About us

Bernaville Nurseries has been running as a family owned business for over 50 years and is a success story borne out of hard work and determination, it is still run by the Jackson family as an independent business dedicated to providing excellent quality and service.

Over the years the traditional nursery has grown and evolved into a comprehensive Garden Centre, but is still fully committed to growing a wide selection of exceptional quality plants.  As the seasons evolve and more exciting plants emerge from the tunnels, you will find fresh inspiration to tackle your outside space!

Of the plants that we aren’t able to produce in house, we aim to source stock as locally as possible, almost half of the bought stock now comes from within 50 miles, and we will always aim to improve on this figure.

 

Audrey and son Tony Jackson

Plant Guarantee

All our hardy perennial plants carry a twelve-month guarantee; we will replace any hardy stock plant that dies within one year of purchase provided that it is returned with the plant label and sale receipt.

 

Our Impact on the Environment

At the nursery we are constantly trying to be aware of, and reduce our impact on the environment and have an ongoing schedule of ideas and ways that we can achieve this.

We are currently improving our existing rainwater harvesting system, this water is used for watering the plants, this not only saves money and mains water but also is better for them as it contains no chemicals.

A few years ago we installed a grain boiler in our winter growing tunnel, this burns locally sourced grain and is still performing well, we would estimate the savings so far are in the region of two thirds of the cost of the oil in the time it has been in operational.

We have now replaced most of the strip lighting in the nursery with low magnesium triphosphor fluorescent tubes, which are cheaper and more efficient.

All card, glass, paper, wood, toner and printer cartridges and most plastic are recycled and we offer a battery recycling facility. We encourage our customers to either bring their own bags or use one of our recycled boxes for their purchases, we get a great deal of these from other local businesses who have no use for them!

We have a policy to stock products from local suppliers wherever practicable; this particularly applies to our restaurant and cafe and also the plant area.

All timber products carry the FSC certification and there is information in store for customers who are interested in finding out more about the provenance of particular items.

Many gardeners simply don't realise that the extraction of peat damages natural habitats and wildlife and releases CO2 emissions. We, and our compost suppliers are fully committed to delivering a sustainable horticultural peat policy and extensive plant trials are ongoing in an attempt to produce natural products that perform consistently. In the meantime, it is important to use low peat or peat free compost wherever possible.

 

 

Meet the team

It goes without saying that the nursery could not operate without our dedicated and hard working staff.  We are proud to have such fantastic team of knowledgeable and caring people both ‘out front’ and behind the scenes.  As we now employ over 50 people we are not going to mention them all by name, but if you require something specific we hope that one of the following could point you in the right direction!

Simon – partner and shop manager
Ben & Joss – outdoor plants
Pete – fencing & paving
Annie & Chris – restaurant & café
Paul – bedding plants
Adrian – pet, birdcare, bulbs
Jayne - tills