Malvern Spring Festival exhibitors

A & J Plants, based in Essex, offers an interesting range of home-grown, sun-loving, drought-tolerant perennials and ornamental grasses.

Alchemy Ferns is a small, family-run wholesale and retail nursery established in 1997 and located on the outskirts of York.In recent years, the nursery has focused exclusively on growing and selling hardy ferns and tree ferns.

Ashcroft’s Perennials and Ornamental Grasses is a specialist nursery for herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses, based in Lancashire. It offers a large range of plants for mail order in sizes up to 3 litres.

Bean Place Nursery was established in 1997. Based in Headcorn, Kent, this nursery propagates and grows a range of hardy herbaceous perennials ready for immediate planting. The nursery exhibits at many flower shows around the UK.

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A small family-run specialist plant nursery based in North Yorkshire. The nursery specialises in box, herbs and lavender and focuses on forming plants into artistic shapes to give instant impact to garden landscapes.

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Ethically sourced and 100% sustainable Venison steaks, lamb, chicken, sausages from local farms in Warwickshire, served on seasoned fries with chimichurri sauce, bourbon gravy and many more, all 100% gluten- and dairy-free.

Bluebell Cottage Gardens from Dutton, Cheshire is owned and managed by former BBC Gardener of the Year, Sue Beesley. The nursery specialises in flowering perennials and stocks old favourites such as lupins and hostas, but also more unusual plants such as Pimpinella and Dictamnus. All plants are presented in peat-free compost and managed without chemical pesticides.

Brighter Blooms is best known for wedding flowers and flower arrangements. Founder Matthew has been growing Zantedeschia for more than six years. For those interested in grow-your-own, Brighter Blooms displays and sells baby leaf salad seeds, bare root fruit trees, soft fruit, rhubarb, strawberry plants and a wide range of vegetable seeds and seed potatoes.

Based in Evesham, Worcester, Broadway Road Nurseries offers an excellent range of garden plants. Specialising in Japanese maples (Acer palmatum), it also has a wonderful selection of perennials and ornamental grasses.