Plants Archives - St Bridget Nurseries https://stbridget.uk/blog/plants/ St Bridget Nurseries, for the Love of Gardening. Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:19:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://stbridget.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-stBridget_logo2_c-32x32.jpg Plants Archives - St Bridget Nurseries https://stbridget.uk/blog/plants/ 32 32 Watch out for late frosts and cold winds https://stbridget.uk/watch-out-for-late-frosts-and-cold-winds/ Thu, 04 May 2023 12:20:42 +0000 https://stbridget.uk/?p=16928 We’ve had several customers show us photos of plants in their garden that have had the leaves suddenly shrivel up or brown. The cause in these examples were actually wind damage or what we call ‘scorch’ caused by the cold winds we have had lately and the occasional frost. Potential Plant Damage Cold winds remove […]

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]]> THE WINTER FRAGRANCE COLLECTION FROM ST BRIDGET HITS PEAK PERFUME! https://stbridget.uk/the-winter-fragrance-collection-from-st-bridget-hits-peak-perfume/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:11:32 +0000 https://stbridget.uk/?p=16764 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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]]> START THE YEAR WITH HAPPY HOUSEPLANTS https://stbridget.uk/start-the-year-with-happy-houseplants/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:29:33 +0000 https://stbridget.uk/?p=16746 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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]]> IT’S GETTING COLDER https://stbridget.uk/its-getting-colder/ Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:42:45 +0000 https://stbridget.uk/?p=16684 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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]]> Sow Green Manure This Autumn https://stbridget.uk/sow-green-manure-this-autumn/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:54:43 +0000 https://stbridget.uk/?p=16580 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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]]> How to plant a hanging basket https://stbridget.uk/a-hanging-basket-how-to/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:00:37 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=3809 The low down on the high up – hanging baskets! Hanging baskets are a fail-safe way to bring bursts of colour to an otherwise dull wall, or a perfect way to incorporate flowers and greenery when you are pushed for space. With the help of a greenhouse, April is the best time to start planting […]

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]]> March Focus on Pots & Containers – Entrances https://stbridget.uk/march-focus-on-pots-containers-entrances/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:42:52 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=3671 Pots and Containers – ideas to bring your “space” to life It isn’t a myth; gardens are getting smaller and for many of us, they’re so small it’s hard to know what to do, where to start, what to use and indeed how to create our own little sanctuary. Sometimes it’s best to think about […]

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]]> Gardening this February – time to think about about the ‘To Do List’ https://stbridget.uk/gardening-this-february-time-to-think-about-about-the-to-do-list/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:55:44 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=3624 Time to think about the ‘To Do List’ Preparation, preparation, preparation… they key to success. We are beginning to see genuine glimpse of Spring, while inevitably feeling the occasional chill and remnants of winter – there are still some frosts on high ground and hat and scarf winds along the coast. Bulbs are pushing through, […]

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]]> Heavenly Hydrangeas https://stbridget.uk/heavenly-hydrangeas/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:12:01 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=15866 We’re having a late spring/early summer show of heavenly hydrangeas at our Clyst St Mary Garden Centre.   At St Bridget’s we grow six different species of hydrangea! The most showy of these are Mop-heads (Hydrangea macrophylla). Hydrangea plants are versatile shrubs for any garden, they can put up with soils many other plants can’t […]

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]]> Spring flowering bulbs https://stbridget.uk/spring-flowering-bulbs-2/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 22:27:03 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=6206 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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