We are launching our Spring Clean Your Shed event for 2025 and we want your unwanted garden tools!
Plant into 9cm square or 1 litre pots (suitably sized secondhand pots are available for free at the nursery) and protect from frosts while they are young.
Once they've rooted - which means you can see roots starting to show in the drainage holes, and you feel resistance when you squeeze the sides of the pot - you can plant them into your borders and look forward to years of floral shows! We have job vacancies at Katie's Garden Plant Centre: come and join the team!
Apply via Indeed: https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=33d30840eecda234&from=shareddesktop Overview We are seeking keen and knowledgeable plant-lovers to join our team. You will be involved in plant production and care, as well as helping our customers make the best choices for their gardens. Proficiency in English is essential. Duties
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This is a temporary seasonal position for up to 6 months initially. We can consider applications for between 2-5 days, but will prioritise those who can work Saturdays and/or Sundays. Our normal working day is 9-5 with some flexibility. Please apply by email, with CV and covering letter. Note that applications without a COVERING LETTER are unlikely to receive a reply. Job Types: Part-time, Temporary Contract length: 6 months Pay: From £12.30 per hour Expected hours: 16 – 40 per week Start dreaming of those borders full of blooms and dinnerplates piled with homegrown produce: Thompson & Morgan UK seeds now in! If you are a member of our Flourish reward club you can enjoy 10% savings on all seeds while in stock. The range includes salads, vegetables, herbs, annuals and perennials - come and have a browse! We also have a small selection of seed potatoes and set onions available to buy in small quantities. Click on images below to enlarge
Grow-your-own, provide wildlife habitat, feed the birds, bees and butterflies, or glory in your own miniature Sakura season. We've even got a few suitable for growing in containers! Trees can completely transform a garden, their size and longevity giving the garden a sense of permanence and timelessness. Most need little maintenance once established but it is important to get off on the right foot. Click though to our Garden Tips page for planting and aftercare advice, and to find out about rootstocks, pollinator partners, and what it means if a tree is 'bareroot' or 'pot-grown'.
Why plant now, instead of waiting for a nice warm summer day? At the moment the trees are 'dormant'. They are not growing new leaves, fruits, flowers or berries which means their root systems can concentrate all their energies into settling into new surroundings, leading to stronger, healthier plants in the short- and long-term. The cooler, wetter weather also helps them establish, with less care and effort needed from you in those crucial early weeks. * 15% discount excludes sale trees.
 One of our first jobs for 2025 will be potting up fresh stocks of field-grown Roses! Get yours in January for the special price of just £9.99 a plant, saving almost 25% of normal prices! Plant now so they are well settled in for a summer of fragrance and flowers. Varieties we have are:
Bit of a trek to get to Newbourne?
You can find our wreaths and a range of Christmas gift pots at many of St Elizabeth Hospice's shops in east Suffolk. Decorate your own home, get gifts for the plant-lovers in your life. Beautiful ceramic pots with Hyacainths and Cyclamen are lovely indoors, or pick up one of our pots for outdoors. To see which shops we supply, head to our Shops & Shows page here.
Click on images below to enlarge and for captions Get your own garden prepared for next Christmas with our display of Grow Your Own Christmas decorations, including many of the featured plants and more. Read about natural decorations in the mini-December issue of our new magazine The Flourishing Garden - pick up a copy at the counter in Newbourne or find them with our tree at the festival!   We have had some great media interest in our festive fundraiser in aid of Helping Hands Suffolk. See all the details of the fundraiser on our post of 27th November below.
Click on map to see which day(s) of the week we expect to deliver in each area. Not guaranteed. Minimum spend £40.
We are also delighted to say we will be a donation station for the group’s annual Christmas appeal.
Helping Hands organiser Jill Farmer said:
"If you would also like to pop a Christmas card into the bag that’s fabulous but please do not add your address or telephone numbers, just your first name is good. "We are asking for items to be popped into bags as so much easier to carry. Items inside bags can be wrapped if you like but not essential , but if wrapping add a little note so we are aware what the wrapped presents contains. Please mark the envelope Man or Woman. "If you only wish to send one item in that’s fantastic too and can be put in bags to make a up a gift. "Thank you for your kindness and support and generosity in making a friend feel special and included!" Please note: no razors or sharp objects, or objects that are glass or contain glass. All edible items must be in date or best before and showing on packaging. Please bring in your presents by Sunday 15th December. You can find out more about Helping Hands Suffolk on their Facebook page |
