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The founder, William Robinson, started the nursery in 1860. At that time the nursery grew a very different range of crops, ranging from soft fruit, apples plums and pears, to onions, leeks and all the usual vegetables of the time.
Many of the unusual varieties of tomatoes are the legacy from the early 1900s. In the 1950's and 60's the 3rd generation, William Martin Robinson, though called Martin to differentiate between his fathers, brought the large strains into the forefront of exhibition varieties. He was awarded the Royal Horticultural Societies Victoria Medal of Honour in 1979 and in 1986 made a Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture. He was instrumental in the foundation of the National Vegetable Society and for many years their Chairman and President. In 1972 all the varieties were registered under the EU rules as distinct and could now be sold in Europe. The nursery is now run by the 4th and 5th generation who continue with the tradition of quality vegetables which look as good as they taste.
The nursery seed bank holds many varieties of unusual vegetables. All are still maintained by the same stringent criteria as for the past 147 years. We are pleased and proud to be a true family business on the same site as our forbears all those years ago, and can assure all customers all seeds are grown using natural methods. The ground where we grow the exhibition vegetables is the same and indeed has been prepared to the same formula for all the 147 years, using natural products. W. Robinson & Son (Seeds & Plants) Ltd |
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