We are Steven and Lindsay Lister, a husband and wife team and the owners of The Blooming Wild Nursery. Here we grow our wildflower range, together with a wide selection of Herbaceous perennials and Ornamental grasses, all peat free
Between us, we have a solid base in Horticulture; Steven studied at both Oaklands Horticultural College and Cannington Horticultural college, gaining Advanced certificates in Amenity Horticulture, whilst Lindsay studied at Bath university achieving a BSc Hons in Horticulture.
We then joined Notcutts Garden centres in Supervisory roles before moving into our separate career paths. Steven followed a Sales and Marketing route within the Horticultural world, whereas Lindsay worked in Research and Development most notably within the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).
Moving swiftly on, to several years later and the valuable career experiences gained across the years has brought us to the challenge and love of running our own nursery which has always been a long term plan. It is interesting times, environmentally but we firmly believe that wildflowers have a place in every garden however large or small.
The Blooming Wild Story
The Nursery has been on it’s current 4 acre site near Horsington since 2016. Having started with a bare field there is now a large car park, a dedicated retail area open 4 days per week and space to grow a large variety of plants for the public and trade.
From 2022 The Blooming Wild nursery has been under new management and owned by Steven and Lindsay Lister, who hold an enthusiasm for all plants wild combined with a love of naturalistic planting.
What’s the vision for the future? To encourage plant lovers of all levels of knowledge or experience to be immersed in the beauty of nature and inspired to create thoughtful plantings that resonate deeply with their surroundings and within us.
Our Plant Nursery Ethos
We take an eco friendly approach to running our nursery.
Peat Free
We grow all our plants in Peat free compost
Water capture
We harvest rainwater from our buildings into our rainwater storage tank to use for irrigation and to reduce the use of mains water.
Integrated pest management
For pest control we find the biodiversity of our environment is the best solution. We will use biological pest control where possible or an organic, non-chemical spray for a pest outbreak. No pesticides are used, in order to be safe to the plants, the environment and the food chain.
Organic nutrients
Our peat free compost includes a balance of nutrients to give all our container grown plants a great start. If we add feed later in the season, we use a balanced organic seaweed extract.
Propagation
Much of our stock is hand propagated on site. We sow seed collected from our own stock, or UK sourced seed. We also take cuttings where possible. Bulbs, bare root stocks, or plants that we are unable to propagate, or which have plant breeder’s rights, are sourced from UK suppliers. We then continue to grow peat free.
Energy conservation
Our propagating tunnels are unheated, to eliminate the use of extra energy and to allow seeds and plants to grow within their natural cycles. This allow plants to develop with a robust root system and once established, they are moved outdoors to continue growing in the natural environment.
Pots and packaging
All our pots are grey or taupe and kerbside recyclable. We take care to pack our online orders using materials that can also be recycled at home.
What Our Visitors Say
“My husband and I bought a number of grasses from the nursery this Spring and I just wanted to say how pleased we are with them and the pleasure they are giving. We will be back for some more very tall grasses in the Autumn! ”
– Jude C
“I just had to let you know that I received my online order today and I am blown away with the quality, size and health of the plants and the careful packaging. I am really so delighted with these. So huge thanks for what you do”
– Abbey B
