Les Halman Nurseries Ltd.

Yesterday was our annual visit to the Ball Colegrave showcase to see their new introductions for 2025.

Always inspirational and an amazing introduction to our customers to see the width and breadth of products that we get to choose from.

We’ve had an amazing couple of days attending the HTA national plant show meeting existing and new customers. A great show after a busy few months.

HTA National Plant Show

In a follow up to my previous post, my colleagues had a great time taking selfies🤣!

A huge thanks to all the customers and suppliers who took the time to meet us and guide us through the ranges for 2025

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Ball Colegrave

We’re heading back to the airport after another amazing trip to the flower trials in the Netherlands. We have so many inspirations (& photos) it’s not possible to show them all however here’s a snapshot of the trip.

As our main season draws to a close, it’s great to see the last containers heading out. These are going to Walton Hall and Gardens and Cheshire Trailers for their Cheshire show stand.

Our handmade holly wreaths will be heading out to garden centre’s next week. These are all made with freshly cut holly using traditional methods which have been passed down through five generations.

Some lines have already sold out so please call Grace on 01565 722322 to reserve a delivery.

🌸🌹🌻🌴THIS SUNDAY 🌿🌼🌺🥀
Here's the great line up for our Summer Plant Hunters' Fair at Whittington Castle
Entry to the fair and castle grounds is free and it’s just £2 to park on site, with parking fees going to the charitable trust that maintains the castle and grounds.
Dogs on leads are welcome.
Refreshments available.
The fair is set against the dramatic backdrop of the castle sited in the heart of Whittington village near Oswestry.
Please use SY11 4DF for satnav.
The plant fair runs from 10am to 4pm on Sunday 2nd July.

We’ve had a great couple of days visiting the flower trials in Holland. These visits allow us to choose genetics for 2024 as well as being able to speak with the breeders so we can evaluate the best lines for us.

We’ve just finished another busy dispatch week culminating in sending these beauties to Warrington Walton Hall. The range of colours and flower types available never ceases to amaze!

This week we’re proudly dispatching the flower displays for the Eurovision Song Contest. The request to produce these came in very late so it’s taken a huge team effort from Amberol, everyone at Les Halman Nurseries Ltd. and Liverpool city council to bring them together.

It’s primrose heaven this week on the nursery! Sales have been consistently strong so far this year but with the warm weather this week has seen a significant uplift in volumes heading into garden centres. These photos show a range of our double flowered Rubén’s series along with some more novelty varieties such as sunny side up, zebra blue, Marmalade and the Sparkly series in packs.

I’m addition to these, we continue to dispatch Pansies, Violas plus the standard primrose range of four packs, 10.5cm pots and 3 litre Showstopper series.

To today we welcomed our local MP Ester McVey to the nursery. We were able to discuss many ongoing issues which impact small businesses and more industry specific problems with her. The topics discussed include labour availability and the season worker’s scheme, the peat debate and the current economic climate.

Les Halman Nurseries will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022 out of respect for Her Majesty The Queen's State Funeral being held on Monday 19th September. We would like to inform you that the Les Halman Nurseries offices and nurseries will be closed and will reopen for business as normal on Tuesday 20th September.

Any orders placed on Friday 16th September, will be delivered from
Tuesday 20th September onwards.

We would like to take this opportunity to offer our heartfelt condolences to
The Royal Family, and to pay tribute to the remarkable 70 years of dedication Queen Elizabeth II gave to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

Thank you!

It’s great to see summer colour heading out into garden centres this week. In addition to this, we’re busy potting a new crop to us of twisted willows. This are due out in eight weeks time. It’s going to be an interesting autumn.

We’re dispatching two fantastic topiary and houseplant displays next week. The foliage plants are perfect for patios or either side of a doorway while the houseplants (in either ceramic or rope pots) help create a relaxing feel to any room.

We’ve been at the Dutch flower trials for most of this week to view some of the new releases for 2023 plus meetings with suppliers. Some of our favourites are here...🇳🇱🌸🌼💐

We’ve received a lot of requests for bee friendly plants and as a result, this selection is heading out during next week. The trolley build comes complete with a point of sale banner and pre pricing/barcode information. If anyone would like further information please contact us on [email protected]

Spring is definitely in the air! 500 trollies of fruit trees, grow your own vegetables and grape vines heading out over the weekend! It’s going to be another busy week in dispatch Adrianna Chochorowska Klaudia Milcz Beata Rynkiewicz!

It’s the lead up to Easter and dispatch is filling up fast! All this stock is being loaded on Sunday and Monday to make space for more orders. We are sending out everything from roses to orchids via sunflowers and houseplants.

Happy gardening 🌹🌻🌸!!

We sadly announce that Les Halman passed away peacefully on March 18th at the age of 74 following a long illness. He was cared for at home by his wife Mavis until his final few days.

Born into a market gardening family in Whythenshaw, Manchester in April 1947, his entire life was centred around horticulture and running the family nursery. Les studied initially part time at Reaseheath College before completing a full time course at The Welsh College of Horticulture followed be Pershore College where he completed his NDH in horticulture.

Les met his future wife Mavis through a mutual acquaintance in November 1964 and they were married in April 1969.

Les and Mavis took over the running of the nursery in 1971 from his father Jack. They continued to run the business and thrived on the challenges involved in the expansion of the nursery due to the popularity of garden centres and the demand for automation in order to keep up with an ever expanding product range. He continued to work in the business until retirement in 2020. The business continues under Les’s son Stuart and daughter-in-law Gill.

Les leaves his wife Mavis, two children, Stephanie and Stuart and two grandchildren, tom and Rebecca.

His funeral will take place on Wednesday March 30th at 11.30. St. Oswalds church, lower Peover.

Due to colleagues wishing to attend the service, deliveries on Wednesday 30th may be disrupted.

Steph and Sophie Buckley have had a busy day today presenting training videos for a customer. They have been explaining to colleagues in stores how to safely handle Danish trollies and the best techniques for plant care to extend shelf life.

It’s great to have dispatch buzzing again! Lots of bright and vibrant products which are heading out next week.

This is the final holly wreath delivery for 2022. Well over 10,000 wreaths plus posey pads and grave pots have been delivered over the past 4 weeks.

A huge thanks go to everyone here plus all of our amazing customers. Have a happy, prosperous and, most importantly, safe Christmas break.

We’re busy with holly wreath production at the moment! Demand is far outstripping supply so we’re struggling to keep up with the orders. Looking forward to doing some less prickly work😃!!

It’s Christmas tree week!! It’s the first time we’ve sold trees and we’ve been amazed by the response we have received! Over 7,000 potted trees are heading to their new homes next week.

Les Halman nurseries is a long established bedding plant producer who supplies a wide range of customers across the UK. Our customer base ranges from small garden centres to large chains and supermarkets.

Due to recent expansion, we require a full time Office Administrator who is keen to help us continue to expand. Experience within an office environment is preferred but not essential.

We are looking for a candidate who is keen to be in a customer facing role helping bring in new business while managing day to day office tasks.

Answer and deal with customers on a daily basis.
Assist customers with sales enquiries.
Processing and managing sales orders on Sage line 50.
Distributing orders to the nursery.
Responding to customer emails and orders.
General admin work.
Managing customer accounts.

Finally the dispatch team have moved into their new facility! It’s taken six weeks, 400 tonnes of hard core and 48 loads of concrete to complete. Klaudia Milcz Beata Rynkiewicz Adrianna Chochorowska Thanks must go to the guys from JK Ashbrook for laying the concrete in some serious heat over the last few weeks!!

Today we welcome the Radio 4 program “You and Yours” to the nursery. They are speaking to our sales manager Ben Frost regarding increasing costs following Brexit. This is live from 12.50 or on the BBC sounds app.

Due to our recent expansion, we have outgrown our existing dispatch area so we are busy building a new, bespoke dispatch facility. All the groundwork is being done by JK Ashbrook and the electrical installation/pipe works are being completed by ST Controls. Looking forward to seeing the first concrete being poured next Tuesday and moving in a couple of weeks later.

A few photos from our recent visit to the Ball Colegrave showcase. This annual event allows us to view and evaluate new products for 2022.