

Stick to similar types of pot to pull the whole thing together: select your favourite designs from the range of handsome terracotta, glazed or lead-effect containers in our garden centre here in London. W & S Lockyer are a family run, independent, specialist nursery that was started in Surrey, in the late 1980s by Bill Lockyer and his then 13-year-old son, Simon Lockyer. Create an auricula theatre in your garden where you can make the most of the bright blooms and their fragrance. Auricula ‘Sirius’, Auricula ‘Roxie’, and Auricula ‘Lilac Ladywood’ pictured on the W & S Lockyer Auricula Specialists Gold Medal winning exhibit, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018. Everything you need fro your plant theatre at our garden centre in LondonĬreate your display with a collection of a single plant, such as perennial violas, or a type of plant such as herbs or bonsai. Check out our auriculas theatre selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Creating an auricula theatre in the garden 37 Primula auricula are lovely little plants and deserve a great display, whether you have a small space or a large garden. Place them against a wall or fence to give a tiered effect (you may need to fix the shelves to the wall for added stability). Make your ‘shelves‘ from wooden greenhouse staging, wooden planks or even a wooden stepladder. Raise your plant collection on shelves and you can better appreciate their charms at eye level, without having to stoop to see them properly. Plant theatres became popular in Victorian times, often to show off the spectacular markings of dainty auricula primulas, but you can create a plant theatre out of any special plant from alpine bulbs and herbs to pelargoniums, violas and bonsai trees.

Once the current display is over, swap in more seasonal plants as they reach their peak for an ever-changing and beautiful drama on your doorstep.Create a plant ‘theatre’ to show off your collections of choice seasonal treasures at their best. Stick to similar types of pot to pull the whole thing together: select your favourite designs from the range of handsome terracotta, glazed or lead-effect containers in our garden centre here in Norwich. Everything you need fro your plant theatre at our garden centre in NorwichĬreate your display with a collection of a single plant, such as perennial violas, or a type of plant such as herbs or bonsai. Attach the shelf with chains, slotting the screws into the holes in the wall. Attach two hooks to your wall, spaced at the same distance as those on your shelf. Place them against a wall or fence to give a tiered effect (you may need to fix the shelves to the wall for added stability). Build a plant display shelf hanging the shelf. The’ auricula theater’ was a nice idea back in the 1800’s, but today, it’s just a folly. See more ideas about primula auricula, primula, plant theatre. Make your ‘shelves‘ from wooden greenhouse staging, wooden planks or even a wooden stepladder. You may have heard about something called the Auricula Theater. Explore CU BOTANIC GARDEN EDUCATION DEs board 'Auricula theatres' on Pinterest. Growing, breeding, and showing auriculas was a passion with them from about the 16th century through the 19th. Raise your plant collection on shelves and you can better appreciate their charms at eye level, without having to stoop to see them properly. Fortunately, the plants adapt well to culture in fast-draining terracotta pots too, as can be attested by centuries of British weaversespecially those with Flemish ancestry. Create a plant ‘theatre’ to show off your collections of choice seasonal treasures at their best.
