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Title: uk.rec.gardening Suppliers and References Faq
Seed, bulb and plant suppliers | Gardening Equipment Suppliers | Organic Suppliers | Useful websites

uk.rec.gardening Suppliers and References Faq



Last updated: 5/10/99

Additions:
  • Mulu
  • Abacus Nurseries
  • Reads Nursery
  • Iden Croft Herbs
  • Hozelock Ltd.
  • Chiltern Seeds - Web site URL



This FAQ is a listing of gardening suppliers and useful websites recommended by posters to the newsgroup uk.rec.gardening (urg). As well as this web version, it is posted to urg at approximately weekly intervals. An emailed text version is available, details in the urg Metafaq, which also has details of other urg FAQs .

The FAQ is divided into four sections:

1. Seed, bulb and plant suppliers
2. Gardening Equipment Suppliers - basically everything else
3. Organic Suppliers - a small section with those suppliers especially focussing on organic gardening.
4. Useful websites - links to useful gardning related or supplier websites.

Some suppliers could fit into more than one category, in this case I have picked what I consider the major focus. All do mail order unless otherwise stated.

Any additions, corrections, comments please e-mail me, Chris French, at: urgref@spennithorne.demon.co.uk


General Seed, Bulb and Plant suppliers



Abacus Nurseries


Drummau Road
Skewen
Neath
SA10 6NW

Tel: 01792 817994

Website: http://www.swig-online.co.uk/abacus/welcome.html
e-mail: abacus.dahlias@swig-online.co.uk

Dahlia specialists, Fuschias and 'hard to find ' plants

All Seasons
10 Hampden close
Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7SB
Tel/Fax: 01685 890180
E-mail: halcal@globalnet.co.uk

Wide variety of salads, oriental greens, herbs and 'interesting'
vegetables


Arcadia Nurseries
Brass Castle lane,
Nunthorpe
Middlesborough,
Cleveland,
TS8 9EB
Tel: 01642 310782
Fax: 01642 300817

Fuchsias and Auricula plantlets



Barthelemy & Co.
Arcadia Nurseries 262 Wimborne Road West,
Staplehill,
Wimborne,
Dorset,
BH21 2DZ
Tel: 01202 874283

Japanese maples


Basically Seeds,
Risby Business Park,
Newmarket Rd.,
Risby, Bury St. Edmunds,
Suffolk
IP28 6RD



S&N Brackley
117, Winslow Rd.,
Wingrave,
Aylesbury,
Bucks.
HP22 4QB.
Tel/Fax: 01296 681384



Brocking Exotics
Roseden
Nottingham road
Woodborough
Notts.
NG14 6EH

Tel: 0115 951 3381

Mail order - visitors by prior arrangement only
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D.T. Brown and Co. Ltd.
Station Rd,
Poulton le Fylde,
Lancs.
FY6 7HX.
Tel: 01253 882371.
Fax: 01253 890923.
Freephone Orders: 0800 731 1231
E-mail: mo_enquiry@dtbrown.globalnet.co.uk
Website: Frames version - http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dtbrown/index.htm
No-frames version - http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dtbrown/noframes/index

Vegetable, herd and flower seeds, flower plants
Organic seeds and potatoes



Chiltern Seeds
Bortree Stile,
Ulverston,
Cumbria
LA12 7PB
Tel: 01229 581137
Fax: 01229 584549
E-Mail: chilternseeds@compuserve.com
Website: http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/
Flower, vegetable, wildflower and herb seeds, mixtures etc.



The Citrus Centre
West Mare Lane
Marehill
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2EA
Tel: 01798 872786
Fax: 01798 874880

Specializing in Citrus plants



Cockers Roses
Whitemyres
Lang Stracht
Aberdeen
Scotland AB15 6XH
Tel: 01224 313261
Fax: 01224 312531

Rose specialists and nursery



Samuel Dobie & Son,
Broomhill Way,
Torquay,
Devon
TQ2 7QW
Tel: 01803 696444
Fax: 01803 696450



Elizabeth MacGregor
Ellenbank
Tongland Road
Kirkcudbright
DG6 4UU

Tel: 01557 330620

Specialises in named varieties of violas and cottage garden
plants.
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Thomas Etty Esq.
45 Forde Avenue,
Bromley,
Kent
BR1 3EU
Tel: 0181 466 6785
email: rwarner@cix.co.uk
website: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley/thomas.etty/etty/html

Flower and vegetable seeds, bulbs, heritage plant specialists



Mr. Fothergill Seeds,
Kentford,
Suffolk
CB8 7QB
Tel: 01638 552512
Fax: 01638 750468



Four Seasons Hardy Perennials
Forncett St Mary
Norwich
NR16 1JT
Tel: 01508 488 344
Fax: 01508 488478
E-mail: contact@fsperennials.co.uk
Website: http://www.fsperennials.co.uk



Gardening Direct of South Woodham Ferrers
FREEPOST CL4097
South Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford
Essex CM3 5YY

Tel: 01245 326002
Fax: 01245 328121

Spring bedding plants, plug plants. Floral only.



Glenville Nurseries
PO Box 2,
Walpole St Andrew,
Wisbech,
Cambs.
PE14 7LD



H. Hansen & Son
North Thoresby,
Grimsby
DN36 5RN

Pansy & bedding seed

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Hill House Nursery & Gardens
Landscove
Ashburton
Devon
TQ13 7LY

Tel: 01803 762273

Cash & Carry only - open every day 11am - 5pm.



Iden Croft Herbs
Frittenden Road
Staplehurst
Kent
TN12 0DH

Tel: 01580 891432
Fax: 01580 892416
Email: idencroft.herbs@dial.piex.com
Web site: http://www.oxalis.co.uk/ic.htm

Specialists in culinary, aromatic & medicinal herbs. Alpine,
wildflowers, Cottage garden, bee, butterfly & herbaceous plants.
Seeds and plants.
National collections of Mentha and Origanum.

Open daily 9 am - 5 pm Monday - Saturday
Sundays and Bank Holidays from March - September 11am - 5 pm



GM & EA Innes,
Oldtown,
Newmachar,
Aberdeenshire
AB21 7PR
Tel/fax: 01651 862333

Potato specialists - 71 varieties plus 24 heritage varieties from the
MacLean Collection.



Landlife Wildflowers Ltd.
National Wildflower Centre
Court Hey Park
Liverpool L16 3NA
Tel: 0151 737 1819
Fax: 0151 737 1820
email: info@landlife.u-net.com

Wildflower seeds and mixtures, starter plugs, advice



E.W.King & Co. Ltd.
Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex
CO5 9PG
Tel: 01376 570000
Fax: 01376 571189

Flower and Vegetable seed for home gardeners & wholesale
Seed is not chemically treated.



Orchard Nurseries
Orchard Place,
Flint House Road,
Three Holes,
Wisbech,
Cambs.
PE14 9JN.
Tel/Fax: 01354 638613
Website: http://www.orchard-nurseries.co.uk
E-mail: info@orchard-nurseries.co.uk

Bulbs, especially, Snowdrops, Aconites and other spring flowering bulbs
'in the green'


S.E.Marshall & Co. Ltd.
Wisbech,
Cambs. PE13 2RF
Orderline: 01 945 466 711
Customer Services: 01 945 583 407
Fax: 01 945 588 235
Vegetable and flower seed, starter modules, sundries
Specialities: Potato seed, onion set

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Moles Seeds
Turkey Cock Lane,
Stanway,
Colchester,
Essex
CO3 5PD
Tel: 01206 213213

Larger quantities (min order GBP 30.00)



Ken Muir
Honeypot Farm
Weeley Heath
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
CO16 9BJ

Tel: 01255 830181

Wide range of fruit trees, bushes etc.
Excellent catalogue (it's almost a book). They request 4x1st class
stamps and it's worth it.



Mulu Nurseries
Burford House
Burford
Tenbury Wells
Worcestershire
WR15 8HG

Tel. 01584 811592

Email: info@mulu.co.uk
Website: http://www.mulu.co.uk

Specialists in exotics; Aroids, Bananas, Gingers, Palms and Tree ferns and a whole host of other exotic goodies. All at very competitive prices.



Oasis Exotic Plants
42 Greenwood Avenue
South Benfleet
Essex
SS7 1LD

Tel: 01268 757666
E-Mail: oasis@exotic.globalnet.co.uk

Mail order - visitors by prior arrangement only



J. Parker
452 Chester Road
Manchester M16 9HL
Tel:
Customer orders: 0161 848 1100
General Enqs. 0161 872 1700
Fax: 0161 848 9494

Bulb & Plant mail order specialists



Plants of Distinction
Abacus House
Station Yard
Needham Market
Suffolk
IP6 8AS
Tel: 01449 721720
fax: 01449 721722

Specialize in new and rare seeds plus a few plants.
The catalogue is excellent in that it has full colour plates and good
size and hardiness descriptions.



Plant Magic
Common Lane,
Ditchling,
Hassocks,
Sussex,
BN6 8TP
Tel: 01444 257463
Fax: 01444 248058
E-mail: information@plantmagic.co.uk
Website: http://www.plantmagic.co.uk

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Plant World Seeds
Botanic Gardens and Plant Centre
St. Marychurch Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4SE
Tel: (01803) 872939
Fax: (01803) 872939

Seed of herbaceous perennials and alpines (mainly grown on
site) Gardens open 9:30-5:00 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays)
from Easter to end September.



Priorswood Clematis Nursery
Priorswood,
Widbury Hill
Ware
Herts
SG12 7QH

Tel: 01920 461543

Specialist Clematis nursery
The catalogue is an excellent guide to Clematis.



Reads Nursery
Hales Hall
Loddon
Norfolk
NR14 6QW

Tel: 01508 548395
Fax: 01508 548040
Email: plants@readsnursery.co.uk
Web site: http://www.readsnursery.co.ukk

Conservatory plants, Citrus, garden climbers, fruits and nuts.
Holder of the National Collection of Figs


W. Robinson & Sons Ltd.
Sunny Bank,
Forton,
Nr. Preston
Tel: 01524 791210.
Fax: 01524 791933

Vegetable seeds and plants
Nursery open in April and May, 7 Days/week, 9am - 5pm



Rosies Garden Plants,
Rochester Road,
Aylesford,
Kent
ME20 7EB

Tel: 01622 715777

Hardy Geraniums only. Mail order, over 110 varieties available.



Seymour's Selected Seeds,
PO Box 150,
Chelmsford,
Essex
CM1 4QG.



Simpson's Seeds
27 Meadowbrook
Old Oxted
Surey
RH8 9LT
Tel/Fax: 01883 715242

Vegetable seeds, very wide range of Tomatoes and Chillies.

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Southview Nurseries
Eversley Cross,
Hants.
RG27 0NT
Tel: 0118 973 2206

Old Pinks, fragrant and hardy plants.



Suttons
Hele Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7QJ
Tel:
Orders/Cat. Requests 01803 696363
General enquires 01803 696321

Vegetable and flower seeds, flower plants, bulbs, fruit.



Test Valley Nursery
Stockbridge Road
Timsbury
Romsey
Hants.
SO51 0NG
Tel: 01794 368881

No mail order.

Small individually run nursery specialising in less common and new hardy perennials. For example good collections of geraniums

Open: March to November 1030 to 1600 but not Monday or Thursday Julia Benn says 'I may have to close at short notice so, if travelling from a distance it is advisable to phone first'.



Thompson & Morgan,
Poplar Lane,
Ipswich,
Suffolk
IP8 3BU
Tel: 01473 688588
Fax: 01473 680199

Vegetable and flower seeds, flower plants.



Totally Tomatoes,
PO Box 202,
Newton Abbot,
Devon
TQ12 6ZH



Edwin Tucker and Sons Ltd
Brewery Meadow
Stonepark
Ashburton
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 7DG
Tel: 01364 652403
Fax: 01364 654300

Primarily vegetable seeds.



Unwins Seeds
Histon,
Cambridge,
Cambs.
CB4 4ZZ
Tel: 01223 236236

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Van Meuwen
PO Box 2
Spalding
Lincs.
PE12 6EB
Tel:
General enquires: 01775 760011,
Customer care line: 01775 760016
Orders: 01775 712345
Fax: 01775 760019
E-mail: colin@vanmeuwen.nildram.co.uk

Bulbs, plants, shrubs, roses, fruit trees, perennials.



Vernon Geranium Nusery,
Cuddington Way,
Cheam,
Sutton,
Surrey,
SM2 7JB
Tel: 0181 393 7616
Fax: 0181 786 7437

Geraniums, all varieties plus fuchsias



Wallis Seeds,
Broad Green,
Great Waltham,
Chelmsford,
Essex
CM3 1DS.
Tel: 01245 360413



Webster's,
Unit 16,
Ogilvy Place
Arbroath,
Tayside,
Scotland
DD11 4DE
Tel: 01241 434833 (store)
01674 673473 (home)

Potato specialists - over 80 varieties.

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GARDENING EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS




Agriframes Ltd
Charlwoods Road,
East Grinstead
West Sussex,
RH19 2HP

E-mail: agriframes@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.agriframes.co.uk

Fruit cages, arbours, frames etc.



Ashbourne Greenhouse Accessories
J&M Products
Moor Farm Road West
Airfield Industrial Estate
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1HD
Tel: 01335 345742

Staging, shelving and other greenhouse accessories.



CJ Wildbird foods Ltd.
The Rea,
Upton Magna,
Shrewsbury
SY4 4UB
Tel: 01743 709545
Fax: 01743 709504
E-mail: CJWildbirdFoods@Compuserve.com
Website: http://www.birdfood.co.uk/

Wildbirds foods, feeders etc. (also Hedgehogs etc!)
Good website.



Defenders
Occupation Road,
Wye
Ashford
Kent
TN25 5EN
Tel: 01233 813121
Fax: 01233 813633

Biological pest control



DIY Plastics (UK) Ltd.
Rergal Way
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7XD

Tel: 01367 242932
Fax: 01367 242200

Plastic roofing and glazing sheets.
Callers welcome, 9.00 - 5.30 Mon - Fri; 9.00 - 1.00 Sat



Green Gardener
41 Strumpshaw Road
Brundall
Norfolk
NR13 5PG

Tel/Fax 01603 715096

Biological pest controls

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Fertile Fibre
Tenbury Wells
WR15 8LT
Tel: 01584 781575
Fax: 01584 781483

Coir, Coir based compost, cocoshell mulch.



Hozelock Ltd.
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Bucks.
HP17 8JD

Tel: 01844 292002
Fax: 01844 291820

email: consumer.services@hozelock.com

Manufacturers of widely available watering equipment, such has hoses,
fittings, drippers etc.



Knowles Nets
East Road
Brodport
Dorset
DT6 4NX

Tel: 01308 424342

Fruit cages, netting, fleece etc.



Lakeland Ltd. (was Lakeland Plastics)
Alexandra Buildings
Windermere
Cumbria LA3 1BQ
Tel: 015394 88100
Fax: 015394 88300

Freezer & food bags & containers; kitchen storage & equip.; etc.



LBS Horticulture (from 1997 catalogue)
Standroyd Mill,
Cottontree,
Nr.Colne,
Lancs.
BB8 7BW
Tel:
General enquiries: 01282 873311
Customer Service: 01282 873300
Customer Sales: 01282 873333
Irrigation: 01282 873322
Polytunnels: 01282 870444
Fax: 01282 869850
email: lbs@provider.co.uk

Polytunnels, sheeting, tools, containers, clothing, sundries etc. etc.



Midland Butyl Limited
Windmill Farm
Biggin Lane
Near Holland Ward
Ashbourne
Derbyshire DE6 3FN
Tel: 01335 372 133
Fac: 01335 372 199
E-mail: info@midlandbutyl.com
Website: http://www.midlandbutyl.com

Suppliers of butyl linings for ponds, roofs etc.


Two Wests and Elliott's
Unit 4
Carrwood Road
Sheepbridge Industrial Estate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 9RH
Tel: 01246 451077
Fax: 01246 260115

Greenhouses and greenhouse equipment and fittings.

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Plastics By Post Ltd
Ventnor
Isle of White
PO38 1YJ
Tel: 01983 852241
Fax: 01983 854079

General plastic materials, sheeting and glazing, pots, irrigation,
fleece, netting, polytunnels. etc.



Pottering
PO Box 34
Cranleigh
Surrey
GU6 7YL
Tel: 01483 275407
E-mail: mailto:101516.1351@compuserv.com"

Cheap general gardening supplies, plastic pots, labels etc.



Queenswood
Wellington,
Hereford,
HR4 8BB
Tel: 01432 830015
Fax: 01432 830833
E-mail: sales@queenswood.demon.co.uk"
Website: http://www.queenswood.co.uk/

General gardening equipment

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ORGANIC SUPPLIERS



Tamar Organics
Unit 5a
Westbridge Trading Estate
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8DE
Tel/Fax: 01822 618765
E-mail: tamarorganics@compuserve.com"

General organic gardening supplies, vegetable, herb and flower seeds and
plants



The Organic Gardening Catalogue (HDRA/Chase)
Riverdene Business Park
Molesey Road,
Hersham
Surrey KT12 4RG
Tel: 01932 253666
Fax: 01932 252707

Organic vegetable and flower seed, herbs, grasses, mixtures, crop
protection, starter plants, books and pamphlets, tools, sundries.



Suffolk Herbs
Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex
CO5 9PG
Tel: 01376 572456
Fax: 01376 571189

Organic herbs, flowers, wildflowers, vegetables, tools, sundries etc.

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USEFUL WEBSITES



Title: Beechgrove Garden
URL: http://www.beechgrove.co.uk/
Contents: The website of the BBC Scotland TV program of the same name. General info regarding the program and the garden. Online versions of the accompanying factsheets.



Title: British Hedgehog Preservation Society
URL: http://www.software-technics.co.uk/bhps/
Contents: Lots of info about Hedgehogs and how to help them in your garden.



Title: From The Ground Up
URL: http://www.ftgu.freeserve.co.uk/index.html
Content: Seed and plant exchange, basic webpage for the above organisation which publishes a magazine to assist in this.



Title: HDRA
URL: http://www.hdra.org.uk/index.htm
Contents: Info about the HDRA (Henry Doubleday Research Association)



Tile: A. J. McCormack and Son - A Guide to UK Paving
URL: http://www.tmac.clara.net/paving/pavpage/paving.htm
Contents: Lots of useful info on paving and other aspects hard landscaping. Excellent site put up by a regular contributor to u.r.g, and professional paving contractor.



Title: Midnet Organic
URL: http://www.organic.mcmail.com/
Contents: Site with a wide range of info and tips on organic gardening.

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Title: Official Pacific Northwest Slug Page
URL: http://www.webelegance.com/slug/slug.html
Contents: A mainly humorous look at slugs, a US site but with some useful info on slugs as well. Cheer yourself up when they've demolished your lettuces!.



Title: Rec.gardens.ecosystems:Organic gardening based on ecology
URL: http://metalab.unc.edu/rge/
Contents: Contains the FAQ of the newsgroup rec.gardens.ecosystems, which is for those interested in 'gardening from an ecological perspective . Good info on a wide variety of topics.



Title: Slug Control
URL: http://www.oxalis.co.uk/slug.htm
Contents: Webpage put up by an invertebrate ecologist. Some basic info about the different types of UK slugs, plus a review of different methods of control.


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