Category: Our Nursery

A fascinating article taken from Country Life Magazine – September 12, 1963. SUPERMARKETS FOR THE GARDENER – THE CANNED-PLANT NURSERY. A NURSERY GARDEN WHERE PLANTS ARE SOLD WITH THEIR ROOTS IN CANS.
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Our Top Father’s Day Gifts Architectural Plants Online Shop Father’s Day is just around the corner, and if your dad is happiest with dirt under his nails, we’ve got just the thing. Here’s our shortlist of useful gifts for green-fingered fathers. No socks in sight. Tools Niwaki Golden Spade — Standard Because Dad deserves a…

At Architectural Plants, we’re delighted to welcome you over the Easter Bank Holiday for a stroll through our Lake Garden, coffee and tea in our Tea House, and a browse through our home and hardware store. Explore the nursery, step into exotica in our tropical polytunnels, and enjoy the abundance of blossoms and spring flowers beginning to fill the nursery with colour and scent….

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and finding that perfect gift can sometimes be a challenge. Luckily, we’ve got you covered with some handpicked treasures from our Home and Hardware Store that are sure to make your mother’s day extra special. These thoughtful and unique gifts have been carefully selected by Tina herself, and each one is available for purchase online, making it easier than ever to surprise mum with something truly meaningful….

The demise of Box. We are an indomitable lot we gardeners, and once the inevitable has been recognised there are alternatives. So if you are looking for advice and guidance to help find a suitable Box replacement, read on……

Plants For New Homes: Part 3 Filling in the gaps: blobs, pillows and puffs. In part 1 we discussed some of the easy to care for plants that will bring instant high visual impact into your new garden. We’ve covered several trees and plants and shrubs that develop strong character and unique forms as they…

Welcome to Linda’s ‘Niwaki production zone’. Filmed by our friends, HDmoments, Linda is seen here clipping, Ilex crenata ‘Niwaki’ and among some of her other favourites, Myrtus apiculata, Pinus sylvestris and Taxus cuspidata….

The Hunt for Deciduous Plants Guy takes a look into the world of deciduous plants, from his adventures with his daughter at local National Trust and British Heritage sites as well as public gardens and estates. Examining deciduous Acers and the swamp loving Taxodium as well as encountering a few others on the way. Contact Us about…

What makes an olive so good? Guy takes a look at the large Olea europaea currently on our nursery. Contact Us about their availability or Book Your Visit and come and hunt for them… On our nursery at the moment we have some fantastic examples of Olea europaea. We think they are an excellent evergreen…

Online shopping at AP We don’t mind admitting that we have launched our online shop with a certain amount of trepidation. In the past, plans to provide our customers with an online mail order service have been hindered by all sorts of questions – not least, how to overcome the often unsociable nature of e-shopping…