NURTURE
NURTURE NEWS Johnsons of Whixley wins Silver medal and People’s Choice at RHS Chatsworth
Johnsons of Whixley joined forces with award-winning garden designer Chris Myers to create a garden for the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, while rallying support for a Yorkshire Dales preservation charity. It was a great success for the partnership as the garden ‘Hay Time in the Dales’ took home the Silver medal and the People’s Choice award. Johnsons of Whixley donated £2,000 worth of plants to Chris Myers to create his show garden, inspired by the Dales. Hay time in the Dales featured a cottage, a meadow of wildflowers, broadleaved trees and herbaceous perennials. The project aimed to raise awareness of the work undertaken by the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, a charity that supports the wellbeing of the Yorkshire Dales and encourages sustainable work and economic development in and around the area. This comes as a great achievement for Johnsons of Whixley as not only were they able to showcase their brand, but also be a wider part of an award winning garden. www.nurserymen.co.uk www.prolandscapermagazine.com
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Bernhard’s Nurseries enjoys success at Chelsea Flower Show At this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Bernhard’s Nurseries supplied multiple award-winning gardens. Lewis Normand was brought onto the team to help focus on developing this sector. The 50-year-old nursery business produced for more than 20 show gardens and trade stands across all the major UK shows in 2018 and is looking to expand further on this in 2019 and beyond. After supplying Paul Hervey-Brookes with his giant terrarium features at RHS Malvern Flower Show in early May, Bernhard’s are delighted to have supplied Paul’s Gold medal winning Viking Cruises garden at RHS Chelsea, along with the
Silver medal winning Warner Edwards garden for Kate Savill and Tamara Bridge. On top of that, two 5-star trade stands were supplied in the form of Alitex and Hartley Botanic, and a Chelsea Fringe display for Covent Garden and Perennial designed by Kenny Raybould, Darran Jaques and Gillian Goodson. Bernhard’s southern sales manager Lewis Normand said: “We’ve really been enjoying production for shows, despite a
tricky year with the weather. The whole team is behind this and I think it shows in the quality of the plants and service we’re offering. We’re delighted with the results at RHS Chelsea.” www.bernhards-nurseries.co.uk
Chief Plant Health Officer speaks at Pro Landscaper LIVE On Thursday 14 June, Pro Landscaper LIVE welcomed 80 invited guests to an afternoon and evening of seminars and networking at Yorkshire County Cricket Ground. Professor Nicola Spence, Chief Plant Health Officer, spoke about the ever-increasing threat to our plants and trees through importation from Europe.
Her seminar, Plant Health and Biosecurity in the UK, highlighted some of the ways that pests and disease are being brought into the country. Nicola emphasised that it’s not only plants that are carrying the pests and disease into the UK but things like pallets, logs and even live Christmas wreathes and wooden furniture (in one example a bed headboard). Nicola urged the audience to check the Plant Health Risk Register if unsure about any plant material, https://secure.fera.
defra.gov.uk/phiw/riskRegister/, where you can find out about the latest news, ask questions and search for pests. The Plant Health Risk Register has grown by just over 40% in only the last four years so plant health is a huge concern. Three of the most worrying threats currently are the Asian longhorn beetle, Emerald ash borer and Xylella fastidiosa. Nicola informed the audience that this summer sees the launch of a campaign to all holidaymakers to warn against the urge to bring back seeds or cuttings from their travels abroad as this is also a high risk to plant health. Pro Landscaper / July 2018 93
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