Crosby’s, the home of colourful plants, have welcomed Essex friends at the UPVC Door Store onto our website with a featured article on their great range of UPVC front doors and back doors. There is a lot to admire in the choice of doors available from the UPVC Door Store, and especially from a gardener’s perspective. Gardeners by their very nature like to be outdoors: planning, planting and pruning. We love to watch our gardens take shape [...]
Wholesale Gardening Suppliers, Quality Bedding Plants, Pot Plants & Ornamentals Its getting nearer so they tell us, the summer I mean! We arent feeling it yet but dont let the weather put you off, persevere with your garden preparation and tidying, and before you know it the sun will be shining, the birds singing and the bees buzzing. When the weather is bright and sunny but still with a bite in the air its nice [...]
Grow your own with Greenhouses, Lean-to’s & Outdoor Storage Buildings Are you watching the weather and itching to get started in the garden? A greenhouse creates its own mini climate, allowing plants to thrive all year round in the conditions they love. One problem with gardening in the UK is that plants may be held back due to reoccurring night time frosts or too much rain. A positive gardening experience is provided with a greenhouse, [...]
Since the business was started in 1939 Crosby’s Wholesale Nursery has sold millions upon millions of ornamental plants & flowers, of thousands upon thousands of species and varieties, to customers from every walk of life. Crosby’s are a wholesale supplier and as such we are unable to sell directly to the public. Due to the nature of our business we grow ornamental plants & flowers to meet the ever changing demands of garden centres, local authorities, horticultural [...]
The beautifully designed meadows around the Olympic stadium have really caught the imagination of gardeners across the UK. Wonderful displays of cornflowers, marigolds and Californian poppies have adorned the Olympic Stadium site in Stratford, east London. The meadow’s wild flowers were selected by experts from Sheffield University to bloom during the Olympic fortnight. With a keen eye on nature in the round, the flowers were chosen partly to support the Marsh Fritillary and Meadow [...]
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Warm sunny days mingled with damp, wet weather is the norm in the UK during the summer. This results in lush gardens full of greenery and bright splashes of colour. But what about those permanently shaded areas? With a bit of careful planning every inch of your garden can present a beautiful display of rich tones and vibrant colours. Shade loving plants can often tolerate sunny conditions in the morning, while needing to be protected [...]
Welcome to the new blog for Crosby’s, a successful wholesale supplier of bedding plants, ornamentals and pot plants with over 60 years experience. Our friendly family run business is able to provide carefully selected bedding plants all year round. Unusual and distinctive varieties which we grow from seed at our nursery in Timperley, Cheshire are popular across the UK and internationally. This has earned us the reputation for being able to supply ‘something different’ whilst [...]
