Tim Fuller
@plantpref.bsky.social
Growers of Hardy Geraniums, Ornamental Grasses and New, Rare and Unusual Herbaceous perennials. Owned by a Border Collie.
www.plantpref.co.uk
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Winter foliage of Hypericum beanii caught my eye yesterday. Looking bright even on such a dull day!
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January 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Winter foliage of Hypericum beanii caught my eye yesterday. Looking bright even on such a dull day!
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Rained off hedgecutting yesterday lunchtime so the Gladiolus 'Ruby' stock got sorted ready for potting. We grow on the young corms in big trays and select the largest to sell each year.
The tiny ones will take about 3 seasons to get to full flowering size.
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The tiny ones will take about 3 seasons to get to full flowering size.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Rained off hedgecutting yesterday lunchtime so the Gladiolus 'Ruby' stock got sorted ready for potting. We grow on the young corms in big trays and select the largest to sell each year.
The tiny ones will take about 3 seasons to get to full flowering size.
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The tiny ones will take about 3 seasons to get to full flowering size.
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Getting on with the mixed native perimeter hedge now but we got rained off yesterday! This stretch is 16 years old and about 200m long. Robin kept getting a bit close...
January 23, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Getting on with the mixed native perimeter hedge now but we got rained off yesterday! This stretch is 16 years old and about 200m long. Robin kept getting a bit close...
Ipheion time again! Some have been out since October but more are out now, this is one of the cracking newer varieties 'Miss Hannah'.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Ipheion time again! Some have been out since October but more are out now, this is one of the cracking newer varieties 'Miss Hannah'.
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Found the odd berry hiding in the Ophiopogon scaber B&SWJ3655 this week. Really like this one for its long and very narrow leaves.
It's in our next newsletter that will be going out shortly. Our January offer runs until the end of the month. www.plantpref.co.uk/newsletter
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It's in our next newsletter that will be going out shortly. Our January offer runs until the end of the month. www.plantpref.co.uk/newsletter
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January 21, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Found the odd berry hiding in the Ophiopogon scaber B&SWJ3655 this week. Really like this one for its long and very narrow leaves.
It's in our next newsletter that will be going out shortly. Our January offer runs until the end of the month. www.plantpref.co.uk/newsletter
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It's in our next newsletter that will be going out shortly. Our January offer runs until the end of the month. www.plantpref.co.uk/newsletter
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January 20, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I'm no professional hedgecutter but there's something satisfying about a vaguely straight hornbeam hedge!
Just got to do the top now...
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Just got to do the top now...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:29 AM
I'm no professional hedgecutter but there's something satisfying about a vaguely straight hornbeam hedge!
Just got to do the top now...
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Just got to do the top now...
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande' looking pretty striking in the middle of January. Narrow elegant foliage and strong stems to about 1.8m.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande' looking pretty striking in the middle of January. Narrow elegant foliage and strong stems to about 1.8m.
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Everything can look a bit brown in January so it's always nice to see precocious new shoots and Valeriana pyrenaica always provides. The old leaves will die back leaving this lovely crown.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Everything can look a bit brown in January so it's always nice to see precocious new shoots and Valeriana pyrenaica always provides. The old leaves will die back leaving this lovely crown.
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Getting ahead of itself! A couple of our Primula 'Lady Greer' have decided it's spring already... about 6 weeks ahead of when they normally start.
A beautiful hybrid between our native primrose and oxslip.
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A beautiful hybrid between our native primrose and oxslip.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Getting ahead of itself! A couple of our Primula 'Lady Greer' have decided it's spring already... about 6 weeks ahead of when they normally start.
A beautiful hybrid between our native primrose and oxslip.
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A beautiful hybrid between our native primrose and oxslip.
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Arum italicum 'Marmoratum' doing well underneath the willow windbreak I posted yesterday. An ideal place to grow plants like this that thrive under deciduous trees and shrubs.
Wintergreen and the leaves make surprisingly good cut foliage for a vase. Please excuse the sawdust!
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Wintergreen and the leaves make surprisingly good cut foliage for a vase. Please excuse the sawdust!
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January 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Arum italicum 'Marmoratum' doing well underneath the willow windbreak I posted yesterday. An ideal place to grow plants like this that thrive under deciduous trees and shrubs.
Wintergreen and the leaves make surprisingly good cut foliage for a vase. Please excuse the sawdust!
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Wintergreen and the leaves make surprisingly good cut foliage for a vase. Please excuse the sawdust!
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Always one of the first jobs of the year is to pollard our willow windbreaks. I'd rather leave them another 6 weeks but there won't be time then!
This is Salix alba 'Britzensis', 20 odd years old, grown from hardwood cuttings direct stuck where they grow. Grows about 2.5m a year.
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This is Salix alba 'Britzensis', 20 odd years old, grown from hardwood cuttings direct stuck where they grow. Grows about 2.5m a year.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Always one of the first jobs of the year is to pollard our willow windbreaks. I'd rather leave them another 6 weeks but there won't be time then!
This is Salix alba 'Britzensis', 20 odd years old, grown from hardwood cuttings direct stuck where they grow. Grows about 2.5m a year.
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This is Salix alba 'Britzensis', 20 odd years old, grown from hardwood cuttings direct stuck where they grow. Grows about 2.5m a year.
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I'm back - sorry for the extended radio silence over the Christmas and New Year period. Been busy with the website and other more boring admin!
Our first mail orders of the year will be going out this week since the weather is looking more useful.
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Our first mail orders of the year will be going out this week since the weather is looking more useful.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I'm back - sorry for the extended radio silence over the Christmas and New Year period. Been busy with the website and other more boring admin!
Our first mail orders of the year will be going out this week since the weather is looking more useful.
#gardening 🌱
Our first mail orders of the year will be going out this week since the weather is looking more useful.
#gardening 🌱
Galanthus 'Three Ships' and Arum italicum 'Tiny'. This combination reminds me of reading Margery Fish's books years ago. Have a look if you haven't.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Galanthus 'Three Ships' and Arum italicum 'Tiny'. This combination reminds me of reading Margery Fish's books years ago. Have a look if you haven't.
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A lovely purple form of Iris unguicularis from Brian Matthew via the British Iris Society seed exchange. Fairly compact with almost dusky foliage. Hopefully some spare in the spring.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A lovely purple form of Iris unguicularis from Brian Matthew via the British Iris Society seed exchange. Fairly compact with almost dusky foliage. Hopefully some spare in the spring.
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The lush plain green leaves of Arum purpureospathum make a good contrast over winter. Not flowered for a couple of years though....
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December 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The lush plain green leaves of Arum purpureospathum make a good contrast over winter. Not flowered for a couple of years though....
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Today, Sunday 14th is the last day to order for delivery before Christmas this year.
Orders placed after today will be sent from the 12th January onwards.
Thank you to everyone who has bought so far this year!
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Orders placed after today will be sent from the 12th January onwards.
Thank you to everyone who has bought so far this year!
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December 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Today, Sunday 14th is the last day to order for delivery before Christmas this year.
Orders placed after today will be sent from the 12th January onwards.
Thank you to everyone who has bought so far this year!
#gardening 🌱
Orders placed after today will be sent from the 12th January onwards.
Thank you to everyone who has bought so far this year!
#gardening 🌱
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' has dried out after all the wet and windy weather. It's amazing how well some of these grasses bounce back all winter.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' has dried out after all the wet and windy weather. It's amazing how well some of these grasses bounce back all winter.
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Taking cuttings of Hedera colchica 'Dentata' and taken by the first winter colour on the leaves. If it gets colder most leaves will do this, only a few so far.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Taking cuttings of Hedera colchica 'Dentata' and taken by the first winter colour on the leaves. If it gets colder most leaves will do this, only a few so far.
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Advantages of polytunnels - the flowers on Hesperantha coccinea 'Mollie Gould' aren't damaged by the frosts and rain. Though they do fare pretty well outside to be honest.
Bulking up for the future...
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Bulking up for the future...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Advantages of polytunnels - the flowers on Hesperantha coccinea 'Mollie Gould' aren't damaged by the frosts and rain. Though they do fare pretty well outside to be honest.
Bulking up for the future...
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Bulking up for the future...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Our perimeter hedge and shelter belt looking good at this time of year. Over a thousand shrubs and trees planted since 2010, nearly all native but some ornamentals like this Malus hupehensis added for interest and to feed the birds!
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November 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Our perimeter hedge and shelter belt looking good at this time of year. Over a thousand shrubs and trees planted since 2010, nearly all native but some ornamentals like this Malus hupehensis added for interest and to feed the birds!
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Deschampsia cespitosa 'Schottland' is one of the taller and stronger stemmed forms. The skeletons of the seedheads should stand most of the winter unless the weather gets really bad.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Schottland' is one of the taller and stronger stemmed forms. The skeletons of the seedheads should stand most of the winter unless the weather gets really bad.
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Begonia grandis seedpods look interesting in the low sun. Never had viable seed from them before but maybe this year...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Begonia grandis seedpods look interesting in the low sun. Never had viable seed from them before but maybe this year...
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Good colour on Themeda triandra ssp japonica again this year. It might be a bit green in the summer but the autumn and early winter colour makes up for it in my mind.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Good colour on Themeda triandra ssp japonica again this year. It might be a bit green in the summer but the autumn and early winter colour makes up for it in my mind.
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