Great Little Garden plant supplier stories
We put all our efforts into finding the best plants for your garden. 'Best' has to be top quality, of course, but we also want to offer you a choice of tried and tested varieties along with the up and coming stars of the future. All the nurseries we deal with share our views. We are delighted to be working with UK nurseries who care about their plants. It's not just a growing and selling exercise. Plants are in all of our DNA's and because of this you know you 'll be getting superb plants, every time. Here are some of the nurseries stories...
Shrubs
We wanted to find a tried and tested grower of all our hardy nursery stock ( that's mainly shrubs) and also wanted someone growing them in the UK. We feel that if they are grown here they will continue to flourish here. We travelled to Norfolk and liked what we saw. The nursery has been growing plants for over half a century and now produce millions of plants on former air fields. We visit all the nurseries on a regular basis and can definitely say that the wind howls across this site making the shrubs tough. But it isn't just the weather that makes the shrubs great. Regular pruning and maintenance before anything is dispatched creates a better plant. And at dispatch the team care about your plant. We all make sure that only the best leaves the nursery. It is after all what you should expect.
Camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas
It is our privilege to have a family owned and run grower supplying all of our camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas. Based in North Nottinghamshire, the nursery has been growing plants for over twenty years. Not only are they experts, enthusiasts and experienced, they genuinely love their plants. Each plant is hand pruned to ensure plenty of branches and buds. Each plant is hand picked for your order and then carefully packaged in our fantastic boxes. We don't believe in using plastics wherever there is a quality alternative, so make sure your compost bins are ready for the starch bag your plant is wrapped in and the cardboard outer packaging (don't throw the plastic pot away - use it elsewhere in the garden) We know that UK grown plants are the best and we will always work with 'real' nurseries owned and run by experts. This way we know you are getting the best plants everytime.
Climbers
We found our climbing plant nursery close to home in Evesham. They started growing clematis back in 1987 ( the same year of the Great Storm; when Everton won the First Division football title and 'I should be so lucky' by Kylie Minogue was released upon an unsuspecting nation ) and have developed into an internationally renowned grower of all climbers. We like the Evesham location and the nursery's know how in growing top quality climbers at a great price. Their attention to detail and knowledge is second to none ensuring your climbers arrive with you exactly as we all want them to - ready to plant and eager to perform ( just like Kylie).