Dicksonia antarctica
Huge and beautiful tree ferns from Down Under. They need space, not too shady and a reasonably mild garden sheltered from strong winds. Everyone loves tree ferns.
Hardiness level Red
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Mahonia lomariifolia
Elegant and delicate to look at. Prickly to touch. A wonderful plant to observe from above with its mini-tree fern foliage. Masses of yellow flowers in autumn. 10ft in 10 years.
Hardiness level Amber
Homegrown Production
THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF HOMEGROWN ARCHITECTURAL PLANTS IN THE UK Tripled Homegrown Production Over the past few years, we’ve made significant strides in expanding our Homegrown Production. Out of the 40,000 plants on our nursery, an impressive 20,000 are now homegrown—three times the number we were originally cultivating before 2020. We’ve developed and expanded to…
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Guy’s Advice for Tree Planting
Guy’s Advice for Tree Planting Recently, there has been lots written about failing government planting schemes. I see this often on my travels, roadside planting that is uncared for, dead trees and poorly managed sites. Lots of wasted money and time spent, all to hit government environmental quotas. What do we think? We have a…
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HSK Tree Fern Feed
An absolutely essential feed supplement specially formulated for Dicksonia antarctica and other smaller ferns.…
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An invitation to a private viewing Last winter we brought together an exclusive collection of works by our favourite sculptors for a pop-up event designed just for you. Sculptures were displayed among our plants. They included works from our resident sculptor, David Klein and new pieces from Marion Brandis, Sioban Coppinger, Cara Wassenberg, Helen Solly…
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Winter Protection Winter wrapping: it’s a subject about which we have to admit to some agnosticism. Do we really want to look at a cylinder of chicken wire filled with dead bracken in the middle of the garden for the entire winter? Or even worse, the beloved exotics wrapped up in bubbly plastic and brown tape? The…
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The White Glossary
‘The White Glossary’ For the curious and hungry-for-knowledge, the glossary is stuffed with things you need to know to become a gardener. We make a point to weave, thread and insinuate horticultural, meteorological, botanical, geological and evolutionary knowledge through everything we say, write and do. For us this is as much an essential professional horticultural…
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Collaborations
Blue Forest Luxury Tree Houses We have been collaborating with Blue Forest at RHS Chelsea since 2017, designing and planting the garden surrounding their awe-inspiring tree houses. Blue Forest create imaginative and adventurous tree houses, with the aim of bringing you closer to nature. Each tree house is bespoke and unique to you. If you can dream…
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Frequently Asked Questions
Index : 1.”How fast does it grow?“…2.”How big does it get?“…3.”How old is it?“…4.”Is there anything I can grow on clay?“…5.”What if it dies?“…6.”Why do I kill everything?“…7.”What happens if I remove a dead branch from a piece of topiary?“…8.”Can I move it?“…9.“Can I mend it?”…10.”How do I protect plants in the winter?” Frequent Questions:…
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