Good morning all.
Just a quick one, too much to do. Lovely to have a long weekend last week but two four day weeks does put the pressure on a bit at this time of year, especially when the weather is kind to us. I’m not quite sure why a bank holiday seems like a break for me, I suppose the change in staffing levels makes a change and a change is as good as a rest. To be fair we only worked half the day on Sunday so we could fit in the roast lunch which was fabulous. The rest of the weekend was very productive with various shifts coming in, various jobs getting tidied up and the orders that came in being sorted out. I can’t believe there is another one next weekend, time flies.
Lots of nematodes applied over the nursery over the last week to combat the vine weevil and slugs, an evening job to keep the bugs from being damaged by the ultra violet light of the sun and put on through the irrigation lines via the diluter. My Blue Peter training paid up again producing a very effective bubbling bucket which keeps the nematode mix thoroughly mixed and aerated before disappearing up the diluter tube. All with the help of some air compressor pipe and fittings, a pressure control valve, some old aluminium scrap and a couple of bulldog clips a masterpiece of engineering. We are using a mix of nematodes to extend the effectiveness and applying at half rate, three times in the spring and again three times in late summer/autumn to get extra coverage.
Availability
Buds are appearing on the Centaurea dealbata, stonking plants ready to roll.
The short Scabious Blue Note we have are neat and showing their first buds.
Veronica gentianoides has loads of flower shoots appearing, beginning to display their delightful pale blue flowers. Almost impossible to photograph as the flowers always look white in the picture, missing out on the subtle beauty of the real thing.
Lots Geraniums are showing bud and first colour, with a few Gravetye left, carrying bud and a few brilliant blue flowers. The Geranium cantabriense varieties have their first flowers opening with lots of bud to follow.
Campanula glomerata varieties are showing plenty of bud and some early colour.
Monster Lupins, very strong and the taller varieties are showing the first signs of flower buds. A funny line, quite often requested as small plants for a longer shelf life by the garden centre buyers but the first to disappear as a budded plant at any plant show and in big numbers.
Flower stems and buds on the Aquilegia Barlow range. The super dark Barlow Black is always a favourite but only a few left.
Delphs are always a pain to grow, shooting up so quickly when the mood takes them. We have a fresh batch of short bushy stock as well as a few taller ones showing bud and colour. Those in colour are restricted in range and number so please express your desires on your order (just letting me know if you want ‘taller colour’ or short and bushy will be fine, and we will sor t it) The ever popular Geum’s are producing flower shoots. No colour yet but it won’t be long.
The first of the Salvias are throwing up their first flower stems and buds, with the promise of lots more to come. Brunnera varigata are producing their spring vibrant blue flowers, looking perky, just a very few left.
White Armeria maritima have plenty of buds and the odd dab of colour, always a popular neat pot full. Both Pyrethrum (Red & roseum(pink)) are close to colour with nice fat buds shooting up.
Fabulous, good looking, very strong and very popular non-flowering plants at the moment include,Alchemilla, Sedum, Rudbeckia and Echinacea varieties, don’t miss out.
Nature ramblings
Exactly two weeks after the swallows arrived, the first house martins are back. Not many yet, hoping for more as so many left here at the end of last year. Hopefully the Maltese haven’t shot them as they journeyed back. I noticed the Maltese travel promoters are plugging themselves as a holiday destination on the TV at the moment, we sent them an email to say that we wouldn’t consider it until they did something about this pointless slaughter. No response yet!
We have two nests spotted on site so far, a robin in a crate of scrap pots and a pied wagtail in my luxury wood store. Both nearly got done away with before being spotted, as we were about to empty the crate and I was clearing the wood store. Now we have to wait, a good excuse to avoid tidying up I suppose. Difficult to resist having a peak, the robins nest is in a very busy spot but she seems quite comfortable with the large number of visits.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Monday 28 April 2014
Monday 21 April 2014
Hairy Easter
Happy Easter to all.
Last week went swimmingly despite some traffic issues and nearly all the orders made it out before Friday. Just one hiccup where one didn’t appear at this end, not my fault this time, clerical/driver error at source! We were even organised enough to send out a few really late ones although we were scuppered getting one onto a ferry in time, just a few hours too late in getting the order. A few extra hands and an extra emergency van coped well with the short week leaving us free to catch up on a bit of tidying up, pricking out and potting and Friday and Saturday which was great. Just me today, as Caroline knocks up a nut roast to take down the road where the rest of us will get stuck into roast with legs on. I can taste it already. Just hoping Caroline remembers to put the nuts in this time, there is just so much going on at this time of year and there is only so much room in the shrinking brain at our age. Can you tell she doesn’t read this?
I saw on the telly this morning that the HTA are pushing for a relaxation of Garden Centre opening times on Easter Sunday. It always used to be a mega weekend before the restrictions came in and although Easter is a special time for many it would be nice to see a bit more flexibility in the system and a return to pampering to the excitement of the spring gardener. Gardening is such a positive hobby it would be great to encourage it more as a natural, earthy and healthy holiday activity. We got a surprise parcel this week from the HTA, with a pack of promotional giveaways for the National Plant Show which is on June 24th and 25th this year. This will be the first time we are going to show there so excitement is building as this will be our first show since the demise of Woking and GAN a few years ago. We are looking to get our more sustainable ways and plant sales message across to a wider audience and although we want to keep to a fairly local catchment area this national event is reall y our best trade show option. Come and see us there, we might be desperately looking for someone to talk to! The arrival of the promotional stuff brought home to me how far we have to go in our industry. The organisers have obviously gone to a lot of trouble to put over a stylish and modern image which is great and I love the logo bits, but surely in these days sustainability should be at the heart of our planning for the future. I have bundles of plastic logoed pens and packs of apparently non - recycled notepads and cards, come on boys and girls, sustainability isn’t a hobby it’s a theme that has to run through everything we do, otherwise nothing will change. We are in a naturally green industry we should be at the forefront of influencing the way people treat their world.
Availability
Allium varieties are really strong and chunky, perfect for planting out and buds just appearing, be quick they don’t look this good for very long.
The trendy Camassias are beginning to produce strong flower shoots and colour, just beautiful in the garden.
The ever favourite and long flowering Erysimum Bowles Mauve still looks absolutely fantastic, bushy and budding strongly, first colour showing. Even better than last year’s stunners but not many left now.
Flower stems and buds on the Aquilegia Barlow range now. The super dark Barlow Black is always a favourite and the deep blue of Blue Barlow looks strong.
Veronica gentianoides has loads of flower shoots appearing, about to display their delightful pale blue flowers. Almost impossible to photograph as the flowers always look white in the picture, missing out on the subtle beauty of the real thing. Delphs are always a pain to grow, shooting up so quickly when the mood takes them. We have a fresh batch of short bushy stock as well as a few taller ones showing bud & colour. Those in colour are restricted in range and number so please express your desires on your order (just letting me know if you want ‘taller colour’ or short and bushy will be fine, and we will sort it) Lots Geraniums are showing bud and first colour, with Gravetye carrying plenty of bud and brilliant blue flowers just opening. The ever popular Geum’s are producing flower shoots. No colour yet but it won’t be long.
Campanula glomerata varieties are showing plenty of bud and some early colour.
The first of the Salvias are throwing up their first flower stems and buds, with the promise of lots more to come.
Brunnera varigata are producing their spring buds and vibrant blue flowers, looking perky, just a few left.
New Tradescantia Blue and Gold showing bud and flower, but restricted numbers available.
White Armeria maritima have plenty of buds and the odd dab of colour, always a popular neat pot full.
Verbascums are getting started on flower stem production, full of vigour.
Both Pyrethrum (Red; roseum(pink) is close to colour with nice fat buds shooting up.
Ajuga Burgundy Glow are producing lots of flower shoots, looking good but very few left. Lots of pink and white colour on the delightful Dicentra spectabilis.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Last week went swimmingly despite some traffic issues and nearly all the orders made it out before Friday. Just one hiccup where one didn’t appear at this end, not my fault this time, clerical/driver error at source! We were even organised enough to send out a few really late ones although we were scuppered getting one onto a ferry in time, just a few hours too late in getting the order. A few extra hands and an extra emergency van coped well with the short week leaving us free to catch up on a bit of tidying up, pricking out and potting and Friday and Saturday which was great. Just me today, as Caroline knocks up a nut roast to take down the road where the rest of us will get stuck into roast with legs on. I can taste it already. Just hoping Caroline remembers to put the nuts in this time, there is just so much going on at this time of year and there is only so much room in the shrinking brain at our age. Can you tell she doesn’t read this?
I saw on the telly this morning that the HTA are pushing for a relaxation of Garden Centre opening times on Easter Sunday. It always used to be a mega weekend before the restrictions came in and although Easter is a special time for many it would be nice to see a bit more flexibility in the system and a return to pampering to the excitement of the spring gardener. Gardening is such a positive hobby it would be great to encourage it more as a natural, earthy and healthy holiday activity. We got a surprise parcel this week from the HTA, with a pack of promotional giveaways for the National Plant Show which is on June 24th and 25th this year. This will be the first time we are going to show there so excitement is building as this will be our first show since the demise of Woking and GAN a few years ago. We are looking to get our more sustainable ways and plant sales message across to a wider audience and although we want to keep to a fairly local catchment area this national event is reall y our best trade show option. Come and see us there, we might be desperately looking for someone to talk to! The arrival of the promotional stuff brought home to me how far we have to go in our industry. The organisers have obviously gone to a lot of trouble to put over a stylish and modern image which is great and I love the logo bits, but surely in these days sustainability should be at the heart of our planning for the future. I have bundles of plastic logoed pens and packs of apparently non - recycled notepads and cards, come on boys and girls, sustainability isn’t a hobby it’s a theme that has to run through everything we do, otherwise nothing will change. We are in a naturally green industry we should be at the forefront of influencing the way people treat their world.
Availability
Allium varieties are really strong and chunky, perfect for planting out and buds just appearing, be quick they don’t look this good for very long.
The trendy Camassias are beginning to produce strong flower shoots and colour, just beautiful in the garden.
The ever favourite and long flowering Erysimum Bowles Mauve still looks absolutely fantastic, bushy and budding strongly, first colour showing. Even better than last year’s stunners but not many left now.
Flower stems and buds on the Aquilegia Barlow range now. The super dark Barlow Black is always a favourite and the deep blue of Blue Barlow looks strong.
Veronica gentianoides has loads of flower shoots appearing, about to display their delightful pale blue flowers. Almost impossible to photograph as the flowers always look white in the picture, missing out on the subtle beauty of the real thing. Delphs are always a pain to grow, shooting up so quickly when the mood takes them. We have a fresh batch of short bushy stock as well as a few taller ones showing bud & colour. Those in colour are restricted in range and number so please express your desires on your order (just letting me know if you want ‘taller colour’ or short and bushy will be fine, and we will sort it) Lots Geraniums are showing bud and first colour, with Gravetye carrying plenty of bud and brilliant blue flowers just opening. The ever popular Geum’s are producing flower shoots. No colour yet but it won’t be long.
Campanula glomerata varieties are showing plenty of bud and some early colour.
The first of the Salvias are throwing up their first flower stems and buds, with the promise of lots more to come.
Brunnera varigata are producing their spring buds and vibrant blue flowers, looking perky, just a few left.
New Tradescantia Blue and Gold showing bud and flower, but restricted numbers available.
White Armeria maritima have plenty of buds and the odd dab of colour, always a popular neat pot full.
Verbascums are getting started on flower stem production, full of vigour.
Both Pyrethrum (Red; roseum(pink) is close to colour with nice fat buds shooting up.
Ajuga Burgundy Glow are producing lots of flower shoots, looking good but very few left. Lots of pink and white colour on the delightful Dicentra spectabilis.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Monday 14 April 2014
Morning all
I suspect a bonkers week next week as we approach Easter, so I will keep this brief. I have a team of potters in need of me so I must be quick. A quick alert that we may well be delivering as late as Friday this week if bonkersness arrives in force!
A relatively smooth week with just the one major moment of panic. One of the drivers phoned in one morning to report the van was ‘wrecked’. This was on the longest journey of the week, full up, and a long way from base. Big adrenalin rush as I tried to calmly ascertain the details. It turned out not to be too bad really just a cut in the aluminium panel in the side of the van were it had caught on something metallic at very low speed. Not very pretty, but out of harm’s way and perfectly safe, no structural damage and no damage to anything else. These things happen occasionally, and as long as everyone is ok, safe and not too distressed and the vehicle is still operational, that is a result in my books. Even the garage said it would be a cheap and simple patch up, so not too much of a financial penalty either. Best of all we got all the way round to The Eden Project so I got my favourite bread fix last night as an appetiser before dinner. Had a bit more for breakfast too. You’re supposed build up the carbs before a big event like the London Marathon so I feel vindicated. OK, I’m not actually running, does that make a difference? I can already taste the lunchtime sandwich.
The moral of the above story must be that when imparting bad news, make is sound far worse initially then when the truth comes out it doesn’t seem so bad. Must remember that one.
Summer is close to hand. First swallow arrived here on Monday, and there are now two. Both roosting in the donkey shed and cheerily chattering away around the nursery during the day. Another few days and the house martins should pitch up too. I’ve filled the puddle in the yard in anticipation.
Availability
Inspirational flower and bud appearing on many lines as well as healthy spring foliage bursting forth elsewhere.
Fabulous Polemonium Heaven Scent are coming into their own with a delightful bushy show of bronzy green foliage and showing a few open blue flowers. A spring stunner but not many left. Lots of pink and white colour on the delightful Dicentra spectabilis.
Allium varieties are really strong and chunky, perfect for planting out and buds just appearing, be quick they don’t look this good for very long.
The trendy Camassias are beginning to produce strong flower shoots.
The ever favourite and long flowering Erysimum Bowles Mauve looks absolutely fantastic, bushy and budding strongly, first colour just beginning to show. Even better than last year’s stunners.
Flower stems and buds on most of the Aquilegias now. Strong and good looking. The super dark Barlow Black is always a favourite. The mixed colours of the Mckana Hybrids are very pretty and showing first colour.
Many Geraniums are beginning to show bud with Gravetye carrying plenty of bud and I saw one brilliant blue flower open this morning.
The ever popular Geum’s are producing flower shoots. No colour yet but it won’t be long. Campanula glomerata varieties are showing plenty of bud and some early colour.
The first of the Salvias (May Night and Blue Queen) are throwing up their first flower stems and buds, the promise of lots more to come.
Erodium Bishops form is in flower, nicely compact with its vibrant deep pink blooms.
Brunnera varigata are producing their spring buds and vibrant blue flowers, looking perky, what a great blue.
Digitalis and Lupin ranges are all looking mega fresh and vigorous all raring to go. The digitalis wouldn’t look out of place in a 3li pot, there are so strong. The Lupins are ready to put on a big summer splash, perfect for planting now and signs of the occasional bud appearing.
Veronica gentianoides has loads of flower shoots appearing, about to display their delightful pale blue flowers. Almost impossible to photograph as the flowers always look white in the picture, missing out on the subtly of the real thing. Both Armeria maritima varieties have plenty of buds and the odd dab of colour, always a popular neat pot full. Verbascums are getting started on flower stem production, full of vigour.
The pink Pyrethrum (roseum) is close to colour with nice fat buds shooting up.
Ajuga Burgundy Glow are producing lots of flower shoots, looking good but not many left.
Have a great pre Easter week
From all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
I suspect a bonkers week next week as we approach Easter, so I will keep this brief. I have a team of potters in need of me so I must be quick. A quick alert that we may well be delivering as late as Friday this week if bonkersness arrives in force!
A relatively smooth week with just the one major moment of panic. One of the drivers phoned in one morning to report the van was ‘wrecked’. This was on the longest journey of the week, full up, and a long way from base. Big adrenalin rush as I tried to calmly ascertain the details. It turned out not to be too bad really just a cut in the aluminium panel in the side of the van were it had caught on something metallic at very low speed. Not very pretty, but out of harm’s way and perfectly safe, no structural damage and no damage to anything else. These things happen occasionally, and as long as everyone is ok, safe and not too distressed and the vehicle is still operational, that is a result in my books. Even the garage said it would be a cheap and simple patch up, so not too much of a financial penalty either. Best of all we got all the way round to The Eden Project so I got my favourite bread fix last night as an appetiser before dinner. Had a bit more for breakfast too. You’re supposed build up the carbs before a big event like the London Marathon so I feel vindicated. OK, I’m not actually running, does that make a difference? I can already taste the lunchtime sandwich.
The moral of the above story must be that when imparting bad news, make is sound far worse initially then when the truth comes out it doesn’t seem so bad. Must remember that one.
Summer is close to hand. First swallow arrived here on Monday, and there are now two. Both roosting in the donkey shed and cheerily chattering away around the nursery during the day. Another few days and the house martins should pitch up too. I’ve filled the puddle in the yard in anticipation.
Availability
Inspirational flower and bud appearing on many lines as well as healthy spring foliage bursting forth elsewhere.
Fabulous Polemonium Heaven Scent are coming into their own with a delightful bushy show of bronzy green foliage and showing a few open blue flowers. A spring stunner but not many left. Lots of pink and white colour on the delightful Dicentra spectabilis.
Allium varieties are really strong and chunky, perfect for planting out and buds just appearing, be quick they don’t look this good for very long.
The trendy Camassias are beginning to produce strong flower shoots.
The ever favourite and long flowering Erysimum Bowles Mauve looks absolutely fantastic, bushy and budding strongly, first colour just beginning to show. Even better than last year’s stunners.
Flower stems and buds on most of the Aquilegias now. Strong and good looking. The super dark Barlow Black is always a favourite. The mixed colours of the Mckana Hybrids are very pretty and showing first colour.
Many Geraniums are beginning to show bud with Gravetye carrying plenty of bud and I saw one brilliant blue flower open this morning.
The ever popular Geum’s are producing flower shoots. No colour yet but it won’t be long. Campanula glomerata varieties are showing plenty of bud and some early colour.
The first of the Salvias (May Night and Blue Queen) are throwing up their first flower stems and buds, the promise of lots more to come.
Erodium Bishops form is in flower, nicely compact with its vibrant deep pink blooms.
Brunnera varigata are producing their spring buds and vibrant blue flowers, looking perky, what a great blue.
Digitalis and Lupin ranges are all looking mega fresh and vigorous all raring to go. The digitalis wouldn’t look out of place in a 3li pot, there are so strong. The Lupins are ready to put on a big summer splash, perfect for planting now and signs of the occasional bud appearing.
Veronica gentianoides has loads of flower shoots appearing, about to display their delightful pale blue flowers. Almost impossible to photograph as the flowers always look white in the picture, missing out on the subtly of the real thing. Both Armeria maritima varieties have plenty of buds and the odd dab of colour, always a popular neat pot full. Verbascums are getting started on flower stem production, full of vigour.
The pink Pyrethrum (roseum) is close to colour with nice fat buds shooting up.
Ajuga Burgundy Glow are producing lots of flower shoots, looking good but not many left.
Have a great pre Easter week
From all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Monday 7 April 2014
Good morning to all.
Still busy, busy busy. Still a relief! Still early days yet but don’t miss out, get stuck in!
Nearly a day off last Sunday for Mothers Day lunch with an array of mothers and offspring. Weather was perfect and Caroline did us proud with a delicious roast chicken with all the trimmings, not bad for a veggie! Desserts galore to follow but sadly it was all too delicious and there were scant leftovers for me to scavenge on the rest of the week. Took young nephew Daniel out with the metal detector and a shovel for a bit of treasure hunting after the feast and came back with an impressive haul for just half an hour’s work. The young are nice and keen so all worked out well with me doing the scanning and Daniel doing the digging. Unfortunately our haul was only impressive in size, I think we hit on an old fence and gate with lots of nails, wire and hefty hinge kit. At least we found something to dig up anyway which was the best bit.
April fool’s day passed without incident as far as I noticed, I worked long hours on a nursery but I think that classes me as a different sort of fool.Lots of positive feedback over the last couple of weeks about how excited everyone seems to be over our hairy pots and on top of the encouraging sales everyone is feeling quite excited about selling plants again. Well done everyone. There seems to be quite a build up of eco stuff in the news at the moment which keeps everyone on their toes and hopefully just makes people think a bit more about how they live their lives. The energy companies look like they may about to be rumbled and are starting to offer some better deals over the longer term, just beware that they may still be trying to lull you into a false sense of security. We found it very beneficial to shop around for electric supply saving loads on what we were paying a few years ago. On top of our meter monitoring and energy saving measures it is possible to make significant savings every year. It adds up and helps the planet too. Do it. Not just at home but at work too. Very pleased that this winter the mild temps have meant that we haven’t have the central heating on at all, we might have succumbed at Christmas but luckily we were without power for five days and the boiler wouldn’t run! The compensation for the days off is still not all paid (well done SSE) but it should cover most of the year’s bill which is handy.
Availability
Inspirational flower and bud appearing on many lines as well as healthy spring foliage bursting forth elsewhere.
Fabulous Polemonium Heaven Scent are coming into their own with a delightful bushy show of bronzy green foliage and the very first signs of the early flower shoots beginning to appear. A spring stunner.
Snakes Head Lily (Fritillaria) looking dainty as the first buds open.A few English Bluebells showing early buds.
Lots of pink and white colour on the delightful Dicentra spectabilis.
Allium varieties are really strong and chunky, perfect for planting out as are the trendy Camassias, which are beginning to bud. The ever favourite and long flowering Erysimum Bowles Mauve looks absolutely fantastic, bushy and budding strongly, first colour just beginning to show. Even better than last year’s stunners.
Flower stems on most of the Aquilegias now. Strong and good looking. The super dark Barlow Black is always a favourite.
Many Geraniums are beginning to show bud with Samobor showing its dark purple colour.
Campanula glomerata varieties are showing plenty of bud and some early colour.
The decorative comfrey (Symphytum) are showing good early subtle flower colours.
Pulsatilla rubra is budding well and showing good colour although not many left now.
The first of the Salvias (May Night) are throwing up their first flower stems and buds, the promise of lots more to come.
Brunnera varigata are producing their first spring buds and vibrant blue flowers, looking perky, what a great blue.
Digitalis and Lupin ranges are all looking mega fresh and vigorous all raring to go. The digitalis wouldn’t look out of place in a 3li pot, there are so strong. The Lupins are all raring to put on a big summer splash, perfect for planting now.
Both Armeria maritima varieties have plenty of buds and the odd dab of colour, always a popular neat pot full. Ajuga Burgundy Glow are producing lots of flower shoots.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Still busy, busy busy. Still a relief! Still early days yet but don’t miss out, get stuck in!
Nearly a day off last Sunday for Mothers Day lunch with an array of mothers and offspring. Weather was perfect and Caroline did us proud with a delicious roast chicken with all the trimmings, not bad for a veggie! Desserts galore to follow but sadly it was all too delicious and there were scant leftovers for me to scavenge on the rest of the week. Took young nephew Daniel out with the metal detector and a shovel for a bit of treasure hunting after the feast and came back with an impressive haul for just half an hour’s work. The young are nice and keen so all worked out well with me doing the scanning and Daniel doing the digging. Unfortunately our haul was only impressive in size, I think we hit on an old fence and gate with lots of nails, wire and hefty hinge kit. At least we found something to dig up anyway which was the best bit.
April fool’s day passed without incident as far as I noticed, I worked long hours on a nursery but I think that classes me as a different sort of fool.Lots of positive feedback over the last couple of weeks about how excited everyone seems to be over our hairy pots and on top of the encouraging sales everyone is feeling quite excited about selling plants again. Well done everyone. There seems to be quite a build up of eco stuff in the news at the moment which keeps everyone on their toes and hopefully just makes people think a bit more about how they live their lives. The energy companies look like they may about to be rumbled and are starting to offer some better deals over the longer term, just beware that they may still be trying to lull you into a false sense of security. We found it very beneficial to shop around for electric supply saving loads on what we were paying a few years ago. On top of our meter monitoring and energy saving measures it is possible to make significant savings every year. It adds up and helps the planet too. Do it. Not just at home but at work too. Very pleased that this winter the mild temps have meant that we haven’t have the central heating on at all, we might have succumbed at Christmas but luckily we were without power for five days and the boiler wouldn’t run! The compensation for the days off is still not all paid (well done SSE) but it should cover most of the year’s bill which is handy.
Availability
Inspirational flower and bud appearing on many lines as well as healthy spring foliage bursting forth elsewhere.
Fabulous Polemonium Heaven Scent are coming into their own with a delightful bushy show of bronzy green foliage and the very first signs of the early flower shoots beginning to appear. A spring stunner.
Snakes Head Lily (Fritillaria) looking dainty as the first buds open.A few English Bluebells showing early buds.
Lots of pink and white colour on the delightful Dicentra spectabilis.
Allium varieties are really strong and chunky, perfect for planting out as are the trendy Camassias, which are beginning to bud. The ever favourite and long flowering Erysimum Bowles Mauve looks absolutely fantastic, bushy and budding strongly, first colour just beginning to show. Even better than last year’s stunners.
Flower stems on most of the Aquilegias now. Strong and good looking. The super dark Barlow Black is always a favourite.
Many Geraniums are beginning to show bud with Samobor showing its dark purple colour.
Campanula glomerata varieties are showing plenty of bud and some early colour.
The decorative comfrey (Symphytum) are showing good early subtle flower colours.
Pulsatilla rubra is budding well and showing good colour although not many left now.
The first of the Salvias (May Night) are throwing up their first flower stems and buds, the promise of lots more to come.
Brunnera varigata are producing their first spring buds and vibrant blue flowers, looking perky, what a great blue.
Digitalis and Lupin ranges are all looking mega fresh and vigorous all raring to go. The digitalis wouldn’t look out of place in a 3li pot, there are so strong. The Lupins are all raring to put on a big summer splash, perfect for planting now.
Both Armeria maritima varieties have plenty of buds and the odd dab of colour, always a popular neat pot full. Ajuga Burgundy Glow are producing lots of flower shoots.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
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