We are a family-run nursery in Eckington, Pershore, Worcestershire. We're open between 10am and 5pm, but closed on Mondays (except for Bank Holidays). Please telephone us if you have any enquiries about stock and opening times. Our telephone number is 01386 751802.

Garden Notes for February 2012

Sorry, It's 'things to do' time again!

• Prune that wisteria! - again! Side shoots should have two to three buds left.
• Late summer flowering shrubs can be pruned - hydrangea, lavateria, ceratostigma, buddleia, perovskia and leycesteria. Leave the choisya for a while, especially the golden-leaved varieties.

• It is still a good time to plant new hedging.

• If you left the deciduous grasses uncut so that they would look beautiful on the very rare frosty days this winter then now is the time to cut them back.

• Winter flowering shrubs may be pruned as they finish flowering and evergreen hedges can be tidied up too.
• Lawn mowers need to be ready for action - the grass has hardly stopped growing.

In the veg garden it is time to chit the potatoes and plant seeds of broad beans and early peas - best started under cover if you can. Our website shows when Mike will have plants available for sale or you can pick up a veg list at the nursery.

During our xmas closure we spent a little while in Spain and were struck by how many evergreens (well evergreenish-greys!) there were. Palms, olives, yuccas, pittosporum and, of course, bougainvillea flowering profusely. There were very few non-woody, herbaceous plants. It was lovely but it made us realise how lucky we are to be able to grow such a wide range of plants, particularly in this part of the UK. The snowdrops have arrived and from now on there will be a succession of bulbs, blossom and flowers to delight us. A whole spring and summer to look forward to.

Vegetable plants available from Spring/Summer 2012

Crop	Available from:	Approx cost	Number required
Rhubarb (crown)	early March	£5.50
Spring Cabbage (Hispi)	early March	25p
Broad Beans	early March	£1 for 4
Lettuce	late March	£1.50 for 6
Salad Leaves	late March	£1.50 for 6
Peas	early April	£1.50 for 50cm
Summer Cabbage	early April	25p
Broccoli (Calabrese)	early April	25p
Summer Cauliflower	early April	25p
Mangetout & Snap Peas	mid April	£1.50
Sprouting Broccoli (early)	late April	25p
Globe Artichoke	late April	75p
Kohl Rabi	early May	25p
Turnip	early May	25p
Tomatoes	mid May	£1.00
Brussel Sprouts	mid May	25p
Chard	mid May	25p
Celeriac	mid May	25p
Celery (self-blanching)	mid May	25p
Celery (trench)	mid May	25p
Dwarf French Beans	late May	£1 for 4
Climbing French Beans	late May	£1 for 4
Runner Beans	late May	£1 for 4
Leeks	late May	£1 a pot
Courgette	late May	£1.00
Cucumber	late May	£1.00/ £1.50
Peppers (Sweet & Chilli)	late May	£1.00
Aubergines	late May	£1.00
Squash	late May	£1.00
Melons	late May	£1.00
Rhubarb	early June	£1
Sweet Corn	early June	£1 for 4
Autumn Cabbage	mid June	25p
Winter Cabbage	mid June	25p
Sprouting Broccoli	mid June	25p
Florence Fennel	mid June	25p
Kale	late June	25p
Swede	late June	25p
Winter Cauliflower	early July	25p
Spring Cabbage	early Sept.	25p

Find us just off the M5: Junction 7 exit from Birmingham or Junction 9 from Bristol.