Nursery News

We are retiring!

We intend to stop selling plants by the end of August 2025.

Now the decision has been made we are really quite excited. It wasn't an easy decision to make, although now it has been made, now definitely feels like the right time.

No one specific thing has prompted our retirement, simply an accumulation of thoughts and minor events that led us to seriously consider retiring. We are both fortunate that we still enjoy good health (for our age!) but the minor aches and pains do linger and force us to acknowledge that we are still carrying out fairly physical work.

I have been in horticulture for 46 years and in many ways I have been very lucky - growing plants was all I ever wanted to do, even as a child. We have been in business for over 38 years, always working by ourselves without employing staff. It hasn't always (ever!) been an easy way to make a living but that was what we chose. We have had some very difficult times, as everyone does, but we have also been blessed in other ways. However, having much free time during the busy growing months was always something we have sacrificed - as anyone who keeps plants or animals will appreciate - and having free time in the better weather is now a major attraction for us.

So, what is the run-down? We intend to carry on selling as normal with our final dispatch likely to be around the end of August. We still have plenty of top quality plants to sell although some varieties are starting to run out. I intend to show all of our back catalogue for every Sempervivum we have ever listed, only for reference. Our website should remain active until at least April 2026 but sales will end this August.

Thank you to all our customers old and new for supporting us - we sincerely appreciate it.