Lavenders,

Bring some bees, scent and colour to your garden this June, Lavenders make ideal plants for front of borders or as edging for paths etc.

They attract bees to the garden and can be cut and dried for uses in the house.

They are easy to look after and only care they really need is pruning after they have finished flowering to prevent them getting old and woody at the base.

St bridget's grow a good selection of varieties including Hidcote,Grappenhall,Munstead and Stoechas to name a few.

ROSES

St Bridget's containerised roses are now beginning to look their best with a good selection in bud and flower, there is something to suit every ones taste, pastel shades , vivid colours scented English roses and climbers and ramblers.



Come along and pick one of Britain's favourite flowers, there is varieties that are suitable for all sizes of garden from patio roses for pots and small areas up to climbers etc for that bare wall or fence.

If you weren't able to see St Bridget's award winning display in the Garden & Flower Show at this year's Devon County Show then take a look at it featuring on ITV Westcountry's evening news and weather. This interview shows St Bridget's marketing manager, Tammy Falloon, whose great grandparents founded the company back in 1925. Click here to watch

Congratulations to St Bridget's Philip Smith on receiving his Long Service Award from the Devon County Agricultural Association. Phil, seen left holding the framed certificate, has worked at St. Bridget's since 1980 and is now the Nursery Manager. He has been masterminding the company's show exhibits for the last twenty years and congratulations also go to him and Robert Sutton for the lovely display they staged at the Devon County Show this year. They are pictured on the display stand holding the “Mildmay-White” Perpetual Challenge Trophy awarded for the best exhibit overall in the Flower and Garden Show Trade Section. Another St Bridget success!

St Bridget Nurseries at the Devon County Show 2011

Something for everyone.

Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Shrubs, Perennials Trees and Roses,

St Bridgets are exhibiting at the 2011 Devon County Show,come and visit us in the Flower and garden Marquee.


We have won a Large Gold Medal and Platinum medal for the stand which includes Rhododendrons, Azaleas and a range of other trees, shrubs, perennials and roses.




The exhibit includes a small waterfall and stream and this year again has been made accessible to the public with a walk through path, so the public can view from all angles.

Grow Your Own iPhone app

If you have an iPhone you may want to check out this free RHS Grow Your Own app! Designed to help you choose and grow fruit & vegetable plants however much space or time you have. The app includes calendar, frost warnings, watering reminders plus other functions. The standard application is free and covers 20 popular varieties. For more information click here

Rosa Banksiae Lutea

If you have a large south/west facing wall or fence or an old tree in your garden , one of the best early flowering roses to grow is Rosa Banksiae Lutea.

It give masses of small canary yellow flowers from mid April through to mid/late May and gives a spectacular show before any other roses come into flower.

It also has the added bonus that it thornless so no worries about children scratching themselves if grown on a wall near the house.

Cheer someone up this Easter with one of St Bridget Nurseries planted basket and animals, we have Small baskets, rabbits, chickens, geese and swans and hanging chickens all at prices to suit everyones pocket.

They are filled with alpines , primroses or pansies/violas.

We also have troughs planted with herbs or strawberries for the small garden or window sill.

Patio plants for troughs and hanging baskets are now on sale along with geraniums and some bedding including Antirrinhums are now ready.

Come along this weekend and pick up a present for someone this Easter.

Broad Bean plants, lettuce and Brassica plants available now from St Bridget nurseries garden centres,

Grow your own is on the rise in popularity we also have Blueberries, strawberry plants, fruit trees and if you have a small garden we have a large range of pots and tubs and troughs for you to grow some fresh edible crops from your patio.

Ring our garden centres us or email us for more details sales@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk 01392873672 or 01392876281.

This Sunday is Mother's Day. A celebration of mothers, grannies, mums-to-be and "like a mums" everywhere!
St Bridget Nurseries is a haven for gifts for Mothers. A beautiful gift wrapped plant is a gift that keeps growing (literally) and will bring a smile to your Mum's face much longer than a bunch of cut flowers. There's also a selection of gardening hampers (as shown) or food gift hampers as well as some lovely toiletries. With greeting cards and gift wrap at both garden centres your one stop shop for this Mothering Sunday is St Bridget Nurseries, Exeter. Call 01392 873672 or visit www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk for full directions.

Bedding Plants and Veg plants coming soon from St Bridget's own nursery in Exeter. Plants for every situation,garden, tubs,hanging baskets and pots there will be something for everyone. Vegetable and salad plants can also be grown in containers if space is limited.

Fill your garden with plants that will give you colour all year round, evergreens with colourful foliage can brighten up any dull part of the garden even at times of the year when there isn't any flowers.

Photinia, Choisya, Euonymus will all tolerate some shade, so the corner of your garden that you think always looks dull and boring can be transformed.

Come and have a look around our garden centres to see what is available, helpful advice is available if you aren't sure what plants to buy.

Most of St Bridgets plants have been grown on our own nursery in Exeter, so haven't travelled across the country to reach you.

We grow all our own fruit trees, ornamental trees, shrubs,heathers,perennials,climbers and bedding plants.

Come and see the range of locally grown plants at St Bridget Nurseries two Exeter garden centres.

St Bridget plants are Green in two ways

1. Green or colourful foliage with flowers /fruit to give your garden colour througout the year.
2. They haven't travelled for miles across the country before reaching your garden.

Acacia Baileyana

Acacia Dealbata

These tall growing shrubs / trees give a fantastic show of bright yellow Flowers during Feb / March,

They can grow into large trees if left alone but can also be susceptible to cold winters, so plant in very sheltered spot in the garden and they will give a lovely show during the sometimes dull months of Feb and March.

Initially they will need staking but will grow away very quickly when established.

St Bridgets have a good selection for sale at both our garden centres.

Prunus Nigra, Prunus Kursar

The early flowering Ornamental cherries are out now, 3 of the earliest are Prunus Nigra and Prunus Nigra Woods Variety also Prunus Kursar. Both these flower from early March, and are medium sized trees suitable for medium to large sized gardens , Prunus Nigra is a purple leaved plum and is one the earliest to flower and come into leaf, with lovely pink- white flowers with a show of small purple leave throughout the spring ,summer and autumn.It is one of the last trees to lose its leaves in the late autumn.

Time is running to plant your bare root trees With spring fast approaching time is running out to plant open ground trees,depending on the weather you may have only about 3 weeks left in which to plant bare root ornamental and fruit trees.
Call into our garden centres and ask to see the list of trees in our fields or ring to make an appointment to view the trees yourself and pick the one that suits you.
We can deliver to most parts of Devon or you can collect from either of our 2 garden centres.
contact
sales@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk
or ring 01392873672

PRUNE YOUR ROSES .

Roses give a great display of colour during the summer, the end of February /March is the best time to prune roses.

Prune back to an outward facing bud and feed with bone meal or blood fish and bone and then mulch with bark or garden compost,to give your roses a good start this spring and you will have a good display of colour through June / July and August.

All St Bridget's roses are grown on our own nursery in Exeter.

Contact our garden centres for details of varieties and prices on 01392873672 or email sales@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk.

CAMELLIAS from St Bridget Nurseries, Exeter

St Bridgets Nurseries have a large range of Camellias in bud fresh from our own nursery,they come in a vast range of colours and flower shapes, doubles , singles and semi doubles.

Reds, pinks whites and even creamy yellow so a colour to suit everyone.

Plant in a semi shady position out of the early morning sun and then the flowers wont be damaged by early morning frosts,apart from that and requiring an acid soil they will be perfectly happy in most gardens.

An early flowering shrub to brighten up that dull spot in your garden

National Nest Box Week 14th-21st February

National Nest Box Week (NNBW) is organised each year by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Britain’s leading bird research charity, whose work primarily involves studying the populations of our common and garden birds. Come and visit one of St Bridget's garden centres for some great deals on bird nest boxes and feed. There is currently 30% off selected Tom Chambers Nest Boxes until the end of February. For more information on Nest Box week please see http://www.bto.org/nnbw/index.htm Go on, give a brood a home!

Here is a feature from our Clyst St Mary Garden Centre's Salvage Garden.

It's a water feature made from a bin lid and bike mud guard!

Rainwater collects in the bin lid and when it reaches a certain level it overflows down the mud guard into a lower pond (large bucket). Have a go yourself when you visit - we've left a watering can out so you can pour water.

See our earlier post to find out more about the project.