That was another strange week, perhaps strange is the new normal. After all the excitement of the garden centres being able to open, if they can do so safely, we wondered if we might be busy, but it was all oddly quiet until end of the week, when there was a late flurry of activity. It actually worked out beautifully for us in the end, because we got most of the clearing up and potting done to leave the nursery brimming with potential again and certainly I couldn't have pictured that position 8 weeks ago, or even 3. The extra bit of time also came in very handy as we have been fielding lots of responses from some of the Panorama viewers. We went out late on Monday night in the end, bumped off by Boris and co from our 7.30 slot, so I suspect we missed the bulk of people. Probably just as well we might have had an even bigger response. It was quite a hard hitting program with some of the other businesses covered, and pretty grim in places too. Worth watching the whole thing if you are up to it, but to help you straight onto our piece I have added a link on the Mail Chimp cover page, which takes you to an edited version of us or you can find it here https://www.dropbox.com/s/ndq29nw4nccnaf1/Hairy%20Pot%20Company.mov?dl=0. Bear in mind the shooting was finished over three weeks ago now and started early in April. Things have moved on a bit since then, the plant distribution project is complete, contributions have rolled, the nursery has been cleared of all the stock that would otherwise have gone over, the production areas cleaned and re-potted into with new crops and we have a lot of very happy neighbours. The program finished shooting fairly early in the distribution project and the outcome was a little more in doubt. To be fair everything is still in doubt we have got off to a pretty devastating start, but with plant sales getting going again and fresh stock on the ground we have a great chance of getting through to next spring. Fingers crossed.
Availability list highlights
Still no real idea what next week will bring on the orders and delivery front, but things look like they are building up, we may all have to be a bit more flexible than usual if we are to get all the stock delivered, if it goes completely nuts. Luckily, but in a very disappointing way, many of our usual customers will still be closed, as we supply a lot of visitor centres which may be later in being given the green light, so that will ease a bit of potential pressure. We will as always do our best.
Main current highlights on the flowering stock front are;
Catanache coming into bud, always does well for us.
Lovely patches of Nepeta Walkers Low and Six Hills Giant, bushy and in bud. Not a huge number but perfect at the moment Erigeron Sea Breeze Mauve and Pink colours in bud. Erigeron Wayne Roderick chunky and strong with buds appearing. Scabiosa Flutter series with first flowers showing colour and masses of bud to follow. Compact and bushy a belter. Leucanthemum Freak, large but short stemmed flowers, white and fluffy with the first flower beginning to open. Leucanthemum Broadway Lights is now in tight bud too, More simple flowers but creamy coloured, compact habit and strong stemmed, it's a beauty.
Tradescantia's are now showing good colour, not many left of most, but certainly more Blue and Gold to follow. Incarvillea, a late emerger but rushes up to flower pretty quickly. It's up and buds are on show so don't miss it. Nice range of Dianthus Scent First varieties in bud now. Helianthus in a range of colours now in bud and showing colour.
Probably the last week of Verbascum Primrose Path, nearly sold out. Short stemmed with pale yellow flowers, just fab. Compact Achillea Milly Rock series (now in four colours) are chunky with bud just starting to appear. We will have batches through the summer.
Blue colour of Campanula Clockwise showing well. A short compact scrambler, looking smart.
It must be summer, the Osteospermums are budding up already. Some of the Echinacea varieties are putting up their first buds. Fresh lovely batches of Delph's and Lupins coming ready. Fast growers at this time of year and will be flowering in no time. This year we have two new Salvia varieties to accompany Hot Lips which sells in such big numbers. Amethyst Lips and Cherry Lips are great variations to join the team and will they will all be in bud very soon. Short and bushy at the moment, this is going to be the start of hopefully, a long season of Salvia sales. Bring the cliff top to the garden with Armeria maritima, in bud now in both pink and white forms. Always popular.
Take care out there, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries.
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