Forum

Help for Hebes

I have to admitt to never being a fan of Hebes, only when they are young and in the garden centre/nursery do they look lush. They do tend towards getting woody and sparse on foliage especially in this heat.I have just visited a potential new client w

Read more…

Danish Trolley system

We are a nursery in NE Scotland who grow and sell Bamboo. We are currently looking at expanding our range and buying in some plants. We are looking at using some european suppliers. However we are trying to find the most cost effective delivery solut

Read more…

A new Nursery ? YES in Piddletrenthide, Dorset

So, busy packing and all that stuff ready for our move on Monday.Two more days to go,Two more days,We are going to Piddletrenthide,Two more days to go.Are we happy, well possibly , yes, but you would never tell, would you? Crap song though.Had fun wi

Read more…

Export opportunity - 450 Platanus trees to Serbia

Purchase of 450 platanus x acerifolia (Ait.) trees Tender will soon be announced for the supply of:

• 415 trees of 15 cm diameter at height of 1m, strong root in a ball of flat base - diameter from 130 to 140 cm, height of the tree min 8 meters, tree

Read more…

Planting whilst managing a water shortage - what's your strategy?

We were warned yesterday to expect water restrictions in some areas of the country as the lack of rain depletes water supplies. Planting during the summer isn't ideal but it has been made possible by the use of irrigation systems and of course the ho

Read more…

Tree ferns may be a goner!

I think I may have lost some of my tree ferns - my favourite plant as well. I've been to a few clients gardens in recent weeks where their ferns have no fronds yet either.Are they just slow this year after the severe winter or are they a goner??I can

Read more…

Post Chelsea review, what's hot and what's not

Now that the whole thing is over, well apart from the the poor souls left behind to clear the site, what good things came from the Show.We/I and him and herself think the the TV coverage was better this year than most, with more emphasis on plants, w

Read more…

Peruvian Scilla

Driving past the churchyard out of Castillonnes, I spotted these stunning flowers on the verge side.
I have to say I've not come across them - certainly not planted any or supplied any.

Can you help?

Read more…

bedding plants

hi does any one know of a good bedding plant supplier thanks

Read more…

pruning large magnolia

all this discussion on here reminded me....i have a client with a large magnolia they want heavily pruning at some point, i have never done one but have heard they can be a bit sensetive...whens the best time to prune it our and how hard can i cut it

Read more…

Cleomes

Can I make a plea for these stunning architectural annuals – there's still time to sow them if you start now. I've grown it a few times and once got it to six foot tall – which happened to be at a place I visited early most evenings after work so the

Read more…

A new Nursery... just maybe

After 6 or so months of crap, we are just maybe on the point of securing our new Nursery.Our meeting tommorow will decide our fate, so those of you that know us, please give us a thought tomorrow afternoon.We have in place the well worked Business Pl

Read more…

Hard Pruning a Pieris

We cleaned up this properties back garden last autumn and I put off doing the front saying we'd better leave the Camellia until after flowering... but there's this Pieris next to it. They want everything in the bed, which includes easier ones – Berbe

Read more…

Hostas

much as i'm a competent landscaper and do basic maintenance for clients i have never claimed to be a plantsman...I love hosta's and have planted lots in my own garden over the last 3 years, some of them are now quite large and need splitting, i have

Read more…

Bulk purchasing of plants for a large garden

I have a new client with a large country garden which was once beautifully planted by the previous owner but has now got rather out of hand. Most of the perennials have been smothered by weeds and overgrown shrubs.After clearing and soil preparation

Read more…

Wanted: 10-20 advanced trailing plants 25-30cm growth in 2-3 litre pots

As the heading sayswanted: 10-20 advanced trailing plants 25-30cm growth in 2-3 litre pots (dense foliage).After spending an unsuccessful day driving around Surrey's nurseries am hoping that someone knows of a nursery with plants that meets the above

Read more…

Ideal Pot / Plants Sizes for Landscapers

Hi all,We are a bamboo nursery mainly supplying retail by mail order via our website. We are starting to target more landscapers and designers with our plants and wondered if all you landscapers / designers on LJN had a preference for large or small

Read more…

Introducing Scottish Bamboo

Hi all,We are new to the LJN but have found all your discussions etc really interesting so far!We would like to introduce our family business to you all: Scottish Bamboo, based in Aberdeenshire, we are the UK's most northern specialists in hardy bamb

Read more…

Duncan Heather's Top 10 tips for buying nursery stock at trade price.

One of the hardest things to source as a newly qualified as a garden/landscape designer is a good source for trade plants. I never buy from Garden Centres as I consider them too expensive with some plants having up to a 200% mark-up on them.So here a

Read more…

Recomended Nursery

I would like to let everyone know about a wonderful nursery in Suffolk. They have over ten acres of plants all grown in the UK and in 100% non-peat based compost.

I am sounding like an advert as I have been comunicating with Jon and Danny who have bot

Read more…