News
- Talk at Nursery on Tues 21st Sept 2010
- Naomi House Open Day winner at The Chelsea Flower Show 2010
- Chelsea Flower Show 2010
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Becky's goodbye cake
Nursery Diary 3rd September 2010
Developments on the Nursery: This week we have been saying goodbye to some of our members of staff Rebecca has been working with us now for 3 years and is off to pastures new and we wish her good luck in her new job Our summer students, Becky and James have also left to go back to University We will miss them all
Come along and visit the Nursery this weekend
Hardy's on the Road This weekend will see us at the National Gardening Show at Shepton Mallet, Bath & West Showground as well as Robert Hardy attending Wolverton Manor Plant Fair on the Isle of Wight
Hardy's Gardening Tip for the Week: Lots of your summer herbaceous perennials will be setting seeds so this will be the time to be collecting them whilst the weather is still good and the seed heads are dry. Make sure you collect seeds in paper bags and label clearly what you have collected Ensuring that you do not touch the seeds with your hands |
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About Hardy's
Set in 13 acres of beautiful Hampshire countryside, Hardys Cottage Garden Plants is a family-run nursery, offering an unrivalled selection of high quality plants to suit every garden.
Now recognised as one of the UKs leading plantsmens nurseries, Rosy and Rob Hardy started out over 20 years ago selling plants from their own back garden for which demand grew rapidly. Today we stock over 1,200 plant varieties, including many rare and exciting species you'll simply never see in your average garden centre.
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Aerial view of our three acre site, taken in August 2008. Enlarge Image |
Hardy's Staff, left to right: Barb, Rosy Hardy, Wendy, Rebecca, Debbie, Ann, Hilary, Neil, Maurice, Julie, Hazel and Jenny. And the dogs, Gromit, Tansy and Bramble. |
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Plant Sales
We welcome visitors to the nursery in Whitchurch where our knowledgeable staff will help you select plants to match your personal requirements.
You can also buy our plants using our mail order service and our secure online shop. To order a printed copy of our comprehensive plant catalogue, click here. Alternatively, you can browse through our online catalogue with our easy-to-use Simple or Advanced Search facilities, helping you to find the perfect plants for your specific situation.
As well as providing plants for the public, we also work with many professional gardeners and warmly welcome enquiries from landscape designers and contractors.
Opening Times:
1st March to 30th September - 10am - 5pm - Daily, 7 days a week
1st October to 31st October - 10am - 4pm - Monday-Friday, closed weekends
1st November - 28th February - 10am - 3pm - Monday-Friday, closed weekends (via delivery entrance only)
We are also closed over the Christmas and New Year period.
Chelsea Flower Show - Show Stopper
Fifteen times gold medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show, we delight in exhibiting at the many gardening shows and events staged each year across the country. Our aim is always to inspire visitors with our vibrant displays and to encourage people to try out new plants and garden design ideas. Visit our Shows & Events section to find out more.
The 'Home-Grown' logo is a new initiative from the Horticultural Development
Company (HDC). The aim is to create a recognised symbol to indicate British-grown plants.
99% of the plants that we sell are grown on our nursery, with most of these starting out in our own propagation unit.
The 'Nursery Grown Scheme' is a new initiative from the Horticultural Exhibitors Association (HEA). Members of the scheme are all specialist nurseries who grow their own stock and retail direct to the public. It aims to highlight to customers that they can speak directly to the grower and benefit from their experience and knowledge, as well as indicating that the plant has not been transported long distances unnecessarily.
When you buy from one of the participants of The Nursery Grown Scheme you know you are helping to support the UK’s specialist nurseries, and preserving this unique bounty for future generations of gardeners.
'Proud to support IPPS'
This is a new initiative from the International Plant Propagators Society (IPPS), to promote the society to a broader audience. The society aims to keep its members informed of the latest industry developments, so that propagation and production techniques can be improved and updated. Hazel, one of our team of propagators, is a member.