Morning all,
Even more fabulous stock coming into its peak this week so still no room for rambling this week. If you get the chance go and see The Strypes, best band we’ve seen for years, if not ever. Young, talented, energetic, exciting accessible music and very loud. Even the audience was young, well with a few notable exceptions. Must get Caroline’s birthday present sorted, I need more than a bag of organic spinach this time!
Availability highlights
Our nice short Tiarella (Foam Flower) are showing plenty of bud and flower now, a very pretty cream show. A new crop for this spring is Digitalis Silver Fox. Lovely silver/grey foliage which is showing strong multiple flower shoots (white flowered). It doesn’t get too tall and looks perfect just now.
Incarvillea has suddenly leapt out of the compost and started producing flower shoots and colour. Exotic in appearance. Candelabra primulas (x bullesiana) in bud, Mixed colours putting on a lovely show but needs a damp planting spot. Just a few Stokesia left in bud. The big flowers always surprise me on such short plants. (Memory of a goldfish) Just coming into bud is our great range of Leucanthemums. Several varieties this year running alongside the ever popular dwarf classics of Snow Lady and Silver Princess. All stonkingly bushy plants, Lacrosse has pretty white petals with a little spoon shape on the end of each, Sante is a stunningly frilly double and Real Dream, Banana Creme and Broadway Lights all carry very attractive flowers of varying shades of cream/yellow.
One of Carolines favourites is Sea Lavender (Limonium) which often gets overlooked. Perhaps just too subtle for some, but it has lovely reddening foliage as it ages as well as it’s wafty summer flowers. Just throwing up its flower shoots now. Salvia’s Sensation Blue and Sensation Rose are producing strong bud and good colour. The Gaillardia range is producing plenty of bud now. The delightful Messa Yellow are a favourite of mine but the bolder Arizona Red and bicolour Arizona Sun put on a great show too. More Peach to come later. The dwarf upright Polemonium Bambino Blue is now in bud, the odd bold blue flower showing.
Fabulous crops of Gallery Lupins, Delpiniums and Digitalis Dalmation will be on stream for just a few more weeks. Hollyhocks (Alcea) are also strong and bushy, ideal condition to sell and plant before they shoot for the stars.Astilbes all have masses of tight bud showing, Dark red (Fanal), white (Deutschland), dark pink (Rhienland) and delightful pale pink of Peach Blossom.Geranium Brookside is nicely in colour at the moment with their blue flowers opening. Clear large pink flowers of Geranium sang. Striatum are doing their thing, a delightful ground hugging show. Geum’s are in bud and flower, Lady Stratheden and Mrs Bradshaw have buds and flowers opening on strong stems looking fantastic.
Papaver Garden Gnome looking fresh and vigorous with their first plump buds appearing among the leaves and the occasional flower opening. We have several more Veronica’s this season which are looking fab, Buds are appearing on nice compact plants although not sure yet how long before the colour appears. The best varieties are Inspire Blue (very blue), Red Fox (deep pink/red) and Baby Doll (lovely flouncy pink and short!).
We have a lot more Achillea varieties this year, there are flower shoots and buds most. The Desert Eve range are very compact, the others are short but not quite as ground hugging. All monster plants, I can’t believe how strong they all are. Coreopsis Sunfire puts on a great summer show and we have lovely bushy plants with the first buds nestling in the tops. Last year we grew the popular Erigeron karvinskianus for the first time and sold out in a week. This year’s crop is much bigger and we have several batches to see us through the next couple of months. Other Erigeron are approaching flowering. The low growing Sea Breeze varieties have a masses of buds, especially the pink one, although not many left. Delightful little flowers of Erodium’s are showing well with months of colour to follow. The Phlox Flame varieties are showing really strong bushy growth. Best Phlox we have ever had.
Herbs coming along nicely as the range begins to grow. Still not warm enough yet for those basil plants, they really need some warmth to get going.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Tuesday 26 May 2015
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Get them while they're hot!
Morning all,
So much fabulous stock coming into its peak this week no real room for news this week. Get them while they are hot.
Availability highlights
A new crop for this spring is Digitalis Silver Fox. Lovely grey foliage which is now showing strong multiple flower shoots (white flowered). It doesn’t get too tall but puts on a great show. Fabulous crops of Gallery Lupins and Delpiniums will be on stream for the next couple of weeks. Chunky and fresh full of vim and vigour. Get them while you can.
Hollyhocks (Alcea) are also strong and bushy, ideal condition to sell and plant before they shoot for the stars.Astilbes all have masses of tight bud showing, Dark red (Fanal), white (Deutschland), dark pink (Rhienland) and delightful pale pink of Peach Blossom.
Geranium Brookside is nicely in bud at the moment with the odd blue flower opening.Clear large pink flowers of Geranium sang. Striatum are doing their thing, a delightful ground hugging show.
Incarvillea has suddenly leapt out of the compost and started producing flower shoots and colour. Exotic in appearance and a bold show.The dwarf upright Polemonium Bambino Blue is now in bud, the odd bold blue flower showing.
Geums are in bud and flower, Lady Stratheden and Mrs Bradshaw have buds and flowers opening on strong stems looking fantastic.Papaver Garden Gnome looking fresh and vigorous with their first plump buds appearing among the leaves and the odd flower opening.
We have several more Veronica this season which are looking fab, buds are appearing on nice compact plants although not sure yet how long before colour appears. The best varieties are Inspire Blue (very blue), Red Fox (deep pink/red) and Baby Doll (lovely flouncy pink and short!).
We have a lot more Achillea varieties this year, there are flower shoots and buds most. The Desert Eve range are very compact, the others are short but not quite as ground hugging. All monster plants.
Coreopsis Sunfire puts on a great summer show and we have lovely bushy plants with the first buds nestling in the tops. The Gaillardia range is producing plenty of bud now. I love the Peach and yellow ones myself but the bolder Arizona Red and bicolour Arizona Sun put on a great show too.All three of the Campanula glomerata varieties are in bud with the odd bit of colour showing. Striking yellow foliage of Tradescantia Blue and Gold contrasts well with their blue flowers (now coming into bud).Probably one of the reddest flowers in the garden, Lychnis chalcedonica has shot up and its buds are appearing, but only a few left now.
Very strong plants of Bupthalmum are about to show masses of its lovely yellow flowers, a great garden performer.Last year we grew the popular Erigeron karvinskianus for the first time and sold out in a week. This year’s batch is much bigger and we have several batches to see us through the next couple of months, assuming we don’t sell out!. Other Erigeron are approaching flowering. The low growing Sea Breeze varieties have a masses of buds.
Delightful little flowers of Erodium are showing well with months of colour to follow. The odd open flower is now appearing among the foliage of the long flowering Geranium nodosum. Salvia Sensation Blue and Sensation Rose are producing strong bud and the odd flash of colour. Hostas are showing strong shoots with fresh verdant leaf growth.The Pyrethrum (Tanacetum) varieties are in bud with the odd flash of colour although not many left now.
The Phlox Flame varieties are showing really strong bushy growth. Best Phlox we have ever had.
Herbs coming along nicely as the range begins to grow. A few weeks to go before the Basils appear, just not warm enough yet.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
So much fabulous stock coming into its peak this week no real room for news this week. Get them while they are hot.
Availability highlights
A new crop for this spring is Digitalis Silver Fox. Lovely grey foliage which is now showing strong multiple flower shoots (white flowered). It doesn’t get too tall but puts on a great show. Fabulous crops of Gallery Lupins and Delpiniums will be on stream for the next couple of weeks. Chunky and fresh full of vim and vigour. Get them while you can.
Hollyhocks (Alcea) are also strong and bushy, ideal condition to sell and plant before they shoot for the stars.Astilbes all have masses of tight bud showing, Dark red (Fanal), white (Deutschland), dark pink (Rhienland) and delightful pale pink of Peach Blossom.
Geranium Brookside is nicely in bud at the moment with the odd blue flower opening.Clear large pink flowers of Geranium sang. Striatum are doing their thing, a delightful ground hugging show.
Incarvillea has suddenly leapt out of the compost and started producing flower shoots and colour. Exotic in appearance and a bold show.The dwarf upright Polemonium Bambino Blue is now in bud, the odd bold blue flower showing.
Geums are in bud and flower, Lady Stratheden and Mrs Bradshaw have buds and flowers opening on strong stems looking fantastic.Papaver Garden Gnome looking fresh and vigorous with their first plump buds appearing among the leaves and the odd flower opening.
We have several more Veronica this season which are looking fab, buds are appearing on nice compact plants although not sure yet how long before colour appears. The best varieties are Inspire Blue (very blue), Red Fox (deep pink/red) and Baby Doll (lovely flouncy pink and short!).
We have a lot more Achillea varieties this year, there are flower shoots and buds most. The Desert Eve range are very compact, the others are short but not quite as ground hugging. All monster plants.
Coreopsis Sunfire puts on a great summer show and we have lovely bushy plants with the first buds nestling in the tops. The Gaillardia range is producing plenty of bud now. I love the Peach and yellow ones myself but the bolder Arizona Red and bicolour Arizona Sun put on a great show too.All three of the Campanula glomerata varieties are in bud with the odd bit of colour showing. Striking yellow foliage of Tradescantia Blue and Gold contrasts well with their blue flowers (now coming into bud).Probably one of the reddest flowers in the garden, Lychnis chalcedonica has shot up and its buds are appearing, but only a few left now.
Very strong plants of Bupthalmum are about to show masses of its lovely yellow flowers, a great garden performer.Last year we grew the popular Erigeron karvinskianus for the first time and sold out in a week. This year’s batch is much bigger and we have several batches to see us through the next couple of months, assuming we don’t sell out!. Other Erigeron are approaching flowering. The low growing Sea Breeze varieties have a masses of buds.
Delightful little flowers of Erodium are showing well with months of colour to follow. The odd open flower is now appearing among the foliage of the long flowering Geranium nodosum. Salvia Sensation Blue and Sensation Rose are producing strong bud and the odd flash of colour. Hostas are showing strong shoots with fresh verdant leaf growth.The Pyrethrum (Tanacetum) varieties are in bud with the odd flash of colour although not many left now.
The Phlox Flame varieties are showing really strong bushy growth. Best Phlox we have ever had.
Herbs coming along nicely as the range begins to grow. A few weeks to go before the Basils appear, just not warm enough yet.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Monday 11 May 2015
Hairy High
Morning all,
A nice steady overcast weekend to settle everyone down after the excitement of the past week. Let’s hope a dose of strong healthy plant sales makes the ideal distraction from the exposure to the over stimulated media and politicians. We have had our heads down beavering away as usual, lots more sales and plenty of potting. Another release of predators this morning to keep those pests at bay and sprays to a minimum. Still waiting for the early April wooden tray delivery, we had a few arrive last week which will see us through a few more days and hopefully the rest will pitch up soon. Lots of emergency tray repairs going on to plug the gap a job we usually save for the winter months but needs must.
Exciting news this morning when I heard that one of my college friends has just been nominated as one of the three finalists in the Guardian Small Business Leader of the Year. Neil Grant runs a brilliant Garden Centre in Sheffield and his innovative ways have won him plenty of admirers. I have done my voting in support, why not add yours for a fellow horticultural enthusiast and promote the industry image; http://gu.com/p/486mb
Two visitors for the bank holiday weekend, one ended up passing away and is now under the floorboards creating a terrible smell. Can’t get to the source, we’ll just have to sit it out, we hope it has peaked now and we can ask people in the house again. For any relatives reading this Mum did make it home and she is fine.
Availability
Fabulous crops of Gallery Lupins and Delpiniums will be on stream for the next couple of weeks. Chunky and fresh full of vim and vigour. Get them while you can. Hollyhocks (Alcea) are strong and bushy, ideal condition to sell and plant before they shoot for the stars. Incarvillea has suddenly leapt out of the compost and started producing flower shoots. Exotic in appearance and a bold show. Geum’s are approaching flowering, Lady Stratheden already has bright yellow flowers about to burst on strong stems.
Papaver Garden Gnome looking fresh and vigorous with their first plump buds appearing among the leaves. Astilble varieties all coming into bud now, looking fresh. We have a lot more Achillea varieties this year, there are signs of flower shoots on many and buds on the very dwarf Dessert Eve varieties. The DE Rose form is a new one to us and I must admit I wasn’t expecting too much as ‘Rose’ as a colour description can often be a bit of a dull pinky purple but this is a really attractive two tone flecked deep pink and white petals. Naturally I haven’t got many, more of that one next year I think.
Coreopsis Sunfire puts on a great summer show and we have lovely bushy plants with the first buds nestling in the tops.The Gaillardia range is producing its first few buds with masses to follow. I love the Peach and yellow ones myself but the bolder Arizona Red and bicolour Arizona Sun put on a great show too.
All three of the Campanula glomerata varieties are in bud with the odd bit of colour showing.
Striking yellow foliage of Tradescatia Blue and Gold contrasts well with their blue flowers (now coming into bud). Probably one of the reddest flowers in the garden, Lychnis chalcedonica has shot up and its buds are appearing. Very strong plants of Bupthalmum are about to show its lovely yellow flowers, a great garden performer.
Last year we grew the popular Erigeron karvinskianus for the first time and sold out in a week. This year’s batch has just come on stream with buds already showing, don’t miss it. Other Erigeron are approaching flowering. The Sea Breeze varieties have a few buds with masses to follow.
Delightful little flowers of Erodium’s are showing well with months of colour to follow. The odd open flower is now appearing among the foliage of the Geranium nodosum. Salvia’s East Freisland, Sensation Blue and Sensation Rose are showing strong bud and the odd flash of colour. Hostas are showing strong shoots with fresh verdant leaf growth. The Pyrethrum (Tanacetum) varieties are in bud although not many left now. The Phlox Flame varieties are showing really strong bushy growth.
Herbs are coming along nicely as the range begins to grow. A few weeks to go before the Basils appear, just not warm enough yet.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
A nice steady overcast weekend to settle everyone down after the excitement of the past week. Let’s hope a dose of strong healthy plant sales makes the ideal distraction from the exposure to the over stimulated media and politicians. We have had our heads down beavering away as usual, lots more sales and plenty of potting. Another release of predators this morning to keep those pests at bay and sprays to a minimum. Still waiting for the early April wooden tray delivery, we had a few arrive last week which will see us through a few more days and hopefully the rest will pitch up soon. Lots of emergency tray repairs going on to plug the gap a job we usually save for the winter months but needs must.
Exciting news this morning when I heard that one of my college friends has just been nominated as one of the three finalists in the Guardian Small Business Leader of the Year. Neil Grant runs a brilliant Garden Centre in Sheffield and his innovative ways have won him plenty of admirers. I have done my voting in support, why not add yours for a fellow horticultural enthusiast and promote the industry image; http://gu.com/p/486mb
Two visitors for the bank holiday weekend, one ended up passing away and is now under the floorboards creating a terrible smell. Can’t get to the source, we’ll just have to sit it out, we hope it has peaked now and we can ask people in the house again. For any relatives reading this Mum did make it home and she is fine.
Availability
Fabulous crops of Gallery Lupins and Delpiniums will be on stream for the next couple of weeks. Chunky and fresh full of vim and vigour. Get them while you can. Hollyhocks (Alcea) are strong and bushy, ideal condition to sell and plant before they shoot for the stars. Incarvillea has suddenly leapt out of the compost and started producing flower shoots. Exotic in appearance and a bold show. Geum’s are approaching flowering, Lady Stratheden already has bright yellow flowers about to burst on strong stems.
Papaver Garden Gnome looking fresh and vigorous with their first plump buds appearing among the leaves. Astilble varieties all coming into bud now, looking fresh. We have a lot more Achillea varieties this year, there are signs of flower shoots on many and buds on the very dwarf Dessert Eve varieties. The DE Rose form is a new one to us and I must admit I wasn’t expecting too much as ‘Rose’ as a colour description can often be a bit of a dull pinky purple but this is a really attractive two tone flecked deep pink and white petals. Naturally I haven’t got many, more of that one next year I think.
Coreopsis Sunfire puts on a great summer show and we have lovely bushy plants with the first buds nestling in the tops.The Gaillardia range is producing its first few buds with masses to follow. I love the Peach and yellow ones myself but the bolder Arizona Red and bicolour Arizona Sun put on a great show too.
All three of the Campanula glomerata varieties are in bud with the odd bit of colour showing.
Striking yellow foliage of Tradescatia Blue and Gold contrasts well with their blue flowers (now coming into bud). Probably one of the reddest flowers in the garden, Lychnis chalcedonica has shot up and its buds are appearing. Very strong plants of Bupthalmum are about to show its lovely yellow flowers, a great garden performer.
Last year we grew the popular Erigeron karvinskianus for the first time and sold out in a week. This year’s batch has just come on stream with buds already showing, don’t miss it. Other Erigeron are approaching flowering. The Sea Breeze varieties have a few buds with masses to follow.
Delightful little flowers of Erodium’s are showing well with months of colour to follow. The odd open flower is now appearing among the foliage of the Geranium nodosum. Salvia’s East Freisland, Sensation Blue and Sensation Rose are showing strong bud and the odd flash of colour. Hostas are showing strong shoots with fresh verdant leaf growth. The Pyrethrum (Tanacetum) varieties are in bud although not many left now. The Phlox Flame varieties are showing really strong bushy growth.
Herbs are coming along nicely as the range begins to grow. A few weeks to go before the Basils appear, just not warm enough yet.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
Tuesday 5 May 2015
Hairy Whiffiness
Morning all,
It always seems to be busy, not sure if that is really news any more. Day to day survival at the moment. I find the key part of management here is managing whatever is thrown up to put a spanner in the works. Monday morning got off to the usual hectic start as we rushed about getting deliveries prepared and delivered before the weekend arrives, it’s always an exciting day as it all unfolds, or perhaps unravels. Added excitement this Monday morning with the plumbing in the loos becoming blocked, I won’t go into detail but a good time was had by all, not. Luckily after working under the porta cabin, pipe dismantling and a bit of poking, all eventually ran smoothly. After a complete clothing change management got back to normal with a printer breakdown, computer freeze, wooden box juggling and tea making. It’s all such fun, everyone should their own business especially when it includes the idyllic rural lifestyle choice of running a nursery!
A small number of new wooden boxes arrived today so hopefully next week will be a bit less stressful on that front. With a bit of luck the rest of the delivery will get here before long.
Still loads of great looking stock on the nursery with lots of exciting buds to appear very soon so don’t forget us as the bedding all comes on line.
Loads of predators released on the nursery already and a crop of ‘sink crop’ aubergines growing away under a little bit of heat. We are going to grow 2 or 3 in each tunnel once it warms up a bit more and they should act as an attractive target for many pests. We can then focus applying predators to the aubergines to bulk up the populations and get them off to a good start. The combination of pest magnet and focused attack will hopefully make predator applications more effective. The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement (heard that one earlier this week attributed to Bobby Robson I believe).
Availability
Fabulous crops of Gallery Lupins and Delpiniums will be on stream for the next couple of weeks. Chunky and fresh full of vim & vigour. Get them while you can.
Incarvillea has suddenly leapt out of the compost and started producing flower shoots. Exotic in appearance and a bold show.
Strong and bushy Nepeta Six Hills Giant and Walkers Low have lots of bud appearing.
Papaver Garden Gnome looking fresh and vigorous with their first plump buds appearing among the leaves. All three of the Campanula glomerata varieties are in bud with the odd bit of colour showing.
Striking yellow foliage of Tradescatia Blue & Gold contrasts well with their blue flowers (now coming into bud). Pretty mixed coloured flower spikes of Verbascum phon. Hybrids are here but there aren’t many left so be quick. Probably one of the reddest flowers in the garden, Lychnis chalcedonica has shot up and its buds are appearing. Very strong plants of Bupthalmum are about to show its lovely yellow flowers, a great garden performer.
Last year we grew the popular Erigeron karvinskianus for the first time and sold out in a week. This year’s batch has just come on stream with buds already showing, don’t miss it. Hopefully this year the quantities we have will give us all a longer sales period!
Other Erigeron are approaching flowering. The Sea Breeze varieties have a few buds with masses to follow.
Delightful little flowers of Erodium’s are showing well with months of colour to follow.
I can see the flower stems and bud appearing among the glossy green foliage of the Geranium nodosum.
Salvia East Freisland is showing strong early bud as it bursts into really bushy growth. The other salvia are close behind. Hostas are showing their first strong shoots with leaves unfurling.The Pyrethrum (Tanacetum) varieties are in bud.The Phlox Flame varieties are showing really strong bushy growth.
Herbs coming along nicely as the range begins to grow. A few weeks to go before the Basils appear, just not warm enough yet.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
It always seems to be busy, not sure if that is really news any more. Day to day survival at the moment. I find the key part of management here is managing whatever is thrown up to put a spanner in the works. Monday morning got off to the usual hectic start as we rushed about getting deliveries prepared and delivered before the weekend arrives, it’s always an exciting day as it all unfolds, or perhaps unravels. Added excitement this Monday morning with the plumbing in the loos becoming blocked, I won’t go into detail but a good time was had by all, not. Luckily after working under the porta cabin, pipe dismantling and a bit of poking, all eventually ran smoothly. After a complete clothing change management got back to normal with a printer breakdown, computer freeze, wooden box juggling and tea making. It’s all such fun, everyone should their own business especially when it includes the idyllic rural lifestyle choice of running a nursery!
A small number of new wooden boxes arrived today so hopefully next week will be a bit less stressful on that front. With a bit of luck the rest of the delivery will get here before long.
Still loads of great looking stock on the nursery with lots of exciting buds to appear very soon so don’t forget us as the bedding all comes on line.
Loads of predators released on the nursery already and a crop of ‘sink crop’ aubergines growing away under a little bit of heat. We are going to grow 2 or 3 in each tunnel once it warms up a bit more and they should act as an attractive target for many pests. We can then focus applying predators to the aubergines to bulk up the populations and get them off to a good start. The combination of pest magnet and focused attack will hopefully make predator applications more effective. The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement (heard that one earlier this week attributed to Bobby Robson I believe).
Availability
Fabulous crops of Gallery Lupins and Delpiniums will be on stream for the next couple of weeks. Chunky and fresh full of vim & vigour. Get them while you can.
Incarvillea has suddenly leapt out of the compost and started producing flower shoots. Exotic in appearance and a bold show.
Strong and bushy Nepeta Six Hills Giant and Walkers Low have lots of bud appearing.
Papaver Garden Gnome looking fresh and vigorous with their first plump buds appearing among the leaves. All three of the Campanula glomerata varieties are in bud with the odd bit of colour showing.
Striking yellow foliage of Tradescatia Blue & Gold contrasts well with their blue flowers (now coming into bud). Pretty mixed coloured flower spikes of Verbascum phon. Hybrids are here but there aren’t many left so be quick. Probably one of the reddest flowers in the garden, Lychnis chalcedonica has shot up and its buds are appearing. Very strong plants of Bupthalmum are about to show its lovely yellow flowers, a great garden performer.
Last year we grew the popular Erigeron karvinskianus for the first time and sold out in a week. This year’s batch has just come on stream with buds already showing, don’t miss it. Hopefully this year the quantities we have will give us all a longer sales period!
Other Erigeron are approaching flowering. The Sea Breeze varieties have a few buds with masses to follow.
Delightful little flowers of Erodium’s are showing well with months of colour to follow.
I can see the flower stems and bud appearing among the glossy green foliage of the Geranium nodosum.
Salvia East Freisland is showing strong early bud as it bursts into really bushy growth. The other salvia are close behind. Hostas are showing their first strong shoots with leaves unfurling.The Pyrethrum (Tanacetum) varieties are in bud.The Phlox Flame varieties are showing really strong bushy growth.
Herbs coming along nicely as the range begins to grow. A few weeks to go before the Basils appear, just not warm enough yet.
Have a good one, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries
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