林肯郡 1971 年创立的高山植物与矮生球根家族苗圃
Pottertons Nursery 是英国林肯郡卡斯特镇附近内特尔顿村的一家家族经营苗圃,1971 年由 Robert Potterton 创办,1994 年起以 Potterton & Martin 名义从事世界范围的邮购业务,长期种植高山植物、矮生球根(包括番红花、雪滴花、贝母、矮鸢尾)、雪滴花以及林下植物。苗圃在英国皇家园艺学会切尔西花展(RHS Chelsea Flower Show)上累计获得 7 块金牌,2026 年继续维持这一纪录。苗圃现由 Rob、Jackie 与 Hannah 三人共同打理,既是面向全英国的邮购供应商,也是面向爱好者与园艺社团的小型现场教学场所。
邮购体系:年度纸质目录加在线订购,覆盖英格兰苏格兰与威尔士
苗圃每年出版两本印刷版植物目录:高山植物与综合植物目录(Alpine & Plants Catalogue)2026 年版列出 138 个属的植物;矮生球根目录(Dwarf Bulb Catalogue)2026 年版列出 47 个属的球根,接受英格兰、苏格兰与威尔士的邮购订单,发货时段分别为 1 月中旬至 11 月(高山植物)与 9 月至 10 月底(矮生球根)。订单按收到顺序处理,通常在 15 天内发出;邮费在条款与条件(Terms of Business)中列明。客户也可以通过苗圃当年参加的全英植物集市与花展现场直接下单,以节省邮费。
现场开放与年度开放日:3 至 10 月每周一至周五 10 点至 3 点
苗圃销售区每年 3 月至 10 月对访客开放,周一至周五上午 10 点至下午 3 点;11 月至次年 2 月仅接受预约到访。苗圃位于 Lincolnshire LN7 6HX 内特尔顿村穆尔镇路,距 A46 公路 1 英里,沿 B1205 穆尔镇路左侧可看到招牌;两英里外的卡斯特镇提供茶点与住宿。展示区包括高台花坛、种植槽、石缝花园与林下花园,展示所售植物在真实条件下的生长状态。年度开放日分春、秋两次举行,2026 年春季开放日为 5 月 30 日,秋季球根日为 9 月 12 日,均搭配 Macmillan 癌症慈善基金的咖啡早茶,2026 年春季开放日为该基金筹得 800 英镑。
2026 年外展行程与园艺社团讲座:覆盖英格兰多郡
苗圃 2026 年外出参加约 13 场植物集市与园艺展会,包括 8 月 30 至 31 日什罗普郡 Dorothy Clive 花园的 Plant Hunters Fair、9 月 4 日威尔特郡 The Generous Gardener Plant Fair、9 月 5 日萨默塞特郡 Forde Abbey Plant Fair、9 月 5 日伍斯特郡 Bodenham Arboretum、9 月 6 日牛津郡 Adwell House 稀有植物集市、9 月 11 日威尔特郡 Salthrop House、9 月 13 日什罗普郡 Weston Park、9 月 20 日柴郡 Arley Hall、9 月 26 日拉夫堡 AGS 秋季展、10 月 3 日赫克瑟姆 AGS 展、10 月 3 至 4 日东萨塞克斯 Great Dixter 植物特卖、10 月 10 日哈罗盖特 RHS Harlow Carr 展;预订订单可免邮递送至任一展会现场。苗圃创办人 Rob Potterton 同时面向英国与海外园艺社团提供 5 场讲座,内容涵盖 1994 年中国西南山地采集之旅、新西兰 2019 年花园访问、苗圃 40 年沿革、高山植物入门与趣味问答,讲座费从 100 英镑起,另加每英里 30 便士交通补贴。
家族经营传统与对外联系渠道
苗圃以家族经营方式运行超过 50 年,从最初的世界范围邮购(Potterton & Martin)逐步演变为今日以零售、邮购、展会、讲座四种渠道并行的家庭式专类苗圃。所有目录、植物清单与展会社交动态可通过苗圃网站查阅,Mail Order 订单与销售咨询通过销售邮箱与电话处理;苗圃保持对狗只友好的到访政策,访客在销售区可获得免费种植建议。
Lincolnshire family-run specialist nursery established in 1971
Pottertons Nursery is a family-run specialist nursery near Nettleton, Caistor, Lincolnshire, founded by Robert Potterton in 1971. From the mid-1990s the nursery traded as Potterton & Martin and supplied alpines, dwarf bulbs, snowdrops and woodland plants by mail order worldwide. The nursery has accumulated seven RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medals and continues to maintain that record into 2026. It is now run jointly by Rob, Jackie and Hannah Potterton as both a UK-wide mail-order supplier and a small on-site teaching venue for hobbyists and garden clubs.
Mail-order system: annual printed catalogues plus online ordering across England, Scotland and Wales
The nursery publishes two printed catalogues each year. The 2026 Alpine & Plants Catalogue lists 138 genera; the 2026 Dwarf Bulb Catalogue lists 47 genera. Mail-order is accepted to England, Scotland and Wales, with dispatch running from mid-January to November (alpines and plants) and from September to the end of October (dwarf bulbs). Orders are reserved and dispatched in the order received, typically within fifteen days, subject to weather. Postage rates are listed in the published Terms of Business. Customers can also place orders in person at the plant fairs and shows the nursery attends across the UK, which saves the postage cost.
On-site opening hours and annual open days: Monday to Friday 10am-3pm, March to October
The nursery sales area opens to visitors from March to October, Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm; from November to February visits are by appointment only. The nursery sits on Moortown Road in Nettleton, Lincolnshire LN7 6HX, one mile from the village of Nettleton off the A46, with a signboard on the left-hand side of the B1205; the market town of Caistor, two miles away, offers refreshments and accommodation. Display areas include raised beds, troughs, a crevice garden and a woodland garden, showing the plants offered for sale growing in real conditions. Two special open days are held each year, in spring and autumn, paired with a Macmillan cancer-support coffee morning; in 2026 the May open day raised £800 for Macmillan.
2026 show schedule and garden-club talks across multiple English counties
In 2026 the nursery attends around thirteen plant fairs and shows across England, including Plant Hunters Fair at Dorothy Clive Garden in Shropshire (30-31 August), The Generous Gardener Plant Fair in Wiltshire (4 September), Forde Abbey Plant Fair in Somerset (5 September), Plant Hunters Fair at Bodenham Arboretum in Worcestershire (5 September), Rare Plant Fair at Adwell House in Oxfordshire (6 September), Rare Plant Fair at Salthrop House in Wiltshire (11 September), Plant Hunters Fair at Weston Park in Shropshire (13 September), Plant Hunters Fair at Arley Hall in Cheshire (20 September), the AGS Loughborough Autumn Show (26 September), the AGS Hexham Autumn Show (3 October), the Great Dixter Plant Sale in East Sussex (3-4 October) and the RHS Garden Harlow Carr Show in North Yorkshire (10 October). Pre-booked orders can be delivered free of charge to any of these events. Rob Potterton also gives five talks for garden clubs and societies in the UK and overseas, covering the 1994 seed-collecting expedition to south-west China, a 2019 visit to New Zealand, the nursery’s forty-year history, a beginner’s guide to alpines and bulbs, and a light-hearted quiz format.
Family-run heritage and public contact channels
Run as a family business for more than fifty years, the nursery has evolved from a worldwide mail-order operation under the Potterton & Martin name into a small specialist nursery combining retail, mail order, show attendance and club talks. All current catalogues, plant lists and show updates are available through the nursery website; mail-order and sales enquiries are handled by email and telephone. The nursery maintains a dog-friendly visiting policy and offers free expert planting advice in the sales area.
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