Cercidiphyllum japonicum in afternoon sun. This one sits happily in a huge pot, beautiful in spring, summer and outstanding in autumn #spring #Katsura #Yorkshire #rvrnursery #treesinpots ift.tt/3dcNXKD

Copies available in the shop #rvrnursery #ngs #yellowbook #yorkshire #pickering @ngsyorkshire ift.tt/3cuCLsr

Normally sold out every season, we still have some Rosa 'Freddie Mercury' rose bushes available for despatch until the end of this month. Originally raised and named by a friend not far from our nursery, we have grown Freddie bushes for years. Please get… ift.tt/2Tc3Bhn

Mud #nurserylife #rvrnursery #Yorkshire ift.tt/2w0sKT1

Perfect conditions yesterday for a bit of ploughing prep, the weather was right and a hard frost last night capped it off. Getting these jobs done for the new planting season is always a win when we are so in the thick of our bare root lifting season. Ma… ift.tt/384AjGx

Hardwood shrub cuttings #rvrnursery #yorkshiregrown #cuttings #hardy #propagation #shrubs ift.tt/2Ojmpsi

Loading in sunny #Pickering for @rhsbridgewater @rhs_bridgewater more on the road Sylvia! #peatfree #taupepots #yorkshiregrown #rvrnursery ift.tt/2RRAXAm

Fresh load of peat free compost delivered from Melcourt this morning #peatfree #rvrnursery #potting #melcourt ift.tt/2N3Rnnn

The nursery is now closed for the Christmas break, however our Plant Centre is still open all weekend and until 1pm on Christmas Eve for last minute gardening gifts, christmas trees and nursery stock. We will reopen in full on the 2nd of January. Wishin… ift.tt/2sMCcrF

A packing shed photo from circa 1940's. We are still on the same site packing largely the same way, with splints and straw in tall tree parcels. In those days we had a siding at Pickering railway station, nowadays its courier vans, lorries and our own tr… ift.tt/2OWAHje

We are really pleased to be stocking delicious local Yorkshire Wolds Apple juice in the shop now. Pure flavour, no preservatives and pressed within 10 miles from the nursery 🍎🍎🍎🍎 @yorkshirewoldsapplejuice #yorkshire #local #apples #pickering #Ryedale ift.tt/2rUvm2z

Afternoon winter light and Salix erythroflexuosa 'Golden Curls' is truly glowing golden against the pinky sky #rvrnursery #wintersky #pickering #yorkshiregrown ift.tt/37TW9g7

Very pleased to be sponsoring the new kit for the Pickering Pikes under 15 football team #Pickering #Ryedale #localteam ift.tt/2OYgzMu

We've started lifting roses and parcels are piling up. From pallets to potato sacks, Yorkshire grown roses are heading far and wide #650varieties #rvrnursery #yorkshiregrown #harvesttime #bareroot ift.tt/2WKVZlZ

Cooking with Apple 'Rev. W Wilks' tonight. Distinctively pale and large, an early season cooker which makes a delicious sweet puree. A great choice for growing in the North. I can't stop munching as I'm cutting! #rvrnursery #yorkshiregrown #apple #yorksh… ift.tt/2Nq38Ej

Gooseberry wood from the stool beds, making 9500 cuttings from over 100 varieties #rvrnursery #yorkshiregrown #fruit #gooseberry ift.tt/2W3ibY7

....and Colchicum macrophyllum #rvrnursery #Colchicum #yorkshiregrown #autumnflowers ift.tt/32c9Jbp

Even in all the wet, the super sized flowers of some of the Colchicum in our collection are looking breathtaking. This is Colchicum 'Disraeli' #rvrnursery #yorkshiregrown #Colchicum #autumnflowers ift.tt/2VDbMTf

Had a little stroll through our Apple scion-wood orchard this afternoon. This winters project is to get the full range of Quince varieties that we grow planted in a stock collection #rvrnursery #yorkshiregrown #fruit #apples ift.tt/312DCJO

The striking blue beans of Decaisnea fargesii are intensifying in colour #rvrnursery #autumn ift.tt/2ouTJmf