SPECIALITIES
Our speciality lies in the Southern Hemisphere plants, notably South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and South America. As well as many of the succulents from throughout the world. As many of these plants are uncommon in Europe we have a difficult task advising on the hardiness of many of these plants. We are guided in our choices by the use of the USDA zone ratings and generally choose plants that most people have a reasonably good chance of growing. Every garden is different and so much depends on the soil type, the winter rainfall and the actual size of the plant. The basic rule that we adopt is that the drier the soil type and the larger the plant is then the more frost it will stand. This leads to the basic golden rule-add plenty of drainage material when planting. With the use of our extensive range of reference books and our own experience we have tried to provide as much help as possible. It is therefore our strong belief that the hardiness guides we have given our accurate but we must advise that you treat this as a guide only.

Amongst our specialities are the many members of the Proteacae family including the Banksias, Hakeas, Leucadendrons, Proteas and Telopeas. These all need a very free draining poor soil type that is on the acidic side. They must not be fed with any Phosphates as this can cause damage to the the fine roots. Many of these can be grown in the garden as long as the conditions are right. Alternatively they make tremendous pot plants for the conservatory or patio in the summer. Some, notably the Banksias will tolerate some wind and also make good coastal plants.