A wide range of vegetable seeds now available for collection or delivery by post.Please contact us by email or telephone to discuss postal charge. Click on the link below to view our stock https://brogdaleonline.co.uk/product-category/veg-seeds/
Plant a fruiting hedge
Why not plant your own stretch of species-rich hedgerow to add colour and interest to your garden and delight the local wildlife? It’s certainly a much cheaper and more attractive way of creating a boundary than buying a fence or building a wall. Here are some tips. • Use a Native hedge which includes hawthorn, dog rose, field maple, hazel, …
The Perfect Pear
Pears from your own garden are hard to beat. What makes them even better is the fact that the trees are extremely simple to care for and just require some basic yearly pruning to offer up bumper harvests of delicious fruits. You will need a sheltered and sunny space that offers protection from frost and wind. Cordon or espalier trees …
A guide to hybrid berries
Add a different element to your fruit garden this year with these amazing edibles TAYBERRY This fruit is a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry and is red in colour but longer in size. The harvests work well in jams due to their sweet taste, but they can also be enjoyed straight from the plant. LOGANBERRY This raspberry and …
Jobs in the fruit garden
Now that the clocks have gone back an hour, gardeners’ thoughts turn to preparing their plots for winter. There are plenty of tasks to be getting on with in November to ensure that your fruit garden remains productive. • It is the perfect time to plant currant bushes whilst they are still dormant this season. • Prune your pear and …
Considerations when choosing a tree
As well as providing fruit, your tree will be a decorative feature. It can provide shelter; can act as a screen and sound barrier; provide shade and attract wildlife. Ensure the tree you choose is appropriate for your space and intended use. Is the tree of your choice self fertile, or will it need a pollinating partner? Remember that some …
New pear varieties in stock
We have just added several new delicious heritage pear varieties to our current stock, including Crassane, General LeClerc, General Tottleben, Gorham, Hendre Huffcap and Judge Amphlett. Available to reserve, and collect or have delivered at a charge, at a convenient date for you, or buy online using the link below. https://brogdaleonline.co.uk/product-category/pears/
100 varieties celebrating our ‘Historic Apples’
Celebrating historic apples prior to 1900, why not plant your own living piece of history. Just click on the variety to take you to the relevant page to order Variety Date Stock Graft Acklam Russet 1768 G Adams Pearmain 1826 G Alexander 1805 G Allington Pippin 1880 G …
Ornamental Trees
Bare root ‘Ornamental trees’ can be found in our shop on line – ornamental section. These trees will be supplied in the bare root season from November 2016 onwards. Prices for these trees attract VAT but the good news is the prices shown include VAT.
Our first blog article
About Grow Grow is a family run nursery specializing in fruit trees, in particular, old and rare heritage varieties that have sadly become all but lost in our orchards. The trees at Grow are largely grafted from the National Fruit Collection. Donna formerly worked in healthcare, originally as a medical buyer and then as a dispenser in pharmacy. In between …