Southfield Nurseries - Cactusland

One of our more unusual industries is based at Southfield Nurseries which specialises in cacti and some 800 varieties from all parts of the globe can be found growing at their massive glasshouse complex just off the main A15 north of Bourne.

A cactus (the plural is cacti) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae which is mainly native to the Americas and often used as an ornamental plant although some are also processed for fodder, forage, fruits and cochineal while it has been known since ancient times that numerous species have psychedelic effects. These plants all have one thing in common in that they look very odd indeed but all are strangely attractive.

This venture, appropriately known as Cactusland, is run by a husband and wife team, Bryan and Linda Goodey, and now the country’s leading and largest retail cactus nursery where thousands of cacti and succulent plants can be seen and purchased from 22,000 square feet of space all under one roof.

Bryan has been growing cacti commercially for over 30 years, initially at Holton-le-Clay in the north-east of the county and at Morton since 1994. His interest began as a small boy when he was given a cactus at the Lincolnshire Agricultural Show, a Ferocactus which he called Fred, and still has. But he was soon breeding his own hybrids with interesting colour variations and increasing flowering times and recording some very successful results.

Anyone wishing to see these fascinating plants and perhaps buy some of them, then Cactusland is open to the public most days in the summer months although you would need to make an appointment during the winter.

REVISED MAY 2013