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    Simply the best

    Oct 13, 2021 4 minutes
    Photographs by Zara Napier

    THE best plant nurseries have the unmistakable signature of the owner in their selection. The Place for Plants, at East Bergholt in Suffolk, has Rupert Eley’s character stamped firmly into every corner. The nursery is attached to his family’s land, with an arboretum laid out by his great-grandfather. Mr Eley was born in the house next door and, as he grew older, used to wander over to grow giant pumpkins with his grandparents.

    ‘Trees and shrubs are still Rupert Eley’s obsession and the highlight of a visit’

    After a stint in the City and a year spent plant-hunting around China, he returned to study for an NCH diploma at Hadlow College, Kent. In 1995, with his wife, Sara, he took on the

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