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In 2004 the nursery was just a field, since then we have gradually turned it into a retail nursery, that opened to the public for the first time in May 2007. Everything is grown here on the nursery, from our own stock plants, which are growing in our display beds and borders.

We grow an interesting range of truly hardy perennials and shrubs. Some of these are popular favourites and some are rarely seen in gardens, but deserve to be more widely grown. Our aim is to keep our plant range evolving all the time, so that hopefully you will always find something of interest.

If you would like advice about any or our plants, such as planting densities, plant associations or cultivation requirements, please ask, we are happy to help.

Simon and Tracy Thompson
 

Northern Ark Nursery
  Environmental Statement
 

All of our plants are grown in a peat-free compost, so we are not adding to the destruction of peat habitats.

We reuse and recycle as much as possible, and all our packaging materials are either reused or recycled.

The only insecticide we use is soap-based. We encourage wildlife to the nursery, which acts as a natural pest control and only use this spray as a last resort. For vine weevil we use a biological control.

There isn't any mains electricity on the nursery. Our aim is to be powered solely by renewable energy, which will consist of a combination of solar panels and a wind turbine.

We are far from perfect, but we believe in caring for our environment, and we are trying!

 

 

     
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