Clematis Fond Memories

Clematis Fond Memories
Clematis Fond Memories
Clematis Fond Memories
Clematis Fond Memories

Clematis Fond Memories

£19.95
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(14 Reviews)
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Brand
Thorncroft Clematis
Plant Size
Plants will usually be about 45-90cm tall on delivery, this can vary depending on the time of year and variety chosen. They are grown in 3 litre containers and are 2 years Old.
Aspect
Any Aspect
Facing Aspect
North,South,East,West
Flowering Months
June - September
Average Flower Size (Inches)
6
Average Height (Feet)
7
Pruning
Hard in Feb/March (Group 3)
Soil Type
Moist but Good Drainage
Hardiness Zone
H6 - Hardy - Very Cold Winter (-20C to -15C)
Suitable for Containers
Yes
Awards
No
Scented
No
Habit
Deciduous Climber
Group
Mid-Summer To Autumn
Weight
1.50 kg
Cultivation Information

The palest pinky-white blooms have an elegant satin sheen, its margins are outlined with deep rosy-lavender. The reverse is very deep rosy-lavender. Very free-flowering and extremely hardy - it makes a wonderful gift. 

Bred by my late Grandfather Geoffrey Tolver at Thorncroft Clematis Nursery 1996 and introduced by us in 2004. This wonderful plant is now grown globally and is a wonderful lasting tribute to a man who was greatly admired and sadly missed. He helped to make our nursery what it is today, a place to buy quality plants and who taught me to 'do it once and do it right'.
The clematis Geoffrey Tolver and the clematis Dorothy Tolver make up our logo. Read more about that here - The Story of our Logo.
Hope you're having some good fishing Grandad.

Cultivation Advice.

These clematis prefer a good quality soil with high nutrient levels and a soil which is moist but free-draining. Improve planting holes with at least 2 forkfuls of well rotted manure or garden compost and if you don't have these use a 'Soil Improver' compost. The improvement material added should be placed under the root of the plant not around it. This encourages the roots to grow downwards and remain deep and cool during summer.There is no need to deadhead these clematis, however if they appear to have finished flowering earlier than you expected, there is no harm in giving them a light trim to encourage new growth and a secondary flowering late in the autumn.

Delivery Details

Delivery from £7.99 and most customers never pay over £9.99!

We offer a year-round Mail Order and Delivery service (subject to weather and availability). We do not dispatch small or young plants, but send our mature plants in 3 litre pots anywhere in the United Kingdom and Europe.


We dispatch Monday to Thursday each week so usually your order will be dispatched within 1-2 days of ordering, however during busy periods this can be expected to increase. Any significant delays will be notified by email and posted on the website. 
Orders made after midday Thursday are usually dispatched on the following Monday.
We use DHL for all our deliveries. To get the most out of the delivery service download the DHL App. Find out more here - DHL APP.


To see our last dispatch date before Christmas
 - please Click Here


Instructions to Nursery
 - At the checkout stage you are able to add an instruction to the nursery such as, 'Please avoid March 20th - 25th' or 'Away in June'. 


Instructions to courier
 - Please give us details of a safe place where the parcel can be left (Please note - this is at the customer's risk). If no instructions to leave the parcel are given and there is no one to sign for it, then our carrier will try to deliver the following day.

Please provide your mobile number or email address and our carrier will tell you the hour your delivery will be made within and if it is not convenient you will be able to re-arrange the delivery directly with them.

 

UK Delivery Charges

Area

Post Codes

Number of Plants

 

 

Standard postal area

Any not listed below

1-4

£7.99

5 +

£9.99

N/A

Isle of Wight

Scilly Isles

(2 Day Service)

PO30-41

TR21-25

1-8

£12.99

9-12

£16.99

13+

£20.99

Scottish Highlands

& Islands

Isle of Man

Channel Islands

(2 Day Service)

AB 31-38 & 40-56 

HS; IV

KA 27-28

KW

PA 20-38; 41-49 & 60-78

PH 4-44 & 49-50

ZE; IM; GY; JE

1-4

£12.99

5-8

£18.99

9+

£24.99


Export to Northern Ireland and outside the UK

We no longer offer to export to Northern Ireland or outside the United Kingdom and are sorry for any disappointment this has caused.

Click & Collect

Although we do not open on a regular basis, we are delighted to offer a Click & Collect option for you to collect your orders from our Rails End Nursery location in Worcestershire.
While we get to grips with this new offering we will have to restrict the collection day to a Friday only between 10:00 & 3PM with the hope of expanding that at a later date if we feel it is possible.

Make your online order, checkout and pay online just as if it was a delivery order but of course select Click & Collect instead of a shipping method.
Because we are predominantly a mail order business, our systems are automated and much of the terminology revolves around the kinds of terms used in mail order, so please forgive us for this.
You will receive the following automated emails after making your order.
1. Order acknowledgement. - Full details of your order.
2. Order Status Update - Pending - meaning your order is received into our order processing system
3. Order Status Update - Processing - meaning we are picking and cleaning your plants
4. Order Status Update - Dispatched - in the case of Collection orders, your plants are almost ready for you to pick up.
5. Order Status Update - Completed - your plants are ready for you to pick up on the next Friday.

 

You can collect from our new location at:
Rails End Nursery
Back Lane
Ashton-Under-Hill
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 7RG

About Our Plants

At Thorncroft the quality of our clematis plants is very important to us and we will not compromise on keeping up the high standards our customers have come to expect.

We supply plants mostly in a 3 litre container, growing on a 3 foot (1 meter) bamboo cane support, occasionally a 2 litre pot is sufficient to ensure a quality plant is produced.  Your clematis can not always be delivered in full flower, however we will aim to send you the most advanced plant for you so that you get the best display possible in the first year of our plants being in your garden.

Chelsea Chop - Also from time to time we will need to prune plants back to keep them tidy on their cane. While every effort is made to only supply plants in full leaf we may on occasions send plants that have been recently pruned or had leaves removed and will include notes to explain why this has been done.  It's known as the 'Chelsea Chop' and is commonly seen in late May and June.

Please keep in mind that some of the more specialist clematis have different habits, so these standards can vary depending on the type you are buying but it gives you a good guide on what to expect. 

From the very outset, the Thorncroft philosophy is to provide a clematis which will thrive for the customer in their garden but also to provide the expert knowledge that we have gained over the years to help advise you which clematis are the best.

We have been sending plants by mail order to customers all over the world and have build up a good knowledge of which plants perform best in various parts of the globe. We also value your experience and if would like to tell us about which clematis you grow in your country, please do, it will allow us to continue learning

Reviews (14)
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14 Reviews:

Beautiful large Flowers
Rating:
31 October 2022  | 

Bought this Clematis to plant in a community garden in memory of a gardener there who everyone had fond memories of. The Clematis arrived beautifully in bloom and extremely healthy. The flowers are a lovely darker shade of pink to begin with but gradually become paler as the flowers expand. I’m looking forward to seeing it grow up our pergola next year.

 
 

Good, strong plant
Rating:
29 June 2022  | 

Too early to assess the flowers as it won't be in bloom for a while. But the plant is healthy and already putting on growth in the garden

 
 

Strong and healthy plant
Rating:
22 June 2022  | 

This was for friends who had just lost her daughter, instead of buying flowers. It hasn't flowered yet, but they are so pleased with it and I have bought another one for myself, to remind me of our many happy days.

 
 

Clematis ‰Û÷Fond Memories‰Ûª
Rating:
22 June 2022  | 

Fond Memories is a lovely long flowering Clematis, I grow mine in a large pot as our soil is very heavy, we‰Ûªve had it in the same pot for eight years now, it has huge flowers and is in bloom all summer, it grows up our pergola through our grape vine and is so reliable. I have just purchased another one from Thorncroft for a different area in the garden, it‰Ûªs a very healthy plant.

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Perfect condition
Rating:
21 June 2022  | 

Fond Memories is a very beautiful clematis and it arrived in perfect condition in top quality packaging - excellent value!

 
 

Lovely Clematis
Rating:
25 April 2022  | 

Very healthy plant and well packed on arrival. Looking forward to enjoying the flowers during the summer, it already has many buds.

 
 

I good sized multi-stem example is important which is what I received
Rating:
06 April 2022  | 

Not the product, but too many emails at different stages of the orderer received. Acceptance and Dispatch is all that is really necessary.

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Fond Memories Clematis
Rating:
06 April 2022  | 

The Clematis arrived in a sturdy, well packaged box. It was in great condition.

 
 

Fond Memories
Rating:
06 April 2022  | 

Came really well packaged and very healthy. Thank you so much!

 
 

Good quality Clematis
Rating:
20 March 2022  | 

Good healthy Clematis. Out of stock at many stockists Thorncroft also out of stock, notified me a week later that they were now available. Price was a lot cheaper than other stockist top class service. I will most defiantly buy frpm this company again.

 
 

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