St Bridget Nurseries Blog

Tue 12 May 2015

Sensory Garden ideas - smell!

Mother Nature is clever. Did you know that plants tend to have a scent for a reason? The strong smell of marigolds detracts insects from eating them (hence why they are good companion plants to plant near tomatoes) whilst in contrast lavender’s sweet scent attracts bees and butterflies to aid pollination! Certainly for our senses, scent […]

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Tue 12 May 2015

Fill up your pond with plants

The month of May is time to focus on your garden pond. Start by thinning out established aquatic plants. You can do this by either cutting them back or lifting them out and dividing them (literally use your hands or a spade to break the plant down, you’ll see the natural opportunity to make lots […]

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Thu 7 May 2015

Sensory garden ideas - sound!

We are going to write a series of articles giving sensory garden ideas, We all take our senses for granted but what if you loose one of your senses? Research shows that your other senses become stronger. In the garden we can add elements to appeal to all our senses and everyone can benefit from them […]

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