Links: Suppliers

This is a rather out of date list. I hope to rework the links section in the next few months. In the meantime heres the old links pages.

Partner Nurseries

These suppliers are:

Forever Trees Nursery (FT)

Denbury Road
Ipplepen
TQ12 5TR
Phone 01803 814098 Distribution: UK
How to order: Direct from Forever Trees
Last Updated: Feb 04

Cool Temperate Nurseries (CT)

39 Maple Avenue, Beeston, Notts NG9 1PU
Tel & Fax: 0115 917 0416 Email: philcorbett53@hotmail.com

Distribution: UK
How to order: Direct from Cool Temperate by email/phone
Notes: Many Trees supplied on their own rootstock
Last Updated: April 03

The plants available are:

Latin Name Common Name Supplier Acer campestre Field Maple CT Actinidia deliciosa Kiwi CT Alnus cordata Italian Alder CT Alnus glutinosa Alder CT Alnus incana Grey Alder CT Alnus rubra Red Alder CT Amelanchier canadensis Juneberry CT Amelanchier lamarckii Apple serviceberry CT Atriplex halimus Saltbush CT Berberis darwinii Darwin's barberry CT Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry CT Betula pendula Birch CT Caragana arborescens Pea Tree CT Caragana brevispina CT Carpinus betulus Hornbeam CT Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut CT Castanea sativa Chestnut CT Cornus kousa chinensis Japanese dogwood CT Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry CT Cornus sanguinea Dogwood CT Corylus avellana Hazel FT Corylus avellana Hazel CT Corylus avellana Hazel (Giant Nut) FT Corylus maxima Hazel CT Crataegus arnoldiana Hawthorn CT Crataegus laciniata Hawthorn CT Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn CT Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn CT Cydonia oblonga Quince CT Elaeagnus angustifolia Silver Russian Olive CT Elaeagnus angustifolia CT Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn olive CT Elaeagnus x ebbingei CT Euonymus europaeus Spindle CT Fagus sylvatica Beech FT Fagus sylvatica Beech CT Ficus carica Fig CT Fragaria Chillean Strawberry CT Fragaria vesca Wild strawberry CT Fragaria x ananassa CT Fraxinus excelsior Ash CT Galium odoratum Woodruff CT Hippophae rhamnoides Sea buckthorn CT Houttuynia cordata Tsi CT Juglans nigra Black Walnut CT Juglans regia English Walnut FT Juglans regia Walnut CT Laurus nobilis Bay CT

Latin Name Common Name Supplier Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet CT Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil CT Malus domestica Apple CT Mespilus germanica Medlar CT Morus nigra Black mulberry CT Origanum vulgare Wild Marjoram CT Parthenocissus quinquefolia Grapevine CT Pinus cembra Arolla Pine FT Pinus cembra FT Pinus pinea Nut Pine or Stone Pine CT Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine CT Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine CT Populus nigra Black Poplar CT Populus tremula Aspen CT Prunus armeniaca Apricot CT Prunus avium Wild Cherry CT Prunus avium Cherry CT Prunus cerasus austera Morello cherry CT Prunus domestica Plum CT Prunus insititia Damson CT Prunus padus Bird Cherry CT Prunus persica Peach CT Prunus persica nucipersica Nectarine CT Prunus spinosa Blackthorn CT Pyrus communis sativa Pear CT Pyrus pyrifolia culta Asian Pear CT Quercus ilex Holm Oak CT Quercus ilex ballota Holm Oak FT Quercus petraea Durmast Oak CT Quercus robur Oak CT Quercus robur Upright Oak CT Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn CT Rhamnus frangula Alder Buckthorn CT Rheum x cultorum Rhubarb CT Ribes CT Ribes divaricatum Worcesterberry CT Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant CT Ribes sativum Whitecurrant CT Ribes sativum Redcurrant CT Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry CT Ribes x culverwellii Jostaberry CT Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust CT Rosa canina Dog Rose CT Rosa rugosa CT Rubus species Bramble CT Rubus fruticosus Blackberry/Bramble CT Rubus idaeus Raspberry CT Rubus loganobaccus Loganberry CT Rumex acetosa Wild Sorrel CT Salix alba White Willow CT Salix alba vitellina Golden Willow CT Salix caprea Goat Willow CT Salix cinerea Grey Willow CT Salix daphnoides Violet Willow CT Salix exigua Coyote Willow CT Salix fragilis Crack Willow CT Salix viminalis Osier CT Sorbus aucuparia Rowan CT Taxus baccata Yew CT Tilia cordata Small leaved Lime CT Toona sinensis Flamingo CT Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree CT Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose CT Vitis amurensis Grapevine CT Vitis vinifera Grapevine CT

Affiliate Programs

We are a member of the following affilate programs. If you decide to buy from them then we will get 10% commision. We can make no guarentees theat they grow plants in a sustainable manner.

Where to look for suppliers

Have a look at the list of groups running Heritage Seeds/Seed Saver programs on the main links page.

A few hints and tips on how the people at PFAF managed to get hold their plants can be found in the Friends of PFAF newsletter article: Obtaining plants.

Cornucopia an excellent book which lists lots of suppliers of every type of plant you could imagine. US only. Available from Yankee Permaculture Publications (see below) and lots of other sources.

In the UK try the Royal Horticultural Society's The Plant Finder will tell you all you need to know. This is available as a book on CD-ROM and also on the web.

Also in the UK the Henry Doubleday Research Association publish The Fruit and Veg Finder which complements the plant finder and concentrates on hard to find varieties. (HDRA, National Centre for Organic Gardening, Ryton on Dunsmore, COVENTRY, CV8 3LG. Tel. (01203) 303517)

And then theres The Seed Search has details of where you can get 43,000 different seeds. Worldwide but UK based.

The Permaculture Activist has a big list of Seed Resources and Plant Nurseries. US only. Includes Open Pollinated and Organic seeds.

Permanent Publications Classified Adds Have a few UK based seed and plant suppliers.

The The Garden Seed Inventory editor, Kent Whealy, of which the Essential Whole Earth Catalogue says "This is an alphabetical listing of each and every variety of non-hybrid vegetable seed for sale by seed houses in the US and Canada. That's 5,785 varieties from 239 wholesale and retail seed companies". unfortunately it's now out of print, but you might be able to find a copy.

Some UK suppliers of British Native-Origin Plants & Seeds (mainly wild flowers) are listed on the Flora-for-Fauna web-site.

Flora Locale have a list of specialist growers who supply British native plants. Their site also has lots of other resources about Native Plants.

TreeTrader: "Don't know which nurseries grow the native trees of the seed origin that you want to plant? Find them at treetrader along with all the woodland contractors/suppliers you need to create or enhance your woodland."

New Plant Page Put together by the New Ornamentals Society, this list a whole stack of new cultivars of ornamental plants, with links to of suppliers and links to articles about the plants.

ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organisation) is a Christian group who supply small quantities of seeds which are normally not commercially available. They only supply to third world development organisations though, but they do have a list of other seed sources.

Seed and Plant Sources A host of emails compiled from various mailing lists about places to get seeds and all sorts of exotic plants.

Yankee Permaculture Publications YankeePerm@aol.com publish a database, available on disk or as print-out called the Permaculture Supplier List with 887+ entries. About 2/3 of which suppliers of plant propagation materials such as seeds, root-stocks, container plants, bare-root stock, etc. Lots of other more specific info as well.

GardenNet has a large list of US based garden catalogues.

Other organisations which may be worth trying to contact include the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX), Northern Nut Growers Assn (NNGA) and the Temperate Bamboo Quarterly (TBQ) Bamboo Yellow Pages. (Thanks to Yankee PP for this).

A possible place to start is: The Andersen's Horticultural Library's Source List of Plants and Seeds. Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive Box 39, Chanhassen, MN 55317 Lists approximately 59,000 plants and seeds from 450 retail & wholesale outlets in the US and Canada willing to ship interstate. Book costs dollars 39.95 (Thanks to S.C.Webb for this).

Not quite plants but Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America list 143 commercial suppliers of 130 beneficial organisms, soon to be searchable on the web.

In Holland try Flowerweb which has lots of dutch importers exporters and growers, who all have web sites. Didn't spot any interesting plants though.

Gardening-uk Big list of on-line catalogues.

HerbNET's SOURCE list Info on a few suppliers of herbs.

Findplants.com trade only database which requires registration. Supposedly has a database for sourcing live plants.

Catalogues

Heres some catalogues which people have recommended, and others I have found on the web and some thaken from the PFAF book. All this information is unfortunately rather out of date.

UK

Chase Organics

Everything for the Organic Gardner UK based, organic seeds & plants. Linked to the HDRA.

The Organic Garden Catalogue, Coomland Hoses, Addlestone, Surry, KT15 1HY. Tel 01932 820958

Agroforestry Research Trust

Have lots of plants and seeds of interest to the permaculturalist.

Future Foods

Fairly good range of roots, fruits, mushrooms, greens and grains.

Gnostic Garden

Entheobotanical Seeds Plants and Spores, may have some of the more exotic medical plants, with erm specialised uses.

Nutwood Nurseries

Have many nut trees including Monkey Puzzle

School Farm, Onneley, Nr Crewe, Chesire, CW3 9QJ England. Tel +44 1782 750913.

Thomas Etty Esq Heritage Seedsman & Bulb Merchant.

The new seed catalogue contains over 500 heritage vegetable varieties listed from medieval times until 1950. They also list flowering plants for the same period. Their list of heritage flowering bulbs also covers the period 1440 to 1950.

Butterworth's Organic Nursery

Lots of organic apple varieties for the harsher climes in the UK.

The Willow Bank

Lots of willows, plus some information about all their uses.

Abbey Ethnobotanicals

Good range of Sacred/Medicinal plants, with lots of unusual species.

Buckingham Nurseries

Seem to have a good range. Especially good for hedging plants/Trees.

Terre de Semences

1400 varieties of Organic Seeds, very committed to organics and bio-diversity.

Plant Sources

Arbor Exotica

The Estate Office, Hall Farm, Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, CB1 5PE. (01223) 290328.

Many Trees including Juglans ailanthifolia cordiformis and Zanthoxylum americana.

Burncoose and South Down Nurseries

Gwennap, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 6BJ. (01209) 861112.

Very good general range with many unusual species.

Cally Gardens

Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, Scotland, DG7 2DJ.

Unusual perennials and some rare shrubs including Aralia cordata and Cyperus esulantus

Clive Simms

Woodhurst, Essendine, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 4LQ. (01780) 55615.

An excellent range of unusual fruiting plants and nut trees.

Drysdale Gardens Exotics

Bowerwood Road, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1BN. (01425) 653010.

A good range of Exotics, including Ephedra spp. and a huge range of Bamboos.

Greenway Gardens

Churchston Ferrers, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0ES. (01803) 842382.

Smilax aspera plus many unusual trees, especially from South America.

Hall Farm Nursery

Harpswell, Gainsbrough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5UU. (01427) 668412

Wide range of shrubs and trees including Berberis lycium and Crataegus arnoldiana.

Hardy Exotics

Gilly Lane, Whitecross, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8BZ. (01736) 740660.

A good range of plants for mild countries, there is also a more limited range for gardens nationwide.

Hartshall Nursery Stock

Hartshall Farm, Walsham-le-Willows, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3BY. (01359) 259238.

Wide range of trees and shrubs including Malus baccata mandschurica and Pinus cembroides.

Hoecroft Plants

Severals Grange, Wood Norton, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5BL. (01362) 844206.

170 species and cultivars of grasses including Elymus canadensis.

Jacques Amand Ltd

The Nurseries, Clamp Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 3JS. (0181) 954 8138.

Rare and unusual bulbous plants including Dentaria diphylla, Lilium species and Streptopus roseus.

Jungle Giants

Plough Farm, Wigmore, Herefordshire, HR6 9UW. (01568) 86708.

An excellent range of bamboos.

Kenwith Nursery

The Old Rectory, Littleham, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5HW. (01237) 473752.

Good range of conifers including Pinus albicaulis.

Kingsfield Conservation Nursery

Broadenham Lane, Winsham, Chard, Somerset, TR20 4JF. (01460) 30070.

Native plants and seeds inc. Conopodium majus and Glyceria fluitans.

Langthorn's Plantery

High Cross Lane West, Little Canfield, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1TD. (01371) 872611.

A wide range of plants inc. Fagopyrum dibotrys and Lycium barbarum

Mallet Court Nursery

Curry Mallet, Tauton, Somerset, TA3 6SY. (01823) 480748.

A wide range of trees and shrubs inc. Cephalotaxus harringtonia nana.

Mickfield Fish and Watergarden Centre

Debenham Road, Mickfield, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5LP. (01449) 766425.

Pond and bog garden plants inc. Zizania aquatica.

Mount Pleasant Trees

Rockhampton, Berkeley, Gloucestershitre, GL13 9DU. (01454) 260348.

An excellent range of trees inc. Crataegus azerolus and many cultivars of Ginkgo biloba. This nursery produces very high quality native trees for woodland planting.

Mrs Susan Cooper

Firlands Cottage, Bishop's Frome, Worcestershire, WR6 5BA. (01885) 490358.

Many rare and unusual trees inc. Gleditsia japonica, Pinus armandii and P. cembra edulis.

Poyntzfield Herb Nursery

Balblair, Black Isle, By Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, IV7 8LX. (01381) 610352.

An excellent range of herbs, medicinal plants and seeds.

Read Nursery

Hales Hall, Loddon, Norfolk, NR14 6QW. (01508) 46395.

Excellent range of Citrus fruits and other uncommon plants inc. Bomarea edulis.

Salley Gardens

Flat 3, 3 Millicent Road, West Bridgeford, Nottingham, NG2 7LD. (01602) 821366.

An excellent range of herbs and medicinal plants inc. Asclepias species and Osmorhiza claytonnii.

Spinners

Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 5QE.

A wide range of plants, their list has included a hermaphrodite form of Actinidia deliciosa, Dioscorea japonica, Diospyrus lotus, D. virginianna, Hydrangea serrata amagianna and Smilax china.

Stone House Cottage Nurseries

Stone, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 4BG. (01562) 69902.

A good range of climbing plants which can be seen growing in their gardens.

Thornhays Nursery

St. Andrew's Wood, Dulford, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2DF. (01884) 266746.

A good range of fruiting trees including Crataegus arnoldiana, C. durobrivensis, C. schraderiana, Sorbus devoniensis and many West Country apple varieties.

Trevor Scott

Thorp Park Cottage, Thorp-le-Soken, Essex, CO16 0HN. (01255) 861308.

A good range of grasses inc. Beckmannia cruciformis, Elymus canadensis and Hierochloe odorata.

Westwood Nursery

65 Yorkland Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 2LE. (0181) 301 0886.

Hardy orchids.

The Royal Horticultural Society's Plant Centre

RHS Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surry, GU23 6QB. (01483) 211 113.

A wide and constantly changing range of plants.

Seed Sources

B & T World Seeds

Paguignan, 34210 Olonzac, France

Also a UK office: Sally Holt, Little Whitnell, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1JE.

An amazing list of over 45,000 species and varieties downloadable from the web.

B & D Davies

2 Wirrel View, Connah's Quay, Deeside, Clwyd, Wales CH5 4TE.

An execllent range of coniferous trees.

Chiltern Seeds

Bortree Stile, Ulverstone, Cumbria, LA12 7PB.

Over 4,000 species of plants in a descriptive catalogue.

Chris Chadwell Seeds

81 Paraunt Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 8BE.

A botanist who can supply a range of seeds from various countries in the world. It is also possible to obtain wild-collected seeds by subscribing to one of his expeditions.

Future Foods

PO box 1564, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4DP.

This company specialises in alternative food plants and have an excellent range of seeds and tubers.

Alpine Garden Society

AGS Centre, Avon Bank, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 3JP.

An excellent seed list available to members.

Hardy Plant Society

Little Orchard, Great Comberton, Near Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 3DP.

An excellent seed list available to members.

US

Pure Land Ethnobotanicals

Pure Land, 2310 S. Green Bay Rd., Suite C-PMB-163, Racine, WI 53405-4954,

A large herbarium supplying seeds, including over 200 rare species. Also supply extracts and essential oils.

Future Forest Nursery

60 odd trees suitable for agroforestry. Lots of seeds as well.

Perennial vegetables Seed Company

www.perennialvegetable.com
P.O. Box 608, Belchertown MA 01007 | (413) 529-0678
Has a good selection of about 100 Perennial vegetables seed.

Oregon Exotics Nursery

1065 Messinger Road, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 USA
Tel: 1-(541) 846-7578 Fax: 1-(541) 846-9488
www.exotic fruit.com
Lots of unusual fruits including Chinese fruit trees, Himalayan food crops etc.

American Rock Garden Society

PO Box 67, Milwood, New York, 10546

An excellent seed list available to members.

Horizon Herbs

Lots of Medicinal/Ayurvedic/Chinese herb seeds

Abundant Life Seed Foundation

Open Pollinated seed, inc heirlooms, medicinal herbs, Pacific North West Natives. Non-profit and into seed saving.

P.O. Box 722, Port Towsend, WA 98368. Tel (360) 385-5660

Nichols Garden Nursery

Herbs, Rare Seeds and Wildflowers

1190, North Pacific Highway, Albany, Oregon, 97321-4580. Tel (541) 928-9280

Burpee Heirlooms

Hairloom Vegtables & Flower seeds

300 Park Avenue, Warminster, PA 18991-0008. Tel 1-800-888-1447

River View Herbs

Lots of Herbs

Maitland Greenhouses, P.O. Box 92, Maitland, Hants County, NS, BON 1TO. Tel (902) 261-2274

One Green World

28696 S Cramer Rd. Molalla, OR 97038-8576 Phone # 503-651-3005 FAX # 800-418-9983

has several different varieties of Sea Buckthorn (they call them Sea Berry), Medlars, Quinces, Pawpaws, Persimmons, Aronias, Cornelian Cherries, Goumis, Honeyberries (Lonicera kamchatika), Kiwis, Magnolia Vine, and so on.

Mellinger's

2310 W. South Range Rd. North Lima, OH 44452-9731 Phone # 800-321-7444

Specialize in 'out of the ordinary' fruit bearing plants.

Legendary Ethnobotanical Resources

Big list of plants and seed, contains Uncommon Ethnobotanical plants, which you can buy from them.

Drysdale Seed Co

A big catalogue of lots of unusual plants.

World Wide Exotic Seed Co

Chinese Medicinal Plant, Fruit & Nut Trees, Rain Forest Plants, Native American Plants, etc.

307-C Friendswood Drive Friendswood, TX 77546 Phone: (281) 648-7445 Fax: (281) 648-7448

Seeds of Change

provide organic open-pollinated seeds for veg, herbs and edible flowers. Nothing particularly exotic though.

St Lawrence Nurseries

Offer Northern Climate Fruit and Nut Trees, again useful for US visitors.

The Great Exotic Seed Company

This seed company has all sorts of unusual varieties that are hard to find anywhere else - and they have a great website and online catalogue, too. The link (http://www.gen.com/exoticseeds/) seems to have withered away.

P. O. Box 37 Mt. Mourne, NC 28123 Phone: (704) 559-5978

Stokes Tropicals

Banana's, Ginger, Pineapples. More concentration on ornimental rather that edible uses.

Lewis Bamboo Grove

Cold Hardy Bamboo.

Perennial Vegetable Seed Company

Some more unusual plants including Improved Dandelions.

Forestfarm Plants

A good range of edible and medicinal plants including many of our favorites and plants for erosion control, ground cover and hedging.

Peruvian Journey Ethnobotanicals

Supply plants and seeds for rituals and altered states.

ECHO a Christian non-profit organization whose mission it is to network with community leaders in developing countries to seek hunger solutions for families growing food under difficult conditions. Have a good selection of unusual plant seeds.

 

Elsewhere

New Zealand PlantFinder

Lets you search many different NZ plant catalogues for plants.

Ben Gaia

New Zealand supplier who's got some interesting trees and New Zealand native rain-forest plants.

Native Nursery

Has a good selection of Australian Native Plants

Daley's Nursery

Offers "one of the largest and most diverse ranges of Subtropical Fruit and Nut trees in Australia. The stock line also includes rainforest and regeneration tubestock and ornamental flowering trees."

Ecos Design

Have a good list of AU seed suppliers.

Vida Verde

Spanish supplier of seeds for unusual edible plants. Many interesting plants suitable for growing in the UK. They grow organically and specilise on hairloom seeds.

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