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The Nursery is situated appropriately in the orchard at Corner Cottage, Southease and grew out of the practice of raising plants for sale at the village Open Garden Days and at a stall outside the church. The nurseryman, Adrian Orchard, a retired London Notary, is a largely self-taught plantsman and has learned the running of the nursery as he went along.
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Young Hellebore plants growing in the nursery
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Southease Plants was started in the Autumn of 1999 and is now well established. It was featured in an article in "Country Living" in June 2002. The nursery is listed in "The Plant Finder" and in the NCCPG current list of specialist nurseries in Sussex. It has become well known locally for nursery raised perennials and principally for Hellebore species and hybrids, all raised from seed. The range of other plants offered in the nursery will be reduced in the second half of 2004 as the Hellebores become more important, their number at present being in excess of 4000. There are Helleborus x hybridus cultivars in a wide range of colours and forms and Adrian is working to increase the range further and to introduce his own doubles and semi-doubles. The best plants are hand pollinated to produce seed while other seed is obtained from other growers.
The nursery is signposted on the C7 and is normally open throughout the year from Wednesdays to Saturdays 11am to 5pm and on Sundays 2pm to 5pm.
For further information contact Adrian Orchard by Telephone or Fax on 01273 513681 or mobile phone on 07791 856206.
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