CASH & CARRY SPECIAL Discover the
difference! Some new gems were unveiled recently at Wyevale East Nurseries. In the range of new trees, Broussonetia Papyrifera (known as the Paper Mulberry) is a small to medium deciduous tree with lobed green leaves native to Eastern Asia, and with small red, edible fruits produced in summer. In the shrub category, Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Venessa’ is a tall growing evergreen, up to 6m high and 3m wide. It is a new variety that has been bred in Australia with large scented semi-double flowers and pink buds that open white with pink edges. Mahonia ‘Cabaret’ (pictured) is a compact evergreen with unusual racemes of red/orange flower buds, which open to yellow flowers. It flowers in late summer to autumn slightly before other varieties. 8For more information call 01332 882315 or visit
www.wyevale-east.co.uk
At the latest meeting of the HTA Cash and Carry group, held at Joseph Rochford Gardens, members reported that trading conditions have been good since February, with a slight dip in June. Due to the challenging winters we have had recently, demand has shifted away from exotics towards hardier plants, with an increasing demand for herbaceous plants that offer a fashionable, colourful impact. Key outcomes from the meeting included the news that standard terms and conditions of sales have been agreed for this sector and can now be used by members, and that the HTA will be
Shift towards hardier plants
running training workshops in the New Year on ‘Selling Skills in the Cash and Carry’, tailored to the needs of cash and carry staff. 8For more information email
innes.mathieson@
the-hta.org.uk
Container grown trees
Frank P Matthews offers a huge selection of container grown fruit and ornamental trees at its cash and carry depot in Tenbury Wells. From mid-November to March, its selection of bare root trees and hedging is available for immediate planting. Specimen trees and trained fruit trees guarantee instant impact in any private, landscape or orchard scheme. Trained fan and espalier fruit trees are also popular with conifers and Christmas trees coming into their own during late autumn. Sundry items including guards and ties to aid tree establishment are also available. 8 For more information call 01584 819878 or visit
www.frankpmatthews.com
Cash & Carry soars at
Golden Acres! Dorset-based nursery group Golden Acres report a massive increase in its trade cash and carry business over the past year. The cash and carry division – where trade customers such as landscapers choose and collect plants onsite – has been gradually expanding since being separated in 2007 from its previously joint wholesale nursery business. 8For more information visit www.golden-acres-
nursery.co.uk
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