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Pop up café: Open Thursday-Saturday 10.30 - 14.30 & Sunday 11.00 - 15.00( weather permitting )
Dear Customers. Please be advised that Thursday 18th of December is the last order date for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Our hard working despatch teams finish on Friday.

The Nursery will be open as normal during the Christmas period, except Bank Holidays, and will be closing at 1.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Thank you to all our customers old and new for their valued support this year.
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    DIANTHUS 'Mrs Sinkins'
    DIANTHUS 'Mrs Sinkins'
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    DIANTHUS 'Mrs Sinkins'

    Commonly known as Hardy pink

    Old cottage white, heavily scented
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    P9/0.5 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available Early Spring 2026
    £6.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 10+ £4.00 each
    Any 3+ for £5.00
    Available Early Spring 2026 - Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      Flowers for 3 weeks in May/June but worth a place in every collection for its perfume.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, slugs, rust, virus diseases, Fusarium wilt.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin - 1868, by the master of Slough workhouse and named for his wife
    • White
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Cottage garden
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Rockery (inc alpine)
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      25-45cm (10-18in)
    • Spread
      40cm (16in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Perennial. Lax habit with split calyx. Fringed form.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Amazing perfume.
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Neutral to alkaline soil
    • Full sun
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • may cause skin allergy
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Mature Size
      25-45cm (10-18in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        40cm (16in)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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