Poet's Cottage Nursery was started in the late 70’s by legendary
plants woman Hilda Rees, who built the garden and started selling
cuttings over the garden gate. The nursery developed through the
80’s and 90’s, gaining a reputation for variety and value. When
Hilda reached 83 years young she wanted to step back a little.
Ilona, who worked in the nursery in the early days, has now taken
over with her husband Steve. Hilda still comes out to help serve
‘only not during the snooker tournaments’ – when she must not be
disturbed!
The
garden was rebuilt at the home of local poet John Castillo, famous
for Yorkshire dialect poems and is frequently referred to as ‘Poets
Corner’ which is in fact the burial plot of former Poet Laureates in
Westminster Abbey.
You’ll
be amazed at the lengths we go to in sourcing plants and trees,
throughout the country and even overseas. You can be sure that if a
specimen survives in the chilly north-east it will thrive in milder
climes. Our growing-on nursery ensures that we are well stocked for
the future.
Poets
Cottage is open 6 days a week (closed Tuesdays) with a wide
variety of plants available. |