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Celebrating National Children’s Gardening Week at St Bridget!

Gaby Heagerty — Fri, 23 May 2025 10:05:39 +0000

National Children’s Gardening Week (25 May – 2 June) is here — and we’re joining in the fun at St Bridget! Designed to bring the joy of gardening to children of all ages, this week is all about getting little hands muddy, imaginations growing, and budding gardeners inspired. Whether your child is new to gardening […]

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Spring flowering bulbs

Tammy Falloon — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 22:27:03 +0000

Now’s the time to plant spring flowering bulbs The majority of spring bulbs benefit from being planted early from September onwards. Even though tulips should not be planted until November it is best to buy them now so you guarantee getting the varieties you like. Planting tulips later in the autumn helps reduce the risk of […]

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Get out in your garden, maintain what you have and enjoy the great outdoors

Tammy Falloon — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 09:00:35 +0000

It is August, children are still on school holidays and so this month we focus on getting out in your garden, maintaining what you have and most importantly enjoying the great outdoors. HERE IS A BRIEF OUTLINE OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES YOU MAY WANT TO DO IN YOUR GARDEN THIS AUGUST: […]

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July – In the kitchen garden

Tammy Falloon — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:00:30 +0000

On the Vegetable patch Reduce water loss: do this by mulching and hoeing. Sow the final seeds: turnips, beetroot, carrots, spring carrots and radishes can all still be sown. Plant out: broccoli, cabbages and leeks can all be planted into firm soil now. Tomatoes: pinch out side shoots and feed with Tomorite once a week. […]

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Gardening jobs for July

Tammy Falloon — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 11:00:04 +0000

Lawn care Fertilize: feed your lawn a fertilizer to promote healthy growth. Weed: weeds grow fast in the hot weather so weed or apply a weed killer. In hot weather, try to keep the lawn watered when possible and reduce stress on the grass by mowing with a higher blade. Flower garden Cut back growth […]

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Outdoor family fun & games!

Tammy Falloon — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:38:21 +0000

Outdoor fun & games! We want to bring together families and the great outdoors this summer! Outdoor games are wonderful to play together as a family and will keep children captivated for hours. The games that we stock are high quality wooden games that will stay with your family for years into the future! They also […]

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School visit

Tammy Falloon — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:33:11 +0000

Last week we welcomed some very important people to St Bridget Nurseries on a school visit. Year one from St Peter’s School in Lympstone came on a school visit to see behind the scenes and discover how we grow plants as part of their science work. The pupils included our fifth generation Caitlin whose great-great-grandparents founded […]

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