St Bridget Nurseries Blog

Mon 13 Feb 2023

SOW SOME SEEDS!

Whilst February is still too cold to sow many seeds directly into the soil outside, there are still plenty of seeds you can start to grow inside. The most ideal conditions would be in a propagator or greenhouse but a warm bright window sell works just as well. When you buy a packet of seed […]

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Mon 30 Jan 2023

THE WINTER FRAGRANCE COLLECTION FROM ST BRIDGET HITS PEAK PERFUME!

Did you know? Pollination goes on all year long! Flowering plants have evolved to produce scent to attract any pollinators that may be in the neighbourhood (bumble-bees, butterflies, moths, and bats). Winter flowering plants are in bloom when honey-bees are not active so must rely on other pollinators, such as bumble-bees, and other flying insects, […]

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Wed 18 Jan 2023

START THE YEAR WITH HAPPY HOUSEPLANTS

We get a lot of questions about looking after houseplants at this time of year. Many people feel the need to fill the gap left by taking their Christmas tree down with other indoor greenery. Houseplants are a brilliant way of adding a calming presence to any room – plus they have lots of health […]

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Fri 2 Dec 2022

NATIONAL TREE WEEK

We are nearly at the end of the Tree Council’s National Tree Week 2022 – the UK’s largest annual tree celebration. This year we want to help de-mystify all the horticultural terms frequently used to describe trees when you go to a garden centre to buy a tree. Ornamental An ornamental tree is one that […]

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Wed 23 Nov 2022

RADIO EXE CHRISTMAS ADVERT AND OFFER

Yesterday, our Managing Director, Tammy, had great fun voicing our Radio Exe Christmas advert. Be sure to tune in to Radio Exe on the 8th December for your chance to win a £50 token to spend at our garden centre – just in time to purchase your Christmas tree or gifts for the family! Don’t […]

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Sat 19 Nov 2022

IT'S GETTING COLDER

After a relatively mild start to Autumn it is easy to get caught out by the first frost of the season. When it is not practical to lift and move tender plants to shelter, wrapping them up is the best form of protection. To wrap your plants there are several methods you can use: Wrap […]

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Tue 8 Nov 2022

AUTUMN POND CARE

Now is a great time to ensure your pond stays in tip top condition whether it is an ornamental fish pond or wildlife pond. If you have a fish pond, now is the time to clean any filters or pumps. It is also important to remove any rotting leaves from the water as they can […]

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Thu 3 Nov 2022

We Are Dog Friendly

We are a dog friendly garden centre. We welcome dogs of all sizes and all breeds as long as they bring their well-behaved owner on a lead! We recognise that for many of our customers, their faithful friend is a member of the family! Which is why customers are welcome to bring their dogs into […]

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Wed 19 Oct 2022

Sow Green Manure This Autumn

If you have a vegetable plot or allotment it’s highly likely that now we are in mid autumn, some of your plot has become bare (fallow) as your summer crops have finished. Rather than leave the soil fallow until spring, we highly recommend sowing green manure seed. Grown to benefit the soil, green manure can […]

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Fri 20 May 2022

Pippa Greenwood visits our garden centre

We were delighted to welcome Pippa Greenwood to our garden centre this spring. Pippa was visiting us in her capacity as Horticultural Manager with the HTA (Horticultural Trade Association). Pippa Greenwood trained in plant pathology and is famed for appearing on the BBC’s Gardeners World as well as being a regular panellist on Gardener’s Question […]

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