Lady Helen Nurseries Brochure 2017

Lady Helen Nurseries Summer Bedding Plants 2017 Ready 23rd May onward Price list & plant description Sown & grown in Cardenden First class plants & good advice to grow on

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Why buy from us?

As one of the few traditional working nurseries left in Fife we pride ourselves on the quality and range of our produce. Most of our bedding plants are sown on the premises and all are pricked out, watered and nurtured by hand. Pesticides etc. used in production are kept to a minimum.

Before sale your plants are exposed to night temperatures to harden them off. The finished plants are ready to plant in your garden and will perform well into the autumn.

Growing cool saves energy

Most bedding plants are tender and require frost protection at all stages of their production. Over the years, many retailers have been keen to have summer plants on their shelves earlier in the season, typically around Easter. To produce plants at this time they must be grown on in January and February in heated glasshouses using large amounts of energy. We produce our plants for sale toward the end of May, the bulk are grown on in April and May, in unheated polytunnels and glasshouses.

Planting at the right time

Clear skies during the day in May often mean a frost is imminent at night, usually from 3am to sunrise. In 35 years of growing annuals we have never experienced a frost free May. There is always a rush to get out into the garden when the sun shines but we always urge our customers to hold off planting half hardy annuals until the end of May when the soil is warmer.

Advice and information

We know about the plants we produce and are always happy to talk to you about your garden, bring along your problems, we can usually help.

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How to Find Lady Helen Nurseries- KY5 0AL FROM DUNFERMLINE – Come off A92 at Lochgelly slip road, turn right follow road past loch and carry on to Shawsmill (2 miles) turn left at sign for Cardenden, the nursery is half a mile on the right. You can see glasshouses from road.

FROM KIRKCALDY – Head for Cardenden from Cluny, turn left at sign for Dundonald (Station Road). Continue on road for approx 1 mile, the nursery is on the left hand side at the top of the hill.

Look for sign warning of horses on road.

FROM GLENROTHES – Head for Cardenden from Kinglassie, turn left at the Auld Hoose, continue through Bowhill and turn right at the sign for Dundonald, just after Tesco, carry on for 1 mile, the nursery is on the left at the top of the hill. Look for sign warning of horses and riders on road.

Our Opening Hours 20th March to 31st July: Open 7 days 10am to 6pm Bedding season 26th May to 30th June open 9am to 8pm Closed from 1st August to 22nd September Autumn season 23rd Sept to 31st Oct: Open Wednesday- Monday 10am to 6pm.

Closed all November and 25th December to19th March Whilst closed we are open for all e-mail and phone enquiries

Summer Bedding Plants Availability Most varieties of bedding plants will be ready for sale from the 23rd May The rest will go on sale as they become ready.

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Delivery

We have always been happy to deliver your plants to your door but have had to streamline this service in order to make it more fuel efficient. Local deliveries can be made any day between 5pm and 7pm. Deliveries further away as follows.

Tuesdays – Dunfermline area between 5pm and 7pm Wednesdays – Glenrothes area between 5pm and 7pm Thursdays – Kirkcaldy area between 5pm and 7pm First deliveries on Tuesday 2nd June We request that deliveries over 5 miles from the nursery be over £30 in value

Placing an Order

If you are unable to visit our nursery for any reason during our bedding season, we will be happy to take an order. Please indicate clearly the varieties you require on a piece of paper or card and give a date for collection/delivery.

Post to: Lady Helen Nurseries, Cardenden, KY5 0AL Or telephone: 01592 720740 between 9am and 8pm E-mail: ladyhelennursery@btconnect.com No calls after 8pm please

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Busy Weekends

Weekend afternoons are our busiest time when we are selling bedding plants. If you wish personal attention from the proprietors and greater ease of parking, weekdays and evenings are a quieter and more relaxed time to visit.

Safety When on the Premises

Please drive slowly on our premises as cats, dogs and children may be in the path of your vehicle.

Bedding Plant Pricing Price per tray: £2.20 10cm premium pots: £1.25 13cm (1litre) pot: £2.00- £3.00

Hanging Baskets, Pots Etc.

We offer a huge range of premium plants for hanging baskets and pots. If you bring your own basket or tub to be filled, you will have a choice of styles and prices. You can arrange to pick it up 5 to 7 days later (please refer to separate list for prices). Please note that no baskets can be filled until the 2nd June.

Compost used for baskets and tubs is our own formulation containing water retaining granules and slow release fertiliser.

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PRICES FOR FILLING BASKETS ETC THE FOLLOWING PRICES ARE FOR FILLING CUSTOMERS OWN BASKETS AND POTS. THESE WILL BE FILLED FROM THE START OF JUNE ONWARDS.

HANGING BASKETS

(Wire, Jute Liner or mossed) Deluxe 10 ............. £12

Premium

12” ............ £15 ........... £17 14” ............ £16 ........... £18 16”............. £22 ........... £24 Larger sizes quoted for. Baskets with big gaps may need to be lined with wire netting at an extra cost of £2-£4.

WICKER BASKETS 14”

£15

WALL BASKETS

WINDOW BOXES & TROUGHS FROM:

10” ............ £8 12” ............ £11

45cm ........................... £8

14” ............ £12

60cm ........................... £11

16” ............ £15

90cm ........................... £16

PATIO TUBS/POTS

COMPOST

FROM: 10L/20cm/8” ............... £6 15L/30cm/12” ............. £10 20L/40cm/16”.............. £16

Potting

Basket & Tub

20L .......... £1.50 ........ £2.50 40L .......... £3.20 ........ £4.00 75L .......... £5.00

30L/50cm/20”.............. £18 40L/60cm/24”.............. £24 5

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Bedding Plants 2017

AGERATUM F1 Hybrid ‘Blue Champion’ Clear mid-blue tufts of flowers on compact plants. Late crop Ht. 6” 6 per tray.

ALYSSUM ‘Golf’ An excellent white Alyssum, compact and uniform. 4” 12 per tray.

ANAGALLIS Sky Lover, a true blue. Pendulous habit, perfect for baskets and containers. A profusion of flowers all season long. 10cm Pots ANTIRRHINUM F1 Hybrid ‘Sonnet Mixed’, Vigorous, well branched plants. Strong regrowth after deadheading Ht 45cm 6 per tray.

ANTIRRHINUM F1 Hybrid ‘Candy Showers’, Tidy trailing habit, ideal for hanging baskets or ground cover. Deep Purple, Orange, Red and Yellow. 10cm Pots.

ARGYRANTHEMUM Grandaisy, Big, bold and vigorous these plants make perfect patio containers but are also at home in the garden. Extra large flowers provide outstanding colour impact. Pink Halo and Bright Yellow. Height and spread 45cm. 10cm Pots.

ASTER ‘Starlight Mixed’ Compact plants with fine petals, profuse flowering . Ht. 8” ‘Milady Mixed’ Taller than ‘Starlight’ an excellent sturdy Aster. 12” All 6 per tray.

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B BACOPA Basket plant, masses of small flowers, delicate green foliage. Varieties available in Pink, Dark Pink, White and Yellow (Mecardonia) 10cm pots.

BEGONIA semperflorens F1 Hybrid Dark leaf. Mixed, and single colours of Red, White, Light pink and Rose. Bronzed foliage contrasts superbly with flowers. Begonias prefer a shady spot.

Green leaf. Glossy green foliage, bright colour range. Mixed, and single colours of Red, Pink and White. Ht 6” All 6 per tray BEGONIA Xhybrida ‘Whopper’ Green leaf Rose. These will grow to 80cm and are ideal for large containers or dot plants in the garden. 1 litre pots £2-50 each BEGONIA Double ‘Nonstop’ types. Deep Red, Orange, Apricot, Rose, Pink, White, Salmon BiColour, Glowing Embers and Yellow. Popular, showy plants, they are tolerant of drought and shade, direct sunlight can scorch the leaves. Tuberous Begonias are the Gas Guzzlers of the bedding plant world, requiring more heat to grow over a longer time than any other. Watch out for mildew after August when nights cool a little. 10cm pots single colours Late crop due to cool nights. Best planted into June.

BEGONIA ‘Illumination’ Series. Established as the best trailing tuberous Begonia for baskets, an abundance of 2” wide flowers. Apricot, Golden Picotee, Lemon, Orange, Rose, Salmon Pink, Scarlet and White.. 10cm pots. Late crop due to cool nights, best planted in June.

BIDENS ‘Bee Alive’ Striking Orange and Yellow flowers attracting pollinators such as Bees and Butterflies and ‘Firelight’ The 1st Dark Pink and White Bicolour. Both are suitable for planting in hanging baskets.

‘Spotlight’ Attractive two tone flower, flat spreading habit. ‘Bee Super sun’ Extra compact, rich semi-double flowers for patio pots or baskets. 10cm pots BRACHYSCOME ‘Swan River Daisy’ Available in Metallic Blue and Strawberry Pink. Flowers in abundance over cut foliage. A member of the Aster family, garden fairies pick them to put in their hair. 10cm pots.

C CALIBRACHOA The name used for ‘Million Bells’ type mini Petunias. Spreading, mounding or cascading with an abundance of flowers all summer. Double Pink Yellow, Almond Blossom, Blue, Cherry, Pink, Orange, Red, Yellow. 10cm pots.

CALIBRACHOA ‘Mixis’ 3 different mixtures of 3 separate colours in the same pot giving a yummy ‘dolly mixture’ effect, crumbs! 1Litre pots £3-50 CENTRADENIA Bushy, bronze foliage, pretty magenta flowers. Use to add variety to containers and baskets. 10cm pot.

CINERARIA ‘Silver Dust’ Deeply cut lacy leaves compact plants. Mix and match with just about anything. Frost hardy so still looks good in winter, with pansies Ht. 6” 6 per tray. Also ‘Cirrus’ Slightly taller with rounded leaves, just as hardy. 6 per tray CONVOLVULUS ‘Sabatius’ Attractive mid-blue flows with trailing habit. Ideal for mixed baskets.

10cm Pots.

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D DAHLIA Bedding Dahlias remain a firm favourite, with brilliant displays of colour late summer onwards. ‘Figaro Mixed’ Early, dwarf, double flowers. ‘Diablo Mixed’ Bronze leaves. Both very showy, easy to grow plants. Ht 12” 6 per tray.

DAHLIA We are delighted to offer the following stunning varieties. Modern varieties of Dahlia combine earliness and brilliant colour. More environmentally sound than Begonias and a similar long flowering period.

DAHLIA ‘Dalina Maxi and Midi’ Good for the middle of containers or for mass planting. Striking Colours available Wine/White Picotee, Orange/Yellow, Peach, Yellow and Red. 40cm 1 litre pots £2-50 DAHLIA Dark foliage, strong plants up to 60cm. Single flowers in Peach, Yellow, Pink and Scarlet 1 litre pots £2-50 DAHLIA ‘Piccolo’ Compact Dahlia with small 5cm flowers. Ideal for tubs or garden. Available in Coral, Lemon and Orange. 10cm Pots DIANTHUS ‘Raspberry Parfait’, ’Strawberry Parfait’ and ‘Red Peppermint’ Dwarf, compact and well behaved. Also available, ’Sweetness’ Mixed, Heavily perfumed flowers from July to September. Mixture of pink, rose and crimson shades with some white. 4 per tray.

DIANTHUS ‘Sweet William’ F1 Dash Magician. Long lasting fragrant blooms, pink/white. 3850cm. 10cm Pots DIASCIA Very free flowering and surprisingly frost hardy. Orange or pink with eye splendid plants for baskets. 6” 10cm Pots DICHONDRA ‘Silver Falls’ basket plant with silver foliage that cascades with dramatic effect 10cm pots.

E EUPHORBIA SILVER FOG Long lasting sparkling white flowers. Excellent for mixed containers and baskets. 10cm Pots.

F FUCHSIA A nice selection of basket and bush types. Varieties this year are: Bush, ‘Charming’, ‘Delta Sarah’, ’Gardens News’, ‘Blue Mirage’, ‘Mandarin Cream’ Compact, ‘Olivia’, ‘Sophia’ and Trailing: ‘Buds of May White Gold’, ‘Gold Rush Golden Marinka’, ‘Harry Gray’, ‘Millenium’, ’Blaze Away’, ‘Blue Angel’, ‘Claudia’, ’Flying Scotsman’,’Golden Swingtime’ and ‘La Campanella’, ‘Royal Mosaic’, ‘Southern Bell Wendy’s Beauty’ Fuchsias give an excellent, economical and long lasting display. 10cm pots.

G GAZANIA ‘Big Kiss’ series. Large, daisy-like flowers on compact plants, very free flowering. Also available ‘Flame Mixed’. Use for bedding out or in planters. Gazanias have wildly extravagant flowers from June to October. 4 per tray.

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GERANIUM F1 Hybrid ‘Horizon’ series smothered in flowers all summer, early, reliable, drought resistant, hardworking and won’t let you down .They come in Bright Rose, Red, Salmon, Pink, Pink Star, White, Orange, Violet and Mixed. All 4 per tray.

GERANIUM Ivy Leaf (trailing) used in window boxes, tubs and baskets Double flowers, Salmon, White, Neon Pink, Light Lavendar, Red/White and Red. Single flowers (more of, less blousey) in Rainbow Series, Neon Lilac, Bright Pink and White with Red/Eye. 10cm pots.

GERANIUM Top quality zonal Geraniums from cuttings, these are star performers. Hot Pink, Salmon with White Edge, Violet/Purple and Salmon. 10cm pots.

GERBERA ‘Majorette’ Mixed Neat uniform hair with large flowers. Ht 30cm. 1 litre Pots. £2.00

I IMPATIENS (Busy Lizzie) Not available again this year due to the incurable Impatiens downy mildew disease. This is an airborne fungal disease which affects specifically Impatiens walleriana.

It is unlikely to be grown by us until resistant strains are bred. The disease does not affect New Guinea types such as ‘Sunpatiens’. We have seen Busy Lizzies on sale elsewhere and feel that it is irresponsible of growers and retailers to sell them without warning that they may not live beyond August. These will have been dosed with fungicides on the nursery on which they we’re grown, but that protection will soon wear off. If you plant some, you may be perpetuating an incurable disease……

IMPATIENS ‘Sunpatiens’ This is the best New Guinea type ever. Not only does it tolerate sunshine but also thrives in inclement weather. Suitable for large planters or beds and borders. 12-18” mounds of colour. Vigorous up to 18.” Blush Pink, Clear White, Orange, Scarlet Red. We also have a more compact form in Blush Pink, Electric Orange, Hot Lilac, Orange, Red, White. Up to 12”. Two new spreading types in Salmon Variegated, White Variegated have a flatter habit. 13cm pots £2 INDIAN MINT Highly mint fragranced foliage, trailing up to 1 metre. 10cm Pots ISOTOMA ‘Pot Indigo F1’ Compact early flowering Dark Blue Flowers 10cm Pots

L LOBELIA Upright types. Dark Blue, Sky Blue, Blue Splash, Carmine, Mixed and White. 12 per tray LOBELIA Trailing types. Blue Splash, Lilac, Mixed, Rose, Sapphire, Sky Blue, White. 12 per tray.

LOBELIA richardii Good open habit in baskets, it grows through other plants. White, Blue and blue/white bicolour. 10cm pots.

LYSIMACHIA Gold. Basket or tub trailer. Gold foliage and yellow flowers. Quite invasive in small baskets. 10cm pots.

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M MARGUERITE White. Great in containers, early to flower and long lasting. 10cm pot MARIGOLD African. Mixed, Orange and Yellow. 12”. 6 per tray MARIGOLD French. Orange, Yellow, 2 varieties of bi-colour and mixed. 8” 9 per tray MESEMBRYANTHEMUM (Livingston Daisy) ‘Magic Carpet Mixed’. Colourful and popular mix 9 per tray.

MIMULUS ‘Mystic Mixed’. Good in baskets, tubs, and for bedding out. Fine mixture of colours. 6 per tray.

N NASTURTIUM Alaska Mixed and Empress of India. Bushy variegated variety. 6 per tray. Leaves and flowers are vary edible. 6 per tray NEMESIA ‘Sunsatia’ series. Unique cutting raised varieties for extra performance in a variety of separate colours ‘Vanilla Lady’ which is scented and white, ‘Amelie’ Scented Lilac and introducing Aroma Plums & Custard. Very long flowering. 10cm pots.

NEPETA Basket /Patio foliage plant. Variegated, cream and green foliage, profuse trailing habit.

Quite invasive 10cm pots.

NICOTIANA ‘Saratoga Mixed’ Compact plants with star shaped flowers, good colour range. Ht 12” 6 per tray.

O OSTEOSPERMUM Cape Daisy series. Fire Burst, Pink, Yellow and Orange

P PANSY F1 ‘Power Series’ Large flowers for a summer pansy in a good range of colours. 6 per tray.

PETUNIA Mambo series. Compact, non-stretching variety in a good range of colours. 6 per tray.

PETUNIA Trailing ‘Surfinia’ and others. Big and blousy, Very popular for baskets and ground cover. Blue, Sky Blue, Hot Pink, Purple, Giant Purple Picotee, Hot Salmon, Vanilla White, Neon Rose, Yellow, Red. Raspberry Blast, Cherry, Pink Ice, Indian Summer, Rim Violet, Amethyst, Inksplash, Littletunia Wine/White Stripe, Littletunia Red Fire, Tumbelina Damson Ripple, Night Sky, Mini Blast Rose. All 10cm pots.

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S SALPIGLOSSIS F1 ‘Royale Mixed’ Striking flowers making an extravagant display on sturdy, upright plants. Ht. 14” 6 per tray.

SALVIA ‘Maestro Red’ An excellent Salvia with long lasting spikes of scarlet flowers over dark green foliage. 6 per tray.

SANVITALIA Dwarf ‘Starbini’ A profusion of small yellow flowers on compact plant. 10cm pots SCAEVOLA Compact, free flowering plant with trailing habit. Masses of fan-shaped flowers all summer. Blue, White . Irresistible to fairies, who use the flowers as fans on hot days. 10cm pots.

SWEET PEA ‘Spencer Mixed.’ Tall type, balanced colour blend, waved petals. ‘Continental Mixed’ dwarf type. Ready mid-May

T TRIXI Triple combination pots. Three cuttings of perfectly matched plants are rooted in the same pot. Four varieties on offer. 1litre pots £3-50 each TAGETES ‘Lemon Gem’ Masses of yellow flowers over finely cut aromatic foliage. Ht. 8”, 6 per tray.

V VERBENA Quartz Mixed. Strong garden performance, very floriferous. Ready June Ht. 8” 6 per tray.

VERBENA Trailing. Hot Pink, Magenta/pink, Rose/White, and lava red. ‘Voodoo star’ are a pretty bushy bicolour. 10cm pot

Happy planting!

Trinny & Peaches

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