19TH IMPRESSION with photos - Architectural Plants

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DELIVERY BY US
e take this subject seriously. Badly organ-
Wised deliveries can spoil our reputation
and ruin your day. We'll discuss with you, in the
minutest detail, how to get your plants from us
to you, in safety, using one of our of liveried
vehicles, a variety of ingenious mechanical contraptions
and intelligent, thoughtful drivers who
understand their role in the business. Ask for a
quote. There are alternatives :
MAIL ORDER BY CITY LINK - AN ACT OF FAITH
he plants are beautifully packed in our specially made boxes and kept upright
Tthroughout their journey. The service is
guaranteed next day delivery and on the very
rare occasions a plant is damaged - we replace
it immediately and City Link's Insurers pay! If
you order your plants between Monday and
Wednesday, you'll receive them the following
day. We recognise the faith you're putting in us
(buying plants unseen) and therefore try hard
to choose the best plants we have in stock, to
send you. Proud as we are of this service, we
regret that it’s more prescriptive than it used to
be - plants can only be sent by City Link if they
are less than 4ft. tall, including the pot. You’ll
need to speak to us about sizes. Please note
that orders for dispatch by City Link are taken
at and sent from our Chichester nursery. Tel :
01243 545008 Ask for Rebecca Carter.
The minimum cost for this delivery service is
£30 per box - typically about 6 plants in 3 litre
containers - and £50 for two boxes. These prices only apply to mainland Britain;
please ask us to quote for other places.
D.I.Y. DELIVERY - HIRE A VAN
ot such a silly idea. We boast about the enormous number of plants we can
Npack in the back of an average hatchback, but when did you last hire a van? Not
only do you avoid our delivery charge, you get your plants immediately, you enjoy a
better view than from a car and (providing it's white) all other road users flee from
your path in terror. Good fun. Try Thrifty Car Hire - Tel : 01494 751500 for their
nearest van depot.
CARE NOTES
s far as we know, we're the only nursery that
Aprovides printed information with
tips and instructions on how to look after the
plant you've just bought and information about
how the plant was propagated. This happens
automatically if plants are ordered and dispatched
- if you buy direct from the nursery, you
can help yourself. Racks of Care Notes on the
nursery are pictured on the left.
GARDEN DESIGN, PLANTING & CREATIVE MAINTENANCE
his is a side of the business that’s beginning to rival the nursery itself in impor-
Ttance and the subject is covered in great detail between pages 17 and 24 of this
catalogue.
NICE CUP OF TEA / ESPRESSO / APPLE
any customers visit us from far afield. We are flattered that they should come
Mso far and do our best to make them
feel welcome. At the Horsham Nursery,
apart from having the use of "...arguably
the most beautiful lavatory in Europe",
there are several pubs and restaurants
offering good lunches within close range
(see Where To Lunch on page 35), there's
always an invitation to make yourself a cup
of tea or coffee or browse through the
books, press cuttings and pictures. At the
Chichester Nursery, there are also good
lunches available from the local pubs, coffee
is always available and a chance to go
through an album of pictures of the plants
that we sell, as well as masses of advice.
And the lavs? Well, they’re MUCH better
than they used to be...