Plants & Seeds foR passionate gardenerS
Special Plants is a garden, nursery and online seed shop run by Derry Watkins near Bath in Southwest England. Derry has planted the garden with all of her favourite plants, which change every year. She is always trialling new finds and experimenting with different combinations. This is the source of many of the plants and seeds sold here. She also teaches gardening courses and lectures extensively.
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Meet DerrY
An avid plantaholic, Derry Watkins is an American who has been gardening in England for fifty years. She has introduced many plants from her plant collecting trips to South Africa and elsewhere.
Thirty years ago she and her architect husband bought a derelict barn surrounded by muddy fields which they have built into a thriving garden, home and business. Derry is never happier than when deep in the garden, taking cuttings, dead heading or weeding.
