SPECIAL PLANTS NURSERY
...for passionate gardeners

We grow and sell unusual plants from all over the world including an amazing range of hardy herbaceous and rockery plants as well as many tender perennials for terrrace and conservatory. Derry Watkins, author of two books on greenhouse gardening has introduced many new plants from her plant collecting trips to South Africa and elsewhere. She also teaches one day gardening courses at the nursery and lectures extensiively. The nursery (open daily) is near Bath in southwest England, but we post seeds all over the world

Helleborus ericsmithii, just beginning to flower now, in January, and no customers to admire them, such a shame. The mild weather has them looking spectacularly good. Young flowers open white and gradually turn pink, looking grand for several months. After that you get the glorious leaves. This is one Hellebore that is as happy in sun as in shade.

Even more seeds are available online, see Seed List with Pictures.

The garden is now open every Tuesday with a free talk by Derry, see About the Garden

Read your Garden Illustrated for Sept 2011. And The Garden for Oct 2011. We are clearly flavour of the month this year. Wow!

"The miraculous Derry Watkins' catalogue is nothing short of mouthwatering.
It is so easy to get carried away as every page lists something rare, exotic and beautiful."
.....................James Alexander-Sinclair, The English Garden, Januaury 2011

"Peronally ... I cannot get enough of Derry Watkins. Or her plants. Or her seeds. She runs Special Plants Nursery in Wiltshire, near Bath, which sells a fantastic range of both hardy and tender perennials as well as an amazing range of herbaceous and rockery plants."
.................. ...James Alexander-Sinclair, The English Garden, July 2011

Well James, the feeling is mutual. And I didn't even have to pay him for all that !

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Seeds for Sale

Plants for Sale

About the Nursery - with a few photographs.
Nursery is open seven days a week from 10-5.

About the Garden - with a few photographs.
includes Garden Open Days and Special Tuesdays

One Day Gardening Courses - which I teach here.

Plant Fairs and Lectures

The Garden Shop - our MustHaves, things we cannot live without in the garden

Plants for a Purpose, lists of plants which are:
..... Deer Resistant
......Rabbit Resistant
......Slug Resistant
......Happy in Dry Shade
......Good for Cut Flowers
......Attractive to Bees, Butterflies etc

Contacts and Directions

Local Gardens and B&Bs 

Links to Other Gardening Sites

University of Bath Gardening Club

If you would like regular updates to the seedlist let me know and I will add you to my email list

"One of the best nurseries in the country"
Mary Keen, The Telegraph, July 2004