THE MODERN MINT BLOG
A s we have already blogged about, this week is National Nurseries Week. So here are three more nurseries you …
Three British Nurseries You Should Get To Know
You may know that the first week of May is National Nurseries Week, a time to celebrate some of the best plant growers in the UK. So to help you choose where to buy your plants, here are three nurseries you may never have heard about before… King John’s Nursery, East Sussex Primarily focused on herbaceous perennials, vegetable plugs too. Wykeham Mature Plants, Yorkshire Walled garden with over 100 acres of field grown trees and shrubs. Todd’s Botanics, Essex Specialists in drought tolerant herbaceous and architectural plants. … get to know your local nurseries – you’ll get better advice, better service …
National Nurseries Week
From May 1st – May 7th we will be supporting Britain’s specialist nurseries. Why? Because it is National Nurseries Week! For more information go to the British Plant and Nursery Guide and help celebrate the best independent, specialist nurseries Britain has. Look out though – you will probably come away with a plant or two…! Some of our favourite nurseries… 1) Penwood Nurseries, Berkshire 2) Phoenix Perennial Plants, Hampshire 3) Marchants Hardy Plants If you have anymore suggestions for your favourite nurseries, send us a tweet! Recommended Reading (the Marina Christopher book a huge favourite of ours): Late Summer Flowers So You Want …
Val Bourne’s 5 Golden Rules of Planting
For those of you who missed the Gardens Illustrated piece, here are five pieces of advice by ‘Natural Gardener’ Val Bourne. You can’t go far wrong if you stay close to these… 1) Plant diversely and densely – using trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, ferns, bulbs and grasses. 2) Have flowers throughout the year – particularly early on, to help sustain bumble and solitary bees. 3) Only grow what suits your soil and enhances your setting. 4) Only grow plants that are worth a place in your garden. 5) Put your plants in the right place – this basic approach helps avoid disease. The …