Frost tonight, down to 27°F

Move the hellebores and young foxgloves into tunnel 1 before you close up.

Thursday, October 22

Priya left with Van 1 at 8:30 AM. 6 orders to pack for tomorrow, Saturday and Tuesday.

Priya’s run, Van 1

1 of 7 stops done

9:00 AM

Cora Whitlock

5 Lower Green, Hollin Bridge. Counter sale, 2 × Dogwood ‘Midwinter Fire’

9:25 AM

Marguerite Lowe

3 Mill Row, Hollin Bridge. #4474, 6 items

9:50 AM

Dev Anand

The Quay Café, 1 Quay Street, Hollin Bridge. Pick-up, empty plant trays from the café planters

10:20 AM

Rosa Lindqvist

27 Orchard Street, Hollin Bridge. Counter sale, 2 × Peat-free compost

10:55 AM

Riverside Allotment Society

Riverside Allotments, Meadow Lane, Hollin Bridge. Counter sale, 5 × Bronze fennel

11:30 AM

Ines Farrow

19 Station Road, Hollin Bridge. Counter sale, 1 × Hellebore ‘Ice n’ Roses’

1:15 PM

Samir Haddad

40 Chapel Street, Bolton. Counter sale, 3 × Lavender ‘Hidcote’

To pack

All orders

#4481 Rosa Lindqvist

4 items, collecting tomorrow

#4478 Bram Kowalczyk

5 items, Van 1 on Sat, Oct 24

#4482 Hal Jennings

8 items, Van 1 on Sat, Oct 24

#4479 Marguerite Lowe

2 items, Van 1 on Tue, Oct 27

#4480 Dev Anand

12 items, Van 2 on Tue, Oct 27

#4483 Ottilie Marsh

1 item, Van 1 on Tue, Oct 27

Sales, last 12 weeks

Week of Oct 12: $3,954.45, down $660.65 on the week before.

$42,450.70 over the 12 weeks. The dips are the heat wave in the week of August 17 and the wet weekend of September 26 and 27.

Stock to watch

All plants

Witch hazel Low

9 left, 3 reserved, Tree row

Dogwood ‘Midwinter Fire’ Low

11 left, 1 reserved, Tree row

Hosta ‘Patriot’ Sold out

None left, Shade house

Bare-root rose ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ Pre-order

Arrives Tue, Nov 10, 9 reserved

Apple ‘Discovery’ Pre-order

Arrives Tue, Nov 17, 4 reserved