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Can anyone recommend a good supplier for blueberries or soft fruits? I was hoping to grow some in pots. I've seen some at ken muir but I didn't want to spend that much. Victoriana has some but they are only for putting in the ground. Any help would be appreciated.

marshalls are good, can't buy on line but you can get a catalogue -

http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/

I went with a friend once to James Trehane at Wimborne to buy blueberry plants, they were very impressive and helpful and they did PYO too so I came back with a load to freeze.  I don't know what their prices are like though.

www.dorset-blueberry.com

The Telegraph last Saturday had a whole really interesting article on blueberries, I have kept it somewhere, will dig it out for you and see who they suggest for suppliers, if you want I can get the article photocopied and sent to you.  (It was quite lengthy!)  DP

Oh, I would love to see that too!

Try this link to the Telegraph article:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml;jsessionid=O2BJJSGTDN20BQFIQMFCM54AVCBQYJVC?xml=/gardening/2005/06/11/gfron11.xml&sSheet=/gardening/2005/06/11/ixgmain.html

assuming it is the same one Doris?

Now why didn't I think of that?? The Telegraph is so approachable.

General list of suppliers can be found over here:

http://www.plant-seed-mailorder.org.uk/soft_fruit.html

I know someone who has bought from James McIntyre & is very happy with the quality:

http://www.james-mcintyre.co.uk/soft%20fruit.htm, but unfortunately their new catalogue for the coming autumn is not yet online... but you could bookmark and keep checking.

Thanks very much for all the help.  The telegraph article recommends the following suppliers if anyone else was wondering and couldn't be bothered to sign up
http://www.dorset-blueberry.com/
http://www.kenmuir.co.uk/
http://www.wibblefarmnurseries.co.uk/

Thats the one! interestingly blueberries also got a mention on Gardeners World tonight!

Is it me or does Ken Muir seem a little overpriced? I'm sure he sells good quality plants but even so

I got my last one from the local nursery.  About this time of year too.  And my first pair (still going) were from a garden centre in Staffordshire somewhere whose name escapes me... I'll go and see if there's still a tag tomorrow (though I don't think so - the variety names also have passed into the mists...

moonbells

ps thanks for reminding me - need to find the nets... or the blackbirds will help me pick 'em!

I got my b berries from the dorset blueberry company.  they were fantastic.  you have far more choice of cultivars and they're cheaper and friendlier than ken muir.  they also supply cranberries which are a trailing/sprawling plant you can grow around your blueberries whether in pots or in the ground.  if you have any questions at all, you can e-mail them and they get back to you staight away.  i couldn't recommend them enuf!

Hmm, I'll have a gander

What a price the mag/Telegraph/Kitchen Garden "stuff" seems     to be way over price and by the time they have come in t'post they will be nearly wrecked. We must be able to find a better deal than that.
I would like to grow two though.

This lot do blueberries :

http://www.talatonplants.co.uk/

I bought my apples, raspberries, rhubarb and blackcuttant through them this year -they all seem to be thriving. The apples at least were very reasonable.

Jeremy

thompson and morgan doing 3 for price of 2:

http://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/1326/1