What they say...

In the beds and borders of the gardens that are part of Marchants a style of gardening is evolving that fuses the best elements of the "New Perennial" movement with a very English love of colour.
Elspeth Thompson. The Garden.

Propagation Day 2011: Hands On

Why not join us on our ever popular propagation course on which dozens of keen gardeners have joined us over the years. Participants get the opportunity to hone and expand their propagation skills in one of the most exciting topics of gardening under the expert tutelage of Marchants owner Graham Gough.

Monday 29th August 2011

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Marchants Snowdrops

For details of our annual sale, see Events page

Desperate Plea! Boxes!

We spend many hours collecting boxes from a number of sources for you to take your plants home in. It is an enormous help therefore if you can provide your own boxes and moreover a sure way of becoming a favourite customer! Many thanks.

Plant Catalogue: Ornamental Grasses

intro A-C D-F G-I J-M N-R S-Z <- please click to view grasses

The grasses revolution of the last 20 years has seen the introduction of many new varieties but has also importantly prompted a reconsideration of their uses with the result that grasses are now being employed in a much more creative way by gardeners and garden designers alike. They have become an essential part of the gardening vernacular and regardless of their fashion status and prominence in garden magazines features (and despite one prominent garden writer commenting to me five years ago that grasses had probably had their day) in all probability they are here to stay.

In the wild they are pioneer plants, surviving in open spaces where, wind pollinated, they grow in lean soils with little competition from other plants. Their requirements in the garden are also easily met but the light provided by sunshine, particularly when low cast, is one of the most important ingredients of all. The striking of light and its refraction through the seemingly delicate flower heads and seed heads of many grasses creates an effect that few other plants can match.

Grasses are very much part of our own vocabulary at Marchants, making an important connection between the garden and the landscape beyond. They are seen at their best between July and October so why not pay us a visit to see how we use them and to discover the remarkable beauty they can bring to a garden.

IMPORTANT. Many of our grasses are propagated in spring and will not therefore become available until the end of May/early June. They are marked with an asterisk, i.e. *

Click here to view Herbaceous Perennials.