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Borde Hill – Plant Fairs Roadshow – 18th April 2021 The sun was shining, Spring was in the air, and the excitement was palpable – from both the nurseries & the plant hunters. The first Plant Fairs Roadshow of 2021...
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The late David Way’s snowdrop collection was ravaged by disease when moved from Kent to Hertfordshire. With no licensed fungicide to control snowdrop disease, he found another solution. Click on the link below to open the full article from The...
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Colin Moat, from Pineview Plants, on some more unusual shade-loving perennials. Podophyllum My initial attraction to this less than common, woodland perennial of the Berberidaceae family, was the handsome leaf, that emerges through the ground like an umbrella. The leaf unfurls to...
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I think the first Thalictrum (common name of Meadow Rue) that caught my imagination was Thalictrum delavayi ‘Hewitt’s Double’ which is ironic really, as I have had it die on me in about 3 different gardens.
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Growing Primula auricula is a passion for us here at Swallowfield’s Nursery. With their jewel-like colours, captivating markings, and enchanting scent they are quick to bewitch and beguile.
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My first encounter with this amazing range of plants started in the 80’s but developed in earnest about 20 years ago.
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Quentin Stark who is the Plant Doctor at the Plant Fair Roadshows events has written this article about one of his favourite plants.
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Quentin Stark
Plant Fairs Roadshow
1 Beacon Hill Cottage
Rolvenden Road, Benenden
Cranbrook, Kent
TN17 4BU