Exedra Nursery

12/09/2026

🌷Our annual Bulb Bonanza is coming soon!🌷

From September 23rd until September 27th, we’ll be offering our fantastic quality spring-flowering bulbs, hand-selected for us by our favourite Dutch grower René Zijerveld.

They’ll be tulips, alliums, daffodils, fritillaria, crocus and muscari, to name a few! Expect unusual and harder-to-find varieties as well as the old favourites.

And on Friday, September 25th, from 11am until 1pm, nursery owner Julie Dolphin will be holding a workshop on how to create a ‘Bulb Lasagne’, layering different bulbs to create weeks of spring colour in a container. The session includes tea and cake. Spaces are strictly limited so booking is essential. Link to Events in bio.

This year we’ve teamed up with the Painswick Rococo Garden for this five-day event. You can help plant daffodil bulbs in the heart of the garden as well as hear fascinating talks on the history of bulbs and how they have helped shaped gardens through the centuries. Bulb planting and talks are included with garden admission. No booking required. Find details on their website.

09/07/2026

Master the timeless art of espalier! 🍎🌿This Saturday

Discover how to train fruit trees into beautiful living sculptures that are perfect for both small and large gardens.
🌿Enjoy expert tuition from Rococo's Head Gardener
🌿Hands-on pruning practice
🌿Guided garden tour
🌿Coffee & cake included

Just 5 places remaining – book now before they're gone!

Follow link in bio to book Rococo Garden

08/07/2026

It has been a busy few days in the run up to The RHS Badminton Show in Gloucestershire which has now opened to the public. Today we were immersed in the world of scented pelargoniums, working alongside , showcasing her fabulous C.Atherley range. Cath loves scented pellies and has captured some of their amazing fragrances in her new bodycare range which is also available at the nursery.
Next up was a visit to the talented Sarah Davis Glass artisan studio. We created a number of containers for Sarah to complement her beautiful glass creations and the pots were looking great, despite the heat!
Finally, we caught up with Megan Dodd at her showgarden. We grew some annual poppies for Megan whose lovely design was awarded a silver-gilt medal. Congrats Megan!

23/06/2026

With soaring temperatures, you may be rethinking your garden to include plants that can cope with long periods of dry weather.

This year the Painswick Rococo Garden team has done just that, replanting the Exedra borders with perennials that, once established, don't demand watering to keep looking good.

We've grown these plants and whilst we don't advocate planting in this particular period of hot weather, you may want to add to your future-proofing list.

🌱 Achillea 'Walther Funcke' - hot orange-red flowers that fade to creamy-yellow as the age.

🌱 Hyloptelephium 'Dark Canyon' - lovely sedum with dusky foliage that trails as it matures.

🌱 Verbena officinalis 'Bampton' - like a wire netting busy with tiny spikes of purplish-pink flowers. Terrific self-seeder if happy in location.

🌱 Penstemon 'Purple Bedder' - vigorous and long flowering with claret-red blooms that have dark purple throats.

There's some old favourites in there too including Stachys byzantina and Silene coronaria Atrosanguinea Group. That pink and silver combination! We just love!

14/05/2026

We're on the second day of our pop-up up at Downtown House in Painswick. The garden is open today under the . The walled garden is owned by plant enthusiast and author Jane Kilpatrick who has planted for year-round foliage colour and interest with some rare, historic and unusual plants, some of which we lifted last year and propagated for sale this year, including the vigorous and dramatic Heuchera americana 'Harry Hay', Iberis 'Betty Swainson', Iris 'Mrs Rowe' (so delicate and pretty!) and the eye-catching Helleborus 'Pacific Frost'. The garden is open until 3.30pm.

29/04/2026

What fabulous weather! It's really putting us in the mood for our Summer Containers event next Friday, May 8th. If you're looking to bring a little extra flair to your outdoor space this summer, then join nursery owner Julie Dolphin for a workshop exploring how to design and plant up your pots with real impact. There'll be demonstrations of different planting combinations as well as plenty of tips on how to keep them looking good.

For more information and to book...

https://exedranursery.co.uk/products/summer-container-planting-with-julie-dolphin-friday-may-24th-2pm-4pm

14/04/2026

We are in Stroud with a pop up this weekend...

13/04/2026

We are taking our plants on the road this season. Find us at these wonderful gardens...

🌷 April 18 and 19 - this weekend you'll find us at in Stroud with a pop-up up in the beautiful walled garden which has a terrific display of tulips (images 1, 2 and 3). It's all part of a fair organised by the Gloucestershire Print Cooperative where you can buy original prints and meet the talented artists.

🌷 May 9 - find us at which this year celebrates 50 years of making exceptional handmade flowerpots at its wonderful workshops in Warwickshire. Here, you can see their pots being made, enjoy excellent food from their cafe and be inspired by their pot displays (images 4, 5 and 6).

🌷 May 13 and 14 - we'll be at Downton House in Painswick for it's two-day opening under the National Garden Scheme. The walled garden, in the heart of this historic village, is owned by author and plant enthusiast Jane Kilpatrick. Jane has planted for year-round foliage colour and interest with particular focus on plants that thrive on thin limey soil in a changing climate. The garden features unusual trees, shrubs and peonies associated with owner’s interest in plant introductions from China (images 7, 8 and 9).

Join us!

12/04/2026

Thank you Muddy Stilettos Glos Worcs for including us in their top garden centres list.
You don't have to pay to visit us. We are right next to the Painswick Rococo Garden but have our own entrance. You can use the garden's cafe for free 😀

The sun's out - time to slap on the SPGF and head out before it goes away again. Up your vitamin D quota with a multi-tasking trip out at a top local garden centre with an A-star café. Find everything for your summer garden, from plants, pots and outdoor sculpture to she sheds, all with a side hust...

09/04/2026

Get creative with containers. Our next workshop...

🌿 Create stylish, long-lasting displays for your summer garden 🌿

Looking to bring a little extra flair to your outdoor space this summer? Containers are a brilliant way to add colour, structure and personality to your garden.

Join Julie Dolphin, owner of , for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to design and plant containers with real impact. Using a superb selection of plants, Julie will guide you step-by-step to create a pot full of long-lasting interest and horticultural finesse.

🍰 Plus, enjoy tea and cake as part of the experience!

Spaces are very limited - book your place and get creative this summer 🌼

Book Now: https://www.rococogarden.org.uk/news/events/container-plants/