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Buying New Zealand (and other) plants in the UK

D CD C Posts: 27
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Good evening,

I have recently built a rockery in my garden to experiment with slightly more exotic plants in Scottish weather come spring. I am not expecting miracles, but would like to plant some small plants from around the world, and particularly from New Zealand, South America and the Caribbean. I noticed my local botanical gardens have some amazing plants from New Zealand, which seem to survive in this climate.

Online, though, I struggle to find any suppliers of these kind of plants.

Does anybody happen to have any suggestions of where to look please?

Thank you very much.
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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    Have a look at the RHS plant finder which lists suppliers for many of the entries.
    http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/index.asp
    I think there is a book form which may be more comprehensive (but I've never read it.)

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • frittererfritterer Posts: 28
    Hello D C
    These are at the other end of the country but supply quite a few of the plants may want:
    http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/index.cfm
    http://www.hardyexotics.co.uk/hardyexotics/frameset.htm
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  • D CD C Posts: 27
    Thank you all.

    I am in the South East of Scotland, and have cordyline and phormium in the garden already, with Dicksonia on order. For the rockery, I am looking for something low and spreading, like gaultheria depressa, which I found in the botanic gardens here.

    Lots of websites to go and trawl through. Thank you all again.
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
     Take a look at the diminutive Gunnera magellanica . Native to the Southern hemisphere including the windswept Falkland Islands , so will easily tolerate your conditions .
    Reminiscent , but in miniature , of the giant Gunneras often seen in large gardens .
    Something different !!
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    PS  If you've a sheltered sunny site , preferably a scree-bed , consider the ground hugging Raoulia australis .
  • D CD C Posts: 27
    Thanks very much. That gunnera magellanica will defintely be a good one for my South American section. The Raoulia australis I saw in the botanic garden too, but I am unable to find it for sale.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Beth Chatto usually stock it but their website says it's out of stock at the moment. Probably a bit early in the season ... if you click on their Notify me button they'll let you know as soon as it's ready. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Typical when you're looking for something special ; our local G/C had large pots of Raoulia the other week selling for £4-99 !
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