Fri 27 Nov 09:00 – 13:00
Spring plant swap & open day
Bring a division, take a division. The benches are open and the kettle is on.
Open today, 8 am – 5 pm
Grown here.
Chosen by hand.
Trees, shrubs and perennials raised on our six acres. Collect them at the nursery, or have us deliver and plant them for you.
- Raised on site Every plant grown or hardened off here, not trucked in.
- One-year guarantee If it fails in the first year, we replace it.
- Delivered & planted Pick a day at checkout. We dig the hole too.
- Free advice, always Send a photo of your yard and we'll suggest what will thrive.
In bloom now
Lavender ‘Hidcote’
The compact English lavender with the deepest violet spikes. Drought-tolerant once settled, bee-mad all June, and fragrant enough to dry for the kitchen drawer.
- Light Full sun
- Water Low
- Hardiness Zones 5–9
- Mature size 18 in × 24 in
Ready this week
Fresh off the benches
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Workshops
Learn it at the bench
Book a visit
Garden consult, at your place
45 min · $40.00 · A grower walks your yard and draws up a plant list.
Credited against anything you buy.
Choose a day
Saturday 14 November
Continue · Sat 14 Nov, 9:00 amFrom the journal
Notes from the benches
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Planting guide
Where a Japanese maple actually wants to live
Afternoon shade, wind shelter, and why the pot is lying to you about its roots.
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Grow your own
Figs north of where figs should grow
‘Chicago Hardy’ dies back to the ground and fruits anyway. Here is how.
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Seasonal
Cut back, or leave standing? A hydrangea answer
Mopheads bloom on last year's wood, which changes everything about March.