#SupportLocal: Directory of local nurseries and garden centres delivering plants to people’s doors

Sussex horticulture wholesaler FarGro has also started a Sussex Grown Facebook page to let people know which nurseries and garden centres are offering deliveries of plants.

Melanie Wood, of Poling-based FarGro, said: “We have lots of customers in Sussex and we found they did not have a route to market for their plants. The peak time for garden centres in spring is Mother’s Day and Easter weekend when the footfall is usually really high.

“We decided to set up the Facebook page and try and engage with other community pages to share the information of those growers who are getting plants to people in the local area.

“We know people love plants and people are spending more time in the garden. And it’s good for people, for their mental health, just to get outside.”

Nurseries on the directory include:

Annies Baskets, Albourne/Henfield, a small independent family run nursery specialising in seasonal hanging baskets providing a ‘contactless’ collection service.

Crosslands Flower Nursery, Walberton, a family business since 1936 specialising in British Alstroemeria cut flower production.

Culberry Nursery, Angmering, a family owned nursery specialising in a wide range of vegetable, herbs and alpine and herbaceous plants.

Ferring Nursery, a family owned nursery and garden centre offering bedding plants, vegetable plants perennials, shrubs, hanging baskets and compost.

Findon Garden Centre, Worthing, a newly owned family-run garden centre supplying a wide range of plants, compost and fertiliser and chemicals.

Highdown Garden Centre, Worthing, a family owned garden centre now offering a delivery service for bedding plants, fertilisers, chemicals and growing media.

Hope Plants, Chichester, a home delivery of vegetable plants, bedding plants and compost.

Perryhill Nurseries, Hartfield, offering a mail order service on many of its plants.

Plants by Post, Horsham, offering a range of bedding, vegetable, shrubs, indoor plants and compost.

Richardsons Nursery, Birdham, a family business offering plants available for telephone order and delivered to your door.

Rushfields Plant Centre, Poynings, free delivery of compost, plants etc.

Village Nurseries, Pulborough, a family-run nursery offering free delivery of its plants to West Chiltington, Pulborough, Storrington, Billingshurst, Steyning, Petworth and surrounding areas.

To find out more about the Sussex Grown directory, visit: www.facebook.com/sussexgrownlocaldelivery

To sign up to the directory as a nursery grower offering local deliveries, visit: www.thegardensuperstore.co.uk/home-delivery-service

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