2020 - what a year!!
Finally as the year draws to a close we are going to do our first blog. It has been one rollercoaster of a year. From the early promise...
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Winter 2019 - More Updates!
Anticipation awaits the vagaries of the weather. Due to our capacity for propagation we have begun a late run of cuttings from our...
Summer 2019 - Updates
As the season moves into summer, we have started infrastructure work on the nursery. Drainage and road improvement has been a task long...
May 2019 - Grant and Janet are back!
In May we were excited about Janet and Grants return, knowing how valuable their input has been into the operation of the Nursery. Janet...
April 2019 - Seasonal Changes at Leahurst!
Last year we got caught out - the spring was so cool we decided not to chalk the glasshouses. This caused all sorts of mischief because...
March 2019 - Rejuvenated Polytunnels
Due to the poly tunnels' ageing shade-cloth being ravaged by the high-winds, there has been a need to recover and repair this season....
November 2018 - Winter Projects
There is always a question at this time of year to decide what fleecing is required for both inside and outside half hardy plants. The...
October 2018 - Grasses
We have recently been arranging all the plants in the outside growing area we call the long border. Because the summer started off with...
September 2018 - Salvia Hot Lips
The nursery has supplied this evergreen plant in 2014, and recently I had a chance to revisit the garden. As you can see, this Salvia has...
March 2018 - Vagaries of Spring
The vagaries of spring were upon us, and there was not one day that the four seasons did not try and descend on us. This made nursery...
February 2018 - Starting work at Glashnaacre
After a really hearty full Irish breakfast we are all ready to get planting tree ferns at a garden in Glashnaacre, Ireland. Once again...
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