www.clematis.com.pl - Szczepan Marczynski's excellent website for clematis information with very comprehensive search and interactive catalogue. Wholesale Clematis Growers in Poland.Useful Links to other Sites
These links are supplied to offer a quick route to find more information about clematis, other specialist nurseries, accommodation and local information. There is no specific endorsement of the information or products given, but they are generally companies or individuals known to us personally. Please let us know if you have ideas for other links, or if you have any problems with those listed.
SOCIETIES
British Clematis Society - The British Clematis Society encourages, informs and promotes the growth and enjoyment of clematis in gardens.
International Clematis Society - The Society aims to improve and extend the cultivation of clematis, scientific research and international co-operation.
Royal Horticultural Society - The RHS provides first class resources and facilities for gardeners and gardening. Their site includes :- Plant Finder On-Line, Seasonal Advice and details of Flower Shows.
OTHER CLEMATIS WEBSITES
Clematis on the Web - One of the most useful sites for Clematis pictures. Two friends of ours maintain this site, which is non-commercial and is sponsored by The University of Hull. It has a very helpful search facility and many pictures.
www.guernsey-clematis.co.uk - Raymond Evison's Guernsey Clematis Nursery is one of the largest in the world. His new introductions are a regular feature at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Guernsey Clematis are Wholesale Clematis Growers. We now stock many of their most popular and newest cultivars.
Joy Creek Nursery - USA. In 1992 Mike, our friend Maurice, and Scott created the nursery they'd always wanted to find! It is located in Oregon USA. Much more than just clematis!
Clematis from Seed - This site is produced by Brian Collingwood, a member of the British and International Clematis Societies. It contains in-depth details on growing clematis from seed.
OTHER SPECIALIST NURSERIES
Nurseries of Distinction
www.norfolknurseries.net - Our group of specialist growers in Norfolk, all dedicated to growing good plants and provding advice to you. Many types of plants available to grow with your clematis!
Other Top Quality Nurseries we are pleased to be associated with are:-Peter Beales Roses - Clematis and old-fashioned 'Classic' roses make wonderful companions. We have many fine examples of Peter Beales Classic Roses in our garden which act as hosts to clematis. Holders of the National Collection of Rosa Species.
PW Plants - A well known local specialist in Bamboos and Grasses.
Regular exhibitors and Gold Medal Winners at the Royal Horticultural Society's Shows around the country. Mail order all year round and a secure on-line ordering service.
The Plantsman's Preference - Another of our local family run specialist nurseries who stock a large range of quality herbaceous plants.
Specialising in Hardy Geraniums, Ornamental Grasses and Unusual Perennials.
Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery - Started by Ben Potterton with help from the Princes Trust. Ben grows a wide range of interesting hardy perennials with a large stock of hardy Geranium, Geum, etc. and one of the largest collections of shade-tolerant species in the East of England.
Aromafolia - Scented plants, especially Salvia
British Wild Flower Plants - British native plants - retail and wholesale
Hoecroft Plants - Variegated and coloured leaved plants, grasses
Reads Nursery - Figs, Citrus, Grapes and Conservatory Plants
Norfolk Herbs - Herbs, Scented Pelargoniums, Bay Trees
West Acre Gardens - Alpines, Herbaceous and Shrubs
Woottens Plants - grows a range of some 1600 varieties of hardy perennials with significant collections of Hemerocallis, Hardy Geraniums, Penstemons, Modern Bearded Irises and Pelargoniums.
OTHER USEFUL WEBSITESTourist Information
Visit Norfolk - The Tourist Board Website for Norfolk with lots of useful details about visitor attractions in Norfolk, including Bed and Breakfast accomodation and maps.East of England Tourist Board - Lots of local information about places to visit, things to do and places to stay.
Mid-Norfolk Railway - Our local preserved and increasingly restored railway.
East Anglia's Longest Heritage Railway, and you can see it from the nursery, and see the nursery from the train!
Recommended Accommodation
Witch Hazel Bed & Breakfast - Highly recommended by many of our customers. Run by a family member to very high standards. A warm welcome awaits.Greenbanks Hotel - Comfortable guest house with it's own swimming pool and restaurant. Rooms and swimming pool are accessible to people with disabilities and the restaurant caters for those with special dietary needs.
A few miles from us, but very handy for the A47, just west of Dereham.Yaxham Mill - Only about 10 minutes away from the nursery, this old windmill and associated buildings now offers very comfortable accomodation, an excellent restaurant and bar meals. Just the place to relax in and to use as a base for visiting us and the surrounding countryside.
The service is excellent, and they cook on a Monday night too!White Lodge Farm Cottages - Superbly appointed self-catering cottages for you to relax in and enjoy the local atmosphere. Only a few minutes drive from the nursery.
The Hare and Barrel Hotel - Local pub with comfortable accommodation, very good food, an Irish Landlady and Guinness - of course!
Gardens
East Ruston Old Vicarage - THE most impressive new garden in England that we know of. The twenty plus acres should give you all the ideas you need, and a few more besides.GardeningCoton Manor Garden School and Gardens, Northamptonshire. - Beautiful gardens, peaceful and very well tended. The programme of lectures in the Garden School is varied and very well run too.
The Manor House at Stevington, Bedfordshire - Stunning garden with many clematis, roses and much more.
The Garden Marketplace Directory for many other good sources of plants.Return to home Page
GardenNetLinks.co.uk - Links to many gardening sites.
The Green Team - All the help you need for chemical free pest control. Using the same Biological Pest Control methods we now use on the nursery.