News - 2021

How to choose the perfect Christmas tree
1st December 2021

How to choose the perfect Christmas tree

There’s something about a Christmas tree that turns everyone into a child again. Smell the needles, see the sparkling lights and glittering...
15 garden tips for November
2nd November 2021

15 garden tips for November

Sow sweet peas now for earlier flowers next year. Soak the seeds in water overnight before sowing, then place the pots in a cold frame...
15 gardening tips for October
2nd October 2021

15 gardening tips for October

Encourage pumpkins to ripen by cutting back leaves to allow the sunshine to reach them. Ripe pumpkins will sound hollow when you tap them. If...
15 garden tips for September
2nd September 2021

15 garden tips for September

The days might be getting shorter but there’s still plenty to enjoy in your garden, with late-flowering plants and stunning autumn foliage...
15 Gardening tips for August
1st August 2021

15 Gardening tips for August

August means holidays are here, so take some time to enjoy your garden and reap the benefits of all your hard work throughout the year. There’s...
15 Gardening tips for July
5th July 2021

15 Gardening tips for July

In July, the garden is in full swing, with flowers blooming everywhere you look and vegetable beds full of crops to be harvested. So please make...
Maintain a thriving pond
22nd June 2021

Maintain a thriving pond

To maintain a thriving pond takes a little bit of knowledge, but it can be very easy to do. We have some great tips to help you keep your fish...
Top 5 plants for hanging baskets
20th June 2021

Top 5 plants for hanging baskets

Planting a hanging basket is a quick and easy way to add instant colour to patios, balconies and any other outdoor space that needs brightening...
Welcome back
17th May 2021

Welcome back

Following the change in the Covid-19 restrictions on May 17th we are again able to welcome customers to eat inside the cafe although we still...
15 Garden Tips for May
12th May 2021

15 Garden Tips for May

If you have summer bulbs like dahlias and cannas growing in pots in your greenhouse, start hardening them off by putting them outside during...