My Climate Change Garden » Buy Plants http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog Gardening in a Changing Climate Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:38:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Buy drought tolerant plants http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/buy-drought-tolerant-plants?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buy-drought-tolerant-plants http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/buy-drought-tolerant-plants#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:00 +0000 Debbie http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/?p=2805 drough-t-plants-010

If your garden is struggling with a lack of water visit these web-sites to find plants that can thrive in drought conditions.

These are specialist nurseries offering quality plants who  can also provide helpful planting advice to make sure that you choose the right plant for your soil and local climate.

CHESHIRE

www.easytropicals.com

www.northernexposureexotics.com

CORNWALL

http://www.eastofedenplants.co.uk

http://www.hardyexotics.co.uk/www.trebrown.com

DEVON

http://www.thepalmhouse.co.uk/frameset.html

DORSET

www.abbotsburyplantsales.co.uk

EAST SUSSEX

http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/

KENT

www.Davids-Exoticplants.co.uk

LONDON

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NORFOLK

www.hardybamboo.com

www.junglegardens.co.uk

www.turn-it-tropical.co.uk

www.urbanjungle.uk.com

OXFORD

www.junglegardens.co.uk

www.silktree.co.uk

SURREY

http://www.palmcentre.co.uk/Category.aspx

WALES

www.crug-farm.co.uk

WEST SUSSEX

www.bigplantnursery.co.uk

www.architecturalplants.com

WORCESTERSHIRE

www.mulu.co.uk

www.palmsandexotics.co.uk

]]> http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/buy-drought-tolerant-plants/feed 9 Climate Change Gardening http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/climate-change-gardening-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-gardening-2 http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/climate-change-gardening-2#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 14:21:41 +0000 Debbie http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/?p=7627 If you want to find expert advice about climate change gardening visit the web-site of the beautiful Trewithen gardens in Cornwall. They have an excellent information sheet on their home page which is a summary of ideas and advice from a conference organised by Planetnetwork in September 2008. This organisation  promotes botanical collections in Britain and Ireland as a national resource for research, conservation and education. .http://www.plantnetwork.org/

Their report is well worth  reading as it explores many climate change gardening issues. http://www.trewithengardens.co.uk/assets/documents/Climate_Change_and_Planting_for_the_Future.pdf

If you want to explore climate change gardening, there are a list of specialist nurseries who stock a wide range of plants that will cope with our unpredictable climate.http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/specialist-nuseries-to-help-you-select-climate-change-plants

Visit my plant lists for just a few ideas of Architectural, Exotic and Mediterranean plants that now grow well in the UK.

http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/plant-collection

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]]> http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/climate-change-gardening-2/feed 0 Buy locally grown plants http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/buy-locally-grown-plants?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buy-locally-grown-plants http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/buy-locally-grown-plants#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:45:25 +0000 Debbie http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/?p=7808 bath-and-firle-012

Yesterday I went to a local Garden Fair which aimed to encourage gardeners to buy locally grown plants whenever possible. More and more nurseries now propagate their own plants which cuts down on air miles and helps gardeners to become even greener.

I met lots of interesting people and saw some wonderful plants – managed to restrict my purchases to 4 sunflowers plants as I haven’t got round to sewing any seeds just yet. If you live near Lewes in East Sussex check out  a new nursery set up by the delightfully named Thondra Thom  http://web.me.com/mathewthom/locallygrownlewes/Welcome.html This  is part of a national initiative that is encouraging locally grown plants.

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The Fair took place at beautiful Firle Place at the foot of the Downs http://www.firle.com and was part of the National Garden Scheme. Its bright yellow signs can be seen all over the UK  identifying private gardens that are open to the public for one or two days in the year. Each area produces their own list of local gardens that charge a small fee for the privilege of  spending a delightful few hours being inspired by other people’s gardens , buying locally grown plants and sitting in beautiful surroundings sipping tea and eating yummy cakes. Here a very English gentleman experiencing these delights at the Firle Open Garden Day- http://www.ngs.org.uk/

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]]> http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/buy-locally-grown-plants/feed 0 April Delight at Athelas http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/april-delight?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-delight http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/april-delight#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:38:53 +0000 Debbie http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/?p=7687 It was16c today and, even though the wind was cold, I braved the beach for a couple of hours  – have a weeks reprieve from commuting to London. Should have been digging over my allotment but I looked at some gardening books for inspiration instead.  The blue sky and bright sun-light were impressive for April . There is more to follow this weekend although Scotland is experiencing snow and 5c – the joys of living  in the UK!

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Decided to pay a visit to one of my favourite local nurseries. Some girls go mad over dress shops, even shoes but, for me, there is nothing like a nursery for sheer enjoyment.

Athelas Plants, located in the beautiful East Sussex countryside offers a range of tropical, architectural and exotic plants that have been individually selected by owners Matt and Nigel. These guys have a real passion for providing something a bit different and offer an impressive display of high quality and very reasonably priced plants.

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They have just launched a great new web-site where you can easily search and view plants on-line – delivery charges are very reasonable.Nigel told me they are having one of  their busiest Aprils ever due to the good weather and demand for palms is particularly high – not surprising when you have a look at their plants and prices http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/palm-trees-c17

As well as the impressive plants,  the site has good advice on soils, planting tips and information about hardiness. They have introduced the traffic light system to help identify which plants are totally hardy and which will need looking after if we have another winter like 209/10.http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/hardiness-i47

My favourite were the beautiful wisteria in full flowerand giving off an amazing aroma that attracted busy bees into the poly tunnels.Visiting Athelas confirmed that shopping for plants  is now absolutely my favourite pastime over fashion hunting  – amazing colours combined with heavenly scents takes some beating on a beautiful sunny day.

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