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National Nest Box Week starts on Valentines day
National Nest Box Week starts on Valentines day – see here for full details! http://www.bto.org/nnbw/index.htm.
release date: 13/02/2012
'Camellias' now have patio heaters!
We are pleased to announce that the outside covered seating area of 'Camellias', our Restaurant and Coffee Shop, is now equipped with patio heaters, so you can now enjoy the fresh air and keep warm!
release date: 03/02/2012
Kinder plug plants now in!
We have now got the first delivery of Kinder young plants. a selection of seedlings and young plants to get started now for those baskets, tubs and planters. More deliveries expected soon with an even greater selection including veg starter plants.
release date: 03/02/2012
New Year seed potatoes
With the arrival of the New Year seed potatoes can be chitted now ready for planting the early varieties in March. There is a great range available these days from the traditional early favorites such as ‘Maris Bard’ and ‘Lady Christi’ to salad varieties ‘Charlotte’ and ‘Nicola’ to main-crops like ‘King Edward’.
How to Chit!
'Chit' your chosen varieties by laying out in a cool light place to encourage the growth of the eyes. Some people suggest removing a number of these developing sturdy little shoots but you can leave them all intact if you prefer, as rubbing off often causes
release date: 27/01/2012
What to do with my Poinsettia now Christmas is over!
Keep poinsettias looking good this season and through the next year, says Amateur Gardening’s Michelle Wheeler.
Now that Christmas day is just a memory, poinsettias can be seen in many homes. Their colourful bracts (modified leaves) are a delight.
Often thrown away when they lose their colour or wither away, poinsettias actually make a rather stunning houseplant with their green shapely leaves in the summer. And it is possible to get the plant to turn itself back into the Christmas beauty we love from November onwards, by carrying out some simple care. Poinsettias are known as short day length plants; this is the title given to a group of plants, which
release date: 16/01/2012