I’m really getting around at the moment. . . (so to speak…). I’m still looking for a few special plants for the Chelsea garden. Plus I’ve been asked by a large Landscaper in London to do some planting plans for him and I haven’t used his preferred supplier before. I would never specify plants from a nursery I hadn’t seen, and wasn’t confident in their hygiene and the quality of their plants.
So I started at 5.30am in Beckenham this morning and drove to my weekly project meeting with Hasmead plc in Milton Keynes. Then I popped across to Bedford to see the plants which are being expertly cared for by Adrian in the greenhouses at Premier Trees. This was followed by a long drive down to Chichester Trees and Shrubs, a wholesale nursery which is based in 3 different nurseries between Beaulieu and Lymington in the New Forest. I could hardly walk when I got there, but the trip was worth it, because they had lots of plants that would look great in that client’s garden, and a few that will look good in May for Chelsea.
And the weather was fabulous; it’s never so bad going on long journeys when the sun is out is it? I just love the sun.
Linda Bush is a garden designer based in Kent.
www.lindabush.co.uk/chelsea.html
