A Passion for Primroses at Storrs Hall
A small selection of polllinating benches at Barnhaven
Have you a passion for primroses? Florence Bellis, founder of Barnhaven Primulas, had a dream of pure colour and perfect form. In 1929 she used a ‘leaky old barn’ to realise her dream – “it was a haven and when I crossed the creek and stepped into the lane, I had a strange feeling of destiny”. Barnhaven Primulas was born and eighty four years later, a move from Oregan, USA to our doorstep in Cumbria, 400 species and thousands of varieties later, Florence’s method of hand pollination is still used in the same way today. (more…)
