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This Month
Christmas is coming, make use of your gardening skills inside.
Plant up some indoor planters, they look fantastic and improve the air by adding humidity
Poinsettias are on sale just be careful where you buy them from, plants kept in a cold draughty spot will quickly die.
Avoid any very dry poinsettia plants they won’t recover.
Plants to buy this month
Chimonanthus Praecox Wintersweet
What could be more beautiful in the middle of winter than the unusually shaped flowers, clusters of lemon stars are dotted along the bare stems….
Colourful Conifers
There is a conifer to suit every garden, no matter how small. They are unlike any other shrub, they provide structure, colour and interest all…
Good Poinsettia guide
How to choose a good poinsettia plant Poinsettia plants are grown on professional nurseries, great care is taken to look after them, the feed, water,…
Hardy cyclamen
True hardy cyclamen are a joy to see, a drift of colour that pops up every year to brighten up your day. Once they are…
How to Buy Primroses
Probably the most popular spring flower.Stunning colours often sweetly scented they brighten up any garden but also make great patio pots or house plants.The first…
Leucothoe
A compact evergreen shrub which makes an impact with beautiful autumn and winter foliage.In early spring and summer, the young leaves are fresh green or…
On the Nursery this month
In December we are busy selling poinsettias, taking care to protect them from the cold.
We are planting up our Christmas pots and baskets.
Christmas wreaths and pots are popular
Colourful Poinsettia’s not just red
Not just red we have white, glitter, lemon and apricot
The Poinsettias are ready to sell
Read our guide to get the best of them
Christmas wreaths and pots
Popular festive arrangements
What we are making
Making wreaths
Why not try and make your own or buy a basic wreath and add your own ideas
Smaller pot wreaths
We use colourful foliage to make our pot wreaths
Christmas planters
We can start making our Christmas planters using hardy foliage, bellis and primroses.
Pests and Diseases
Grey mould
Grey mould is always about you need careful watering and use good ventilation to keep it away.
Frost damage
protect your tender plants from deep penetrating frost with fleece
Vine weevils
Not completely dormant any mild spell or plants in a greenhouse or store can still be attacked
Tips and tricks
Grey mould
Grey mould is always about you need careful watering and use good ventilation to keep it away.
Watering
Use a sunny day and water early in the morning. Avoid splashing lots of water about the high humidity will allow diseases to spread.
Ventilation
Greenhouses need ventilation in the autumn even on cold wet days to reduce the humidity, also think about using fans to move the air.
Plants ready to sell this month
Autumn & Winter Violas
They will flower longer than pansies, often well into the winter. Most Violas bought in flower during the autumn may stop flowering in the winter…
Autumn patio pots and hanging baskets
The most important thing about planting autumn planters is timing, if you wait until October to make up your planters, then you will find its…
Good Poinsettia guide
How to choose a good poinsettia plant Poinsettia plants are grown on professional nurseries, great care is taken to look after them, the feed, water,…
Poinsettia
Nothing says Christmas quite like poinsettias. Bright and bold, the colourful bracts light up the winter months. The poinsettia comes from Mexico, where it grows…
How to buy plants guide
We can help you choose the correct plants and avoid those expensive mistakes.
Where to buy plants guide
If your plants keep failing, you might be buying them at the wrong time or poor quality plants from the wrong supplier.
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