Where do you buy your plants?
I often see plants on tv programmes or in magazines, that I would love to try in my own garden.
I write down the names and toddle off to the local garden centres (there are two local ones) but I never seem to be able to find the exact plant, I can usually find something in the same family but never the exact one.
I write down the names and toddle off to the local garden centres (there are two local ones) but I never seem to be able to find the exact plant, I can usually find something in the same family but never the exact one.
How do you deal with this? Do you give in and buy something similar, try travelling further to a different garden centre or turn to online sellers?
Any advice welcome.
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My thinking is that the shows and magazines have access to new varieties or cultivars that take a while to filter into shops, or they popularise existing plants that had fallen out of fashion creating new demand.
One of our favourite places is Bluebell Cottage Nursery near Warrington (run by Sue Beesley who won BBC Gardener of the Year in 2006). She & her team propagate a lot of the stock and has a wonderful garden showcasing much of it but tends to run out quite quickly so it's best to make a list early in the season and let them know what you're after. I'd have got the above Helenium from her if I'd got in early enough! She also does mail order though.
I have this problem a lot as I live in Belgium and they tend to all stock the same varieties. After a hood search I've found specialist seed sellers and nurseries that will supply by post from the Netherlands.