St Bridget Nurseries Blog

Wed 30 Aug 2017

September in the garden

As we move into autumn, all green fingered people tend to rub their hands together in glee as it is the best time to get out in your garden, tidy up, plant new plants and generally prepare for the show that is spring and summer. September in the garden is a fun time, here is […]

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Sun 13 Aug 2017

Local and fresh is best!

We love local radio and we really love our summer advert with Heart Radio. You can listen to Heart Radio on FM 97.0 & 103.0 or online . As growers of quality plants for over 90 years we know local and fresh is best. To listen to our latest Heart Radio advert, just click play. Listen to […]

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Sat 8 Jul 2017

July in the Kitchen Garden

It’s gearing up to be a busy time in the kitchen garden. Here our our top tips for July: Top Tips Plant specially prepared potato tubers for a Christmas crop. Imagine home grown puds on Christmas Day – yum yum. Plant in a sheltered spot. Treat woolly aphid on apples by scrubbing off their white […]

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Sat 8 Jul 2017

Calling all Garden Explorers!

Get ready for a new BBC documentary, The British Garden: Life & Death on Your Lawn. This will air on BBC Four on Tuesday 11th July at 9pm. Garden Explorers In this 90 minute BBC Four film, Chris Packham and a team of wildlife experts spend an entire year as garden explorers. Exploring every inch […]

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Fri 7 Jul 2017

July in the flower garden

It’s July, time when the roads get busier with holiday makers and time to retreat to the sanctuary that is the garden. When it is warm, continue to hoe weeds, as they will shrivel and die on the surface. Likewise, if you see any larvae or adult pests pick them off, squash them or use […]

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Fri 7 Jul 2017

Pot ponds

When it comes to having a pond, you don’t need a mansion with a pond the size of a lake (though if you have a mansion why not)! Many ponds, especially ponds for wildlife, can be created in a simple pot. As well as attracting a range of insect life and maybe the odd amphibian, […]

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Mon 26 Jun 2017

Waterwise gardening

It has been a very dry spring and summer has started off rather hot for many of us. We certainly have felt the extra watering demands on the nursery and in the garden centres. Getting into good waterwise habits at home is always a benefit not least in times of summer drought. Here are our top […]

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Wed 21 Jun 2017

Summer's here and so is our new radio advert

Well summer has arrived and unlike last year (wet and typically British) we’re sizzling in record breaking temperatures! We couldn’t have picked a better day to launch our new Heart Radio advert. Take a listen to find out what we have waiting for you in store this summer… Tune in to Heart Radio at 97.0 […]

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Mon 12 Jun 2017

Harvesting Herbs

June is the perfect month for harvesting herbs. Choose a dry sunny morning (before thereat of the day releases the herb’s essential oils). Cut shoots and tie them into small bundles. Hang the bundles upside down in a warm place (like an airing cupboard). Alternatively you can microwave them. Place the sprigs in a single […]

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Mon 12 Jun 2017

Summer Pruning

The main aim of the game with Summer Pruning is to get new stems to bear flowers, control vigorous shoots, firm up this year’s wood and tame new shoots. One important top tip is not to prune in a drought, as plants will lack vigour and pruned stems could die back. Plants to deadhead after flowering […]

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