With the days finally stretching out and a hint of warmth returning, it’s a real pleasure to be back in the garden again. Spring is just beginning to show itself—buds swelling, bulbs pushing through, and birds singing louder in the mornings. It’s the perfect time...
The days are finally drawing out again and, thankfully, the day length increases quickly at this time of year. I didn't think we could top last January’s rainfall but we actually ended up with 45% more rain this year (191mm at Greenshutters). Our gardens are coming...
We hope you managed to have a good break over Christmas and New Year. We are now back open, 7 days a week, with a closing time of 5pm instead of 5.30pm for January. Our new polytunnel is coming along well. The structure is up and...
We are open until 1pm on 24th December (Christmas Eve) when we close for the Christmas holiday period. We are closed from 1pm on 24th December until the 2nd January. We re-open on 2nd January 2026. Our January opening hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday to...
December has arrived and with it plenty of rain which we need to top up the reservoirs. Hopefully we will also get some of the crisp, sunny days like we had in November. Our top-quality Christmas trees are now available and selling fast. We have the...
Autumn is showing its fabulous colours this year and there are many trees such as Liquidambars, Flowering Cherries, Red Maples and Ginkgo putting on a fabulous display around the nursery and garden centre. Our polytunnel that houses our bedding and seasonal plants has been recovered and...
After a few weeks of autumnal gusts and rain, we’ve had some warm settled sunshine reminiscent of the summer. Some nights have been chilly (down to 4°C at Greenshutters) bringing on the autumn colour in many of the trees, especially the Liquidambar and Maples. We still...
August was another extremely dry month (the sixth in a row) but we have now had some welcome rain to the relief of all our lawns and garden plants. Our autumn bedding plants such as Pansies and Violas are now ready and look colourful. They are...
July has flown by! Although we did finally get a little rain, it was still overall another dry month. We are still watering our plants every day, sometimes twice a day, and now most of us are in holiday mood. We still have colourful bedding plants...