Author Archives: JaneLaneNursery

After the heatwave in March, the weather here has turned much colder and wetter and we have had one or two frosts which have caused some damage to new growth on various plants including Pieris and Buddleias. They will recover … Continue reading →

Plants that have leaves with interesting colours or shapes play an essential part in planting or planning a garden. Here are a few pics of some good foliage plants currently looking good here at Jane Lane.  

Here are a few pics taken in the glasshouses on Wednesday. I hope this gives you some idea of the range of plants we have here, I will post some outdoor pics tomorrow.          

It’s now the middle of March and suddenly we are very busy and you can almost hear the plants growing. Hardy perennials such as Delphiniums and Lupins, Hollyhocks and Foxgloves are making fast growth, it’s hard to believe that they … Continue reading →

The rise in temperatures in the last few days has had a dramatic effect on plants here on the nursery ,they all look a little happier , growth buds have swelled on shrubs and perennials are pushing up their new … Continue reading →

One of the ways that we sell the plants we produce here is via retail markets, here are a few pics from my day today which began with a cough and a coffee at 3.30am.After a while when I began … Continue reading →

Today at last most of our plants here have thawed out after the cold spell of the last couple of weeks. Unlike last year there doesn’t appear to be any serious damage to anything, although all the tender plants are … Continue reading →

Our first batch of hanging basket and patio plug plants are almost ready for sale – we pride ourselves on the quality of the plants we send out. They are the same plug plants we use ourselves for growing on … Continue reading →

It’s almost the end of January and things are beginning to move here at the nursery.We have lots of seedlings germinated and growing on in our greenhouses,here are some sweet and chili peppers whch are slow growing and will not … Continue reading →

  Viola seedlings just germinated   Mindy – our managing director    

The beautiful weather continues – clear sunny days and frosty nights are perfect for January, the mild conditions so far this winter has been a problem, encouraging early and weak  growth on hardy plants and the danger of damping off … Continue reading →