German Alpine Nurseries

[Giles]

Dear Forumists,
I have a German friend who lives and works in the UK who is going back to Germany to visit family and friends. Please could you recommend some nurseries
which I might be able to get her to pick up some plants for me from.
The only one I've come across is Jurgen Peters but there must be plenty more.....
Thankyou for your help.
Giles

[ArneM]

A very good nursery for everything is Sarastro Stauden in Austria. Shipping by the the Austrian Post is much cheaper than the Royal Mail and so it shouldn't be too expensive at all.

[Tony Willis]

Germany is an awfully large country,which area are they going to?

[Giles]

Bremen and Hamburg.(but she might be persuaded to go elsewhere[!])

[Hans J]

Giles :

maybe write PM our member Renate Brinkers - she has a nursery in the north ....but in any way she will know something ....

[Giles]

Thanks Arne and Hans,
I think Austria is a bit too far, but I have emailed Renate to see what she can suggest.
Isn't there a nursery run by a Mr Stop/Stoppe ?? I googled it but didn't come up with anything.
Giles

[Lvandelft]

Thanks Arne and Hans,
I think Austria is a bit too far, but I have emailed Renate to see what she can suggest.
Isn't there a nursery run by a Mr Stop/Stoppe ?? I googled it but didn't come up with anything.
Giles

Giles Gerd Stopp is at Chemnitz.
Only a little more than 500 km. from Hamburg.
That's only about half so far as Sarastro in Austria.

[Tony Willis]

Gerd Stopp has a wonderful nursery full of rare alpines at very low prices.I visited him when it was still the GDR.We were both a lot younger then.

[Tony Willis]

Wim I have amended my post,thank you

[Gerdk]

Please have a look at Staudengärtnerei Alpine Raritäten Jürgen Peters, Uetersen - not so far from Hamburg!

Gerd

[ruweiss]

Giles, there are more adresses at the website of the Munich Rockgarden Club:
www.steingarten-alpine-pflanzen-muenchen.de. Just click the link: Wer liefert was?
Gerd Stopp and Eugen Schleipfer have no wesites,but plantlists are available.
Hop,you are succesfull
Rudi

[Giles]

-lots of nice stuff from that last site, thankyou!

[Giles]

While we're on the subject, does anyone have any experience with Friesland-Staudengarten?

[Giles]

A bit of feedback.
Gerd Stopp: opened a parcel today to find everything I wanted plus alot of extra plants too!!!
(He speaks English, and I found it easiest just to 'phone him and let him know what I wanted)
Jurgen Peters: excellent plants
(Doesn't speak English, but German speaking friend said they were charming and very helpful)

[ranunculus]

An illustration of the wonderful packaging employed by Gerd (posted on 15th December 2009 and arrived in perfect condition in Lancashire on 17th December) - superb plants, all different and only one Euro each (plus post, etc.) as part of his seasonal offer.  Highly recommended.