THE MODERN MINT BLOG
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.
Specialists in drought tolerant herbaceous and architectural plants.
… get to know your local nurseries – you’ll get better advice, better service and better plants.
What more can you ask for?
Further Reading:
British Gardens in Time: The Greatest Gardens and the People Who Shaped Them
… and for something related, but a bit different…
Tree Nurseries – Cultivating the Urban Jungle: Plant Production Worldwide
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