LAST FEW APPOINTMENTS REMAINING
This weekend on Saturday 29th March St bridget Nurseries' Old Rydon Lane Garden Centre is holding a GARDEN DESIGN ADVICE DAY. Book your FREE 20 minute appointment with garden designer Rebecca Wells (http://www.rebeccawells.co.uk/) now as there are only a few appointments left.
A well designed garden adds so much to your enjoyment and quality of life as well as to the value of your property. Call Tammy on 01392 873672 or e-mail marketing@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk
St Bridget Nurseries' Garden Centre is just off J30 of the M5 in Devon.

SMITHY TUB

St Bridget Nurseries' Garden Centres sell hundreds of different containers - from terracotta and glazed pots to plastic window boxes and troughs. These Smithy Tubs made by Stewarts plastics are great for patios. They 35cm size pots retail at £4.99 each but St Bridget Nurseries are currently selling 2 for just £5.99! Bargain.

FLOWER POWER!

As plants are flowering there's lots we can do to help them...

1. If you want to, deadhead your daffodils as they fade but do not remove leaves, these dye back and provide the nutrients that the bulbs need to flower again next year.

2. Apply a general purpose fertiliser and mulches to beds and borders. Mulches are great as they help to keep the soil warm in winter and help suppress weeds in summer.

3. Give last year's containers a nice fresh top layer of compost.

4. Complete your pruning of summer flowering shrubs and late-summer flowering clematis but don't prune any spring flowering shrubs until after they have flowered.

5. Sow your summer bedding seeds in a heated propagator or under grass.

If you feel your garden is lacking colour at the moment, why not visit your local garden centre? By visiting monthly you'll see what is in flower and can ensure that your garden has year long colour and appeal. St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter grow nearly all their plants and all hardy plants come with a one year guarantee.

Easter Bunny!

St Bridget Nurseries Clyst St Mary garden centre (Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, Exeter), doesn't just stock everything for your garden but it stocks a wonderful range of gifts too. We fell in love with the range of cuddly toys made by Jellycat. They are so soft and each face just says, "please take me home"! There are lots of cuddly friends to buy including some great gift ideas for Easter - this Bashful Bunny is just £9.99. Have a look for yourself - the garden centre is just opposite the Westpoint Exhibition Centre on the Sidmouth Road near junction 30 of the M5.

Cheap cheap!

This gorgeous planter is available from St Bridget Nurseries' Garden Centres (unplanted) for only £10.99! It's a great tweat for someone!

Garden Furniture

If you are buying wooden garden furniture this year look out for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)logo as it identifies products which contain wood from well managed forest and other controlled sources certified in accordance with the rules of the FSC. St Bridget Nurseries' Old Rydon Lane Garden Centre in Exeter sells many FSC furniture pieces from benches, picnic tables to tables and chair sets. The new FSC teak Richmond Tea for Two set is a perfect set for small balconies or patios and a romantic couple. The set comprises 2 chairs, 2 seat pads and a table and is only £399.99.

Coming soon...

From Mid March St Bridget Nurseries Garden Centres will be stocking varieties from the Scent First Dianthus range. This range compact beautiful plants that are extremely attractive to butterflies and bees. Each Scent First Dianthus is only £3 at St Bridget Nurseries while stocks last.

Veggie jobs for the weekend!

Towards the end of the month early potatoes that have start to sprout (chitting) like Red Duke of York and Accent can be planted out in the garden. Wait until April if you live in a really cold area. If you haven't purchased your seed potatoes yet then St Bridget Nurseries' Garden Centres have lots of certified varieties in stock. If you don't have a garden or allotment you can grow them in a large tub. Simply plant at the bottom and keep adding compost as they grow so you keep the potatoes in the dark and prevent them from going green. If the stub feels light give them a water.

Don't forget also to keep your early vegetable sowings safe from cold and animals by using protective fleece or clear polythene. Garden Centres like St Bridget Nurseries sell these by the running metre from a roll or in pre-formed structures like mini-tunnels.

Garden Tools

As buds start to open it's a sign that spring is here and it's the usual time when most of us start to venture out in the garden again. Start to attack weeds now before they go to seed and create even more, use a good hoe and get them out from their roots. To fork over soil and dig holes for new plants you'll need a good quality spade and fork. St Bridget Nurseries' garden centres in Exeter have a special offer on this month where you can buy either a Compass Digging Set or Border Set for just £20. Each set comprises a carbon steel spade and fork. The spades and forks are also sold individually for just £14.99. This offer is only available in St Bridget Nurseries garden centres (Old Rydon Lane and Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, Exeter) and not online.

Peat Free Compost

St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter have a special offer on Arthur Bowyers New Horizon Multi-Purpose Compost. The compost is made from recycled and renewable materials with resources of UK origin. A 60 litre bag is £4.99 or you can buy 2 and get a third free! The offer is valid at either of the garden centres in Exeter but not available online.

ROSE OFFER - BUY 2 get 3rd FREE!
St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter grow their own roses in their production rose field at Clyst St Mary Exeter. They have been growing plants for over 83 years and grow the highest quality roses around. For the month of March only you can buy ANY 2 roses and get a third rose free (the cheapest rose is the free one). This is a great offer and if you plant now you will have a glorious floral display in the summer. If you would like St Bridget Nurseries rose price list click here

GREAT VALUE - NEW RANGE

St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter has been busy on its nursery growing lots of new ranges for this spring and summer. Today its new Home Grown Cottage Garden Starter Plants are released for sale in their garden centres. The range comes in 9cm pots and includes a number of cottage garden favourites along with lots that are perfect for starting a butterfly and bee border. There are over 35 herbaceous perennials in the range and if you buy 10 you save money. Each plants is £1.30 or ten plants are just £11.50.