![]() ![]() We are still busy taking offsets and repotting our collections. SPRING 2015 The plants are looking good and there are plenty of buds on the little European primulas. Please send us 2 x 1 st Class stamps to obtain a copy. Our excellent auricula and primula seed list is currently available. ![]() Sorrywe do not offer a Mail Order Service but you can purchase our plants at the nursery and at Plant Fairs and Shows. We look forward to seeing you there!ΔΆ NURSERY NEWS OUR AVAILABILITY LIST OF AURICULAS & PRIMULAS WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE IN MARCH If you wish to purchase auriculas and primulas please select them from the March Availability List and not from our Collection List which is for reference only. In 2015 we shall be organising Plant Fairs at at Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire and at Leicester University Botanic Gardens. ![]() SPECIALIST PLANT FAIRS Our high quality plant fairs, all in superb settings, are well-known in the Midlands region. NATIONAL AURICULA and PRIMULA SOCIETY We are active members of the Midland and West Section of The National Auricula and Primula Society ( We were founder members of the East Midlands Group which meets at the Cuckoo Bush Inn, Gotham, Nottingham four times a year. Please send 2 x 1st Class stamps for our list. We also have an excellent selection for sale at the nursery and by mail order. We hold a NATIONAL COLLECTION which may be viewed by appointment. SEED We sell seed of Primula and auricula, most of which we produce ourselves. AURICULA and PRIMULA descriptive reference catalogue see below. PRIMULAS We grow many species of Asiatic and European primula, along with hundreds of cultivars and hybrids. We supply the auriculas for the historic Auricula Theatre at Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbyshire the auriculas can be seen on the Theatre from the middle of April until the middle of May (weather permitting). We hold a NATIONAL COLLECTION of Show and Alpine Auriculas which may be viewed by appointment. The plants are set out in groups - Alpines, Selfs, Edged, Borders and Doubles. AURICULAS Our world-famous collection of over 750 named auriculas is on display at the nursery. If you are coming from a distance it is best to telephone us first. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday HOW TO FIND US Field House Nursery is situated near to the M1 (East Midlands Airport exit Junction 24) and is within easy reach of most of the Midlands. Val Woolley & Bob Taylor SPECIALIST GROWERS of AURICULAS, PRIMULAS and ASTRANTIAS NATIONAL COLLECTION HOLDERS Tel: Mob: Open by appointment only, 10am to 2.30pm, April 1st to June 30 th and occasionally at other times by special arrangement. There are chemical treatments also available but we are now using a nematode programme twice a year which appears to be keeping them under control.1 FIELD HOUSE NURSERY LEAKE ROAD, GOTHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG11 0JN, U.K. Watering pathways and areas between plants with a weak solution of disinfectant may help some crushed mothballs scattered in the area or perhaps sowing chives or garlic between plants. Gravel around the neck of plants may deter the adult from laying, and anything which confuses their sense of smell may also help. The adult is nocturnal, and can be trapped in rolls of corrugated paper or flowerpots stuffed with fresh grass. If you detect irregular notches eaten out of the sides of leaves, they may be present. They appear like a beetle, but with the 'snout' of a weevil. The adult is a brown colour, - about 2 cm long and emerges in autumn. They must be dug out and destroyed, and infected soil must be disposed of. Normally, the first sign of their presence is the collapse of a plant which was perfectly healthy until then. The juvenile of the vine weevil is a cream comma shaped grub with a brown head about 1 cm long, which lives in the soil of your potted plant and has a particular liking for primula roots. Probably the most important pest to look out for. ![]()
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