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Sustainable Tourism Visitor code

As featured on BBC2 Gardeners World 21st October 2005

2007 was our 80th Anniversary Year

Green Tourism Business Scheme Silver Award

 Green Tourism Business Scheme Silver Award

Tuesday 13th May – ‘Plants for Problem Places’. Every garden has one or more spots where plants will not thrive or you are not quite sure what is best suited to that difficult spot whether it be too dry, over wet, windy, steeply banked or just plain terrible soil. There are certain plants that will thrive in these situations and demonstrate the adaptability of nature. Demonstration – planting techniques. More events......

Nursery specialties: Alpines & Rock Garden Plants (esp. Primula, Saxifrages, Sempervivum), Crocosmia, Herbaceous Perennials, Ornamental Grasses, Hardy Ferns, Shrubs, Climbing Plants (esp. Clematis species and Lonicera), Heathers and Dwarf Conifers.

Crocosmia specialists Click here to go to www.crocosmia.net

Please use the search boxes left and links above to find the right plant for your garden.

Throughout the year we attend many events, we also host our own nursery events and lectures plus one day courses at Alston Hall College see our events page for more details.

We are willing to bring along orders of plants for collection at these events provided that we are given plenty of notice beforehand, 3 days with one day/weekend events, but at least 5 days with the flower shows.

We pride ourselves on offering helpful advice and guidance with your choice of plants.

Nursery opening times

Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm March - October Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm All Year. Open all other times by appointment only.

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The nursery was established in 1927 by Richard Milne-Redhead and in the early days specialised almost solely in the cultivation of alpine and rock garden plants which proved very popular with gardeners across the north and were soon offered by mail order countrywide.

Over the years the range of plants propagated and offered for sale has widened immensely to include many fine herbaceous perennials, shrubs, climbing plants, dwarf conifers and heathers as well as hardy ferns and ornamental grasses. Throughout this time the main criteria of the nursery has been to produce quality plants in a hardy manner with no excessive protection from the elements and at the same time ensure that the range of plants offered is hardy in our North West England Pennine location.

Directions: 
Leave the A59 at Sawley or Gisburn signposted Bolton-by-Bowland 
Proceed to Copy Nook Hotel. 
Take the turn signposted to Holden and in 1/4 mile fork left into the village. 
The nursery is 200 yds on the right 
Parking outside alongside the nursery. O.S. ref. 773496.

Green Tourism Business Scheme

At the start of 2007 we signed up together with several other businesses in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to take part in a Sustainable Tourism Initiative. During the year we have had several group meetings at members’ venues, received presentations on environmental themes and been encouraged through workshops to co-operate between our businesses with joint initiatives, purchasing locally, cross referencing on websites, etc.

We are now very pleased to announce that we have been granted a Silver Award, one of 17 awards made on 15th November by His Grace The Duke of Westminster at Abbeystead near Lancaster. The scheme is being run under the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas and of course we are very privileged in the fact that the Forest of Bowland AONB is indeed the first place to be granted in 2005 the Europarc Federation status in Great Britain, now joined by Exmoor and the Norfolk Broads.

For more details of the Green Tourism Business Scheme and how to apply for membership for your business visit www.green-business.co.uk

 Green Tourism Business Scheme Silver Award

Holden Clough Plant Nursery

Holden Clough Nursery, Holden, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4PF
Telephone:  01200 447615 Facsimile: 01200 447197
E-mail: peterfoleyhcn@hotmail.co.uk

© Holden Clough Nursery 2007

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