Regional focus South East
Introducing The Constant Gardener
Green Pastures Nursery’s plant crèche
In a bid to boost sales in the unseasonably cold spring weather, Green Pastures Nursery opened Norfolk’s first plant crèche. Customers can buy plants and then leave them in the nursery’s care until the weather turns warmer. The service, which is free of charge,
was started by James Debbage and Michelle Evans and has proved popular with customers who want to delay planting up their flower beds and containers until spring definitely arrives. Having seen the popularity of plant
crèches at national gardening shows, Michelle thought it would be the perfect service to offer at their garden centre.
_www.greenpasturesnursery.co.uk Chelsea Fringe in the Weald
Rebecca Woolley (right) with horticulturalist Joanna Morrison
We’re glad to welcome new APL member Rebecca Woolley. She’s had an interesting journey into the business: after working as a model, she became a nightclub DJ, then a personal trainer, until a near-fatal bike accident in 1997 left her almost crippled. She decided to return to study but couldn’t decide between horticulture or nutrition. Nutrition won at the time, but half way through her degree she took a break and started gardening for friends and neighbours and her company, The Constant Gardener, was launched. Five years on, Rebecca has a staff of 10 and the business, which is based in Chelmsford, Essex, has four different divisions – design, build, maintenance and tree surgery. Rebecca says, ‘I’m delighted to have joined the APL. I’m proud of what I’ve achieved, having built The Constant Gardener organically. I would love to see more women involved in the horticulture/ landscape sector.’
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HTA Regional account managers provide the main point of contact for members, spending 80% of their time visiting member businesses to find out their needs and inform them about the many products and services available to them as a benefit of their membership.
the public. Fresh from her retirement as Head gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Alexis Datta will be the nursery’s resident expert for the weekend. The festivities will also mark the launch
The Chelsea Flower Show is celebrating its centenary this year. The Walled Nursery, in Hawkhurst, Kent, is joining in the fun with a weekend of Chelsea Fringe Festivities. Considered the UK’s finest Victorian kitchen garden, the nursery’s celebratory weekend, on 25-26 May, will include demonstrations by broadcaster Christine Walkden. Six local garden designers will also be showcasing their portfolios and answering questions from
HTA Regional account managers
National Martin Simmons t 07738 801584 @msimmonsHTA e
martin.simmons@
the-hta.org.uk
North, including Scotland and Northern Ireland Andrew Dunkley t 07540 126463
@AndyDunkleyHTA e
Andrew.Dunkley@the-hta.org.uk
South West Andy Whelan t 07850 721429 @andywhelanHTA e
andrew.whelan@the-hta.org.uk
t 07808 775175 @philtremayne e
phil.tremayne@
the-hta.org.uk
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of The Walled Nursery’s ‘Garden Heritage Appeal’. Owners Emma and Monty Davies say, ‘Gardening is an intrinsic part of our culture and heritage; it is so important that we preserve as much as we can. We are asking people to send us any information relating to gardening: it could be a payslip from a grandfather who was a gardener, a plant catalogue or a photo. We want to look back at gardening over the past 100 or so years – we’ve had glasshouses on site here since the early 1800s. Of course, we are especially interested in anything relating to ‘Tongswood Gardens’, the original name of our nursery. We’ll be looking at what plants were in fashion, what equipment was used, how a Victorian life in gardening was regarded. All the information donated will be exhibited in our onsite museum for visitors to enjoy and best of all entry is free.’
_For more information, please visit
www.thewallednursery.com
Introducing…
Phil Tremayne
London, South East
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