Good plant nursery in SE London/Kent?

[zelda100]

Hi - wondering if anyone can recommend a good plant nursery in south-east London or Kent? Am looking for advice as well as to buy. Ideally looking for specialists in prairie grasses and/or any of the following:

Dierama

Stipa

Verbena

Echinops

Salvia

Nerine

Agapanthus

Thanks!

Rebecca

[HannahSE23]

Shannon's garden centre in SE23 is great.

[Whittler]

I second the recommendation for Shannons in Forest Hill (http://www.shannonsgardencentre.co.uk/1112.html) i've been using them for years and they are great, and also Alexandra Nurseries (http://www.alexandranurseries.co.uk/) which is in Penge so a bit further away for you, but run by professional gardeners and well worth a visit!

[catgirl]

Coolings is meant to be amazing - not been myself but a few different people I know who are very keen gardeners swear by it.

http://www.coolings.co.uk/

[edcam]

Catgirl is correct. Coolings is absolutely brilliant. Hands down the best nursery in the South East. It's worth the drive (around 30-40 mins from ED - quicker in the week.)

[zelda100]

Wow - this is a great response. Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I'll check them out.

If anyone has any more, please add them too.

Thanks!

[DBH]

we love the Alleyns Garden centre in West Dulwich, just off Alleyn Park Rd...It's not a massive centre, but think they can source plants for you if you ask. They are super helpful and know their plants..Karen is particularly lovely and always gives good advice, their plants are great quality too.

[pearcesa]

Another recommendation for Shannon's in Forest Hill, excellent plants & great staff.

[Sue]

Not local, but I have always had absolutely excellent plants and service from Crocus, a mail order company.

They seem to be quite selective in the varieties they stock, so somebody else has weeded out (sorry) the dross for you first :)

http://www.crocus.co.uk

[wello]

West Dulwich garden centre (behind the station) has won a few awards through RHS, top quality flowers and plants sourced and always really helpful.

[Sue]

wello Wrote:

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> West Dulwich garden centre (behind the station)

> has won a few awards through RHS,

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I didn't know the RHS gave awards to garden centres?

What did it win? I'm impressed!

[edcam]

Sue Wrote:

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> wello Wrote:

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> > West Dulwich garden centre (behind the station)

> > has won a few awards through RHS,

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> I didn't know the RHS gave awards to garden

> centres?

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> What did it win? I'm impressed!

Hmm. I don't think they do. they give awards to plants but I don't think they give them to garden centres per se. So the award would be for the producer, rather than the garden centre. Some big garden centres do produce their own plants though.

[Sue]

Yes, that's what I thought.

The RHS Award of Garden Merit.

It's the plant itself which gets the award, not the producer.

Most garden centres will stock at least some plants which have it, I would think.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-awards/Award-of-Garden-Merit-%28AGM%29

[ntraykov]

Phoebes Garden Centre

www.phoebes.co.uk/