A SUMMER'S EVENING

Hello - on one of the few decent summer evenings in the last few weeks, we were very pleased to welcome the Great Glemham Ladies Gardening Club for an evening visit to the nursery.

The sky was Tuscan Blue - actually really nice and very warm, with the last rays of the sun still warming the sales areas. A great night was had by all - Graeme and myself took the group on a nursery tour - taking in many of the areas that are not normally open to the public. There was much interest in the new shrub cuttings - and also in our compost mix -one of the many 'trade secrets' that just give commercial nurseries 'the edge'. The large range of shrubs and trees available also drew many comments - particularly the climbers - with the Honeysuckles and Potato Vine looking at their best.

As often, the size of Crown Nursery surprises people - as does the amount of the site that is actually behind the scenes. Following on from the tour, there was still time for the ladies to browse the sales areas - which they certainly did with relish!! The favourite plant of the night was most definitely the Russian Sage - PEROVSKIA 'BLUE SPIRE' - closely followed by the delightful honeysuckle - LONICERA 'MINT CRISP'.

All in all a very enjoyable evening - here at Crown Nursery - we are proud of all that we have - and we enjoy sharing it with other people too!!

Until next time,

RICHARD