The following is by no means a complete list but contains a small number of nurseries which stock interesting and unusual hardy plants, including some National Collections, and are often associated with plantsmans' gardens. See also the [plant sales] page for information about HPS Kent Group one day plant sales where you can buy from up to 20 stalls manned by specialist nurseries and private growers at the same venue. The information given here is correct to the best of our knowledge at the present time but it would be wise to check details with any nursery you plan to visit and the availability of any particular plant you are seeking before embarking on a long journey. Nurseries Brickwall Cottage Nursery, 1 Brickwall Cottages, Frittenden, Cranbrook, Kent. TN17 2DH Contact Tel: 01580 852425 (Access on foot from footpath opposite Frittenden village school) Small nursery in a cottage garden setting. NCCPG National Collection holder of Geum. The Garden and Nursery are Open on the following days in 2008 from 2 to 5.30 pm. - Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April; Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May. The Nursery is open at other times by appointment - please telephone first. Specialities - Geums (Geum cultivars), Herbaceous Potentillas (Potentilla species & cultivars) Unusual Hardy Perennials - limited stock. View [Plant List] hosted by RHS Plant Finder (opens in new window - close to return.) Copton Ash Specialist Nursery - Tim Ingram Nursery. This nursery is no longer trading. Downderry Nursery, [website] Pillar Box Lane, Hadlow, Nr Tonbridge, Kent. TN11 9SW Specialist Lavender and Rosemary Nursery NCCPG National Collections of Lavendula and Rosmarinus. Dysons Nurseries, [website] Nursery attached to the renowned seven-acre Gardens at Great Comp, Comp Lane, Platt, Borough Green, Kent. TN15 8QS Award-winning collection of Salvias Salvia, Sempervivum, Crocosmia, Hardy Geraniums. Garden Plants, [website] Windy Ridge, Victory Road, St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe, Dover, Kent. CT15 6HF Perennials, Penstemon, Salvia, Diascia, Herbs, Shrubs (some rarities.) Access via unmade tracks - map essential - see website before visiting. Mail order and on-line order form available. Iden Croft Herbs, [website] Frittenden Road Staplehurst, Kent. TN12 0DH NCCPG National Collections of Mentha (Mint) and Origanum (Origano) Herbs, Hardy Perennials, Wildflowers, Aromatic Plants. Iris of Sissinghurst, [website] Roughlands Farm, Goudhurst Road, Marden, Kent, TN12 9NH Contact Tel: 01622 831511 Please phone with queries. Specialist Iris Nursery - tall, intermediate and short bearded, sibirica and species irises. Marchants Hardy Plants, 2 Marchants Cottages, Ripe Road, Laughton, East Sussex. BN8 6AJ Contact Tel: 01323 811737 Lucy Goffin and Graham Gough. Graham Gough was in partnership with Elizabeth Strangman at Washfield Nursery for several years. At Marchants he grows unusual herbaceous perennials and choice grasses in a nursery with views of the South Downs. Specialities include Agapanthus, Kniphofia, Sedum, Miscanthus and Molinia. Oakdene Nursery. This nursery is no longer trading. Pettet's Nursery, [website] Poison Cross, Eastry, Sandwich, Kent. CT13 0EA A wide range of Herbaceous Perennials grown on the Nursery, Clematis, other Climbers and Shrubs. Plantbase, Sleepers Stile Road, Cousley Wood, Wadhurst, East Sussex. TN5 6QX Contact Tel: 07967 601064 / 01892 891453 Open: 7 days all year but by appointment please. Over 1,300 varieties of trees, shrubs, alpines, perennials etc all grown by us on site, many Australian and South African plants. Our aim is to make as many perceived tender plants as possible to adapt to our English climate. Rosies' Garden Plants, [website] Fieldview Cottage, Pratling Street, Aylesford, Kent. ME20 7DG Specialist Hardy Geranium Nursery Hardy Geraniums, Asters, Buddlejas (Buddleia) and Roses. Tile Barn Nursery, [website] Standen Street, Iden Green, Benenden, Kent. TN17 4LB Specialist Cyclamen Nursery Wide range of Cyclamen species and other small bulbs. Unusual Plants at Ratsbury - Ratsbury Plants, This nursery in no longer trading. Usual and Unusual Plants, [website] Onslow House, Magnum Down, Hailsham, East Sussex. BN27 1PL Contact Tel: 01323 840967 - Fax: 01323 844725 Open: Mid March to Mid October, Wednesday to Saturday, 9.30 to 5.30. Small nursery specialising in some of the best perennials available, produced in small numbers to ensure widest choice. Good selection of bulbs and grasses. Small show garden slowly being constructed. See Plant List hosted by RHS Nursery Finder on-line which opens in a new window [here] Washfield Nursery - Elizabeth Strangman. This nursery is no longer trading. RHS Plant Finder: To carry out a nationwide search for nurseries stocking a particular plant, use the RHS Plant Finder on-line linked from [here] The RHS Plant Finder page also links to the RHS Nursery Finder. Disclaimer: The Hardy Plant Society Kent Group cannot guarantee that any plant sold by a nursery listed here is correctly named, of good quality or suitable for the purpose for which it is sold, nor that any nursery selling plants protected by Plant Breeders' Rights is licensed to do so.