Sarah’s Monthly Snippets

How lovely that March has bestowed on us some pretty good spring weather and we head into April with fresh colour all around and so much more to come.   If you are after a taste of the exotic please join us at Shepperton on Saturday 12 April for the spring orchid show of the […]

I look forward to March. It is when the days start to become noticeably longer and snowdrops are joined by crocus and daffodils bringing colour and hope not just to gardens and parks but to verges and roundabouts too. If you didn’t get round to planting bulbs in the autumn you can buy them ‘in […]

The days are definitely getting longer and we are inching towards spring which is a cause of celebration.  In addition, glorious pots of daffodils and primroses are arriving in our plant areas and, inside the shop, I can see seed potatoes and packs of summer flowering bulbs. So, the start of the gardening season is […]

I hope you were able to enjoy a little space in the midst of Christmas celebrations to find some peace and relaxation. Our gardens give every impression of resting at this time of year. But looking closely can reveal a world of activity going on. Feeding the birds and providing water for wildlife over the […]

December is definitely the time of year to bring some of the outside in to enjoy indoors. A wreath or garland, of deep green leaved and vibrant berried holly and white tinged Ivy, conjures up images of Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. A bunch of mistletoe takes us back even further traveling through time to the […]