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St Bridget Nurseries Blog

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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Fri 18 Nov 2022

£5 OFF A REAL OR ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE

To help our customers celebrate this year, we are offering £5 off the purchase of any real or artificial Christmas tree from 28th November to 24th December 2022. We have a wonderful selection of top-grade Christmas trees to choose from. If you love the smell of a real Christmas tree we have a number of […]

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Mon 14 Nov 2022

OUR CHRISTMAS SHOP IS OPEN!

The countdown to Christmas has begun! Be sure to visit our Christmas Shop, where you will discover an array of decorations and festive accessories that will brighten your home, helping truly deliver the magic of Christmas. We have everything you need to get ready for the festive season: Baubles and bows Fairies and stars Candles […]

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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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Thu 20 Oct 2022

Join Our Team!

We are looking for people to join our team! We currently have vacancies for a FT Cook, FT Shop Manager and PT Sales Assistant. For more information about each role, please click on the relevant links below. Cook Full-time. Daytime shifts only – no evening work. We aim to provide great tasting, locally sourced, food […]

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Thu 20 Oct 2022

LITTLE DAFFODILS Half Term Event

We have teamed up with Taylors Bulbs and their LITTLE DAFFODILS campaign to get children planting bulbs this half term. Bring your children along to our garden centre between the 24th and 28th October 2022 and for just £1 (or free with any purchase) they can plant three daffodil bulbs in their own special pot. […]

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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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