Seagate Irises is a nursery set up specifically to offer a wider range of irises than presently available in England. We started in 2000 with a list of 100 tall bearded irises of recent provenance, obtained from the USA, France and Belgium. We have now added several Italian-bred varieties. Many are new to the UK market. All are offered at modest prices. We can now offer several newly-introduced varieties bred in England. For our eleventh season we offer a list of our selection of choice irises by Mail Order. It includes many varieties new to our catalogue.

Varieties

We have well over 800 varieties in our display gardens which are open to the public every day from 10:00 to 17:00 in the flowering season from April to September. In early June we have about 600 varieties in bloom at the same time. Here we also grow other types of bearded iris - medians, dwarfs and miniatures, as well as the beardless sibiricas and a new range of bog and water irises. All of our stocks are selected for our catalogues after we have carried out trials to establish vigour, susceptibility to disease and adaptation to our climate. You will not be offered any plants that are imported without being tested in our nursery.

We are building up a collection of historic irises (all introduced more than 30 years ago) so that the enthusiasts for these are not forgotten. We try to stock as many Dykes Medal winners as possible. We have over 200 historics to date. We are always looking to add more, if you have any to sell. We are holders of the National Collection of Historic Irises.

We no longer offer spurias or miniature dwarfs by mail order due to lack of demand. They are available from the nursery from time to time. Please ask.

We are listed in the Garden Marketplace Directory and on GardenVisit.com.