When I first started the nursery the original plan was to grow slug proof plants, but I soon shelved that idea when I couldn’t resist all those plants that slugs love too!
As we’re quite high up here, but also down by the river the nursery gets a lot of frost, not exactly the perfect place for a nursery, as in the winter the plant retail area, which doesn’t see sun in December and January, can be frozen for weeks. Our plants have to be tough to survive.
The rest of the nursery is mostly south facing with a greenhouse devoted to carnivorous plants, a shade tunnel, (the place to hang out if you’re a slug!) and polytunnels for those more delicates that can’t be resisted!
Generally we try to stock, pest and disease resistant, hardy, unusual, scented, strong growing, beautiful plants that don’t need lots of chemicals to keep them looking good, we’re peat free and not organic but we’re pretty close!
Holly’s cafe is open from 1st March 10am – 5pm providing lunches and exceptionally yummy cakes! Closed Mondays
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