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Get planting this September
Autumn is already upon us and it is the perfect time to get out in the garden and plant bulbs for spring flowering.
Meet Secret World and handle a pet
(From left to right) Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre volunteers, Janet Vinnicombe, Trudi Howell and John Vinnicombe, with a selection of birds the charity has rescued. Representatives from Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre will be here on Saturday, September 28th during normal garden centre opening hours.
Wool and Yarn festival
We are hosting a woolly weekend on Saturday, September 7th and Sunday, September 8th complete with alpacas, knitting workshops and a spinner .
Cheers to our restaurant expansion
We’re raising a cupful of good cheer after learning an application to extend our restaurant has been given the go ahead by planners.
Rosa raises £500 for rabbits
Our Pet Advisor, Rosa Nation, raised £500 for two rabbit welfare charities recently (August 24th, 2013) by penning herself into an indoor dog crate.
Veg and pests hints & tips
Vegetables The harvesting season is now in full swing so make sure you pick crops that are ready. Leave them too long and they’ll lose flavour and tenderness. Now is a good time to sow endive, radish and spring cabbage for next year, or winter varieties of spinach and maincrop turnips. Having spent lots of time and effort growing your fruit and veg to perfection, protect it with fleece or small-mesh plastic netting or if you have a large area, put up a fruit cage.