gardening Archives - St Bridget Nurseries https://stbridget.uk/tag/gardening/ St Bridget Nurseries, for the Love of Gardening. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:18:42 +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 gardening Archives - St Bridget Nurseries https://stbridget.uk/tag/gardening/ 32 32 August gardening tips https://stbridget.uk/august-gardening-tips/ Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:13:18 +0000 https://stbridget.uk/?p=16280 Want to get the best from your garden? Check out our top tips for what to do this August.  

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]]> Coastal Gardening – our tips https://stbridget.uk/coastal-gardening-our-tips/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 08:30:25 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=2999 With all the benefits that come with living on the coast, there is also the curse of strong winds and salt spray which could hamper your efforts in the garden. However, coastal gardening is not impossible. By understanding the challenges that you are facing and working around these a beautiful garden can be created to […]

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]]> A Guide to Compost https://stbridget.uk/a-compost-guide/ Mon, 28 May 2018 08:30:55 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=2670 Our compost guide All plants are different All plants have different needs with regard to composts. There are many specific types of composts that fulfil the criteria of what you are growing, however, multipurpose composts can often be adapted to work similarly. This compost guide will work through the common plants, the properties of compost […]

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]]> Potatoes- what on earth? https://stbridget.uk/potatoes-earthingup/ Fri, 11 May 2018 14:02:26 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=2574 Potatoes – what on earth? We often hear the phrase ‘Earthing up’ whilst speaking about potatoes, especially around this time of the year. It is much simpler and more useful than it may sound! Earthing up Earthing up or ridging as it is sometimes known, is simply drawing up soil into a ridge above the […]

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]]> Time for tomatoes https://stbridget.uk/growing-tomatoes/ Wed, 09 May 2018 13:38:20 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=2545 Tomatoes – tips for your best harvest yet Tropical Tomatoes Originally from South America, tomatoes tend to prefer a warmer climate and suffer when the temperatures drop below 10°C. Consequently, take care not to plant your tomatoes outdoors too early. This will prevent a number of problems such as catfacing (malformation and scarring of the fruit), […]

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]]> Find the lucky clovers https://stbridget.uk/find-lucky-clovers/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:56:22 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=2482 Saturday 17th March is St Patrick’s Day and we love all things green. Our Sidmouth Road team have turned into Leprechauns and discounted lots of items across the store. Find the bargain Can you find the lucky clovers? Find the clover, find the bargain. Clovers are hidden around our garden centre. In addition, we will have […]

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]]> July in the flower garden https://stbridget.uk/july-flower-garden/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:18:13 +0000 https://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/?p=2247 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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