Gardener's Delight Nursery, Barnstaple, North Devon

Our lastest award! We were awarded the Curators award for our show garden display at the RHS Rosemoor Garden show 2023... Available Now Purchase trees directly from our nursery selected to grow in North Devon, with a range of heights and shapes to suit your needs.
  • Gardeners Delight Nursery is situated on the outskirts of Barnstaple, North Devon, on a beautiful 5 acre plot.
  • We have been growing for over 25 years, and have helped our local towns and businesses gain both gold national and international awards with our stunning flower displays for Britain in Bloom.
  • Awarded the Curators award for our show garden display at the RHS Rosemoor Garden show 2023

Our Plant Nursery in Barnstaple North Devon

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1 Mile from Roundswell roundabout(Sainsburys) Towards Eastleigh on the Old BideFord Road.
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Barnstaple Based Plant Nursery

We have been growing for over 25 years, and have helped our local towns and businesses gain both gold national and international awards with our stunning flower displays for Britain in Bloom. Our traditional growing plant nursery is based on the outskirts of Barnstaple at Roundswell and we still grow over 90% of the plants that we sell. Whether you are a novice or experienced gardener our friendly trained staff are on hand to assist you.

Purchase a range of our plants online

A selection of our quality plants are now available to buy on our online store. Check out our range of:- Heuchera, Lavenders, alpines, Herbaceous Perennials, Herbs, Clematis, Trachelospmum, Passiflora, and Agapanthus. We also have a full range of sundries and gift vouchers.

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Buy locally grown trees from Gardener's Delight Nursery

Trees add a whole new layer to your garden by adding height. Their attractive leaves and flowers provide a pallet of colours throughout the year. By planting trees you are also helping the biodiversity in your area. Our staff will be able to help you choose a tree suitable for your location and soil.

Fruit Tree's

Our range includes
  • Apple Scrumptious
  • Apple Kidd's Orange Red
  • Apple cox self fertile
  • Apple Bountiful
  • Pear Concorde
  • Plum Victoria
Prunus text tree Jacquemontii
See our range of fruit Tree's ,planting hints and after care tips

Ornamental Tree's

Our range includes
  • Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
  • Prunus Amanogawa
  • Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
  • Cercis Forest pansy
  • Malus candymint
Prunus text tree Jacquemontii
See our range of Ornamental Tree's ,planting hints and after care tips

Some of our staff favourites

A Selection of herbaccess perennials for bees and pollinating insects
Some of our staff's favourite picks, buy online, or visit our nursery to see full range

Alstroemeria Indian Summer


Unique bronzed foliage with sunset coloured blooms, perfect for borders, containers and cut flower.
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Astrantia Sparkling Stars Pink


Attracts bees and butterflies throughout the Summer.
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Epimedium Sunny and Share


The small green leaves are nicely flecked with bronze and the foliage is topped, starting in early April, with an incredible number of short flower spikes laden with small yellow bells.
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Erigeron Karvinskianus


Erigeron Karvinskianus is a perennial plant that grows well on dry and poor soil, usually between rocks or along a wall. They flower in spring all the way until autumn, making them a beloved plant. Flowers start off white, but will turn pink, creating a playful effect when placed in a pot, border or rocky garden.
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Geum Totally Tangerine


Noted for its long flowering season. Peachy orange flowers.
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Iris Sibirica Silver Edge


Pot size 2 ltr Iris Silver Edge has elegant, mid-blue flowers are finely rimmed with white and gently ruffled.
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Nepeta Cats Pajamas


Rounded habit with dark flower stems and a mass of indigo-blue flowers and rosy-purple calyxes.
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Salvia Caradonna Compact


A very compact and bushy perennial with dark green foliage and slender racemes of small blue-purple lipped flowers held on striking dark stems in summer.
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Some of our plants ranges

We grow on our nursery site 90% of the plants we sale including:-

Ferns

... Ferns are easy to grow and make ideal foliage plants for a shady spot. Their unfurling new growth can be delicate and feathery or large and lush, ensuring there are ferns to suit every style and size of garden.

Roses

... Roses range from ground cover plants to ramblers that will cover fences, trees & pergolas.
With blooms that are generally scented, in a range of flower forms.
Roses need a light open area with good fertile soil to perform at their best.

Bearded iris

... Bearded iris (Iris germanica), is one of the most popular irises to grow. With sword-like foliage and flamboyant blooms from May to June, it makes a striking addition to hot sunny borders. Each bloom is made up of large outer and inner petals, known as ruffs and falls, respectively. Bearded iris are so called because of the hairs growing along the centre of the falls.

Salvia

... Often used in large groups for bedding and are also a useful container plant with bold brash flowers have been a popular choice in formal gardens for many years however newer varieties of Salvia plants often contain more subtle colours. Savias can be very hardy although the summer flowering varieties can be tender,

Agapanthus

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Agapanthus, also known as the African lily, is herbaceous perennial. They flower during the summer, and have flowers in the common shades of blue and purple, and also white and pink. Agapanthus love to grown is well drained soil, and thrive in a sunny position. They thrive in any well-drained, sunny position in the garden, or grow these beauties in containers.

Bedding plants

... Seasonal bedding plants are used for impact and are generally easy to grow.
In the winter and early Spring we use Pansies, violas and primulas as the are hardy to the cooler climate.
In the summer the range is amazing with plant for every aspect from tubs & hanging baskets, to boarders that will flower from April until the first frost of winter.

Plant fairs

See our bee and polinator friendly display at
  • RHS Malvern Spring
  • BBC Gardeners World live at NEC
  • RHS Hamption Court

We trade at a large range of specialists plant fairs showing our range of herbaceous perennial range includes many rare and unusual varieties; new and AGM varieties, and lots of old favourites

Date... Event/ Show Visit Site
March
22 Generous Gardener charlton Farm Malmsbury the generous gardener
23 Plant Heritage Somerset yeo Valley Organic Gardens,blagdon,bristol plant heritage
31 Burrow Farm burrow Farm Axminster burrow farmgardens
April
6 TO 7 Cornwall Garden Society Royal Cornwall Show Grpound, Wadebridge cornwall garden society
6 Forde Abbey Spring Show Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset FORDEABBEY
14 Plant Fairs Mapperton Mapperton House & Gardens, Beaworthy, Somerset Plantfairs
20 to 21 Bute Park (friends) Bute Park Cardiff cardiffplantfairs
27 Plant Fairs The Walled Garden, Moreton, Dorset Plantfairs
28 Spetchley Specialist Plant Fair Spetchley House & Gardens Worcester spetcleygardens
MAY
3 TO 4 Toby Garden Festival Powderham Castle, Topsham, Devon tobygardenfest
9 TO 12 RHS Malvern Spring Show Three Counties Show Ground Malvern rhs.org.uk
11 Plant Fairs Yarlington House, Somerset Plantfairs
12 Plant Heritage Devon Rhs Rosemoor, Torrington, Devon plantheritage.org.uk
17 Generous Gardener Charlton Farm Malmsbury thegenerousgardener
26 Rare Plant Fairs Bagpuize House rareplantfair
See our full list of plant fairs

Gardening Services local to Barnstaple

garden services

We offer a comprehensive range of services to create and maintain the garden and outside spaces that you desire. With over thirty years' experience in horticulture serving residential and commercial clients.

Garden maintenance; including Hedgecutting, Shrub Shaping, Strimming/Brushcutting, Grass Cutting, Pruning, Tree & Shrub Planting, Rotovating, Clearance of neglected areas,Landscaping and water feature design and maintenance.

We cover, Bideford, Barnstaple, Woolacombe, Croyde, Ilfracombe, Braunton and the wider North Devon Area

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