Nursery Retailer of the year 2006/07 WINNER!
The presentation, attention to detail and devotion to plants displayed by St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter were key reasons why the judges selected it to be this year’s Nursery retailer of the year. St Bridget’s combines over 80 years of plant growing history and heritage with modern marketing practices and retail skills. The nursery is separated into six departments—propagation, micro-propagation, container grow nursery stock, herbaceous, greenhouse and open ground nursery stock. Production largely supplies the two garden centres situated on the outskirts of Exeter, though it also fulfils trade, mail and e-mail orders. A great focus has been put on marketing initiative in the past year, with advertising via local radio and print media. The garden centres have recently been approved by The Devon Wildlife Trust, allowing them to promote products that are wildlife friendly by placing the DWT logo on plant bed labels. In a bid to reduce the need for chemicals in production, biological control has been used wherever possible. For the last two years Compost Tea has been used which has both enhanced growth and reduced the need for fungicide applications. The company has also hosted events, with speakers covering topics such as garden design, wildlife gardening and planning for the future.
The presentation, attention to detail and devotion to plants displayed by St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter were key reasons why the judges selected it to be this year’s Nursery retailer of the year. St Bridget’s combines over 80 years of plant growing history and heritage with modern marketing practices and retail skills. The nursery is separated into six departments—propagation, micro-propagation, container grow nursery stock, herbaceous, greenhouse and open ground nursery stock. Production largely supplies the two garden centres situated on the outskirts of Exeter, though it also fulfils trade, mail and e-mail orders. A great focus has been put on marketing initiative in the past year, with advertising via local radio and print media. The garden centres have recently been approved by The Devon Wildlife Trust, allowing them to promote products that are wildlife friendly by placing the DWT logo on plant bed labels. In a bid to reduce the need for chemicals in production, biological control has been used wherever possible. For the last two years Compost Tea has been used which has both enhanced growth and reduced the need for fungicide applications. The company has also hosted events, with speakers covering topics such as garden design, wildlife gardening and planning for the future.
The award was presented at The Garden Centre and Retail Award Ceremony held in London's Grosvenor Square hotel and collecting the award was Tammy Flinn, Marketing Manager for St Bridget Nurseries and the fourth generation of the family run business.
Says Tammy: “This award is a fantastic achievement and a great recognition of the hard work and enthusiasm of everyone who works here. I’d personally like to dedicate the award to my late grandfather, Norman Langdon, who led the company for 63 years with inspiring promotion of horticulture. He would be really proud of us.”
Says Tammy: “This award is a fantastic achievement and a great recognition of the hard work and enthusiasm of everyone who works here. I’d personally like to dedicate the award to my late grandfather, Norman Langdon, who led the company for 63 years with inspiring promotion of horticulture. He would be really proud of us.”
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