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Proud to be Plant Healthy Certified Nursery /in , /by

Proud to be Plant Healthy

We’re delighted to share that Practicality Brown has once again achieved Plant Healthy Certification, recognising our ongoing commitment to plant health, biosecurity and good growing practices at our Buckinghamshire nursery.

For us, Plant Healthy is about much more than a certificate or a logo. It reflects the standards, knowledge and everyday practices that help us protect the health of the plants we grow and supply.

  • Protecting plant health
  • Reducing the risk of pests and diseases
  • Maintaining good biosecurity throughout our nursery
  • Keeping plant health at the heart of our everyday work
  • Playing our part in protecting the future of UK horticulture

From growing Practical Instant Hedge™ to caring for our semi-mature trees, plant health is an important part of what we do. Good biosecurity starts when plants arrive at the nursery and continues throughout their time with us, right through to the point they leave for a garden or landscape project.

Achieving Plant Healthy Certification again is a recognition of the care and attention our team puts into these practices every day.

We’re proud of our team and their continued commitment to growing and supplying healthy plants, and to playing our part in protecting the wider horticultural industry.

Find out more about our instant hedging and semi-mature trees, or visit our Buckinghamshire nursery.

Plant Healthy. Growing responsibly. Protecting the future.

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Pro Landscaper Nursery Factfile /in , , , /by

Practicality Brown have a full page editorial feature in the January 2017 edition of industry publication, Pro Landscaper in their Nursery Factfile section.

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Pro Landscaper January 2017

Our top five bestselling plants

  1. Prunus laurocerasus Novita semi mature trees
  2. Carpinus betulus pleached tree (great for screening)
  3. Betula jacquemontii semi mature trees
  4. Practicality Brown Instant Native Hedge
  5. Elveden Instant Hedge Green Beech

Pro Landscaper also sourced some testimonials from top Garden designers to accompany the feature with thanks to

Rae Wilkinson

We used an instant hedge from Practicality Brown for our RHS Hampton Court garden this year. I had struggled to find what I was looking for with other suppliers and Practicality Brown was extremely helpful and accommodating.  It found what I wanted and sent me photos prior to delivery as I was not able to visit to hand pick them. I have specified its hedging on other projects which has always been good quality.

Tracy Foster

I have loved working with Practicality Brown over the years because I know it offers sturdy field grown stock, including the lovely mixed native hedging that I recently ordered for RHS Chelsea.  The other great thing about ordering is the service, which is always friendly and helpful.  Its cliché but really nothing is too much trouble.

Paul Martin

I have had the pleasure of working with Practicality Brown on major projects and show gardens over the years. It has helped enormously in our attaining of three Gold medals at RHS shows including Chelsea and Hampton Court, which is a testament to its staff, products and company

and Lisa Cox

I worked with Practicality Brown on a domestic project where we needed to screen off a house. We wanted a solution that would do the job from day one and chose Elveden beech instant hedging. This was more subtle than a wall or fence and looked amazing from day one – you wouldn’t have known it had just been planted

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Christmas Opening Times 2016 /in , /by

Best wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous 2017.
Practicality Brown will close at lunchtime on Friday 23 December 2016 and will re-open on Tuesday 3 January 2017.
We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

Practicality Brown Christmas 2016

Closing times over Christmas 2016

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Practicality Brown on Instagram /in /by

Practicality Brown are now on Instagram!
We have launched our Instagram account so you can stay up-to-date with photos and images; be our friends and follow us today @practicalitybrown

Don’t forget you can also connect with us on Google +, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin

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Theo Paphitis‘s ‘Small Business Sunday’ /in /by

Practicality Brown were selected as a winner of Theo Paphitis‘s ‘Small Business Sunday’

We have received a business boost from Retail Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis‘s ‘Small Business Sunday’ and were one of six weekly winners to gain a retweet by Theo to his 500,000+ Twitter followers. The weekly initiative, set up by Theo in 2010, now has 1700 #SBS winners and supports small businesses in the UK.
We have gained more twitter followers and now have a profile on the #SBS website www.theopaphitissbs.com, which is exclusive to all Small Business Sunday winners.
Small business champion and Ryman Stationery, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue Chairman, Theo Paphitis, said: “We are thrilled to welcome new #SBS members every week and highlight just how important it is to support our small businesses here in the UK. The website and #SBS boost will also give a valuable profile to the winners chosen and I wish Practicality Brown every success.”