There are about 150 different types of perennials and bulbs in the nursery including:
There are a few seed varieties and plastic labels available for sale. Visitors can obtain a printed catalogue and are welcome to wander around and enjoy looking at the variety of lines on offer. Some photos are on display or online.
"Its been said that life is like a garden.
Every small work of kindness and every thoughtful gesture is like a tiny seed.
And when you plant these seeds, wonderful things can happen." - Tracey Donovan
To 40 cms. Bushy rhizomatous perennial with numerous branched stems. Bears yellow daisy like flowerheads in loose corymbs in early summer. Sun or part shade, well drained soil. Winter dormant.
5 pieces of Coreopsis verticillata. Best sent autumn to winter - may be trimmed back. Yellow daisy-like flowers in early summer. Sun or partial shade. Well drained soil. Goes dormant with frosts.
Rare. Height to 60 cms. Finely textured, blue-violet and deep black flowers. Hairy petals. Rounded leaves. Sun or light shade is best. Winter dormant.
Large plants. Height to 35 cms. Fragrant single blooms spring to autumn. Fringed petals of bright cranberry red with a contrasting rose-pink eye. Great for rockery or edging. Attractive to butterflies. Sun.
Height 25 cms. Semi-double flowers that are white and edged in wine red with purply red centres. Spicy fragrance.
(Burning Bush). Year 2 plants. To 90 cms. Highly fragrant, white, 5-petalled flowers in early summer. These may take up to 4 years to flower. They and the unripe fruit, produce an aromatic, volatile oil which may be ignited in hot weather. Sun. Rare, specimen plant and not seen in garden centres. Best planted in permanent postion where you can brush past this. Winter dormant.