All About Grafting
Grafting is an ancient horticultural technique which has been used at at Lime Cross Nursery since the 1980s to propagate conifers, trees and shrubs.
Lime Cross Nursery Blog & News — Plants
From Garden to Glass !
Elder Flower Cordial Recipe Elder Flower cordial tastes like summer in a glass and can also act as the core......
Spectacular St Lucia
I was lucky to squeeze an incredible trip to St Lucia in just before lock down. With zero pre research......
Streptocarpus and Begonias from Dibleys Nurseries
Dibleys Nurseries was established in Denbighshire, North-East Wales in 1976 and as well as being specialist houseplant growers, they are 30 time Chelsea......
Ten Cool Facts about Conifers
Think you know everything about the humble Conifer. Think again. We break down our 10 favourite facts about Conifers
How to Create a Bee Friendly Garden
Your garden has a symbiotic relationship with bees – to enjoy beautiful flowers you will need bees to pollinate them......
Lime Cross Nursery Exhibit at Journées des plantes à Varengeville sur mer
You might recognise the name Varengeville sur mer from the Herstmonceux sign post and as our french twin town. This charming......
In Celebration Of Autumn Colour By Ros Crowhurst
Here at Lime Cross lots of our homegrown deciduous trees are getting ready to drop their leaves in anticipation of......
The Glorious Ginkgo
Yes we do have fabulous underwear! At least, we have a ginkgo tree amusingly named ‘fabulous underwear’, along with a......
Silver Gilt At Rhs Chatsworth Flower Show
Vicky & Helen spent the weekend creating a captivating conifer stand at RHS Chatsworth Plant Show. The theme of the......
Planting Tips - Resplendent Rhododendrons
One of the most decorative evergreen flowering shrubs, rhododendrons are renowned for their spectacular spring flowers of almost every size......
The Good Life (Tamsin’s story)
The pleasure of gardening, on balcony, patio, garden or allotment, brings many health benefits and rewards and is an activity......
Our Top 10 Conifer Gardens Of The World
Our own love of conifers has come about because we love plants with interesting colours, textures and forms. To celebrate the conifer......