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Title: BIONURSERY - Forest Garden Plants and Seeds for Temperate Climates
Post by: Balkan Ecology Project on June 28, 2015, 07:42:19 am

Hello All
I'd like to introduce, as far as we know, the only Bio nursery in Europe producing all our plants biologically at an excellent price.

With much pleasure we grow and distribute the beautiful and interesting plants you can find on our website. We often collect seeds native to the Balkan region as well as exotic species from all over the world and nurture them in our gardens. Our plants are reared with various types of biological composts made on site or purchased from local farmers. We use polyculture planting schemes to repel pests and ensure pathogen-free plants.We do NOT use commercial chemicals or practice any methods harmful to the environment. As a result, our plants are more resilient and better prepared for a life outside the nursery setting.

We aim to not only provide individual plants but communities of plants that relate to each other forming stable flourishing ecosystems for our gardens.

http://www.balkep.org/plant-profiles.html (http://www.balkep.org/plant-profiles.html)
www.balkep.org (http://www.balkep.org)

Title: Re: BIONURSERY - Forest Garden Plants and Seeds for Temperate Climates
Post by: devonlady on June 28, 2015, 08:58:16 am

Very interesting site!!

Title: Re: BIONURSERY - Forest Garden Plants and Seeds for Temperate Climates
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on June 28, 2015, 09:27:55 am

Looks great but I bet the postage costs would be crippling to the UK

Title: Re: BIONURSERY - Forest Garden Plants and Seeds for Temperate Climates
Post by: landroverroy on June 28, 2015, 06:27:30 pm

Certainly a good website, and I enjoyed reading about various plants that I was interested in.
But are there not various biodiversity restrictions that would make it illegal to import the plants into the UK?

Title: Re: BIONURSERY - Forest Garden Plants and Seeds for Temperate Climates
Post by: Balkan Ecology Project on October 02, 2015, 12:47:38 pm

Hi All and thank you for your interest.

landroverroy, our plants can legally be transported across all EU borders and pose no threat to European biosecurity.
clydesdaleclopper,  regarding transport costs, we can ship 31.5kg to the UK for £25. This equates to 25-28 maiden whip fruit or nut trees or  50 - 60 shrubs or 70 - 80 herbs.
As commonly practiced in the nursery trade we ship our plants from November -March as bare roots. Delivery is recorded and tracked and typically takes between 4-7 days. The plants are tied in bundles with their roots contained in bags of moist sawdust medium. The bundles wrapped in cardboard to ensure they arrive in pristine condition.
We are taking orders now for delivery starting in November.

http://www.balkep.org/plant-profiles.html (http://www.balkep.org/plant-profiles.html)

All the best,

Paul 
 

Title: Re: BIONURSERY - Forest Garden Plants and Seeds for Temperate Climates
Post by: Marches Farmer on October 05, 2015, 04:30:53 pm

I'd just like to point out that DEFRA and the RHS and the Forestry Commission are extremely concerned that EU imports are carrying diseases like ash dieback, and are strongly recommending that no-one takes the risk of importing the next tree disease.

Title: Re: BIONURSERY - Forest Garden Plants and Seeds for Temperate Climates
Post by: devonlady on October 05, 2015, 05:37:53 pm

Oh! And I already had an acre planted up in my mind but absolutely see your view MF. Still, a good site to read and dream!