If its a new herbaceous border, a mixed border or shrub border you are looking to plant, St Bridgets have all the plants you will need with something to give colour of some sort right through the year.



Perennial borders can be planned now putting all the taller growing varieties you like at the back of the border and mid sized ones in the middle and shorter ones right at the front, pick plants that flower right through the seasons spring ,summer and autumn and you will always have colour for 9 months of the year.


If you are not to sure just ask when you visit one of St Bridget's 2 garden centres and the staff will be only to happy to advise you of what plants flowers at which time of year

TREE PLANTING

With the autumn storms arriving, get out into the garden and check stakes and ties on trees and large shrubs etc to make they don't suffer from wind damage.

When planting new trees make sure you are prepared before hand and you have a good stakes and ties you have made the hole big enough so you don't have to dig out more when the tree arrives.

Dig in plenty of organic material into the bottom of the hole and the soil you are back filling with.

If you are buying trees at this time of year from St Bridgets there is a good chance that they will be bare root so take precautions to keep the tree free from frosts and make sure the roots don't dry out.

After planting if you are planting in grass keep the area around the tree clear of grass to give your tree a good start and keep it well watered in the first year.

In spring mulch around the base of the tree to conserve water in dry periods of spring/ summer.

St Bridgets Nurseries sell everything you need to give your new tree a good start in it's new surroundings

Countdown to Christmas The Christmas lights are being turned on in Exeter tomorrow and so the countdown to Christmas begins. St Bridget's Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary garden centre has some great alternatives to chocolate advent calendars including advent candles, wooden advent trains, felt advent Christmas trees and these fantastic blackboards only £2.25!

The above text reads:
The nursery department is currently busy in the field digging up new season roses.
Roses at this time of year (upto Christmas) can be purchased as bare rooted.

Benefits of buying roses bare rooted:
Price—Hybrid Teas and Floribundas are £1 below the listed price and Climbing, Rambling, Ground Cover and Shrub roses are £1.30 below the listed price.
Cheaper packing & Carriage -
As the roses are lighter than containerized ones, carriage is cheaper. Carriage charges for bare root roses are:
1 to 5 roses* £6.45
6 to 12 roses* £9.40
13 to 18 roses* £11.70
*excluding standard roses
Establish easier—
The roots don’t have to struggle growing from one type of soil into another they are planted in one type from the beginning.
Greener—
No plastic pot!

VIP OFFER
As you are a loyal customer, we would like to offer you an additional 50p off each rose ordered before 24th November. This is on top of the standard bare root price (see price above). Full terms and conditions below.

Terms and Conditions: Offer applies to all new rose orders placed between 10th November and 24th November inclusively. A total reduction of £1.50 off the listed price of Hybrid Teas and Floribundas will be made and a total reduction of £1.80 off the listed price of Climbing, Rambling, Ground Cover and Shrub roses. Prices are based on the 2010 St Bridget Nurseries Price List (85th anniversary edition). No discount off packing and carriage charges. Offer cannot be used with any other discount or promotion. Orders for containerized roses will have a 50p price discount if ordered by the 24th November.

To order or request a rose list please e-mail sales@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk or call 01392 873672.

St Bridget's will be starting to lift our field grown stock in the next few weeks, ready for
delivery or collection.

If you want some new roses or a tree for that special place in your garden, visit one of our garden centres and get your order in now, you will get expert help to assist you in choosing the right plant for your garden.

We have large trees for those with a larger garden and small trees that are suitable for those with
smaller spaces.
If its foliage colour or flowers there is a tree to suit everyone.

GIFTS FROM ST BRIDGETS

St Bridgets are have lots of different gift ideas, the is something for everyone.
Browse the shops and you will find gifts for the Bird lover, something special to give to someone special for birthdays and Christmas, we have a range of pickles and chutneys, jams and sweets too.
You can also pick up one of the ready made gift packs which are already wrapped and ready to give as a present.
There is something to suit every ones pocket.

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.

Malus

Malus or crab apples as they are sometimes better known give a fantastic display, some varieties twice a year.With blossom and fruit

In the spring they have a lovely mixture of blossom colours from light pink, dark pink through to deep burgundy red flowers depending on variety and in the autumn fruit varies from small on varieties like Golden Hornet up to large red on varieties like Dartmouth

Varieties grown at St Bridget's are the following

MALUS (Crab Apple)
floribunda AGM
hupehensis AGM
x magdeburgensis
x moerlandsii Liset OG
Profusion Improved OG
Royalty OG

tschonoskii AGM
Van Eseltine

Fruiting varieties ( Zero-rated VAT)
pumila Dartmouth
Evereste AGM OG

x zumi Golden Hornet AGM OG

John Downie AGM OG
Pink Glow
x robusta Red Sentinel AGM
Sun Rival
Veitchʼs Scarlet
White Star

Please enquire for sizes and prices available at sales@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk

or Tel. 01392873672.

CORTADERIA PUMILA

Better known to most people as PAMPASS GRASS is now beginning to look its best with large white plumes standing proud above the tough strap like foliage.

It makes a good stand alone plant in middle of the garden, but to keep it tidy cut back back the old foliage at the base and dead head the flower plumes when they have gone past their best to stop them seeding over the rest of the garden.

Autumn Colour

With the evenings getting longer and the nights getting cooler the leaves on the trees are changing colour, some turn yellow others change a wide range of colours from reds / oranges and golden yellow.

This can give a fantastic show in the autumn, so look out as you are out and about this autumn .

There are some good places to visit to see autumn colour one of the best known being Westonbirt in Gloucestershire.

There ares several ornamental trees and shrubs that you can plant in your garden like ornamental cherries (Prunus), viburnum to name a few.

Look out in gardens and woodland in your area to see a free show of colour and maybe plant something in your garden.

Try the woodland trust website to find your nearest wood and go and look at the autumn colours on the trees.

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/woodland-estate.aspx