Introducing Emma's Soaps....

St Bridget's Old Rydon Lane, Exeter Garden Centre is delighted to welcome Emma's Soaps to its Gift & Leisure range. Emma's soaps are hand made in Devon, wrapped in Organic fair trade cotton. They do not contain petroleum, mineral oil, palm oil, sls's or slr's, artificial colours or fragrances or parabens. In a nutshell they are delightfully natural, beautifully packaged and great for all skins. Here in the office we've decided they'll make great stocking fillers. Fragrances include Jojoba oil, rosehip oil, avocado oil, shea butter and cocoa butter. Each soap is £3.20(working hands soap is £3.50) or you can buy two for £6.00 (working hands £6.50) plus we've olive wood soap dishes, sea sponges. These items are currently only stocked at the Old Rydon Lane Garden centre.

PUT YOUR GARDEN CLEAR UP TO USE THIS AUTUMN

Leaves fallen in the autumn can become a nuisance to clear up, but they also have their uses,

Make a small compost heap somewhere in your garden and put all the fallen leaves there,cover them lightly to avoid them them blowing around again and undoing your hard work of clearing them up.

As long as they are open to moisture they will rot down to a lovely leafy compost ideal for improving your garden soil and as an aid to improve soil conditions when planting new plants , trees etc.

Make the most of natures waste and use it to improve your garden.

A Quick How To...measure for pond liner

We frequently get asked how to calculate pond liner. Having dug your pond hole, whatever the shape, measure your pond’s…
Maximum length (L)
Maximum width (W)
and Maximum depth (D)

Pond liner required = (L + 2D) x (W +2D)
E.G. L=3m, W=2m, D=75cm (0.75m) Pond liner = (3+1.5)x(2+1.5) = 4.5m x 3.5m

Our Clyst St Mary Garden Centre sells PVC and rubber pond liners both in pre-cut packs and off the roll, plus pond underlay and pre formed ponds. For further help or advice why not visit or call 01392 876281?

One of the best times of year to plant is autumn, as there is generally moisture in the soil and the soil is still warm from the summer.

St Bridgets have a vast range of plants all ready to plant in your garden.

Trees, roses, shrubs, fruit trees and soft fruit and perennials.
Call into one our 2 garden centres at Old Rydon Lane, Exeter or Clyst St Mary to see what you can plant to make the most of your garden next year.

Winter Hanging Baskets.

If your summer hanging baskets are now looking sorry for themselves after the first frosts of the autumn, you can still have some colour through the autumn and winter.

Replant them with PRIMROSES, PANSIES, VIOLAS with some IVIES around the side and plant with some early flowering spring bulbs.

You can also replant your tubs and troughs the same way to give colour in the milder spells though the winter

St Bridgets sell everything you need from wicker baskets, traditional baskets and troughs and tubs and the compost to and a vast range of spring flowering bulbs.

AUTUMN IN THE GARDEN

There is plenty to look out for in the garden in the autumn and winter, lots of trees etc have berries and fruit which attract the birds in the colder months Sorbus, Malus, Crataegus all have various colours from reds to yellow and oranges.
There is also autumn colour from Prunus, Acers and Oaks and plenty more too, and when the trees are bare of leaves there are trees with attractive bark, Betula varieties, Acer Griseum, Prunus Serrula which all have attractive stems with pealing bark to keep the interest in the dull dark winter days.
St Bridgets grow all these trees and have them in the nursery tree fields for lifting from November onwards.

PLANTS BY MAIL ORDER

St Bridgets can send roses, shrubs or perennials by mail order, so if you have a spot in your garden and you want to received a good quality plant straight to your door, why not look through our plant list on our website.

http://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/veitch_garden_centre_news.asp?PK_cats=7

Look through the list and contact us for a delivery quote, we can send mixed parcels with either perennials , roses or shrubs, or if you find something you can't find anywhere else and live to far away to collect yourself we can send just one plant.

Plan your new border from the comfort of your own home on one of the long dark cold nights that we will be getting over the coming months and have it delivered to your front door.

We generally send out on a Tuesday so your orders should reach you just in time for the weekend.

Email sales@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk for more information.

Yummy yum strawberries
Strawberry plants are only at their best for three to four years, so think about starting a new patch. Firstly clear out the old and add good organic matter before planting the new plants. St Bridget Nurseries Garden Centres in Exeter sell certified stock at £1.45 each or £13.00 for ten plants. Varieties include Albion, Calypso, Cambridge Favourite (AGM), Elsanta, Florence, Honeoye (AGM), Pegasus and Symphony (AGM). AGM stands for the RHS award of garden merit.Plants can also be sent by mail order. Please cal 01392 873672 for carriage prices.

GIVE A ROSE FOR THAT SPECIAL OCCASION.

St Bridget's grow all their own roses, why not give a rose for that special day. Wedding, Birthday or special Anniversary there is a rose for most occasions.

Climbing Rose Wedding Day
Floribunda Rose Birthday Girl
Floribunda Rose Golden Wedding
Floribunda Rose Many Happy Returns
HT Rose Congratulations
HT Rose Diamond Jubilee
HT Rose Loving Memory
HT Rose Remember Me
HT Rose Ruby Wedding
HT Rose Special Anniversary

We will starting to lift our roses from our rose field later this month so contact our Garden Centres and they can be ordered for collection or delivery from Early November.

St Bridget's grow a wide range of Ornamental and Fruit trees at our Old Rydon Lane Nursery.

If you would like to view the trees and pick your own and collect it or have it delivered later.

Contact

Phil by email sales@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk or Phone 01392873672 to make an appontment..

If you would like a full list ring our office for a price list.

As the summer bedding has now gone past its best, fill your tubs and troughs up with winter/spring bedding primroses, polyanthus, pansies and violas and spring bulbs.

Wall flowers are can also be planted now for spring colour with bulbs all which are currently in stock at St Bridget Nurseries Garden Centres.

Plant some small tubs up for that drab corner to brighten things up on a dull winter day or buy one ready planted up, St Bridgets have a good selection ready to take away at prices to fit every ones pocket.