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Sarracenia or The Pitcher Plant

All you need to know about Sarracenia/Pitcher Plant The Sarracenias or Pitcher plants as they are commonly known, are often regarded as difficult and hard to grow. This may be due to the unenviable reputation of the common Venus Flytrap. We’ve all had these and managed to kill them as they rot away within a couple of months. Fear not, the Pitcher plants are completely different. Yes, there are a few likes and dislikes, but in fact, they are as easy as most garden plants and easier than many. No feeding, very little re-potting and an indefinite lifetime of interest. Despite their reputation, they are remarkably hardy, especially if you choose the ones that originally come from the Canadian border. Most will survive to -10C but some down to -25C. So why grow them – well there is of course the fascination of catching flying insects. They make wonderful pesticide free flycatchers for sunny windowsills and conservatories. However, their flamboyant intricately veined and coloured pitchers are quite spectacular on their own. Some of the colours of the modern hybrids are breathtaking. Their flowers are just as beautiful and rather ignored. Looking like they have just emerged

Sarracenia (Pitcher Plants) for sale and cultivation tips

Sarracenia - The Pitcher Plants Sarracenia - Insect eating plants...... Sounds scary? Exciting? Certainly interesting and intriguing! To fully understand these remarkable plants and their unique adaptations it is necessary to go back to the lands where they originate. Almost all pitcher plants come from the eastern areas of North America. Here the ground is wet, sunny, acidic and lacking in nutrients. To enable these amazing plants to survive and flourish an evolutionary sidestep was called for. As we all know plants need Nitrogen in order to grow, and, as the land they grew in was almost totally lacking in this, other methods of acquiring this precious element were needed. The leaves grew tall and cylindrical, forming 'pitchers' which trapped most flying insects. Many incredible features were utilised. These include slippery surfaces, downward pointing hairs, scent and colour to lure the unwitting prey into their floral prison. Once trapped digestive enzymes released the nutrients for absorption by the plants. The Sarracenias had arrived!!! Carnivorous plants (Sarracenia) at Farmyard Nurseries Here at the nursery we are very proud to have acquired the National Collection of Sarracenias from Paul Gardener a very dear friend. Housed in their own poly tunnel

The Road to RHS Hampton Court

Follow our updates on our journey to Hampton Court 4th-5th July 2022 where we will be assisting the Gardener's World presenter Sue Kent with her #KnollingWithDaisies project. 08/06/2022 - Filming day! Gardeners' World and Sue Kent came to the nurseries to film. We were all here early making some last minute preparations before the cameras started to roll. It was an opportunity to talk about the trials and tribulations of growing to a timescale and how sometimes nature just doesn't play ball. I was also able to give Sue some guidance on getting plants into show condition. The item will be going out on BBC 2 at 7.30pm on Friday 1st July. Remember to put your gardening tools down, forget about the weeds, get yourself comfortable and join us. 03/05/2022 - Sue Kent called in for a visit to see how everything is coming along, once we had checked in on the plants, we of course had to have some tea and cakes, Sue had to get re-acquainted with the Farmyard Nursery resident Jack Russells and we were able to fit in another tour of the Nursery. I think she was quite in awe of our Plant

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Visit us at our Carmarthenshire nursery RHS Chelsea Gold Medal Winner Get advice and inspiration Helping You Grow since 1984 Customers outside of UK (including N.Ireland) Could all customers outside of the UK please contact us to place an order. New regulations have come into place you can read more here. As we have entered a Level 4 lockdown we are once again closed to visitors, we will still be operating a click and collect service, mail order and limited delivery service. Any queries please call us on 01559363389. GARDEN PLANTS PLANTS FOR WINTER PLANTING NEWS & INSPIRATION FROM OUR NURSERY WELCOME TO FARMYARD NURSERIES We are a retail nursery that pride ourselves on providing a wide range of hardy plants at affordable prices, alongside knowledgeable friendly advice. Established in 1982, we specialise in growing hardy plants including Hellebores, Schizostylis (Hesperantha), Primula Sieboldii, herbaceous perennials, alpines, bedding plants, shrubs, trees and more unusual and exotic plants such as Sarracenia. Our nursery in Carmarthenshire is

Christmas Gift Ideas For You

Christmas Gift Ideas I love Christmas! No, I'll rephrase that I love the idea of Christmas. I look forward to cosy evenings with my loved ones watching Christmas movies in front of the fire. I love wandering aimlessly through Christmas markets taking in the aroma of roasted chestnuts, gingerbread and mulled wine. I love getting caught up in the whole excitement and buzz and warmth that surrounds the festive period. I love the excitement of giving gifts....but....every year I find it more and more difficult to find that special Christmas gift. What I think of as a magical time can end up being quite stressful, and even as I hand my gifts over I still feel an element of uncertainty. Will my present be appreciated or will it just be put to one side and forgotten about? I scroll through the internet and gift guides searching for something to jump out at me. Now maybe it is just me, but I think deep down that everyone is searching for that something special. So to maybe help you out a little, we thought that we would put together a few ideas that are a little different. Just for

Our Adventure into the World of Carnivorous Plants

Our adventure in to the world of Carnivorous Plants So let's talk Carnivorous Plants! In 2019, we became the proud custodians of a National Collection of Sarracenia (previously housed at PJ Plants, Hereford) here at Farmyard Nurseries and we took our first tentative steps into the Carnivorous Plant world. On the whole Carnivorous Plants have a bit of a bad reputation, we too fell into that trap of believing that they are temperamental and difficult to care for. We lay the blame for this common misconception firmly at the feet of the notorious Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula), by far the most famous of Carnivorous Plants. Instantly recognisable by its snapping traps. Many of us will have owned one of these much maligned plants and many of them seem to suffer the same sorry fate, slowly drying out on a dull windowsill, occasionally being poked with a small stick by a curious child. In reality we have found Carnivorous Plants to be incredibly easy to care for. Yes, they have specific requirements but these requirements are easy to meet. A tray of rain water, lots of lovely light a cold winter dormancy and a growing medium completely

Collections – A Simple Way to Buy

Collections If you are looking to buy several varieties of a plant but not sure which are available? Can’t decide which colours to buy? Want to save some money? Ideal gift idea or an easy way to start off a collection! Then why not buy one of our value collections, delivered directly to your door. They are all top quality plants. These are not second grade specimens or poor colours just an easy way to buy. Occasionally we will add un-labelled collections, again theses are good quality plants, but we have misplaced the labels and are unsure of the variety, so it is a lucky dip, but at an unbeatable price. We have the following available already Alpine Primula Chrysanthemum Crocosmia Geum Hardy Impatiens Hardy Impatiens (tender selection) Helleborus - Special Collection Helleborus - Value Collection Hemerocallis Hosta - Special Collection Hosta - Value Collection Primula auricula Primula auricula un-labelled Primula sieboldii Salvia Sarracenia Schizostylis Sempervivum And we will be adding more to this throughout the year Shop Collections

Lenten Roses – winter gems for your garden

Lenten Roses. With the days lengthening it is great to see the early spring flowers blooming. Braving all that the weather can throw at them. In the woodland garden they seem to pop up in every nook and cranny. Such beauties as Hardy Cyclamen, Snowdrops, Daffodils and the stunning Lenten Roses (Hellebores). The latter are now naturalising gently with hundreds of small plants flowering away. The only trouble with self sown seedlings is that the best (or the most unusual) are forced out by the stronger reds, pinks, whites and purples. Still they look amazing and if you want the more select ones then there are masses at the nursery, our shop or market stall in Carmarthen or our online shop. Oh and don't forget the winter gardening weekend is coming up! I have a really soft spot for Helleborus. Not just the Lenten Rose, there is also the Christmas Rose. Not the easiest to grow in Wales, its beautiful pure white flowers often start their floriferous journey as early as December. Sometimes hidden in the snow they prefer a well drained, lime rich soil. Never mind though if you don't have just what it needs, it

Our Nursery

Farmyard Nurseries, Carmarthenshire A Nursery that prides itself on growing hardy plants at reasonable prices. Established in 1984, Farmyard Nurseries is a retail nursery growing a wide range of plants especially trees and shrubs, herbaceous perennials, alpines and bedding plants. The nursery covers an area of approximately 3 acres, stocking upwards of 2000 varieties of plants and is based just outside Llandysul. As many plants as possible are grown outside in open beds to promote hardy garden worthy plants that will survive the rigors of our Welsh climate, however a large area is covered with polythene tunnels to protect young plants, add shade or generally coddle the more unusual bits and pieces.. As we grow most of the plants ourselves we carry huge stocks, upwards of 2000 varieties, and customers are encouraged to wander freely. We have a well stocked sales area which holds a large proportion of what we sell, however the 'best bits' are usually tucked away in a corner of the 3 acre nursery somewhere and finding these has kept many an avid collector busy for many hours, gleefully routing through nearly 40 polytunnels. Customers are encouraged to 'wander' around the majority of the