{"id":14780,"date":"2022-09-05T12:42:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T10:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=91306"},"modified":"2022-09-05T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T11:04:26","slug":"fibrex-nurseries-is-closing","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/fibrex-nurseries-is-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fibrex Nurseries is closing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Veronica Peerless\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 05 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Fibrex Nurseries, the highly respected and much loved <a href=\"&quot;\/feature\/best-organic-nurseries\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">nursery<\/a> that specialises in pelargoniums (including <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/choosing-and-growing-the-best-angel-pelargoniums\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">angel pelargoniums<\/a>), <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/best-ferns-for-garden\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ferns<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/best-english-ivies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ivies<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/best-hardy-geraniums\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">hardy geraniums<\/a>, tuberous <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/autumn\/begonias-care-grow-plant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">begonias<\/a>, hibiscus and conservatory plants, is to close in September 2023. The owners are set to retire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 50 plus years of trading we would like to be able to close the nursery and find good homes for all the plants,\u201d says one of the current owners, Angela Tandy. \u201cAnyone want to buy a small pelargonium nursery?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Fibrex was established by Hazel &amp; Dick Key 64 years ago and is still run as a family business by their children. All of the plants are grown on site, near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. In addition to the nursery, there is a popular and longstanding mail order service. The nursery has been a regular on the <a href=\"&quot;\/events\/gardening-events-and-shows-for-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">flower show<\/a> circuit for over 50 years, and has garnered a raft of medals.<\/p>\n<p>The nursery was home to two National Collections, Pelargoniums and Hedera (ivy). These were recently moved to the RHS and have been split between their five gardens \u2013 <a href=\"&quot;\/news\/duchess-of-cambridge-children-garden-rhs-wisley\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Wisley<\/a>, Rosemoor, Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall and the new <a href=\"&quot;\/news\/rhs-bridgewater-opening-postpone-2021\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Bridgewater<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/RBD260820_409-838d8df.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=5px%2C136px%2C1958px%2C1304px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Pelargonium \u2018Mole\u2019<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>\u00a9 Richard Bloom<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>For now, the nursery and website are still running. The nursery will take orders for pelargoniums from 3 October 2022 for dispatch from March 2023. Hardy geraniums, hibiscus, ferns, ivies and conservatory plants will be available for shipping from 26 September 2022. Tuberous begonias go on sale for the last time from 12th September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The nursery advises keeping an eye on social media, emails and its website for offers and the sale of the nursery\u2019s more unique varieties over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<h3>For more information, visit <a href=\"\/\/www.fibrex.co.uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">fibrex.co.uk<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Veronica Peerless Published: Monday, 05 September 2022 at 12:00 am Fibrex Nurseries, the highly respected and much loved nursery that specialises in pelargoniums (including angel pelargoniums), ferns, ivies, hardy geraniums, tuberous begonias, hibiscus and conservatory plants, is to close in September 2023. 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