The secret is out...
Mrs S. Crowys from Tiverton, this weekend won St. Bridget Nurseries’ Poinsettia Competition.
Poinsettias are traditionally sold in winter as a Christmas houseplant. The showy part of poinsettias that most people think are the flowers are actually coloured bracts (modified leaves) and these can be pink, white or the traditional red.
Whilst very beautiful, Poinsettias do not travel well and are sensitive to rapid temperature changes. Most poinsettias offered for sale in this country have been grown abroad and travelled through several countries to make it to various shops. At St. Bridget Nurseries, however, they grow their own poinsettias to a very high standard locally on their nursery in Exeter. This ensures that customers get the best plants, which have only had to travel two miles at the most to their garden centres. If cared for Poinsettias can give years of satisfaction in the home. In fact at St. Bridget Nurseries, they have customers who time and time again tell them how good their poinsettias are in their homes in mid summer! For this reason, St Bridget’s started the Poinsettia competition and challenged local green fingered gardeners to produce the best looking poinsettia from their Christmas 2006’s purchase.
The competition was judged on Saturday 2nd June at St Bridget Nurseries’ garden centre in Old Rydon Lane by Gordon Newton from Exeter University. Prizes were awarded to plants with the best shape and colour.
First prize winner was Shirley Crowys from Tiverton, and her beautiful red poinsettia was a clear winner. Shirley won £25 of St Bridget Nurseries gift vouchers, which she put to immediate use on buying plants for a new hedge. Shirley said that her secret to success was not using tap water. Instead, Shirley boils her water, lets it stand and cool in the room before watering the plant.
Poinsettias are traditionally sold in winter as a Christmas houseplant. The showy part of poinsettias that most people think are the flowers are actually coloured bracts (modified leaves) and these can be pink, white or the traditional red.
Whilst very beautiful, Poinsettias do not travel well and are sensitive to rapid temperature changes. Most poinsettias offered for sale in this country have been grown abroad and travelled through several countries to make it to various shops. At St. Bridget Nurseries, however, they grow their own poinsettias to a very high standard locally on their nursery in Exeter. This ensures that customers get the best plants, which have only had to travel two miles at the most to their garden centres. If cared for Poinsettias can give years of satisfaction in the home. In fact at St. Bridget Nurseries, they have customers who time and time again tell them how good their poinsettias are in their homes in mid summer! For this reason, St Bridget’s started the Poinsettia competition and challenged local green fingered gardeners to produce the best looking poinsettia from their Christmas 2006’s purchase.
The competition was judged on Saturday 2nd June at St Bridget Nurseries’ garden centre in Old Rydon Lane by Gordon Newton from Exeter University. Prizes were awarded to plants with the best shape and colour.
First prize winner was Shirley Crowys from Tiverton, and her beautiful red poinsettia was a clear winner. Shirley won £25 of St Bridget Nurseries gift vouchers, which she put to immediate use on buying plants for a new hedge. Shirley said that her secret to success was not using tap water. Instead, Shirley boils her water, lets it stand and cool in the room before watering the plant.
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