Alpines

Whether your alpines have their own bed or are in a trough, they can add some much needed year-round interest.

The term alpine refers to plants found in mountainous regions. That is the high alpine meadows above the tree line and the actual rocky cliffs rising above them. On the nursery, we also include any species suitable for growing in a rock garden or small beds as well as small plants from woodland areas are included for shadier or damper areas of the garden.

The majority of our alpines are locally grown for us by a nursery that specialises in less usual plants, often only produced in small quantities. Choice includes

• Dwarf shrubs
• Dwarf bulbs
• Dwarf conifers
• Dwarf Ferns
• Dwarf woodlanders

Examples of the less usual include:

Alpines from Adonis brevistyla to Veronica prostrata nana
Dwarf shrubs from Cotoneaster cochlearis minor to Spirea bullata
Dwarf Ferns from Asplenium trichomanes to Woodsia obtusa
Dwarf bulbs from Allium thunbergii to Lilium lancifolium ‘Flora Plena’
Dwarf conifers from Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’ to Picea pungens glauca ‘Globosa’
Dwarf Woodlanders from Anemone trulliifolia to Trillium chloropetalum giganteum (Edinburgh Botanic Garden Form)
As well as the good old fashioned:- Primula denticulate & Auricula primula ‘Goeblii’ and not forgetting Aubretia

Perennials

Year after year, a gardener's best friend

Herbaceous perennials are plants each year send up new growth and form flowering stems which set seed and then die down to ground level in Autumn. Traditionally they were grown in large rectangular beds set into lawn with a wall or hedge at the back of the border.

Today herbacious borders are more likely to be mixed with shrubs, bulbs, climbers, annuals and biennials to give year round interest using foliage and flowers for colour, texture and structure.

Perennials come in all different sizes shapes and colours, offering endless possibilities, but whether your garden basks in sunshine, has lots of shady corners or you dream of a cottage garden, we'll have plants that will meet your needs.

Hostas

Hostas are the perfect plants for any shaded or semi-shaded part of the garden.

There are many varieties available, with large rounded leaves to small and narrow and leaf colours ranging from blue to green to golden yellow.

Bulbs

We stock a wide range of bulbs in season, including onion sets and seed potatoes.