622 Specialists in hostas, herbs, cottage garden plants and ferns. Fernatix, Stoke Ash, Suffolk IP23 7EN 01379 678 197 Sell hardy and ‘not reliably hardy’ ferns and tree ferns. All the hardy ferns are guaranteed to be cold hardy. Garden Classics J.D Eaton, Bridge House, Saddlebow, Kings Lynn Norfolk PE34 3AR 01553 617325 Alternative Iris varieties to those from Seagate. Many ensatas, sibiricas, pseudoacoras and chrysographs Garden Force Centre Leicester Road, South Creake Norfolk NR21 9PW 01328 823734 Range of different sized olive, bay and fruit trees and varieties of hedging. Large range of hardy, semi hardy and tender perennials and shrubs.
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Jelly Cottage Plants 18 Cromer Road, Gresham, Norwich NR11 8RF 01263 577727 Specialists in cottage garden perennials, lavender, herbs, shrubs, hanging baskets and pots.
Norfolk Bamboo Company Vine Cottage, The Drift, Ingoldisthorpe, Kings Lynn Norfolk PE31 6NW 01485 543 935 Wide range of ornamental bamboos from 12” pygmys to 30ft timber bamboos. Bamboos often do well in light Norfolk soils and tolerate minus 20 degrees. Nursery features in RHS Plant Finder Book. Open from April to Sept on Fridays 10 – 4pm Norfolk Herbs Blackberry Farm, Dillington, Dereham Norfolk NR19 2QD 01362 860 812 www.norfolkherbs.co.uk Naturally raised culinary, medicinal and aromatic herb plants. Bay trees, scented pelargonium and hand thrown English garden terracotta.
Traditional family run specialist nursery growing an extensive selection of Alpines, dwarf bulbs and woodland plants. Predator Plants 01603 427 480 www.predatorplants.co.uk Wide variety of carnivorous, insect eating plants. Hardy and semi-hardy plants. Attracting insects for pollinating and for eating! Redman Hardy Plants Cross Hill Cottage, Waltham Cross, Great Bardfield Essex CM7 4QJ 01371 810 008 www.redmanhardyplants.co.uk Family run nursery. Large selection of traditional cottage garden perennials, new and exciting varieties for sunny and shady spots, front and back of border. Seagate Irises 36 Market Street, Long Sutton Lincs PE12 9DF, 01406 363 138 www.irises.co.uk Over a 1000 varieties in their display gardens, in particular ensatas. Also bearded, median, dwarf and miniature varieties. A new range of bog and water irises. National Collection holders for bearded irises. Springfield Farm Nursery Hall Lane, North Tuddenham, Dereham Norfolk NR20 3DP 01362 637 270 Many unusual plants and shrubs – pelargoniums, geraniums, basket plants, fushias, pots and perennials.
The Garden Farmer 01485 540 724 www.thegardenfarmer.co.uk Specialises in fruit, vegetable and herbs. Many tried and tested favourites plus unusual plants including Cape gooseberries, watermelons, tomatillos, stripey zebra tomatoes, white sprouting broccoli and a giant sugar pea with pods 7’long! The Plantman’s Preference Hopton Road, Garboldisham, Diss Norfolk IP22 2QN www.plantpref.co.uk Hardy geraniums, ornamental grasses and woodland perennials. Walnut Tree Garden Nursery Flymoor Land, Rocklands, Attleborough Norfolk NR17 1BP 01953 488 163 www.wtgn.co.uk Family run nursery selling a large number of hardy garden plants, ornamental trees, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, roses and climbers. West Acre Gardens Tumbleyhill Road, West Acre, Kings Lynn Norfolk PE32 1UJ 01760 755 562 www.westacregardens.co.uk Amazing range of perennials, shrubs and grasses. Extensive range of alpines including Primula auriculas and Rhodohypoxis. Large selection of woodland and drought tolerate plants.
Orchard Farm Plants Marshgate, Spa Common, North Walsham Norfolk NR28 9LG 01692 402 882 Rare and unusual herbaceous perennials. New varieties of phlomis from Kashmir and Russia, unusual geranium ‘phoebe noble’. Park Road Nurseries 45 Park Road, Spixworth Norwich NR10 3PJ 01603 898 072 Herbaceous perennials in 2lt, 3lt and 5lt pots Pottertons Nursery Moortown Road Nettleton, Caistor Lincolnshire LN7 6HX 01472 851 714 www.pottertons.co.uk
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