PenLanPerennials.co.uk
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Home Page - Penlan Perennials
Description
Richard and Jane Cain opened Penlan Perennials in 1999, developing a new nursery with holiday accommodation, on an 14 acre smallholding in the Ceri Valley near Newcastle Emlyn in West Wales. The nursery is five miles from the sea, north facing at a height of 200m (650ft) above sea level and is set in traditional hay and wildflower meadows which are organically managed. All our plants are grown by us and hardened off in netted shade tunnels or lined in open stock areas all year so are ultra hardy and used to heavy winter rainfall and sub-zero temperatures. We have always tried to raise plants in an environmentally friendly way by using peat-free compost and no chemical sprays or artificial fertilisers. Wherever possible we use recycled materials for packaging and these can be recycled again by you. Our entire aquatic range is totally organic, however we do add a granular chemical deterrent, Vi-Nil®, for Vine Weevil control for all our other stock. This has proved to be 100% effective against native and european vine weevil grubs. The photo below is a typical (1.5 litre) mail order plant sent out by us with a 30cm(1ft) ruler for comparison.
Living in such a remote area, with a tiny population, makes it difficult for us to attend national horticultural shows or access the sort of gardeners we need! An e-business seemed a logical step forward so in Spring 2004, with the assistance of the Welsh Development Agency, we developed a secure online web nursery. Still in its infancy, we have been amazed at the response. In addition to supplying Botanical Gardens, several National Trust properties, Local Authorities, landscape and garden designers and countless keen gardeners, we have also successfully exported plants to over twenty countries. It is increasingly clear that gardening with and for nature is very important to many of you and we are particularly pleased with the many positive and complimentary responses to our website and our plants. We are delighted to have been listed as a top 100 company in the WWF 'Pocket Green Guide to Wales' for our eco-friendly 'footprint'.
Every plant displayed on this site is ready for immediate dispatch. If we have it it's here. If you have downloaded our catalogue or come through the RHS Plant Finder but cannot find a particular plant on the site then sorry; it's either sold out or it's not quite ready! We only list plants available on any given day - that way there are no disappointments or promises we can't keep! Likewise; our catalogue has to be produced for the RHS Plant Finder during November each year therefore we constantly add new plants which are not listed in the catalogue or in the Plant Finder but do appear on the site.
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