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The Palm Centre, Richmond, Surrey

28. June 2010

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The Palm Centre, Richmond, Surrey

Hotter summers are great news for growing Palms in the UK Check out this excellent nursery near London The Palm Centre Located not far from Kew Gardens is The Palm Centre which claims to be one of the leading exotic plant nurseries in the UK. This impressive nursery not only stocks a range of palms [...]

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Architectural Plants weather the storms

28. November 2009

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Architectural Plants weather the storms

Its been incredibly wet and windy everywhere in the UK for the past week but also exceptionally mild for the time of year . Day-time temperatures in the South East have been around 14c and only dropped to 10c at night . This is well above the seasonal average and in keeping with climate change [...]

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Tropical plants at Athelas Plants

8. August 2009

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Tropical plants at Athelas Plants

There is an excellent article today in the Sunday Times about the best tropical plants for UK gardens. The article was put together with the help of one of my favourite nurseries -  Athelas Plants who have recently launched an award winning e-commerce site http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/ Read about my visit to their wonderful nursery in the [...]

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Paramount Plants, Crews Hill, North of London

2. July 2009

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Paramount Plants, Crews Hill, North of London

Paramount Plants hhtp://www.paramountplants.co.uk is based in Crews Hill, Enfield, just 5 minutes from junction 25 of the M25. It is a very friendly, relaxed nursery with a good range of plants at much cheaper prices than some London nurseries. When I visited they had an impressive display of beautiful, large camelias full of wonderful buds/flowers [...]

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