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About off- road cycle touring routes, cyclist’s cafes, off-road cycle touring, local group events and good photos.
For cyclists who love off-road leisure cycling in Northern England
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Where to buy plants from in the UK and in the South Lakes
A good starting point, is to decide what you interest in growing and looking around the neighourhood to see what other folk are growing in their gardens, it will give some ideal what you can grow in the garden without doing a ph test of the soil in the garden (If want do a ph test of the soil in the garden they range from £10 up to £30 on Amazon). If you renting or own your home or planing to move in near future, you have make a decision what to grow the plants in, so if you planning to stay in same place for more five year plant into soil in the garden and if you planning stay less than five years plant stuff in a container which easliy move on to your next home.
Once decided what you are going to grow, do a web search on the plant that you interest it is usualy cheaper to buy online than at the local garden centre but it worth having walk around a few of the local garden centres and local retail nurseries may pick up some bargins when plants finished flowering, the garden centres will discount them to move the stock. It also good ideal to buy small, larger the plant is, the more you going have to pay for it. It also worth looking at delivery charges and compare that to cost of traveling to the garden centre or local retail nursery. Its worth buying the RHS Plant Finder Guide which 2026 edition list 64,000 plants and which plant nursery you buy them from. The other thing you have remember, when buying on line, is how fast the plants are going to be deliver and don't buy in heat wave, the plants may die transit.
Below is list of plant nurseries that I bought plants from over past year while recovering from the big 'C' and list of local garden centres and retail nurseries that I have bought plants from in South Lakes and its worth doing searchs on Amazon and other websites for garden equipment.
Garden plant websites where I bought plants from:
Kevock Garden Plants: This is small not-for profit Scottish Nursery which as wide range plants for sale including alpines and woodland plants, pretty fast on delivery and uses Royal Mail for delivery. There is minimum order of £30 plus £10.00 delivery charge. Please note that website is a bit slow put worth effect there plants which will not find else where. I got four different Dodecantheon which are now in the Primula family from them plus two other plants. I took four photos of the unpacking of the plants which you can find here. I use the website once and I will order plants from them again.
Gardeners Dream: This Scottish gardening website based in Glasgow, used them several times, well worth getting on their e-mailing list, has you might get a few bargins when they selling stuff off, the delivery is pretty fast they use Royal Mail, for orders over £50.00 its free delivery other wise you delivery charge.
Allwoods: Is nursery that specialise in Pinks, Carnations, Pelargoniums, Crassulaceae, Succulents, Fuschias and Dahlias do take their time in delivering, one tip with pinks pot on before planting out in to garden need a few weeks to double their size on windowsill or you lose a few plants if plant direct into the garden, I found this out the hard way. The delivery via Royal Mail. I used them twice to buy some pinks.
Gardening Direct: This is English gardening website based in Peterborough, I used them a few times they have wide range plants for sale. They used Evri for delivery and take about seven days deliver depending on the plant and the season. It maybe good ideal to get on their e-mail list, they do like to send a daily e-mail with offers on plants.
Perfect Plants: This nursery /gardening website based in East Sussex, I bought six Osteospermum from them, found them via Amazon website. Use Royal mail for delivery.
South Eastern Horticultural: Its nursery /gardening website that specialise in plug plants and garden equipment and sundries. Found them via Amazon website and use them twice buy plug plants and note comment buying in heat wave with regards to plug plants. Delivery via Royal Mail.
Thompson and Morgan: Its nursery / gardening website that specialise in selling seeds and garden plants. I came across via the Amazon website and bought two Salvia from them.
Middleton Nurseries: Its nursery that specialise in Salvia and other rare perenials, I bought several Salvias from them.
Thorncroft Clematis: Its nursery that specialise in Clematis and other climbers, they pretty fast on delivery its usually take about fours days from ordering online to arriving at your front door. They are two year old plants that they sell and its good ideal to buy minimum of two plants as the deliver charge is the same if buy one plant.
J. Parker bulb & Plants: Its nursery and gardening website, plus they do own several garden centres, they do stock a wide range of plants and bulbs, again its good ideal to get on their e-mail list for offers, they do use Evri for delivery and may have wait abit for delivery depending on the time of year. I have bought alot of plants from them.
D'Arcy and Everest: Its nursery that specialise in alpines and usual perenials, they are pretty fast on delivery.
Jacksons Nurseries: Its nursery and gardening website, they are pretty fast on delivery, I have bought two Acers and Rhododendron from them.
Raymond Evison Clematis: Its nursery that specialise in growing and breeding clematis on Guernsey. usually take about seven day to deliver they use Royal Mail. I have bought alot of Clematis from them.
Once decided what you are going to grow, do a web search on the plant that you interest it is usualy cheaper to buy online than at the local garden centre but it worth having walk around a few of the local garden centres and local retail nurseries may pick up some bargins when plants finished flowering, the garden centres will discount them to move the stock. It also good ideal to buy small, larger the plant is, the more you going have to pay for it. It also worth looking at delivery charges and compare that to cost of traveling to the garden centre or local retail nursery. Its worth buying the RHS Plant Finder Guide which 2026 edition list 64,000 plants and which plant nursery you buy them from. The other thing you have remember, when buying on line, is how fast the plants are going to be deliver and don't buy in heat wave, the plants may die transit.
Below is list of plant nurseries that I bought plants from over past year while recovering from the big 'C' and list of local garden centres and retail nurseries that I have bought plants from in South Lakes and its worth doing searchs on Amazon and other websites for garden equipment.
Garden plant websites where I bought plants from:
Kevock Garden Plants: This is small not-for profit Scottish Nursery which as wide range plants for sale including alpines and woodland plants, pretty fast on delivery and uses Royal Mail for delivery. There is minimum order of £30 plus £10.00 delivery charge. Please note that website is a bit slow put worth effect there plants which will not find else where. I got four different Dodecantheon which are now in the Primula family from them plus two other plants. I took four photos of the unpacking of the plants which you can find here. I use the website once and I will order plants from them again.
Gardeners Dream: This Scottish gardening website based in Glasgow, used them several times, well worth getting on their e-mailing list, has you might get a few bargins when they selling stuff off, the delivery is pretty fast they use Royal Mail, for orders over £50.00 its free delivery other wise you delivery charge.
Allwoods: Is nursery that specialise in Pinks, Carnations, Pelargoniums, Crassulaceae, Succulents, Fuschias and Dahlias do take their time in delivering, one tip with pinks pot on before planting out in to garden need a few weeks to double their size on windowsill or you lose a few plants if plant direct into the garden, I found this out the hard way. The delivery via Royal Mail. I used them twice to buy some pinks.
Gardening Direct: This is English gardening website based in Peterborough, I used them a few times they have wide range plants for sale. They used Evri for delivery and take about seven days deliver depending on the plant and the season. It maybe good ideal to get on their e-mail list, they do like to send a daily e-mail with offers on plants.
Perfect Plants: This nursery /gardening website based in East Sussex, I bought six Osteospermum from them, found them via Amazon website. Use Royal mail for delivery.
South Eastern Horticultural: Its nursery /gardening website that specialise in plug plants and garden equipment and sundries. Found them via Amazon website and use them twice buy plug plants and note comment buying in heat wave with regards to plug plants. Delivery via Royal Mail.
Thompson and Morgan: Its nursery / gardening website that specialise in selling seeds and garden plants. I came across via the Amazon website and bought two Salvia from them.
Middleton Nurseries: Its nursery that specialise in Salvia and other rare perenials, I bought several Salvias from them.
Thorncroft Clematis: Its nursery that specialise in Clematis and other climbers, they pretty fast on delivery its usually take about fours days from ordering online to arriving at your front door. They are two year old plants that they sell and its good ideal to buy minimum of two plants as the deliver charge is the same if buy one plant.
J. Parker bulb & Plants: Its nursery and gardening website, plus they do own several garden centres, they do stock a wide range of plants and bulbs, again its good ideal to get on their e-mail list for offers, they do use Evri for delivery and may have wait abit for delivery depending on the time of year. I have bought alot of plants from them.
D'Arcy and Everest: Its nursery that specialise in alpines and usual perenials, they are pretty fast on delivery.
Jacksons Nurseries: Its nursery and gardening website, they are pretty fast on delivery, I have bought two Acers and Rhododendron from them.
Raymond Evison Clematis: Its nursery that specialise in growing and breeding clematis on Guernsey. usually take about seven day to deliver they use Royal Mail. I have bought alot of Clematis from them.