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Discussion in 'Gardening Discussions' started by KarenHC, Jan 6, 2007.

  1. KarenHC

    KarenHC Apprentice Gardener

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    I have a large new garden and need a lot of herbacious plants. What is the best source/ best price of plants which will flower this year?
     
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    Dendrobium.
    Thanks for the Parkers 'e' seem to be a inexpencive supplier of clemitis (until I start doing my own cuttings).
    Will provide a quality report as and when.
    ttfn
     
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    Karen if you have a large garden buying all the plants you need could be expensive. May I suggest getting the Thompson & Morgan (as Dendro suggested) and also Mr Fothergill seed catalogues.
    http://www.thompson-morgan.com/ .... http://www.fothergills.co.uk/

    Chilterns, which Dendrobium suggested, really is the best seed catalogue of all. But it doesn't have any pictures and so relies on you having a fair knowledge of plants.

    The catalogues above indicate what plants are perennial and what plants will flower in the first year. For a few pounds you could grow several hundred plants. I did this when I started. But I also bought plants from garden centres. There are some plants like Asters that don't come true from seed, so you buy a single plant of a named variety and propagate it by division (many plants bulk up pretty quickly).
     
  6. Blackthorn

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    Hi Karen, If you are anywhere in North Cornwall I can recommend a very good independent nursery in South Petherwin, their prices are a lot better than any garden centre and the varieties on offer much more interesting. They do young perennial plants in 3inch pots for about 80p each or 10 for �£7, they establish just as fast as larger plants.
    Let me know and I will PM you directions.
     
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    Another of my favourite seed catalogues came through today, reminding me of them...... it's a particularly good one, with lots of photos, and they do a separate veg one if you want it (also with photos)

    It's plants of distinction - here's the link to them....

    http://www.podseeds.co.uk/
     
  8. Celia

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    Hi Blackthorn could you let me know the name of the nursery in South Petherwin please as we prefer independent ones to the larger chains. So far my favourite place is Bodmin Herb and Plant nursery, but they are a little pricey, I also like Holmeleigh at Dutson and we found a new little nursery outside Wadebridge which looks promising. Always keen to look round another. Thank you [​IMG]
     
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