This leaflet has been prepared to help you identify and seek out choice or unusual plants. The information has been provided by the nurseries themselves, who are solely responsible for the quality and correct naming of their plants. Purchases carry no HPS guarantee.

1 Abbey Nursery 2 Avon Bulbs 3 Beggars Roost Plants 4 Blooming Hill Plants 5 Burrow Farm Gardens 6 Chelston Nurseries 7 Chew Valley Trees 8 Cove Garden Nursery 9 Desert to Jungle 10 Dorset Perennials 11 Dorset Water Lilies 12 Dulford Nurseries 13 Elworthy Cottage Plants 14 Greenshutters Nurseries 15 Hill House Nursery 16 In Clover 17 Kelways Ltd 18 Kevin Hughes Plants 19 Longacre Plants 20 Mallet Court Nursery 21 Margery Fish Plant Nursery 22 Middlecombe Nursery & Gardens 23 Newport Mills Nursery 24 Pennard Plants 25 Picket Lane Nursery & Gardens 26 Somerset Plants 27 Special Plants 28 White Post Nursery 29 Wild Thyme Plants

This leaflet has been prepared to help you identify and seek out choice or unusual plants. The information has been provided by the nurseries themselves, who are solely responsible for the quality and correct naming of their plants. Purchases carry no HPS guarantee.

1 Abbey Nursery 2 Avon Bulbs 3 Beggars Roost Plants 4 Blooming Hill Plants 5 Burrow Farm Gardens 6 Chelston Nurseries 7 Chew Valley Trees 8 Cove Garden Nursery 9 Desert to Jungle 10 Dorset Perennials 11 Dorset Water Lilies 12 Dulford Nurseries 13 Elworthy Cottage Plants 14 Greenshutters Nurseries 15 Hill House Nursery 16 In Clover 17 Kelways Ltd 18 Kevin Hughes Plants 19 Longacre Plants 20 Mallet Court Nursery 21 Margery Fish Plant Nursery 22 Middlecombe Nursery & Gardens 23 Newport Mills Nursery 24 Pennard Plants 25 Picket Lane Nursery & Gardens 26 Somerset Plants 27 Special Plants 28 White Post Nursery 29 Wild Thyme Plants

The Hardy Plant Society

President: Roy Lancaster

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HPS Somerset Group Programme for 2017

SOMERSET SPECIALIST

NURSERY LIST 2017

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NURSERY

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This leaflet has been prepared to help you identify and seek out choice or unusual plants. The information has been provided by the nurseries themselves, who are solely responsible for the quality and correct naming of their plants. Purchases carry no HPS guarantee.

1 Abbey Nursery 2 Avon Bulbs 3 Beggars Roost Plants 4 Blooming Hill Plants 5 Burrow Farm Gardens 6 Chelston Nurseries 7 Chew Valley Trees 8 Cove Garden Nursery 9 Desert to Jungle 10 Dorset Perennials 11 Dorset Water Lilies 12 Dulford Nurseries 13 Elworthy Cottage Plants 14 Greenshutters Nurseries 15 Hill House Nursery 16 In Clover 17 Kelways Ltd 18 Kevin Hughes Plants 19 Longacre Plants 20 Mallet Court Nursery 21 Margery Fish Plant Nursery 22 Middlecombe Nursery & Gardens 23 Newport Mills Nursery 24 Pennard Plants 25 Picket Lane Nursery & Gardens 26 Somerset Plants 27 Special Plants 28 White Post Nursery 29 Wild Thyme Plants

This leaflet has been prepared to help you identify and seek out choice or unusual plants. The information has been provided by the nurseries themselves, who are solely responsible for the quality and correct naming of their plants. Purchases carry no HPS guarantee.

1 Abbey Nursery 2 Avon Bulbs 3 Beggars Roost Plants 4 Blooming Hill Plants 5 Burrow Farm Gardens 6 Chelston Nurseries 7 Chew Valley Trees 8 Cove Garden Nursery 9 Desert to Jungle 10 Dorset Perennials 11 Dorset Water Lilies 12 Dulford Nurseries 13 Elworthy Cottage Plants 14 Greenshutters Nurseries 15 Hill House Nursery 16 In Clover 17 Kelways Ltd 18 Kevin Hughes Plants 19 Longacre Plants 20 Mallet Court Nursery 21 Margery Fish Plant Nursery 22 Middlecombe Nursery & Gardens 23 Newport Mills Nursery 24 Pennard Plants 25 Picket Lane Nursery & Gardens 26 Somerset Plants 27 Special Plants 28 White Post Nursery 29 Wild Thyme Plants

The Hardy Plant Society

President: Roy Lancaster

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HPS Somerset Group Programme for 2017

SOMERSET SPECIALIST

NURSERY LIST 2017

Hardy Plant Society

Somerset Group

NURSERY

LOCATIONS

Please tell the Nurseries you read about them in the Hardy Plant Society Somerset Nursery List

In Somerset we gardeners have a superb choice of plants available to us at our Specialist Nurseries and, unlike most garden centres,

they stock many less common plants. They propagate much of their own stock, frequently grown without heat meaning healthier plants. Our nurserymen and women have a vast knowledge and

will give us worthwhile advice. So, whatever you are looking for, go to your Specialist Nursery. It is in our own interest to support

them and help them survive - they are our national gems.

1 THE ABBEY NURSERY (Paul Bygrave) Forde Abbey, Chard, TA20 4LU Tel/Fax: 01460 220088 Open: 10am - 5pm, daily, 1st March - 31st October Please phone first to check opening times in March. Directions: 4 miles SE of Chard, follow brown tourism signs for Forde Abbey off A358 or A30. Hardy herbaceous perennials and grasses.

2 AVON BULBS www.avonbulbs.co.uk Tel: 01460 242177 Burnt House Farm, Mid Lambrook, South Petherton, TA13 5HE Open: for the collection of pre-booked orders and by appointment only. Directions: Half a mile west of the Margery Fish Plant Nursery down No Through Road to Mid Lambrook. Dormant bulbs by mail order (arrange collection for us to waive P&P) and seasonally plants in growth (which we mostly take to flower shows). Particularly strong on Snowdrops, Agapanthus and Eucomis. Two catalogues a year or sign up to our newsletter which will mention events, special offers, sales, etc.

3 BEGGARS ROOST PLANTS (Lady Rosemary FitzGerald) Beggars Roost, Lilstock, Bridgwater, TA5 1SU. Tel: 01278 741519 Email: ro@lilstock.eclipse.co.uk Specialising in: Problem solving, Planting plans, Plant searches, Ecologically-based garden advice, Literature/ Historical research. Talks (including subjects inspired by my book A Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants of Britain & Ireland). Hemerocallis still offered in variety, including heritage & spider varieties (mail order or come and see). Lists on request.

4 BLOOMING HILL PLANTS (Dinah Lindon-Critchley) Bradstones, Beer Hackett, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6QT Tel: 01935 321571 Email: blooming_plants@talktalk.net www.blooming-hill-plants.me.uk Open: By appointment & Open Days. Please telephone. If I'm here I'm open. Directions: On Beer Hackett road next door to Brotherwoods Auto Mobility. If you don't know the area ask me for directions. Wide range of reliable perennials, old & classic roses, Paeonies & a selection of vegetable plants (tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers, beans, salads, etc) all grown in peat free loam based compost, outside all year round for a good start when you plant them. Most plants are suitable for alkaline soil.

5 BURROW FARM GARDENS (Mary Benger) Tel: 01404 831285 Dalwood, Axminster, Devon, EX13 7ET www.burrowfarmgardens.co.uk Open: 1 April - 31 October, 10am - 7pm, daily. Directions: Follow brown signs from A35 and A30. Dedicated nursery with plants for sale as seen in the garden. 10 acre landscaped gardens with unusual shrubs and trees. Woodland, bog, rill and terrace gardens. Azalea glade and Pergola walk. See the Anniversary Garden. Tea rooms for light refreshments daily. Craft shop.

6 CHELSTON NURSERIES (David Lucas) Chelston, Wellington, TA21 9PH Tel: 01823 662007 www.chelstonnurseries.co.uk Email: david@chelstonnurseries.co.uk Open: Mon - Sat, 9am - 5.30pm. Sunday, 10am - 4pm. Closed Sundays in January, February and August. Directions: At the east end of the A38 Wellington by-pass. A family owned traditional nursery. Huge range of popular and unusual herbaceous perennials, trees, shrubs, alpines, fruit, vegetables, bedding and container plants. Most stock grown on the nursery.

7 CHEW VALLEY TREES (Simon Scarth) Winford Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8HJ Tel: 01275 333752 www.chewvalleytrees.co.uk Email: info@chewvalleytrees.co.uk Open: Mon - Fri, all year, 8am - 5pm. Sats (except Jul & Aug) 9am - 4pm. Closed Bank Holidays other than Good Friday & Easter Monday. Directions: On B3130 between Chew Magna and Winford. 18 acres of field grown and container grown trees and shrubs. All the native varieties plus many ornamental and fruit trees. Wide range of hedging including natural mixed hedge. Free catalogue on request.

8 CHIFFCHAFFS & ABBEY PLANTS (Kenneth Potts) Chaffeymoor, Bourton, Gillingham. Dorset, SP8 5BY Tel: 01747 840841 Open: Wed - Sat, March - November, 10am - 5pm or by appointment. Directions: 3 miles east of Wincanton, north of A303, at western end of Bourton village. A wide range of shrubs, herbaceous plants and alpines. Chiffchaffs Garden - open Wed & Thurs, March - November, 2pm - 5pm A 2 acre garden including a very good collection of Liquidambars.

9 COVE GARDEN NURSERY (Paul Fonnereau) Tel: 01398 331946 A396 Cove, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7RU www.covegardennursery.co.uk Open: March - October, 9am - 6pm. November - February, 9am - 5pm. Directions: From M5 (jct 27) take A361 (Tiverton). Turn right at first roundabout on A396 (Bampton), Cove is 4 miles north. Comprehensive range of favourite and rewarding unfamiliar plants. From trees and shrubs, fruit and herbaceous perennials to alpines and annuals. Plants for all growing conditions. See website for details. Individual gifts and commissions created at our own Glass Art Studio.

10 DESERT TO JUNGLE Tel: 01823 443701 Lower Henlade, Taunton, TA3 5NB Mob: 07910 637508 www.deserttojungle.com Email: plants@deserttojungle.com Open: 10am - 5pm, daily, (except closed Wednesday), March - October. Thursday - Saturday, November - February. Directions: Just off A358 at Henlade, follow signs to Mount Somerset Hotel. Hardy exotic and architectural plants including Bamboos, Palms, Tree Ferns, Cacti, Cannas and Aroids.

11 DORSET PERENNIALS Tel: 01963 210643 (Dawn & Martin Preston) @ Berkeley Perennials, Holnest, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5PR www.dorsetperennials.co.uk Email: sales@dorsetperennials.co.uk Open: Thursday and Friday, 10am - 4pm and by appointment Directions: Off the A352 onto B3146 then a short distance on the left. We stock an eclectic mix of perennials including plants for shade, sun & wildlife. All the plants you will ever need to make a garden humming with wildlife and full of colour throughout the year. Our website has lots of useful information & pictures. We operate a mail order service or can bring plants you have ordered to the many shows we attend. Advice freely given.

12 DULFORD NURSERIES (Paul Rawlings) Dulford, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2BY www.dulford-nurseries.co.uk Tel: 01884 266361 Fax: 01884 266663 Email: dulford.nurseries@virgin.net Open: Mon - Fri, 7.30am - 4.30pm. Closed weekends & Bank Holidays. Directions: Off A373, Cullompton to Honiton, 2½ miles from M5. Extensive range of trees, shrubs and hedging. Native and ornamental. Bare root in season & containers for all year planting. Delivery & planting service. Visitors welcome.

13 ELWORTHY COTTAGE PLANTS (Jenny Spiller) Tel: 01984 656427 Elworthy, Taunton, TA4 3PX www.elworthy-cottage.co.uk Open: Nursery and Garden: 10am - 5pm, Thursdays, late March to end of August. Phone for other times or group appointments. Directions: On B3188 in Elworthy village halfway between Wiveliscombe and Watchet. 1 acre garden and nursery selling large range of perennials especially hardy geraniums, geums, epimediums, violas and snowdrops, mostly propagated from the garden. Groups welcome.

14 GREENSHUTTERS NURSERIES (Roger Eavis) Fivehead, Taunton, TA3 6PT Tel: 01460 281265 Email: info@greenshutters.co.uk www.greenshutters.co.uk or www.evergreenhedging.co.uk Open: Mon - Sat, 9am - 5.30pm (5pm, Jan and Feb). Sun, 10am - 4pm. Directions: On A378 Langport road. Langport 5 miles, Taunton 8 miles, Ilminster 7 miles, M5 (Jct 25) 6.5 miles. Large selection of ornamental and fruit trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, climbers, Japanese Maples and Rhododendrons. Specialists in evergreen hedging and plants for screening.

15 HILL HOUSE NURSERY (Raymond Hubbard) Tel: 01803 762273 Landscove, Nr Ashburton, TQ13 7LY. Email: bluebird@hillhousenursery.com Open: 11am - 5pm, 7days all year incl Bank Hols & Easter Sunday. Closed 2 weeks from Friday before Christmas Eve. Tea Room open 1 Mar - 30 Sep. Directions: Take Peartree exit for Ashburton on A38, turn sharp left. Continue for 2.5 miles to Landscove. Free entry to gardens. Sorry Guide Dogs only. Read Roy Lancaster’s comments on www.hillhousenursery.co.uk Range of over 3,000 plants, including rare and choice varieties. Most stock propagated on this family-run, plantsman’s nursery. National Garden Gift Vouchers and our own Gift Vouchers available - please enquire for details.

16 IAN & TERESA MOSS, ‘Iona’, Woolmersdon, North Petherton.

Open: Retail Plant Sales at Kilver Court Gardens, Kilver Street, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5NF 23rd March - 31st October, Mon - Sun, 10am - 4pm. Directions: On A37 on outskirts of Shepton Mallet. See brown signs. Our nursery is adjacent to the famous Kilver Court Gardens. We grow hardy & unusual perennials, specialising in hardy geraniums. All our plants are propagated on our own nursery and grown with minimum winter protection. Orders can be delivered to shows we attend throughout the season. Shows & plant catalogue on - www.hardyandunusualplants.co.uk Tel: 01278 661352

17 IN CLOVER (Clare & Alec Turner) Email: clare@inclover.org.uk 1 Rose Cottage, Long Lane, Dinder, Wells, BA5 3PH Tel: 01749 676893 Open: By appointment only. We come with you to the nursery. Directions: Off A371 between Wells and Shepton Mallet. Go past Dinder House, turn right into Long Lane. House is 50 yards on right. A growing range of plants for all seasons. Rare and unusual shrubs, perennials & bulbs, plus old favourites, including hardy lobelia, aconitum, aster & hellebores. Many propagated from garden by seed or division.

18 KELWAYS PLANTS LTD Tel: 01458 250521 www.kelways.co.uk Barrymore Farm, Picts Hill, Langport, TA10 9EZ email: sales@kelways.co.uk Open: Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm and Sunday, 9.30am - 4pm Directions: On B3153 Langport to Somerton road. Kelways is the largest UK grower of Peonies & specialises in Irises, Ferns and the largest selection of Tree Ferns in the UK. The Garden Centre stocks a wide selection of Roses, perennials, shrubs & trees as well as specimen plants. Also a wide selection of garden sundries, seeds, bulbs and gifts, etc. Regular exhibitors at the Chelsea Flower Show. We offer a plant sourcing service & an extensive mail order offer. The Potting Shed Cafe is open daily

19 LONGACRE PLANTS (N & M Rowland) Tel/Fax: 01963 32802 South Marsh, Charlton Musgrove, Wincanton BA9 8EX. www.plantsforshade.co.uk Email: info@longacreplants.co.uk Open: Thursday and Friday, March - October, 10am - 4.30pm. Directions: On B3081 one mile from A303 towards Charlton Musgrove. Follow road signs. Not race course road. Specialists in a wide range of woodland and shade loving perennials and ferns, with a wide range of other good garden plants including shrubs.

20 MALLET COURT NURSERY (James Harris) Marshway, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SZ Tel: 01823 481493 www.malletcourt.co.uk Email: malletcourtnursery@btinternet.com Open: Mon - Fri, 9.30am - 5pm. Mid November - mid March, 9.30am - 4pm Weekends by appointment only. Directions: Off A358 to Curry Mallet , nursery is near the post office. Small family business, offering friendly, personal service and advice to our customers. Specialising in rare and unusual shrubs; a large collection including box, magnolias, hollies & others suitable for all soils, also maples and other trees and woody plants. See our full catalogue on our website

21 MARGERY FISH PLANT NURSERY Tel: 01460 240328 East Lambrook Manor Gardens, East Lambrook, South Petherton, TA13 5HH www.eastlambrook.com Email: enquiries@eastlambrook.com Open: Garden & Nursery, 10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday and Bank Holiday Mondays, February - October plus Sundays in February, May, June and July. Directions: Follow brown tourist signs from Martock or A303 at S. Petherton Cottage garden plants, interesting perennials, snowdrops, hardy geraniums and plants propagated from Margery Fish’s iconic cottage garden made famous through her many books. Hellebores in season. Peat free compost used. No mail order. Café for tea, coffee and cake. Lunches at pub opposite.

22 MIDDLECOMBE NURSERY & GARDENS ( Isy & Nigel North) Wrington Road, Congresbury, BS49 5AN. Tel: 01934 876337 www.middlecombenursery.co.uk Email: middlecombenursery@hotmail.com Open: Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm. Weekends & Bank hols, 10am - 4pm. December - February, Monday - Friday only, 10am - 4pm. Directions: 200 yards on left along Wrington Road from A370. Wide range of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, grasses, topiary, exotics and trees. On site display gardens - free entry.

23 MILLWOOD PLANTS (Gary Buckingham) Millwoods, Colleton Mills, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9ET Mob: 07792 157836 or 07756 515084 www.millwoodplants.com Open: 10am - 6pm, Monday and Thursday. Other days by appointment. Directions: The nursery is ½ mile from above address. On the A377 at Colleton Mills take the Burrington road, turn left towards Ashreigney. Nursery is immediately on left. Wide variety of hardy and unusual herbaceous perennials, specialising in plants for shady places and old fashioned Roses.

24 MOOR PLANTS (Gilly Hayward & Jenny Hayward-Karlsson) Bath Road, Ashcott, Bridgwater, TA7 9QT Tel: 07866 202604 http://moorplants.co.uk Email: info@moorplants co uk Open: Beginning of March to end of October, Wed - Sat, 10am - 5pm. Sundays and Bank Holidays, 11am - 4pm. Directions: On the A39 on the western edge of Ashcott. Unusual hardy and half-hardy herbaceous perennials and annuals. Roses, shrubs, interesting vegetable plants, seasonal cut flowers, bulbs and gardener’s gifts.

25 NEWPORT MILLS NURSERY (John Barrington) Wrantage, Taunton, TA3 6DJ www.newportmillsnursery.net Tel: 01823 490231 Email: john@newportmillsnursery.net Large range of English Elatum Delphiniums and Classic English scented Carnations and Pinks. Free catalogues on request. Mail order only - shop online facility. Meadow Hay available - please enquire.

26 PICKET LANE NURSERY & GARDENS (Neil & Frankie Lovesey and Pippa Gregory) Tel: 01460 72155 Picket Lane, South Perrott, Dorset, DT8 5HU Mob: 07766 425474 Open: Wednesday - Saturday, March - October, 10.30am - 5pm. November - February, Saturday only, 10.30am until dusk. Directions: 4 miles south east of Crewkerne on A356. Turn right just past Coach & Horses pub then 700 yards up Picket Lane. Wide and ever increasing range of traditional hardy perennials and flowering shrubs. www.picketlanenursery.co.uk

27 SOMERSET PLANTS (Phil and Carrie Johnson) Fir Tree Farm, Low Ham, Langport, TA10 9DP Tel: 01458 259085 www.somersetplants.co.uk Email: sales@somersetplants.co.uk Open: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday. 10am - 1pm Saturday. Directions: From Langport, travel east towards Somerton. Turn left - signed High Ham. In a mile pass Rifle Range on left take next right or see website. Wide range of plants, many less common, including hardy shrubs, perennials, climbers & fruit. Specialising in Lavender, Salvia, hardy Fuchsia & Honeysuckle. We propagate most plants or buy in from British growers. We operate a mail order service; see our website for plant details.

28 SPECIAL PLANTS (Derry Watkins) www.specialplants.net Greenways Lane, Cold Ashton, Chippenham, SN14 8LA. Tel: 01225 891686 Open: Nursery: 10am - 5pm, March - October, daily. Garden: 11am - 5pm, Apr - Oct, Tues. Jul - Sep, Wed & 3rd Thurs Jun - Oct. Directions: 6 miles north of Bath off A46, on the left just before A420. Wide, innovative range of hardy & tender perennial plants & seeds. New South African introductions. Salvia, Anemone, Pelargonium, Erysimum, Papaver, Geranium, interesting Umbels and Grasses. Most plants are propagated from stock in our garden. One day courses

29 WHITE POST NURSERY (Carol Mahoney) Mob: 07887 654802 Langford Budville, Wellington, TA21 0RW Tel: 01823 400234 www.white-post.co.uk Email: info@white-post.co.uk Open: 10am - 5pm, daily, from Spring to Autumn. Directions: B3187 from Wellington, left through Langford Budville, nursery is 2nd on right after the Martlett pub. Friendly family-run nursery. Favourite and unusual hardy perennials. Lesser known patio and basket plants. Climbers, shrubs, fruit trees, herbs and vegetables. Relax in the tea shop and gardens with home made light lunches and cream teas, etc and enjoy the lovely views.

30 WILD THYME PLANTS, Frome Tel: 01373 464417 (Monica and Jess) www.wildthymeplants.co.uk. Email: jess@hotmail.co.uk. Mob: 07956 888477 We are an online shop. We also attend many shows in the South West & can take pre-ordered plants to a show for you. See our website for full details. We are passionate about our plants and hope you will love them. We try to offer something different & aim to recapture the heady scents of borders of the past. We specialise in growing a range of beautifully scented perennials, shrubs & climbers. Also a range of British wildflowers. We grow without heat so you get plants that are hardy & will establish easily. If you have a spot where nothing grows we guarantee we will have something that will thrive