My top plant supplier... Middlecombe Nursery!

Following a few enquiries asking where I get my plants from, I wanted to write a quick post about my main nursery who are really top notch and more than worth a mention on here!

Although I buy plants from a few different places and propagate what I can myself, 90% of my plants are bought from Middlecombe Nursery, which is located on the Wrington Road in the village of Congresbury, North Somerset.

 http://www.middlecombenursery.co.uk/nursery/perennials.html

The nursery is what I would class as a real old fashioned plantsman's nursery with the plants being second to none! The quality and variety of plants is fantastic and I often find a few unusual and more interesting plants here than I would in the nearby large garden centres. At at least half the price of these major chain garden centres the plants give you so much better value and the quality often gives me the opportunity to divide and make two! My thoughts are that if I'm going to buy plants then that's what I want, not greeting cards, clothes and all other manner of items, just top quality plants!

Click on the link above to see for yourself or visit if you are in the North Somerset area and take a stroll around the lovely landscaped display gardens.

Here are a few of my favourite purchases from Middlecombe...

Helenium is one of my best late summer flowers for pollinators....

Japanese Anemones again offer late season colour and I've purchased just about every shade of pink and white in singles and doubles from Middlecombe....

I've used a vast amount of Irises in the garden particularly around the dry river bed feature. Middlecombe stock a great range of Irises and recently I purchased about 10 large plants from them for £1 each as they were unknown colours! That's what I call a bargain!!!...

I bought my first Darmera Peltata from Middlecombe not really knowing what it was...WOW!! I now have several and in fact bought another from there today to go near the revised dry river bed...

Once again a Middlecombe purchase introduced me to the wonderful family of Astrantias and they are now among my favourite summer flowers for pollinators....

I hope that this has answered your questions and given you an idea of where I get my plants and what I look for in both the plants and the nurseries I use. I am fortunate to have Middlecombe close enough to travel to, if you can get there then I would say don't hesitate. If however you live in another part of the country or even another country altogether as I know some of my regular readers do, find yourself a good nursery who specialise in quality plants not wellie boots and Christmas decorations!....

Cheers

Higgy