"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 7/9/05 8:48, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote:


"sporty" wrote in message
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Nearest decent nursery is "The Duchy Nursery" at Lostwithial but there
is a
guy near you called Ken Olson who sell plants at his garden called St
Martins up near the church and new village hall well worth a visit
especially at this time of year.

Ken is selling St Martin's Manor, though I don't think it's gone yet. But
he doesn't allow 'drop in' visits and AFAIK wasn't planning any garden
open
days at all this year. Ray has known him for many years and a lot of our
cannas came from him and a lot of things in his garden came from here.
It's
the best private garden I know, so if he does open it, it's well worth a
visit.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Does that mean his freind has died Sacha? I know Ken was nursing as well as
gardening when we went, but then he started opening more often, so its sad
that it may be closed, like you I was completly bowled over by the garden,
completely different to anything else I had seen at that point.
Thanks for pointing it out though, as news had not filtered this far west!
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)