In the middle of winter, bark is one of the few things that still bring colour and vibrancy to our gardens. From frosty white to shiny-orange, shrubs such as Cornus or trees such as the Tibetan cherry (Prunus serrula), Paperbark maple (Acer griseum) and Birch...
We are open until 5.30pm on Saturday 23rd December 2023 when we close for the Christmas holiday period, so please note that we are closed on Christmas Eve (Sunday 24th December). We re-open on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Our January opening hours are 9am to 5pm...
We have held the prices of our cut British Christmas trees for another year. They are now available from the garden centre and we are expecting a busy couple of weekends. Please come and see our new display, we have Santa's sleigh that he is...
Exciting news! We have recently expanded the tree section in our garden centre again, and, with over 1000 ornamental and fruit trees in stock, we now have an even greater range and choice. Now is the best time of year to plant them in your...
Autumn colour is here! Summer 2022 was a challenging time in the garden. The lack of rain throughout the spring has continued into the summer and created very dry conditions with many plants and lawns suffering as a result. We have been lucky that Wessex...
Over the last few years, we have made several improvements to reduce our environmental impact. We have always used a lot of water on the nursery, but we reduced this by approximately a third by changing most of our irrigation system from sprinklers to drip irrigation....
Summer is almost here and our gardens are looking lush from all the spring growth. It has been a dry spring but recently we have had much needed heavy downpours. We have been busy keeping the garden centre stocked up with lots of colourful plants including...
To achieve flower all summer long, you can use a range of plants that flower at different times during the summer to ensure continuous flowering. There are a few plants, however, that can be relied on to flower all summer to provide colour and food to...
Demand for Wisteria have grown dramatically since its appearance on the TV show Bridgerton, and it’s not hard to see why. Climbing up and adorning buildings they just look magical when they are in flower, and they have been popular climbing plants for a long...