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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Dibleys in the News.
Read about the amazing new yellow streptocarpus variety 'Alissa' in our local newspaper - the Denbighshire Free Press.
> Link to the Denbighshire Free Press
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Dibleys Win The Anthony Huxley Trophy
Dibleys have won The Anthony Huxley Trophy for the third time (the only nursery to have done so) for their 2007 Chelsea Flower Show display. Rex Dibley picked up the award earlier this week (photo to the left shows Rex Dibley in the RHS Lindley Hall on Vincent Square).
The Royal Horticultural Society's Anthony Huxley Trophy is awarded annually to the best group exhibit of plants normally grown for decorative effect in a protected environment including greenhouses, conservatories or dwelling houses at a show judged by the RHS Tender Ornamental Plant Committee, during the year.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Streptocarpus Offer
Dibleys have a new offer of 5 or 10 streptocarpus varieties (including a FREE begonia Vesuvius). Have a look at the offer below!
> View offer here (download pdf file)
> Visit our online shop now
Friday, February 01, 2008
N E W S R E L E A S E
For Immediate Release 28 January 2008
Three New Streptocarpus Launches From Dibleys
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North Wales based Dibleys are the country’s leading breeder and grower of Streptocarpus, other Gesneriads and Foliage Begonia and for the Chelsea Flower Show 2008 they are debuting three new Streptocarpus.
A family run business which was started in 1976 began as a hobby, growing Streptocarpus and selling by mail order direct to customers. Today the core business is still Streptocarpus and they sell to over 200 Garden Centres and show specimen plants at all the top flower shows.
There will be approximately 250 streptocarpus and begonia plants on the stand in the floral pavilion but Streptocarpus 'Alissa' may prove to be the star! The first commercial yellow Streptocarpus ever seen at Chelsea, this variety has been bred on the nursery and is the result of over eleven years of specific breeding to achieve this colour. Yellow is a recessive gene in Streptocarpus so this has been the holy grail of Streptocarpus breeding for many years. ‘Alissa’ is named after Lynne’s 11 year old niece.
The other two new plants are Streptocarpus ‘Rebecca’ and Streptocarpus ‘Targa’. The former is a pale lavender with purple veining over three of the five neatly upturned petals, it grows as a medium sized strep’ and was bred by Lynne bringing the total number of Streptocarpus that she has bred and introduced to 44. Eighteen of the plants have received the prestigious Award
of Garden Merit.
Streptocarpus ‘Targa’ is a good sized plant for the windowsill with deep purple velvety flowers and Chelsea Flower Show will be the first opportunity for the public to see this German bred plant.
Traditionally Lynne’s displays have been quite naturalistic but this year sponsorship by German ceramic company Scheurich has inspired her to use coloured glazed pots in a more creative way. 170 ceramic pots of various size, shape and colour will influence the whole feel for the exhibit. Lynne will also use aluminium as a backdrop in areas to add contrast to the very modern Scheurich designs and with the highly colourful plants the result will be more than vibrant!
Lynne and her Father Rex Dibley have received over 70 Royal Horticultural Society Gold medals in the last 20 years. The Chelsea medal tally is 18 Gold medals and 3 Anthony Huxley Trophies.
Lynne has just returned from her 4th plant hunting and photographic expedition to Zulu Natal in South Africa. She has been taking photographs for the reprint on her father’s best selling Streptocarpus book which will be on sale from the stand at Chelsea Flower Show. Her first trip to South Africa was with the help of the Merlin Trust who encouraged her to go and study Streptocarpus in the wild. Later visits were to discover some of the extreme conditions that Streptocarpus live in.
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Notes to Editors:
Lynne Dibley is available for interview
The Stand is located at GPD/4
For further press information or to request images please contact Rosie
Harkness @ Rose Tinted PR. Tel: 020 3076 1331 / 07958 704266 E:
info@rosetintedpr.com
Dibleys Nursery is located at Llanelidan, Ruthin, North Wales, L15 2LG Tel:
01978 790677 Fax 01978 790668
Email info@dibleys.com
Thursday, December 27, 2007
 New Varieties
A quick preview of our new streptocarpus varieties for 2008! Lynne Dibley has produced the first ever yellow flowering streptocarpus! Click on the thumbnail images for larger photos.
Alissa (left). Wonderful primrose yellow on all 5 lobes of the flower with faint lines in the throat. Multi branching and very free flowering. It can flower for 10 months of the year. PBR applied for.
Rebecca (right). A strong variety. Pale lavender flowers with deep purple veining over the lower face, upturned and open flowers.
Roulette Cherry (Fleischle). Amazing colour pattern with scarlet red border around a sharp white centre. Compact stems on a medium sized plant. PBR applied for.
 Targa (Fleischle) (bottom right). A rich deep purple with a velvet sheen on flat faced flowers. A medium sized plant.
All images (c) Dibleys Nurseries. Please contact us if you would like to use these photos.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Christmas packs from Dibleys.
This year's Christmas packs are made up as follows:
Christmas Gift Pack £18.50 ( inc p+p):
4 Streptocarpus (including 'Fleischle Roulette Cherry')
Pot of food tablets
New edition of Rex Dibley's Streptocarpus book
Compost + 10cm pots for the four plants
Delivery March onwards
Complete Christmas Gift Pack £39.95 (inc p+p):
8 Streptocarpus (including 'Fleischle Roulette Cherry')
Pot of food tablets
New edition of Rex Dibley's Streptocarpus book
5 litres of compost
20 x 10cm pots
5 litres of perlite
Dibleys F1 Dragon Seed
Dibber
2 seed trays
Plastic bags
Propagation instructions
Delivery March onwards
These two gifts will be in the form of a Voucher which you can purchase from us and send to your friends. Your friend can then send in the Voucher to claim their gift which will be despatched from March 2008 onwards.
> Link to Dibleys' Christmas page
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Dibleys at Southport Flower Show.
Mair and Szuszi are in the grand floral marquee at the Southport Flower Show this weekend and have won a large gold medal.
> Link to www.southportflowershow.co.uk
Monday, August 13, 2007
Gardens North Wales launched.
A major campaign has been launched to attract green fingered tourists to North Wales. The Denbighshire Free Press covered the story by saying 'The campaign includes garden breaks taking in some of the region's finest gardens and nurseries.
Among the stars of the campaign is Dibleys Nurseries'.
> Gardens North Wales website
> Read the story in the Denbighshire Free Press
Monday, July 30, 2007
Royal presentation of top RHS award for Rex Dibley.
On the 2 July Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra presented Rex Dibley with the RHS Veitch Memorial Medal at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Charity Gala Preview.
The Veitch Memorial Medal is awarded annually to persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture.
The Royal Horticultural Society says 'Rex Dibley is awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for his development of the then little-known genus Streptocarpus into one of the most widely grown pot plants in the UK. His book on Streptocarpus is the standard guide to the genus, and his exhibits at Chelsea Flower show have won 18 Gold Medals to date'.
The photo shows Rex Dibley with Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra.
> Read the news from the RHS Journal, The Garden
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Lucky Dip!
It's time to get some Streptocarpus plants and other houseplants in our Lucky Dip offer from only £1.60 each (including postage)*.
Download the Lucky Dip catalogue now! Firstly choose the size of collection you would like (5, 10 or 15 plants), then select your first choice and second choice of varieties.
We will then aim to send your own favourite varieties in a special low price collection. If we cannot match all your first choice, we will include varieties from your second choice for a lovely display of colour and form to meet your own preference.
Collection of 5 houseplants: £10, Collection of 10 houseplants: £18, *Collection of 15 houseplants: £24. All Lucky Dip collections include post and packing in the UK.
> Download the Lucky Dip catalogue now!
> Download and print out the order form!
Post it to us or fax it to 01978 790668.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Gold at Tatton Park.
Dibleys are at the RHS flower show at Tatton Park this week and were pleased to get a RHS gold medal for a display of Streptocarpus, foliage begonias & coleus.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Dibleys at Hampton Court. 
Dibleys' have two displays at this year's RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. One received a gold medal and the other won a silver gilt medal.
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