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28 Apr 2008

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Fernwood is a 3-acre smallholding located in the village of Peters Marland, near Great Torrington, Devon. We are about 5 miles from RHS Gardens Rosemoor.

We have been collecting, growing and studying houseleeks for more than 30 years and our present collection contains over 1100 varieties. In 1998, our collections of Sempervivum, Jovibarba and Rosularia were awarded National Collection® status by the National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG).

Our Phormium collection was also awarded National Collection® status in January 2002

At the nursery we propagate plants from our collections for sale by mail order, (Sempervivum, Jovibarba, Rosularia only), at plant fairs, shows and at the nursery. We welcome visitors to view the National Collections® or to purchase plants but please telephone first (01805 601446) to make sure that we will be there.

View of the nursery area
View of the collection and nursery area - 1999

Howard and Sally Wills
Howard and Sally at the nursery
(Photo: Graham Andrews, North Devon Journal)

The best time to buy houseleeks is during the late spring, summer and early autumn. Plants are then growing actively and rapidly become established after repotting. Colours are usually brightest during the summer although some develop their best colours in the winter. In the summer the "arachnoideum" varieties are densely covered with white cobweb but during the winter this will disappear.

We normally start sending mail order plants towards the end of April and continue until the end of October, or later if weather permits. We can send plants during the winter but they will not show their best colour or form and they will be slower to establish.

 

   

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Order forms

 

Our Mail Order Forms list the species and cultivars that we have currently available. 

Our current list is available for download.

Download current list. (MS Word 2003 file - 320 KB - The file will open in a new window.)

If you would like us to e-mail a copy of our current list to you, please send a request to:
hw@fernwood-nursery.co.uk

If you would prefer to receive a copy of our order forms by post please send a stamped, addressed envelope to our nursery address:

Fernwood Nursery, Peters Marland, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8QG

 

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Publications

  For information about our book and CD-ROM please click below.

Sempervivum book and CD-ROM

 

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Export orders

 

We can send plants to all countries within the EEC without the need for a Phytosanitary Certificate. Plants are sent by Air Mail. Please add 5% to the cost of your order to cover the cost of Air Mail.

Plants can be sent by Swiftair Registered post for an extra charge of £10.00.

We prefer payment in GB Pounds, by cash, cheque or postal order. Please make cheques payable to H. Wills.

We will also accept cash payments in Euros. Please use the Currency converter to work out the value of your order in Euros.

For cheque payments in currencies other than GB Pounds, please add the equivalent of £10.00 to cover bank charges.

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We are sorry but we cannot accept payments by credit card.

For export of plants to non-EEC countries, a Phytosanitary Certificate is required and plants must be completely free of soil. The cost of inspection for a Phytosanitary Certificate is £45.00.

For some countries an import permit is required as well. Please enquire for further details.

 

 

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