Nurseries specialising in mints
Arne Herbs Green Garden Herbs Iden Croft Herbs Jekka's Herb Farm Laurel Farm Herbs Old Hall Plants Penborn Goat Farm The Herb Nursery Unusual Herbs and Edibles
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Iden Croft Herbs - Kent
Iden Croft Herbs holds one of the three National Mentha Collections. The herb nursery is open most of the year and some mints may be on general on display, but the National Collection has only been viewable during a limited period of the Summer in the past so do not expect it to be viewable without first checking with the current Collection Holder. The most common mints are available for sale from the Nursery most of the time. Forms of less interest to the general public may also be available, but not all forms in the National Collection have been offered for sale, in the past. Limited mail order available through the website, but has a disappointingly small number of mints on it.
Contact: Nursery Manager: Tracy Pearman
Postal Address: Frittenden Road, STAPLEHURST, TN12 0DH
Telephone: 01580 891432
Fax: 01580 892416
Email: idencroft.herbs@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.herbs-uk.com
Mail Order: yes, available through website.
Nursery Sales: yes - look on website for opening times
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Arne Herbs - Avon
Anthony Lyman-Dixon and Jenny Thomas have been in business for some time specialising in wild flowers for conservation schemes and authentic plants to the re-creation of historic gardens. There mint numbers for sale isn't large but has always included something for the enthusiast. Anthony was probably the first to re-introduce chocolate mint to the UK. 'Nile Valley' mint was one of his introductions now well known. Their current catalogue has more forms unavailable elsewhere, including the very difficult to keep Mentha gattefossei.
Owners: Anthony Lymon-Dixon & Jenny Thomas
Postal Limeburn Nurseries, Limeburn Hill, Chew Magna, BRISTOL, BS40 8QW
Telephone: 01275 333399
Fax: 01275 333399
Email: anthony@arneherbs.co.uk & lyman@lyman-dixon.freeserve.co.uk
Website: www.arneherbs.co.uk
Catalogue: £3.75, cost refundable with first order. "The most up-to-date information is to be found on the website."
Mail order: yes
Nursery Sales: yes, but ring beforehand to make sure someone will be there, as they don't keep regular times.
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Laural Farm Herbs - Suffolk
This Nursery has been going some time and after a lull in mints for sale has an impressive number of varieties by mail order or to callers. Plants will be in large pots dispatched in specially designed packing. Check the website for full list and then with owner for availability.
Owner: Chris Seagon
Postal Main Road, A12, Kelsale, SAXMUNDHAN, IP13 2RG
Telephone: 01728 668223
Fax: none
Email: seagontheherbman@aol.com
Website: www.theherbfarm.co.uk
Catalogue: none by post - online catalogue only
Mail order: yes (sent out in pot, with compost)
Plant Sizes: mostly 1½ litre
Nursery Sales: yes - look on website for opening times
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Jekka's Herb Farm - Avon
Well known for her stalls at many of the Horticultural Shows, she has steadily been adding mints to her list over the years and now has 34. Have a look on the website for details, where all are listed for online ordering .
Owner: Jekka McVicar
Postal Address: Rose Cottage, Shellards Lane, Alveston, BRISTOL, BS35 3SY
Telephone: 01454 418878 or 0845 290 3255
Fax: 01454 424907
Email: sales@jekkasherbfarm.com
Website: www.jekkasherbfarm.co.uk
Catalogue: full colour catalogue £2.50 (pay by sending coins sellotaped to some card, or use a credit/debit card via website)
Mail order: yes (sent out with compost)
Plant sizes: 8cm & 1 litre (sent out with compost)
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Penborn Goat Farm - Devon
A specialist - that is a nursery that started out only selling mints, but now adding some others herbs, particularly lavenders. Peter has recently been designated a National Mentha Collection, and offers for sale the greatest range of mint plants in the UK. Unfortunately plants are now only for collection from the Nursery, or a few Farmer's Markets, with the withdrawal of mail order. For opening times of the nursery please go to the website or contact Peter directly.
Owner: Peter Oldfield
Postal Address: Penborn, Bounds Cross, HOLSWORTHY. EX22 6LH
Telephone: 01288 381569
Fax: none
Email: penborngoats@toucanserf.com
Website: www.penborngoats.com/thenursery.htm
Catalogue: Refer to website page www.penborngoats.com/gardenplantlist.htm
Mail order: No
Nursery Sales: see website for opening times
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Green Garden Herbs
I'm afraid I don't know much about this nursery but they do have a number of mints, so are worth checking.
Owners: Sarah Clark & Stefan Vida
Postal Address: 13 West Bank, Carlton, DN14 9PZ
Telephone: 01405 860708
Fax: none
Email: greengardenherbs@onetel.uk
Website: www.greengardenherbs.co.uk
Catalogue: free with an SAE, or download online
Mail order: yes; min order £10
Nursery sales: 10-5 Mon & Wed-Sun, March-September; otherwise by appointment
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The Herb Nursery - Rutland
Owners: Peter Bench
Postal Address: Thisleton. OAKHAM, LE15 7RE
Telephone: 01572 767658
Fax: 01572 768021
Email: none
Website: none
Nursery Sales: yes
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Old Hall Plants - Suffolk
Old Hall Plants had, maybe, the largest collection of mint plants for sale in the UK up until 2004. However Janet had developed other areas of specialism and the work involved in maintaining her collection of stock plants had become too time consuming, So reluctantly the majority of her mint plants have been passed on to a good home. The nursery is still in business but is concentrating on rarer herbs and houseplants, particularly Plectranthus.
They do have a few of the more common mint plants available - visit their website oldhallplants.co.uk for the nursery's up-to-date plant list.
Owner: Janet Elliot
Mail Order Address: 1 Old Hall, Barsham, BECCLES, NR34 8HB
Telephone: 01502 717475
Fax: none
Email: Janet@oldhallplants.co.uk
Website: www.oldhallplants.co.uk
Mail Order: yes
Nursery Sales: by appointment
Number of mints listed on website: 6
Number of mints listed in RHS Plant Finder online: 6
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Unusual Herbs and Edibles - Suffolk
This small nursery moved location in 2004/2005 and took a year off all sales in 2007. It appears to have not restarted, yet. It did have an very interesting small mint list including some rare and unusual forms. Maybe keep an eye on their website www.unusualherbsandedibles.co.uk for when they restart online shopping, but they aren't yet!
Owner: Lauren Rayner
Postal Address: 23 Mill Lane, Wrentham, BECCLES, NR34 7JQ
Telephone: 01502 502001
Fax: none
Email: laurenrayner@aol.com not being answered at the moment
Website: www.unusualherbsandedibles.co.uk
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This is not an exhaustive list although it does contain the nurseries with the greatest range and some with an interesting unusual selection. If you know of any other Mentha sources worth adding to the above, please let me know, at sources @ mentha.info. Thanks.
Nurseries specialising in mints
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