We are a working nursery, with heavy machinery and vehicles in operation, and we are not currently open to the public.
The nursery is based in Dorking, Surrey. However, the full address is not disclosed on the website due to the nursery not being open to the public. I provide a mail order service only. Heavy machinery is often in operation in or around the nursery and public safety is paramount.
If you would like to get in touch there are 4 methods, options 1 and 2 are the most reliable:
1) The contact page via the website
2) Send an email to [email protected]
3) Send a direct message via the nursery’s Facebook page
4) Send a direct message via the nursery’s Instagram page
I will endeavour to respond within 24hrs.
Please note if you send an email save my email address to your safe list to avoid my response going into your junk/spam folder.
If you send an enquiry via the contact page don’t forget to check your spam/junk mail box for my response, sometimes technology likes to think it knows better.
We sell our plants in the following sizes, Bare Root, 9cm pots, 1.5L pots and 2L pots. Bare root plants are only available through late winter and early spring. With our containerised plants our aim is to provide you with fully rooted garden-ready, instant impact plants. This means that, within two weeks of planting, they should be growing steadily, filling in any gaps you have in your borders. (Please note this may vary depending on the time of year and the variety you purchase).
We regret we can no longer ship to Non-Mainland UK addresses.
Unfortunately due to all the changes brought about by Brexit, we regret that we will no longer be able to dispatch to addresses in Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scilly Isles or Europe. Plant Health Inspections and phytosanitary certificates are now required for each consignment, the cost of this is approximately £150 per order.
Please visit the Delivery Information page for information regarding deliveries.
PBR (Plant Breeders Rights)
In short, this means the plant is licensed to the original breeder of a cultivar. When the plant is sold, a royalty is paid back to the plant breeder, much like that of a singer when their song is played on the radio. This explains why some varieties seem so much more expensive than others. You are entitled to divide and replant a PBR plant that you have in your garden, but you are prohibited from selling and profiting from those divisions.
Bare Root Plants
Sometimes referred to as open ground, the term refers to the fact that the plant being sent will be without soil or a pot.
There are many advantages to buying and selling plants this way. The most obvious is the reduction in packaging, especially parts of packaging that most councils cannot currently recycle. Sending plants without soil also reduces the weight of the parcel, thus reducing the CO2 produced by our courier while your parcel is in transit. There is also a reduced risk of weed seed and pest transference.
The only slight draw back is that it may take your plant a little bit longer to get going but by following the aftercare advice supplied with your purchase your plants will soon catch up.
We use what are known as square-rounds; these are square at the top and round at the bottom. They measure 14cm x 14cm x 14cm.
Your plants will be a packaged in a recyclable or compostable cardboard box. They will also be wrapped and secured in either brown packing paper or paper bags which are both recyclable and compostable.
The plants will be wrapped individually in a single polythene bag to prevent any excess moisture soaking the packaging. Your plants will be delivered to you in plastic pots. We are transitioning from black pots (which though they are made from recyclable material they are not accepted at recycling centres) to taupe pots which are now widely accepted in kerbside recycling, check with your local council. We send the plants in their pots as it helps to protect the plant while in transit, it also means that if you are unable to plant out your new plants immediately they will have some protection from the elements.
By way of being kinder to the environment and reducing paper waste we don’t produce catalogues. This also helps to keep our product and delivery prices low. All available plants will be displayed through the website. If anything is out of stock you can join the wait list, you will be immediately notified, via email, when plants are in stock.