Dubbeldam Nurseries

Dubbeldam Nurseries Growing seasonal cut flowers since 1990 for retail and wholesale. Despite FB forcing a category on me I'm not a garden centre.

06/09/2026

Growing News

The big change coming up is to opening hours which I'll start by summarising:

This week on Friday will be 9-11 only as I will be at a funeral.
Week starting 14th I'll open at 10 weekdays, and will be closed weekends.

In Detail.

Week starting 7th Sept
Monday. 9-12, 2-4.
Tuesday. 9-12, 2-4.
Wednesday. 9-12, 2-4.
Thursday. 9-12, 2-4.
Friday. 9-11.
Saturday. 9-12.
Sunday. Closed.

Week starting 14th Sept
Monday. 10-12, 2-4
Tuesday. 10-12, 2-4.
Wednesday. 10-12, 2-4.
Thursday. 10-12, 2-4.
Friday. 10-12, 2-4.
Weekend. Closed..

Availability.
Alstroe. Numbers picking up and at least some should be available from 9 daily.
Dahlia. Slowly declining, but this week should be available Monday and Thursday.
Zinnia. Available Monday and Thursday.
Aster. Coming to an end, this is likely the last week.
Bouquet. This will be the last week until Xanth season starts.
Xanth. Past records suggest they'll start first week of October.

The sweet William saga continues. Monday I sowed more seed. Tuesday I got notification the iris bulbs would be here within 5days, and as they're very compatible to be planted alongside Sweet William I got everything ready to plant them both yesterday. The bulbs didn't arrive! The plan is pushed forward to next weekend. Statice was planted yesterday though there were only half the plants I needed as a result of death by heatwave. I put the last few anemone at the end of the row, I have some trial bulbs arriving at the same time as the iris that will go there and more statice sown. It's going to be a very messy row.

This week I saw the first of the Freesia emerging. At this point only in the old planting. I'm very curious to see how many come up and how many were lost to mice. I probably won't really know for two months as germination is very eratic.

As well as the big 5 of Spring production, I also hope to plant one row each of Campanula, Foxgloves, Delphinium and Larkspur. So far the seed of the first two have germinated nicely and assuming I keep them alive this time then I'll have plenty of plants. Today I saw the first sign of life in the Delphinium though very few so far, and nothing yet from the Larkspur. Which does remind me, last year several people asked for foxglove plants, and as it looks like I have a lot I plan to put some in trays to sell.

That pretty well covers my week. The next round of Alstroe w**ding coming along. The rabbit remains on the loose, but I've seen it and it's huge! There's no way it'll fit in the trap I set out. No photos this week as w**ding is deeply un photogenic.

03/09/2026

Quick picking update. As well as Aster there's;

Thursday - alstroe, straw flower
Friday - Zinnia
Saturday - Dahlia and Alstroe

Growing NewsAfter a few weekends largely off it's back to 7day weeks for a month or so. Opening hours are the same, as ...
30/08/2026

Growing News

After a few weekends largely off it's back to 7day weeks for a month or so. Opening hours are the same, as is availability, but here's a reminder anyway.

Mon - Fri. 9am - noon, 2-4pm.
Sat. 9am - noon.
Sunday. Closed

Alstroe numbers slowly nudging up.
Dahlia numbers on a downward slope.
Zinnia around a dozen twice a week.
Asters still plentiful, but I'm about to start picking the last planting, and it's unlikely they'll be around past mid September.

Xanth look good, just a lack of buds. There's never been a problem with bud formation in the past, but we've never had heat like we've had the last months either. The first variety, Littleton, doesn't normally flower till mid October so there's plenty of time. What it does mean is a month between Asters and Xanth with very few flowers, so Sat 12th will likely be the last Saturday opening for a while.

Last weekend I planted the pregerminated Anemone in one of the short rows, and as it's always better to plant both rows of a bay at the same time I also planted a row of Sweet William. I'd have preferred to plant that second row with the Butterfly Rannunculus, but I wasn't expecting them till end September or October. Then they arrived out of the blue on Friday! Today I planted them, and another row of Sweet William. The knock on effect is I'm going to end up planting more Sweet William than planned, though I now don't have enough plants so will be sowing more this week. Best laid plans and all that. Not only the Butterfly, but also the normal Ranunculus arrived, so I started planting them too. It's something of a dilemma. If you plant them early you overwinter lovely big plants that flower early, but are quite frost sensitive. Plant them late, like I did last year, and you run the risk of them not establishing well overwinter as there's not enough sunny days when it's possible to water them. So this years decision is to plant one bay every two weeks, starting today. In total the plan is to plant four long bays, the most I've ever planted requiring £3000 worth of corms. Today I planted a row of mixed Reinette (carrot tops), and a row of mixed Amandine which are a more standard variety. Lots more planting over the next few months.

This year it's been pretty obvious there's rabbits in the greenhouse. Weeds kept trimmed, paw prints in newly rotovated ground. Elly even caught one which she proceeded to bury. Luckily I spotted that on time and was able to uncover it at which point it ran off - physically unharmed, mentally traumatised! Elly's a hunter, not a killer. Anyway, even when I noticed some Asters chopped off at the base I wasn't too worried as I have lots. Today however I had to take action. I woke this morning to find a burrow longer than my arm in the bay where I wanted to plant the butterflys. Rabbits in amongst my fancy buttercups costing £2 each is a risk Id rather not take. I found the hole they dug under the greenhouse wall and filled it with postcrete, and I set a live trap where the burrow was. Baited with carrot of course! Not sure what I do if I catch one though as I'm pretty sure the Cat and Rabbit rescue won't take wild rabbits, even if they live in the (green)house.

In order to be legally allowed to spray chemicals in the greenhouse I have to complete training and get 11points a year. The cutoff date is 31st October. Today I spent half the day on the computer doing online training, but at least it's done for another year and means I can spray chemicals, most of which any Tom Dick or Harry can buy from B&Q. Add some flowers picked this morning, an opticians appointment this afternoon, and all said a very productive day.

I do have some photos, but again my phone refuses point blank to send them to my email. I'll try a different method so they may turn up here eventually.

Growing NewsJust a quick one today as I had the whole of Sunday off, and opening and availability are unchanged.I did ge...
17/08/2026

Growing News

Just a quick one today as I had the whole of Sunday off, and opening and availability are unchanged.

I did get the Freesia planted last week. Whilst I cant deny bare ground doesn't make the most exciting photo, I was really pleased to get it done. Maybe 2 to 4 weeks till the first shoots emerge.

Also a few notices - i won't call them grumbles, even if they are. Flower Buckets first, I'm running really short. I've been letting people borrow them, but I won't be able to in future as I barely have enough for the flowers i have now. So please, if you have any hanging around that you meant to return but haven't got to it, I'd really appreciate them back.

Next is about collecting orders. It's never happened before, but in the last 10days three people have failed to collect. I appreciate the roads have been hellish, but if you do miss me please leave a note to either rearrange collection or so I know I can sell them.

15/08/2026

Orientation week for Lady to familiarise herself on her duties.

A little experiment with dried flowers. I've not done it before, but i have places to hang them, months in the Winter wi...
15/08/2026

A little experiment with dried flowers. I've not done it before, but i have places to hang them, months in the Winter with no fresh flowers to sell, and I grow flowers which are known to dry well. I haven't grown enough this year to dry, but it's something to think about for next year.

On Tuesday morning Lady joined us as a one off, which pleased Lotti enourmously. The little minx did want to explore fur...
12/08/2026

On Tuesday morning Lady joined us as a one off, which pleased Lotti enourmously. The little minx did want to explore further afield and so did have to go in the lockup a few times.

09/08/2026

Growing News

Opening
Mon - Fri, 9am-noon & 2-4pm
Sat, 9am-noon.
Sunday, Closed.

Loads of Asters, very limited Dahlia, Alstroe, Statice, Zinnia, and Cosmos. Asters were picked today, tomorrow, once packed I'll have some of everything, including Aster bouquet.

Another productive weekend of work, including another two short bays sterilised - despite the machine fighting me every step of the way! I'll stop with that for the season and start again in March after getting it serviced. I've finished digging all the Freesia bulbs I need, around 5k bulbs at a guess. All the old crops I can clear out I have done. This was the ground sterilised in Spring, and where the Ranunculus will be planted. I'd hoped it would remain w**d free, but frustratingly the Bells of Ireland, ornamental grasses, cosmos and amaranthus have all self seeded. Hopefully if I keep adding water these seeds will germinate and I can kill them off before planting time.

The Anemone are two weeks from needing planting, the Sweet william 2-3weeks, the next round of Alstroe w**ding two weeks off and three weeks till I need to sow more seed. Still plenty to keep me busy, but the next two Sundays are Free!!

02/08/2026

Growing News

Opening as before;
Mon - Fri, 9am-12noon, and 2-4pm.
Sat, 9am- 12noon.
Sunday Closed.

Availability;
Dahlia 10-15bunches daily packed first thing. Alstroe 10-15 bunches daily packed from 9am. Zinnia very limited picked every few days. Cosmos very limited, last week of them. Aster BQ still limited till new sleeves arrive, but by mid week I'll be making plenty. Asters limitless for now, but it looks like numbers will settle down to a more manageable lower level in a week or two - this is just some early season enthusiasm on their part.

Finally today I got the w**ding done in the Alstroe, and what a relief that is. It'll take a few weeks for that to translate into higher numbers, all being well, but, as I've said many many times, I'm never going to let the w**ds get that bad again!

I also now have everything ready to sterilise next week in advance of planting the Anemone in a few weeks - assuming they germinate as theirs nothing showing yet, though it is a bit soon. I'm virtually ready to plant the Freesia's I've been digging up, though I'm not going to sterilise for that - a decision I will doubtless rue this Winter. There's still that little job of digging the second half of the bulbs up too. This week I hope to clear the majority of the odds and ends rows, all in preparation for Rannunculus. I can never remember when they arrive, despite it always being the same time of year for the last 15 or so years. September or October I think. As soon as they arrive I want to get them straight in the ground. Iris bulbs should arrive a little before that.

All the seeds are sown for now, just the Delphs and Larkspur waiting till September. Sweet William, Statice, Two types of Tanacetum and Eucalyptus all germinated. Two Ammi's, Snaps, Campanula, Aquilegia and foxgloves shouldn't be far behind. I may have gotten a little carried away this year and may have to sterlise some extra bays to fit them all in.

Yesterday little Lady Grey escaped the pen repeatedly, so her time joining us is at an end. I don't want to lock her in a crate when she could have freedom of the house, but as she's not fully vaccinated yet she also can't roam free. As she grows I'll post videos and keep you updated on her training as a mouser extrordinaire!

Trialing something a bit different, , Aster bouquet.EDIT All 5 sold so I'll call that a success and make more next week.
01/08/2026

Trialing something a bit different, , Aster bouquet.

EDIT All 5 sold so I'll call that a success and make more next week.

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