SUPPLIERS AND REFERENCES FAQ
Chris French
UK.REC.GARDENING SUPPLIERS AND REFERENCES FAQ
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This FAQ is a listing of gardening suppliers and useful websites
recommended by posters to uk.rec.gardening (urg). It will be posted to
urg at (hopefully) weekly intervals. If it has been updated this will be
indicated in the subject line.
The FAQ is divided into three sections:
1. Seed, bulb and plant suppliers
2. Gardening Equipment Suppliers - basically everything else
3. Organic Suppliers - a small section with those suppliers especially.
focussing on organic gardening.
Some suppliers could fit into more than one category, in this case I
have picked what I consider the major focus
Any additions, corrections please e-mail me direct:
mailto:urg...@spennithorne.demon.co.uk
(Hitting reply should work....)
Setting additions out in a similar format as I've used would be helpful,
please include a few details, such as what the company specialise in, or
what the website contains.
When the list has reached a rerasonable level of stability it will be
listed in the urg MetaFAQ, and am working on a webpage version. (in
between playing with the new cats - priorities....)
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GENERAL SEED, BULB AND PLANT SUPPLIERS
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All Seasons
10 Hampden close
Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7SB
Tel/Fax: 01685 890180
E-mail: hal...@globalnet.co.uk
Wide variety of salads, oriental greens, herbs and 'interesting'
vegetables
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Arcadia Nurseries
Brass Castle lane,
Nunthorpe
Middlesborough,
Cleveland,
TS8 9EB
Tel: 01642 310782
Fax: 01642 300817
Fuchsias and Auricula plantlets
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Barthelemy & Co.
262 Wimborne Road West,
Staplehill,
Wimborne,
Dorset,
BH21 2DZ
Tel: 01202 874283
Japanese maples
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Basically Seeds,
Risby Business Park,
Newmarket Rd.,
Risby, Bury St. Edmunds,
Suffolk
IP28 6RD
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S&N Brackley,
117, Winslow Rd.,
Wingrave,
Aylesbury,
Bucks.
HP22 4QB.
Tel/Fax: 01296 681384
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D.T. Brown and Co. Ltd.
Station Rd,
Poulton le Fylde,
Lancs.
FY6 7HX.
Tel: 01253 882371.
Fax: 01253 890923.
Freephone Orders: 0800 731 1231
E-mail:
mailto:mo_en...@dtbrown.globalnet.co.uk
Website: <URL: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dtbrown/index.htm>
<URL: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dtbrown/noframes/index
2.htm> - no-frames version
Vegetable, herd and flower seeds, flower plants
Organic seeds and potatoes
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Chiltern Seeds,
Bortree Stile,
Ulverston,
Cumbria
LA12 7PB
Tel: 01229 581137
Fax: 01229 584549
E-Mail: chilte...@compuserve.com
Flower, vegetable, wildflower and herb seeds, mixtures etc.
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The Citrus Centre
West Mare Lane
Marehill
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2EA
Tel: 01798 872786
Fax: 01798 874880
Specializing in Citrus plants
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Cockers Roses
Whitemyres
Lang Stracht
Aberdeen
Scotland AB15 6XH
Tel: 01224 313261
Fax: 01224 312531
Rose specialists and nursery
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Samuel Dobie & Son,
Broomhill Way,
Torquay,
Devon
TQ2 7QW
Tel: 01803 696444
Fax: 01803 696450
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Thomas Etty Esq.
45 Forde Avenue,
Bromley,
Kent
BR1 3EU
Tel: 0181 466 6785
email: rwa...@cix.co.uk
website: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley/thomas.etty/etty/html
Flower and vegetable seeds, bulbs, heritage plant specialists
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Mr. Fothergill Seeds,
Kentford,
Suffolk
CB8 7QB
Tel: 01638 552512
Fax: 01638 750468
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Four Seasons Hardy Perennials
Forncett St Mary
Norwich
Tel: 01508 488 344
Fax: 01508 488478
E-mail: four.s...@dial.pipex.com
Website: http://www.ds.dial.pipes.com/four.seasons
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GLENVILLE NURSERIES
PO Box 2,
Walpole St Andrew,
Wisbech,
Cambs.
PE14 7LD
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H. Hansen & Son
North Thoresby,
Grimsby
DN36 5RN
Pansy & bedding seed
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GM & EA Innes,
Oldtown,
Newmachar,
Aberdeenshire
AB21 7PR
Tel/fax: 01651 862333
Potato specialists - 71 varieties plus 24 heritage varieties from the
MacLean Collection.
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Landlife Wildflowers Ltd.
National Wildflower Centre
Court Hey Park
Liverpool L16 3NA
Tel: 0151 737 1819
Fax: 0151 737 1820
email: in...@landlife.u-net.com
Wildflower seeds and mixtures, starter plugs, advice
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E.W.King & Co. Ltd.
Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex
CO5 9PG
Tel: 01376 570000
Fax: 01376 571189
Flower and Vegetable seed for home gardeners & wholesale
Seed is not chemically treated.
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Orchard Nurseries
Orchard Place,
Flint House Road,
Three Holes,
Wisbech,
Cambs.
PE14 9JN.
Tel/Fax: 01354 638613
Website: http://www.orchard-nurseries.co.uk
E-mail: in...@orchard-nurseries.co.uk
Bulbs, especially, Snowdrops, Aconites and other spring flowering bulbs
'in the green'
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S.E.Marshall & Co. Ltd.
Wisbech,
Cambs. PE13 2RF
Orderline: 01 945 466 711
Customer Services: 01 945 583 407
Fax: 01 945 588 235
Vegetable and flower seed, starter modules, sundries
Specialities: Potato seed, onion set
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Moles Seeds
Turkey Cock Lane,
Stanway,
Colchester,
Essex
CO3 5PD
Tel: 01206 213213
Larger quantities (min order GBP 30.00)
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Ken Muir
Honeypot Farm
Weeley Heath
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
CO16 9BJ
Tel: 01255 830181
Wide range of fruit trees, bushes etc.
Excellent catalogue (it's almost a book). They request 4x1st class
stamps and it's worth it.
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J. Parker
452 Chester Road
Manchester M16 9HL
Tel:
Customer orders: 0161 848 1100
General Enqs. 0161 872 1700
Fax: 0161 848 9494
Bulb & Plant mail order specialists
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Plants of Distinction
Abacus House
Station Yard
Needham Market
Suffolk
IP6 8AS
Tel: 01449 721720
fax: 01449 721722
Specialize in new and rare seeds plus a few plants.
The catalogue is excellent in that it has full colour plates and good
size and hardiness descriptions.
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Plant Magic
Common Lane,
Ditchling,
Hassocks,
Sussex,
BN6 8TP
Tel: 01444 257463
Fax: 01444 248058
E-mail: infor...@plantmagic.co.uk
Website: http://www.plantmagic.co.uk
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Plant World Seeds
Botanic Gardens and Plant Centre
St. Marychurch Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4SE
Tel: (01803) 872939
Fax: (01803) 872939
Seed of herbaceous perennials and alpines (mainly grown on
site) Gardens open 9:30-5:00 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays)
from Easter to end September.
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W. Robinson & Sons Ltd.,
Sunny Bank,
Forton,
Nr. Preston
Tel: 01524 791210.
Fax: 01524 791933
Vegetable seeds and plants
Nursery open in April and May, 7 Days/week, 9am - 5pm
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Seymour's Selected Seeds,
PO Box 150,
Chelmsford,
Essex
CM1 4QG.
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Simpson's Seeds
27 Meadowbrook
Old Oxted
Surey
RH8 9LT
Tel/Fax: 01883 715242
Vegetable seeds, very wide range of Tomatoes and Chillies.
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Southview Nurseries
Eversley Cross,
Hants.
RG27 0NT
Tel: 0118 973 2206
Old Pinks, fragrant and hardy plants.
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Suttons
Hele Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7QJ
Tel:
Orders/Cat. Requests 01803 696363
General enquires 01803 696321
Vegetable and flower seeds, flower plants, bulbs, fruit.
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Thompson & Morgan,
Poplar Lane,
Ipswich,
Suffolk
IP8 3BU
Tel: 01473 688588
Fax: 01473 680199
Vegetable and flower seeds, flower plants.
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Totally Tomatoes,
PO Box 202,
Newton Abbot,
Devon
TQ12 6ZH
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Edwin Tucker and Sons Ltd
Brewery Meadow
Stonepark
Ashburton
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 7DG
Tel: 01364 652403
Fax: 01364 654300
Primarily vegetable seeds.
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Unwins Seeds,
Histon,
Cambridge,
Cambs.
CB4 4ZZ
Tel: 01223 236236
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Van Meuwen
PO Box 2
Spalding
Lincs.
PE12 6EB
Tel:
General enquires: 01775 760011,
Customer care line: 01775 760016
Orders: 01775 712345
Fax: 01775 760019
E-mail: co...@vanmeuwen.nildram.co.uk
Bulbs, plants, shrubs, roses, fruit trees, perennials.
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Vernon Geranium Nusery,
Cuddington Way,
Cheam,
Sutton,
Surrey,
SM2 7JB
Tel: 0181 393 7616
Fax: 0181 786 7437
Geraniums, all varieties plus fuchsias
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Wallis Seeds,
Broad Green,
Great Waltham,
Chelmsford,
Essex
CM3 1DS.
Tel: 01245 360413
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Webster's,
Unit 16,
Ogilvy Place
Arbroath,
Tayside,
Scotland
DD11 4DE
Tel: 01241 434833 (store)
01674 673473 (home)
Potato specialists - over 80 varieties.
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GARDENING EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
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Agriframes Ltd
Charlwoods Road,
East Grinstead
West Sussex,
RH19 2HP
E-mail: agrif...@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.agriframes.co.uk
Fruit cages, arbours, frames etc.
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Ashbourne Greenhouse Accessories
J&M Products
Moor Farm Road West
Airfield Industrial Estate
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1HD
Tel: 01335 345742
Staging, shelving and other greenhouse accessories.
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CJ Wildbird foods Ltd.
The Rea,
Upton Magna,
Shrewsbury
SY4 4UB
Tel: 01743 709545
Fax: 01743 709504
E-mail: CJWildb...@Compuserve.com
Website: http://www.birdfood.co.uk/
Wildbirds foods, feeders etc. (also Hedgehogs etc!)
Good website.
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Defenders
Occupation Road,
Wye
Ashford
Kent
TN25 5EN
Tel: 01233 813121
Fax: 01233 813633
Biological pest control
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Green Gardener
41 Strumpshaw Road
Brundall
Norfolk
NR13 5PG
Tel/Fax 01603 715096
Biological pest controls
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Fertile Fibre
Tenbury Wells
WR15 8LT
Tel: 01584 781575
Fax: 01584 781483
Coir, Coir based compost, cocoshell mulch.
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Knowles Nets
East Road
Brodport
Dorset
DT6 4NX
Tel: 01308 424342
Fruit cages, netting, fleece etc.
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Lakeland Ltd. (was Lakeland Plastics)
Alexandra Buildings
Windermere
Cumbria LA3 1BQ
Tel: 015394 88100
Fax: 015394 88300
Freezer & food bags & containers; kitchen storage & equip.; etc.
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LBS Horticulture (from 1997 catalogue)
Standroyd Mill,
Cottontree,
Nr.Colne,
Lancs.
BB8 7BW
Tel:
General enquiries: 01282 873311
Customer Service: 01282 873300
Customer Sales: 01282 873333
Irrigation: 01282 873322
Polytunnels: 01282 870444
Fax: 01282 869850
email: l...@provider.co.uk
Polytunnels, sheeting, tools, containers, clothing, sundries etc. etc.
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Midland Butyl Limited
Windmill Farm
Biggin Lane
Near Holland Ward
Ashbourne
Derbyshire DE6 3FN
Tel: 01335 372 133
Fac: 01335 372 199
E-mail: in...@midlandbutyl.com
Website: http://www.midlandbutyl.com
Suppliers of butyl linings for ponds, roofs etc.
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Two Wests and Elliott's
Unit 4
Carrwood Road
Sheepbridge Industrial Estate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 9RH
Tel: 01246 451077
Fax: 01246 260115
Greenhouses and greenhouse equipment and fittings.
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Plastics By Post Ltd
Ventnor
Isle of White
PO38 1YJ
Tel: 01983 852241
Fax: 01983 854079
General plastic materials, sheeting and glazing, pots, irrigation,
fleece, netting, polytunnels. etc.
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Pottering
PO Box 34
Cranleigh
Surrey
GU6 7YL
Tel: 01483 275407
E-mail: 10151...@compuserv.com
Cheap general gardening supplies, plastic pots, labels etc.
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QUEENSWOOD
Wellington,
Hereford,
HR4 8BB
Tel: 01432 830015
Fax: 01432 830833
E-mail: sa...@queenswood.demon.co.uk
General gardening equipment
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ORGANIC SUPPLIERS
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Tamar Organics
Unit 5a
Westbridge Trading Estate
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8DE
Tel/Fax: 01822 618765
E-mail: tamaro...@compuserve.com
General organic gardening supplies, vegetable, herb and flower seeds and
plants
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The Organic Gardening Catalogue (HDRA/Chase)
Riverdene Business Park
Molesey Road,
Hersham
Surrey KT12 4RG
Tel: 01932 253666
Fax: 01932 252707
Organic vegetable and flower seed, herbs, grasses, mixtures, crop
protection, starter plants, books and pamphlets, tools, sundries.
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Suffolk Herbs
Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex
CO5 9PG
Tel: 01376 572456
Fax: 01376 571189
Organic herbs, flowers, wildflowers, vegetables, tools, sundries etc.
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USEFUL WEBSITES
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Title: Beechgrove Garden
URL: http://www.beechgrove.co.uk/
Contents: The website of the BBC Scotland TV program of the same name
General info regarding the program and the garden.
Online versions of the accompanying factsheets.
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Title: British Hedgehog Preservation Society
URL: http://www.software-technics.co.uk/bhps/
Contents: Lots of info about Hedgehogs and how to
help them in your garden.
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Title: From The Ground Up
URL: http://www.ftgu.freeserve.co.uk/index.html
Content: Seed and plant exchange, basic webpage for the above
organisation which publishes a magazine to assist in this.
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Title: HDRA
URL: http://www.hdra.org.uk/index.htm
Contents: Info about the HDRA (Henry Doubleday Research Association)
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Tile: A. J. McCormack and Son - A Guide to UK Paving
URL: http://www.tmac.clara.net/paving/pavpage/paving.htm
Contents: Lots of useful info on paving and other aspects hard
landscaping.
Excellent site put up by a regular contributor to u.r.g, and
professional paving contractor.
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Title: Midnet Organic
URL: http://www.organic.mcmail.com/
Contents: Site with a wide range of info and tips on organic gardening.
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Title: Official Pacific Northwest Slug Page
URL: http://www.webelegance.com/slug/slug.html
Contents: A mainly humorous look at slugs, a US site but with some
useful info on slugs as well.
Cheer yourself up when they've demolished your lettuces.
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Title: Rec.gardens.ecosystems:Organic gardening based on ecology
URL: http://metalab.unc.edu/rge/
Contents: Contains the FAQ of the newsgroup rec.gardens.ecosystems,
which is for those interested in 'gardening from an ecological
perspective . Good info on a wide variety of topics.
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Title: Slug Control
URL: http://www.oxalis.co.uk/slug.htm
Contents: Webpage put up by an invertebrate ecologist. Some basic info
about the different types of UK slugs, plus a review of
different methods of control.
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--
Chris French
Leeds
Andy Mabbett
<news...@spennithorne.demon.co.uk> writes
> UK.REC.GARDENING SUPPLIERS AND REFERENCES FAQ
It would be a good idea to mention the date of the last change at the
top of the FAQ, together with a mention of which section(s) has been
changed.
Also, to add "Updated" to the subject line the first time you post a new
version.
Keep up the good work!
--
Andy Mabbett
I've given up superstitious mumbo jumbo for Lent...
Chris French and Helen Johnson
<an...@pigsonthewing.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <nYNSmIAL...@spennithorne.demon.co.uk>, Chris French
><news...@spennithorne.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>top of the FAQ, together with a mention of which section(s) has been
>changed.
>
posting.
>Also, to add "Updated" to the subject line the first time you post a new
>version.
>
I did (last time) and I will :-)
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Chris French
Leeds