Trade
WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER DISCOUNTED PRICES ON LARGER QUANTITIES OF PLANTS.
We supply to many garden designers, landscapers, Universities, National Trust and RHS in addition to many large estates and garden attractions and are often asked for prices for large planting schemes for natural swimming ponds, which we are pleased to do.
Discounted prices for x 10 bare root plants and x 3 pots of the same variety are generally shown on the main listings and all prices include VAT at the prevailing rate, currently 20%. If you are VAT registered you can reclaim this portion. Orders for under £250.00 of goods must be placed direct through the website and free postage applies to all orders of over £100 placed direct. For orders valued at £250.00 and above, please contact us for an individual quotation without obligation. Postage and packing on large trade orders priced individually will not be charged at the rates shown on the ordering page but will be specifically quoted for. It helps us tremendously if you stick to multiples of x10 for bare root plants and x3 for P9 and 1 litre potted plants. We promise that we do not make any margin on carriage of plants but just charge the actual cost of box and postage/carrier. This is now a significant percentage of the cost of mail order and there is no significant reduction in the cost per item for larger consigments, so this part of the order value cannot be discounted. We don’t show our whole stock quantity on the website, so if you don’t see enough of what you want, please ask, we usually have it. We offer the best price that we can while maintaining our reputation for quality and service.
The best deals will always be for collection from the nursery, since the cost of packing and transport is now a major slice of the total price. Retail prices for plants collected from the nursery are shown on the Contact page and displayed at the nursery and are considerably lower than mail order prices, especially for potted plants. Further quantity discounts from these prices are available for orders over £250 value collected from the nursery.
There are also deals for larger purchases of 3 litre potted water lilies.
We don’t have a formal trade account system; the first few orders will be on a cash with order basis, but once we get to know you we are more relaxed about invoicing for prompt payment after the date of delivery, by which we mean within 14 days please.
For large quantities, please ignore any availability info on the website, it’s hard to keep the inventory up to date, especially in the main season when plants come and go fast. We keep large stocks of the more common plants but some notice may be required for very large numbers. I can offer the best prices for big orders in late Winter/early Spring, since this is when we do most of our splitting and propagation; once plants have been divided and replanted the labour has had to be paid for regardless of how long they have been growing in their new locations. The longer notice I have, the better price I can usually offer. Rare and unusual plants are not available in large quantities and are not normally discounted beyond the website prices.
A suggested list of plants can normally be supplied free of charge if I am supplied with a section and plan of the planting area, photos are extremely useful too. This sort of work is necessarily done when I am not too busy with sales, so may take some time to produce. Complete planting plans can be produced and there is a charge for this, please enquire.
Breeders mixes are seed grown plants of the stated species or genus and will comprise a good variety of different colours and/or forms. They represent an economical way to plant up larger areas with an interesting variety. Lost label plants are similar and include a variety of species and hybrids from the stated genus. These latter are only generally available out of flowering season, as once they flower I can label them correctly and charge appropriately for them!
I regret that I am not a wholesaler and cannot offer a regular delivery service to shops and garden centres. I can send direct to your customer if you wish. I am authorised to issue plant passports under the number 129111. I am registered with the Animal and Plant Health Authority number 129111. I am also registered with PEACH and my VAT registration number is 364158489.
Customer Reviews
What Our Customers Say
MR R W – 11 March 2025
Just to let you know the plants arrived this morning at 10am, I have planted them up and they are now sat in the pond, thanks for the advice on your website, and above all how easy it was to deal with your company
MR T B – 2 May 2025
Having failed to find Aponogeton in local water plant ‘supermarkets’, trawled the web and your site stood out like a beacon – brilliant range and yes, in stock. Plants arrived in the most robust and secure packaging I have ever received with a puddle of real Devon water in each to maintain freshness. Excellent plants, good size and one in flower already. Highly recommended growers, 5*.
MRS G K – 23 April 2025
Just so chuffed that a few plants bought from you 2 years ago are now coming up well – is it that long?
Last year you suggested moving the lily down to the deeper part of our pond on winter so I did – and now it’s coming up with beautiful leaves.
MRS P R – 11 June 2024
My box arrived safely this afternoon. The plants themselves are in lovely condition, I can see the care you took packing them with wet newspapers etc. You have taken more trouble than some of the big nurseries do and the plants have travelled well as a consequence, so thank you.