Blog: Come and see us at the 24th annual show for plants and honey! Travelling to specialist plant fairs is what we love at Northern Ark Nursery - we'll be attending the Haltwhistle Plant Festival and Craft Fair on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The event is held at Haltwhistle Swimming and Leisure Centre, Greencroft, Haltwhistle, Northumberland NE49 9DP, running from 9.30am-3.30pm. Haltwhistle Plant...
Blog: where to find us out and about this year Apart from our regular market spots at Hexham, Morpeth and Kelso, we are attending many one-off markets and shows for 2024. These are mostly the traditional agricultural shows in Northumberland, spanning from May right through to October. Expect to see us bring seasonal rare and unusual plants, all grown peat-free at our nursery in Longhoughton....
Blog: Find us at these terrific fairs for lovers of unusual plants! We're delighted to announce that we're taking part in several Flower Power Fairs across the North this spring and summer. If you're a collector of unusual or rare plants, then these fairs are for you. All of the growers offer top-class plants, grown in the UK, usually propagated and nurtured by themselves. Serious plant...
We're open again to the public from April 4! Spring has sprung and we're delighted to announce the Northern Ark Nursery opening hours for 2024 so you can pop up to Longhorsley in Northumberland and choose some wonderful new plants. We reopen on Thursday, April 4 every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 11am-4pm. All our plants are grown in peat-free compost and the vast majority are grown...
We're back at Kelso on Saturday, February 24 After being wrapped up for the winter, all of us at Northern Ark Nursery are excited to announce our market dates for 2024. We're emerging into the late winter sun - hopefully! As usual, we will participate in the markets at Hexham, Kelso and Morpeth - look for us on Saturdays. Our first one of the year will be Kelso this Saturday (February 24)....
A superb way to eat fresh flat-leaved parsley Gremolata or parsley sauce is the traditional accompaniment to Milanese Osso Buco (braised veal shank)and is classically made from lemon zest, garlic, and parsley. However, it makes a marvellous (and quick pasta sauce or salad dressing. One of our specialities at Northern Ark Nursery is growing our own herbs. They're incredibly popular both at the...
An Italian twist on a North-East traditional recipe Before sourdough bread and all its rustic variants became fashionable, writes Mandy Watson of MandyCanUDigIt, working-class housewives made do with simpler fare – rosemary soda bread with sun-dried tomatoes was born from one of those recipes. This recipe comes via my Mam from my Gran (her mother-in-law). Money was often tight and popping down...