Now in bold or May in Red
Camellia:
6 Aaron's Ruby - red large semi-double
20 Adolphe Audusson - red medium semi-double
235 Anticipation - pink large peony
60 70 Apollo - red & white large semi-double
5 Arajishi - red medium full peony
150 Ballet Queen Var. - pink large peony
20 70 Black Tie - red large formal double
30 Blood of China - red large loose peony
55 Brushfield's Yellow - white medium anemone
15 Cornish Snow - white small single in profusion
110 Debbie - pink medium full peony
20 Debutante - pale pink medium full peony
35 150 Dixie Knight - red large semi-double
50 130 Donation - pink large semi-double
35 Drama Girl - pink very large semi-double
10 110 E G Waterhouse - pale pink medium formal double
15 15 Edelweiss - white large semi-double
40 Elegant Beauty - pink large anemone
40 Elsie Jury - pale pink large peony
100 Finlandia Var. - white & red medium semi-double
15 Francis Hanger - white medium single
35 Glenn's Orbit - pink large semi-double
17 50 Golden Spangles - pink single gold splashed foliage
10 130 Grace Bunton - pale pink medium anemone
45 Grand Prix - red very large semi-double
40 Guilio Nuccio - pink very large semi-double
45 Hana fuki - pale pink medium cupped semi-double
140 Inspiration - pink medium semi-double
25 Kramers Supreme - red large peony
65 Lady Clare - pink large semi-double
40 Leonard Messel - pink large semi-double
80 Little Bit - red & white small full peony
10 Magnoliaeflora - pale pink medium semi-double
30 65 Margaret Davis - white & red large full peony
15 10 Margaret Waterhouse - pale pink medium semi-double
80 Mars - red large semi-double
15 15 Mathotiana Alba - white large formal double
30 Mathotiana Supreme - red large semi-double
110 30 Monte Carlo - pink large semi-double
5 100 Red Dandy - red medium semi-double
50 Rendezvous - red medium semi-double
20 Rosularis - white & red medium peony
5 San Dimas - red large semi-double
105 Senorita - pink large full peony
60 55 Shirobotan - white medium semi-double
80 90 Silver Anniversary - white large semi-double
75 Tiffany - pale pink very large loose peony
35 Waterlily - pink medium formal double
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Notes & news for March 2007
The current availability list has probably the greatest range available at any time during the year – but if there are items, which we catalogue, that are not on this list then it is still worth enquiring.
We are offering grafted Campsis for the first time, which may seem a little odd as they are obviously more expensive. However grafted plants flower much more readily than those from cuttings; these will all flower in July/August. The logical thing to do is have some of these for summer sales and use the cheaper ones for the rest of the year. We are also grafting Corylus (in yellow and purple) and Wisterias. Watch out for Hamamelis in future years.
If you haven’t bought Camellias from us you will not know how good they are, and we can say this without bragging as we do not grow these but sell them for a friend. They are all traditional varieties from this country and will do well in our conditions; please ask for the list which currently has 50+ varieties.
We have substantially increased our range of hardy Fuchsias, but for this year we will be just supplying sample quantities so that we can jointly decide which are worth pursuing. If these push your buttons (or those of your customers) let us know and we will send you the details.
Ugni molinae ‘Flambeau’ appears for the first time. It is a small white and pink variegated shrub and would have been a Myrtus if it had appeared a few years ago. It is pretty and clearly lends itself to impulse sales and patio culture. I have some doubts as to its quality as a plant for the open garden but it could be a rising star.
Cornus capitata reappears after a year or two off. It is not for all of you, as it is a tree but only a small one. Its claim to fame is sulphur yellow flower bracts in June and July possibly to be followed by strawberry-like fruit. Older books say that it is tender, but this does not seem to be the case.
Party Dress Hellebores are double-flowered and we have more this year. Having seen them flower again they have to be worth your while trying; they certainly provoked a lot of interest at GAN. The names refer to the seed parents and the progeny does not come true as reliably as the singles do; the form of the flowers is also very variable with different numbers of whorls of petals and varying amounts of remaining stamens. Some are stunning, most are very pretty and only a few are disappointing.
Uncinia egmontiana is similar to the Uncinia rubra you are familiar with, but the leaves are glossier and more maroon than red, if it is selected carefully. We have had seed lots which gave plants that we couldn’t sell as U. egmontiana but this current batch is very impressive.
Now that we have got our bamboo production largely in house we are slowly increasing the range that we can reliably offer. We have good quantities of Phyllostachys for this year, and the Fargesias look promising. We are learning what will and what will not sell and would be interested to know what further forms you would be interested in.
Our phone system has been causing confusion because it always dials out on our fax line (891113) in order not to clutter up the phone line (891473). Those of you with CLI, or receiving calls on a mobile, or using 1471 are therefore getting the false impression that we have changed our phone number which we haven’t. By the way, we rely on cordless phones when we are out on the nursery (because we have no office staff) so you do need be patient and let the phone ring for quite a while as it is not always easy to answer promptly when your hands are not free.
Danish trolleys. We have more of these than we need, particularly during April and May, which is not such a busy time for us as it is for you. Therefore we have up to 20 trolleys
(with three or more shelves each) to hire out at a price of £3.00 per week which is less than CC charge for April/May, and without the deposit, minimum hire periods etc. etc
Finally – there is more positive thinking in the trade this year; so let us capitalise on that and make it the year that banishes the memories of the last three. Here’s to warm sunny weekends. Cheers!
We are offering grafted Campsis for the first time, which may seem a little odd as they are obviously more expensive. However grafted plants flower much more readily than those from cuttings; these will all flower in July/August. The logical thing to do is have some of these for summer sales and use the cheaper ones for the rest of the year. We are also grafting Corylus (in yellow and purple) and Wisterias. Watch out for Hamamelis in future years.
If you haven’t bought Camellias from us you will not know how good they are, and we can say this without bragging as we do not grow these but sell them for a friend. They are all traditional varieties from this country and will do well in our conditions; please ask for the list which currently has 50+ varieties.
We have substantially increased our range of hardy Fuchsias, but for this year we will be just supplying sample quantities so that we can jointly decide which are worth pursuing. If these push your buttons (or those of your customers) let us know and we will send you the details.
Ugni molinae ‘Flambeau’ appears for the first time. It is a small white and pink variegated shrub and would have been a Myrtus if it had appeared a few years ago. It is pretty and clearly lends itself to impulse sales and patio culture. I have some doubts as to its quality as a plant for the open garden but it could be a rising star.
Cornus capitata reappears after a year or two off. It is not for all of you, as it is a tree but only a small one. Its claim to fame is sulphur yellow flower bracts in June and July possibly to be followed by strawberry-like fruit. Older books say that it is tender, but this does not seem to be the case.
Party Dress Hellebores are double-flowered and we have more this year. Having seen them flower again they have to be worth your while trying; they certainly provoked a lot of interest at GAN. The names refer to the seed parents and the progeny does not come true as reliably as the singles do; the form of the flowers is also very variable with different numbers of whorls of petals and varying amounts of remaining stamens. Some are stunning, most are very pretty and only a few are disappointing.
Uncinia egmontiana is similar to the Uncinia rubra you are familiar with, but the leaves are glossier and more maroon than red, if it is selected carefully. We have had seed lots which gave plants that we couldn’t sell as U. egmontiana but this current batch is very impressive.
Now that we have got our bamboo production largely in house we are slowly increasing the range that we can reliably offer. We have good quantities of Phyllostachys for this year, and the Fargesias look promising. We are learning what will and what will not sell and would be interested to know what further forms you would be interested in.
Our phone system has been causing confusion because it always dials out on our fax line (891113) in order not to clutter up the phone line (891473). Those of you with CLI, or receiving calls on a mobile, or using 1471 are therefore getting the false impression that we have changed our phone number which we haven’t. By the way, we rely on cordless phones when we are out on the nursery (because we have no office staff) so you do need be patient and let the phone ring for quite a while as it is not always easy to answer promptly when your hands are not free.
Danish trolleys. We have more of these than we need, particularly during April and May, which is not such a busy time for us as it is for you. Therefore we have up to 20 trolleys
(with three or more shelves each) to hire out at a price of £3.00 per week which is less than CC charge for April/May, and without the deposit, minimum hire periods etc. etc
Finally – there is more positive thinking in the trade this year; so let us capitalise on that and make it the year that banishes the memories of the last three. Here’s to warm sunny weekends. Cheers!
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