General Advice

Any information given in this catalogue regarding the rate of growth and eventual size of plants can only be approximate. The effects of local climate, soil, situation and cultural care can influence the vigour and ultimate extent of growth of all plants.

Our advice is based on our experience here in Derbyshire both in our arboretum and on our nursery in a cold, reasonably exposed site at 500 feet above sea level. Our soils here is heavy clay and our soils p.H. is 6.5 - 7.

Nearly without exception, our plants can be planted out in any season, providing the ground is not frozen or excessively dry. We find that container grown plants establish well in the summer months as long as adequate watering is provided. In the autumn, winter and early spring some plants may only be available as bare root specimens. In this case they will be sent to you packed with damp newspaper and should be planted within a day or two of recieving it where possible.

With respect to the naming of plants we try to keep up with the taxonomy used by the RHS publication "Plant Finder".