St Bridget Nurseries Blog

Mon 17 Jun 2019

Prune early flowering deciduous shrubs now

For plants that flower in spring or early summer AND lose their leaves in winter (deciduous plants), now is the time to prune unless you only planted them this year. Pruning immediately after flowering allows the maximum time for development of young growth to provide next year’s flowers before the end of this summer.   […]

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Wed 12 Jun 2019

St Bridget Nurseries wins National Homes & Gardens Family Business of the Year!

On Thursday 6thJune London’s Mayfair Hotel hosted the annual Family Business of the Year awards and you’ll never guess who won?!   That’s right, we did…. and to top it off, we were also joint runners-up in the South and South West Regional Category. Amazing!  During the course of the evening, celebrations took place in honour […]

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Tue 4 Jun 2019

Green ‘pea soup’ water in ponds

Lots of customers are having problems with their ponds because the water is turning green. Green ‘pea soup’ water in your pond is awful but alas, it can be treated. Caused by algae growth more often than not, this problem is usually due to a lack of aquatic plants – or the wrong balance of […]

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Thu 2 May 2019

Pond Plant of the Month for May - Harlequin plant “Chameleon”

Pond Plant of the Month: May Harlequin plant “Chameleon” Was £5.20 Each Now £4.00 Each With its striking coloured foliage of red, yellow and green this variety of harlequin plant makes a colourful addition to a garden pond or boggy area. The harlequin plant is undemanding so will grow in a full sun to partial […]

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Sat 20 Apr 2019

A guide to taking successful cuttings

Cutting is the most popular propagation technique for a huge number of plants and is reliable and relatively simple once you have got the hang of it following our simple guide. Cuttings can be taken throughout the year of different types of plants, this month is the right time to be taking softwood cuttings from […]

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Mon 8 Apr 2019

Gardening Jobs for April - Trees, shrubs and flowers

TREES SHURBS AND FLOWERS Prune bedding roses if you have not already done so; a tough pruning is good for them in the long run. Feed them generously after doing so. Prune hydrangeas by first dead-heading them and then cutting out any dead branches. Prune the remaining stems back to the first healthy pair of […]

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Fri 29 Mar 2019

Using Roses Alongside Other Shrubs In Pots

Using Roses Alongside Other Shrubs in Pots Roses and small shrubs such as Skimmia Japonica and Euonymus Fortunei together form very attractive centre pieces in outdoor containers. Edge them with variegated ivies and ornamental cabbages or tumbling geraniums to fall or drift over the pot.

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Wed 27 Mar 2019

How To Plant Out Sweet Peas

How To Plant Out Sweet Peas Seedlings started in the late Autumn or in January under glass will be ready to plant outside now or in the coming couple of weeks. You’ll need to train tall varieties against canes, (just like runner beans) so buy a bundle of ten 2.4m (8 feet) bamboos and a […]

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Wed 27 Mar 2019

Growing Roses In Containers

Growing Roses In Containers  If you are a lover of roses and can’t wait to see them all in flower, why not get a head start now? Ground cover roses, patio roses and all of our miniatures are perfect for pots and containers. Ideally roses should be bought in threes to make a “huge wow” […]

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Fri 15 Feb 2019

New range of Tropical Fish

Exciting news, we have a whole new range of Tropical Fish at our Clyst St Mary Aquatics Centre, available from 15th February 2019.   Coral Red Mickey Mouse Platy Labidochromis perlmutt Albino Strawberry peacock Julidochromis dickfeldi Black ghost knifefish Odessa barb Rummy nose Tetra Cardinal Tetra Japonica shrimp Dwarf yellow puffer Assassin snail Rubbernose pleco […]

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