by Sue | Sep 23, 2024 | Latest, News
Following the recent electrical storms locally our telephone system is not working properly and is unable to take messages .We hope the system should be up and running again by Wednesday 25th September . Messages can always be left via the email...
by Sue | Sep 20, 2024 | Latest, News
Iris of Sissinghurst are pleased to be hosting the Southern Iris Group’s annual auction on Sunday 22nd September at 1.30 onwards. There will be a picnic lunch followed by the auction and then tea and cake. We have lots of iris for the auction both named and...
by Sue | Jul 9, 2024 | Latest
We are slowly starting to lift the standard bearded iris and intermediate iris for next year and varieties will be listed on the website in the next week or so. There are some stunning new varieties though some are only in limited quantities so be warned and some old...
by Sue | Jun 1, 2024 | Latest, News
Please note that the nursery will be closed from 2nd June to 9th June whilst we undertake our annual stock take. You can of course continue to place orders but the majority of all orders will be sent out late summer when we are lifting new...
by Sue | Apr 30, 2024 | Latest, News
Please note that as usual we will not be sending plants out during their flowering season . You can place orders as usual but they may not be sent out until later in the summer when we are lifting new stock. We may be able to supply non flowering plants but will...
by Sue | Apr 1, 2024 | Latest, News
The nursery will be closed from Tuesday 2nd April to Friday 5th April while we undertake some necessary work on the nursery. Orders received during this time will be sent out w/c 8th April .
by Sue | Dec 10, 2023 | Latest, News
Customers who are buying plants as a gift should be aware that our cut off date is December12th . This allows us to dry any plants before sending orders out and also allows for any late delivery by Royal Mail. You can still place orders but they will be sent out...
by Sue | Aug 27, 2023 | Latest, News
Unlike rest of country ,the south east has had a drier summer again and we won’t be lifting most of our new stock until mid September and orders will be sent out in date order from mid September until end of October. This still allows lots of time for plants...
by Sue | Jun 16, 2023 | Latest, News
The nursery is undertaking its annual stocktake and will be closed from Friday 16th June for one week. You can continue to place orders during this time but there will be a delay in answering any queries.
by Sue | Jun 13, 2023 | Latest, News
As most of our customers are aware we cease mail order whilst plants are in flower and restart mail order when we start lifting new stock in mid/ late summer. We are then able to send out fresh rhizomes ready for planting and this is best time to establish new...
by Sue | May 23, 2023 | Latest, News, Uncategorized
The Kent Garden Show is being held at Detling Showground on A249 over the Bank Holiday weekend Sat 27th-Monday 29th May. This show is the premier annual garden show in the county of Kent and is always held over this annual bank holiday. The event includes outside...
by Sue | May 1, 2023 | Latest, News
Although we are still very happy to still take orders ,I’m sure most customers are aware that it is very difficult to send out iris once they are either in flower or advanced bud and that we cease most mail order for a few weeks during May/June to restart once...
by Sue | Jul 15, 2022 | Latest, News
Due to the hot dry weather forecast for the next week we have decided to cease mail order for w/c 18th July 2022 and will recommence hopefully the following week and continue up to early September. The ground here is too dry to dig and plant out iris and I imagine...
by Sue | May 24, 2022 | Latest, News
The iris are now in full bloom .Any orders placed now will be processed and plants reserved but we will not be restarting mail order until late June onwards when we start lifting new stock .,starting with the dwarf bearded and intermediate iris. Most tall bearded...
by Sue | May 12, 2022 | Latest, News
The nursery has been receiving enquiries about our plans for this year. Firstly the bad news. The nursery will NOT be opening for visitors or open days this year. This is disappointing news and is partly linked to the pandemic which forced the move to prioritise...
by Sue | Sep 23, 2021 | Latest, News
Please note that there will be a slight delay in orders being sent out 26th September as we are having some rather disruptive work undertaken at the nursery. Mail order will recommence as normal week commencing 4th October 2021 and throughout all of October Apologies...
by Sue | Jun 9, 2021 | Latest, News
I thought you may want to know that Iris of Sissinghurst is introducing a monthly blog starting this month.This will contain stories and articles about the world of iris.If you look on our home page it now includes a heading Blog, click on this to read this months...
by Sue | May 30, 2021 | Latest, News
We have decided this year that we will not be attending any plant fairs and shows ,including the Kent Garden Show. Flowering of Iris has been very late this year and some plants have been affected by the late frosts and so we have also decided not to hold an Open Day...
by Sue | Jan 20, 2021 | Latest, News, Uncategorized
Since our last update the summer and autumn seasons have passed and we are now into January 2021. For those of us lucky to have gardens we have been able to retreat away from the pandemic to our own small worlds for much of the last few months.The start of the new...
by Sue | May 5, 2020 | Latest, News
Usually we start lifting new stock in mid/late July and recommence mail order soon afterwards. Unfortunately this year we have been delayed by the long period of hot and dry weather and have been unable to start lifting stock We hope to start in late August now and...
by Sue | Apr 6, 2020 | Latest, News
We are continuing to send out plants but Royal Mail and most couriers are taking slightly longer than usual. We are ceasing mail order on Tuesday 7th April until Tuesday 14th April to avoid plants being delayed over Easter Orders made after 7th April will be sent out...
