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Are these the first words to spring to mind when you think of conifers? Yes! Because conifers are a wonderful way of adding colour, shape and style to your garden. They’re easy to grow and visually stunning. Many change colour during the year so you can have fabulous splashes of orange, blue or purple...
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We’re really looking forward to the RHS Berrylicious Weekend . We’ve plenty of delicious strawberry, blueberry and raspberry plants in stock. Some of the strawberries are in hanging baskets so can be hung up immediately. Nibble at those plants with fruit, then tend them for another crop. My hanging strawberry...
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Exciting News . . . At the Garden Retail Awards for the best people in the industry, our Wildlife Team have captured the Greatest Wild Bird Care & Wildlife Team Award for 2009. Here they are at the Awards Ceremony and showing off their truly well deserved plaque and certificate. Well done everyone...
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News flash…..”Millions of painted lady butterflies have arrived in the UK after an epic migration from north Africa”. Wisley Plant Centre is proving to be a popular pit stop for the butterflies where they can be seen having a quick feed on the Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' flowers that we have for...
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You can't afford to miss the fabulous array of Irises we currently have in stock…. There are over 66 different ones to choose from including the gorgeous almost black cultivar ‘Superstition’ which Laurel and Michaela have their eyes on in the photo. This has to be one of my favourites, but I do tend...
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Guess who’s just been in The Wisley Plant Centre ……No other than Howard Ebison – one of the stars of the current popular BBC programme The Apprentice ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/ ). Howard said hello to many of the staff including Nige Eaton – Head of Wisley Plant Centre. Howard said “I cannot...
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Wow, we currently have 81 different varieties of Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) in stock. This is truly the best time to buy if you want the widest selection to choose from. We have a huge range of sizes too - from the 3 litre pot size up to a whopping 160 litre. Prices start at £25. Varieties come in...
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We had such an uplifting evening in the plant centre last week. Alan Titchmarsh came to give a Q & A session and to sign books for enthusiastic customers. We had the sound system in place in our pavilion so everyone could hear the Qs and As. Alan dealt with every question in a witty and gentle way...
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I've just had fantastic news from our alpine department supervisor. He's just cleared out all the unwanted tools from their shed and brought them over to us for recycling. If you've ever looked at that broken fork in your shed and reminded yourself to repair it (was it 2 years ago you said...
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Get set for Summer with one of our stylish French patio furniture sets. We have been selling these successfully with slight changes to the colour range each year. They are made using recycled materials and the most hi-tech 13-step metal treatment process' then coated in hard wearing ecological paint...
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