I have been working here at the garden centre for 12 years now and normally I spend the winter months working either on maintenance around the garden centre or on office work such as trying to keep on top of the website and creating sales material for the coming season. This winter has been very different for me as we have been short staffed on our nursery so I have been helping out at the cutting edge of production. This has unfortunately left the website a little bit more out of date but has had other benefits. It has been really interesting to see the vast amount of fantastic stock we have in the pipeline. Agreed some days have been a bit challenging - potting up thousands of our ever popular Griselinia hedging plants but on the other hand some days are really great - yesterday we were potting on the Cordyline indivisa and the Myosotidium hortensia - the Chatham Island forget me not - which bears beautiful blue flowers. These two plants will not be ready for a couple of months yet but we have huge stocks of many many other plants so as always whether you are shopping with us online or at the garden centre we look forward to helping you with your requirements. All for now, John.

A very fast growing, attractive, ornamental Restio that forms a stunning upright tufted clump of reed like stems up to 2m tall and 1.5m wide. Slightly arching stems carry golden brown flower spikelets in the summer. A very architectural looking plant for exotic and grass borders or for growing in large pots, in a well drained soil in full sun. Hardy to minus 8 degrees C.

Need privacy and shelter from the wind?"

Then this very tough plant from New Zealand could be your answer.
A fast growing evergreen hedging plant with leathery apple green foliage. Withstands salt winds and is very hardy therefore making it very good hedging plant. Plant 60cms apart for a thick hedge. Height 3-6m. Plant in sun or partial shade.
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Available in three sizes as per the picture.

Smaller orders can be sent by normal carriers as per our general mail order charges. Large orders by arrangement - for example Mr Jones in Dorset had a whole van full of plants delivered for only £100.00 carriage.

A great general fertiliser that we have had specially formulated. This feeds plants for one year but is only active in warm soils so should not be leached out of the soil by rain. Contains all the necessary nutrients along with trace elements.

The best fertiliser that we have had in nearly 30 years. Can be used in tubs, Pots, and hanging baskets, along with trees, shrubs, lawns, vegetables and most other garden uses. Very concentrated so you only need small amounts.

Welcome to the Trevena Cross Nurseries website. We specialize in exotic plants along with all the more normal items that you would expect to find in your local garden centre. We run a mail order service alongside the garden centre so if you are unable to get to us at least we can get our plants to you. Please enjoy browsing through our website but if you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact us by phone, fax or email.

Our Shop
Alongside all of the plants that we stock at Trevena Cross we also have a huge selection of other goods, these range from Westland and Gem Composts and Fertilizers, Unwins Seeds and Houseplants to a selection of Ceramic and Plastic Pots....find out more about our shop.

If you haven't visited us before now we know you will be amazed.

You can combine your visit with a meal or a drink at our award winning Garden Kitchen Restaurant, which is under new management.