Thanks for the replies everyone. The list isn't that extensive at the moment, but would include:
Salvia Lavender Verbena B Rosemary Wall flowers Heather/trailing plants Climbers (tbd exactly what) Rhododendron Saint Tudy - very specific here, and seems is not that widely available! - Saw this at Hyde Hall and it certainly ticked our boxes!
I'll take a look at the suggestions
My local Wilko and Morrison's have a wide range of clematis to choose from, around £3 each for decent sized 9cm plants. I noticed that they pretty much have them all year round in stock. The same with some other climbers and small shrubs (honeysuckle, camellia, etc)
Rosemary I just bought a pot from the supermarket veg section and it's been going strong in my outdoor planter.
Wall flowers I grew some from seeds (bought from Wilko again)
Don't use the internet, use a real nursery you can viisit and speak to.
Find a good local nursery that grows a range of plants. Locals will tell you.
Research each of the plant types you list. One by one. I don't rule out the internet for this phase. In extemis gettting it delivered is Ok. But first know what you want and who is reliable in supplying it.
To help I just google Rh St Tudy. Loder, Sussex, I have bought from. All the others looked a bit dodgy. Others that didn't come up would be Millais Surrey; Reuthe, Kent: or Glendoic, Perth.
You can get ideas, and buy, at gardens open, RHS national trust ...
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I would advise against being in too much of a hurry to buy everything online (except very specific unusual things). For instance, you list Verbena b. In a few weeks it will be everywhere in garden centres, including places like BM Bargains, The Range, B&Q etc, at a much lower price than you'll generally pay online, and no P&P.
Thanks, that's good advice. I did tell my wife just that about three hours ago, she can be a be impatient though! - For instance Verb B was at Sarah Raven but dispatched in end of May or something.
Well, we have some plants from the weekend to put in, I think that, and a plan for what next may be enough to quench her appetite for a full garden right now!
There are plenty of real nurseries on the internet. There are plenty of us buy all our plants on line, it is the only way to get hold of a lot of more unusual plants. I don’t grow many Roses, but I know most of the experts on here buy all their Roses on line.
One very good on line nursery that has not been mentioned is Macplants.
Don't use the internet, use a real nursery you can viisit and speak to.
Find a good local nursery that grows a range of plants. Locals will tell you.
Research each of the plant types you list. One by one. I don't rule out the internet for this phase. In extemis gettting it delivered is Ok. But first know what you want and who is reliable in supplying it.
To help I just google Rh St Tudy. Loder, Sussex, I have bought from. All the others looked a bit dodgy. Others that didn't come up would be Millais Surrey; Reuthe, Kent: or Glendoic, Perth.
You can get ideas, and buy, at gardens open, RHS national trust ...
Loder I saw yes, a bit out of our reach in person unless we were in the area for something else, but one to bear in mind.
I'll look further afield for more nurseries, sadly the ones near me seem to focus on so much other tatt too - walking through the indoor bit is like some kind of fairy grotto of plastic junk and rubbish! And tonnes of plastic furniture etc.
@ChilliBob The very best gardens evolve over time. I wouldn't try to do it all at once either. You will change your ideas as you will always be expanding your knowledge. There is far too much to learn in one lifetime.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Thanks for the replies everyone. The list isn't that extensive at the moment, but would include:
Salvia Lavender Verbena B Rosemary Wall flowers Heather/trailing plants Climbers (tbd exactly what) Rhododendron Saint Tudy - very specific here, and seems is not that widely available! - Saw this at Hyde Hall and it certainly ticked our boxes!
I'll take a look at the suggestions
My local Wilko and Morrison's have a wide range of clematis to choose from, around £3 each for decent sized 9cm plants. I noticed that they pretty much have them all year round in stock. The same with some other climbers and small shrubs (honeysuckle, camellia, etc)
Rosemary I just bought a pot from the supermarket veg section and it's been going strong in my outdoor planter.
Wall flowers I grew some from seeds (bought from Wilko again)
Interesting - how did the wall flowers from seed go? Easy?
Rosemary, yeah, we could do that, there's a couple of specific types I had in mind though, I think one was foxtail or something
Ashridge Nurseries are selling Lavendar plants. I bought some Ivies from them but it was some 3 years ago - well packed, decent plants and good delivery times. Could be worth a look if you can't source elsewhere.
Sainsbury's is already selling substantial verbena bonariensis plants as well as lavender, rosemary etc for a few pounds (didn't buy but noticed yesterday)
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Rosemary I just bought a pot from the supermarket veg section and it's been going strong in my outdoor planter.
Wall flowers I grew some from seeds (bought from Wilko again)
Find a good local nursery that grows a range of plants. Locals will tell you.
Research each of the plant types you list. One by one. I don't rule out the internet for this phase. In extemis gettting it delivered is Ok. But first know what you want and who is reliable in supplying it.
To help I just google Rh St Tudy. Loder, Sussex, I have bought from. All the others looked a bit dodgy. Others that didn't come up would be Millais Surrey; Reuthe, Kent: or Glendoic, Perth.
You can get ideas, and buy, at gardens open, RHS national trust ...
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
There are plenty of us buy all our plants on line, it is the only way to get hold of a lot of more unusual plants.
I don’t grow many Roses, but I know most of the experts on here buy all their Roses on line.
One very good on line nursery that has not been mentioned is Macplants.
Stop churning out the same rubbish, @bede.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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