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Ordered your Christmas tree yet?

20/10/2025

 
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You might or might not be pleased to hear that our books for Christmas tree pre-orders are open. By popular demand!

Cut and pot-grown can be reserved online now, with a choice of 'non-drop' Nordmann Firs and traditional Norway Spruces, with the option of free delivery if you want it.
We even have a handful of own-grown Christmas trees in the shop - grown by us since they were just a few inches tall. We have delivered our first one of the season already!

If you prefer to choose your exact tree, 'Buy the tree you see' online listings are coming late November.
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Real gardeners get ahead!

11/10/2025

 
If you are a planner, your time is now!

Gardeners get ahead in autumn, and we have lots of new lines at the nursery and online that are best planted at this time of year.

Look out for trees, hedging, roses and shrubs, as well as new pots and yes, Christmas trees
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We are moving into the prime time of year for adding 'structural' plants to your garden, such as trees, hedges, roses and shrubs.

These are the plants that give focal points for your garden, define different areas, and in many cases provide year-round interest.

They can make a big difference to your garden, which can make choosing them feel like a big decision.

We've got lots of information and advice on the Advice and Our Plants section of the website, with helpful tutorials on our YouTube channel too, and of course staff are also happy to advise if you visit the nursery.

First stocks are at the nursery now, with many others available to pre-order on our online shop.
Take advantage of our special offer on bareroot roses: pre-order for just £7.99 each, with almost 100 varieties to choose from!
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The first of our mid-range hedging plants are already here. Options include Ilex crenata (box-leaved holly) and Taxus baccata (yew) for £8.99 each, Lonicera nitida Copper Glow (shrubby honeysuckle) for £10.99 and Euonymus Green Spire £7.99 or £19.99 for larger specimens.

At the top of the range, get evergreen Photinia for £69 for supersized 5ft shrubs, at the nursery now!

You can pre-order other premium hedging plants on our website, which are also suitable for using as standalone shrubs, with free delivery on orders over £40.

If you're working to a budget, pre-order bareroot hedging plants online, with bundles working out at just £1.50 a plant for many of the varieties.
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We have added more hedging plants to the Clearance section of the online shop, with a handful more in the Sale area of the nursery too - bag a bargain!
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There is a good mix of pot-grown ornamental and fruit trees at the nursery now, including birch, rowan, cherry blossom, crab apple and some evergreens too, for year-round colour.

Get them planted now and hopefully nature will do much of the watering-in for you over the crucial early months!

You can order extra varieties on the online shop, with free delivery if you need it - click here to see if we come to your area. Most of our ornamental trees are currently 6-7ft tall, most priced £59.99-£64.99, while fruit trees are £49.99 each
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Embracing autumn!

19/9/2025

 
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Summer sale now on!

8/8/2025

 
Our summer sale is going out with a final hurrah!

All plants and bedding packs inside Shophouse are now £1 each, with half of proceeds going to Helping Hands Suffolk.

The sun is shining so make your garden a beautiful place to be!

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Boost your borders with bonus colour and raise money for a great cause at the same time!

We've marked down all the summer seasonal plants in Shophouse to just £1 each, with 50% of proceeds going to Helping Hands Suffolk, a voluntary group helping homeless and vulnerable people in Ipswich.

Come and pick up easy-care Pelargoniums (Geraniums), eye-catching Sunpatiens, drought-tolerant Begonias and flowers for vases too - all just £1 a pot or pack.

The sale runs for one week only - ending Friday 15th August - unless stocks run out first!

New Butterfly Friendly Garden at Katie's Garden!

9/7/2025

 
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The latest installation is in place in our garden area, in time for the Big Butterfly Count, which starts Friday 18th July.

The Butterfly Friendly Garden packs in lots of perfect for pollinator plants in to a 3m x 3m space and is decorated with beautiful willow sculptures, all created by Katie's Garden's own Rose Martins. 

Click through to find out more!

Gold at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025!

1/7/2025

 
It's a Gold Medal for the Alan Partridge Sound Bath Garden, featuring plants by Katie's Garden Plant Centre!

Officially designed by Norfolk's premier radio disc jockey, Alan Partridge, and more honestly by Carey Garden Design Studio, the garden will be at the show until the weekend, when it will then relocate to Pensthorpe Nature Reserve in Norfolk.

Read more about the garden on our Chelsea Blog.

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Instant colour to boost your borders!

20/6/2025

 
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Make your garden a beautiful place to sit and relax in with friends and family by adding some of our instant-colour plants!

We've got a focus on fragrance as well as those flowers that are easy on the eye.

Our choice of Salvias is second-to-none, including both border and patio types.

Look out for pre-planted pots and baskets, drought-tolerant plants, easy-care evergreen shrubs, and those plants that are perfect for filling in the gaps.
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You will find the best choice of Katie's Garden plants at our Newbourne nursery but did you know you can get our plants from a variety of other shops and tourist attractions in Suffolk too?!
Click to find out more
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We also offer home delivery to a wide area of Suffolk so you don't even need to leave the house.  Shop online for exclusive online-only collections.

Let us do the thinking with our Perennial Packs. A dozen plants in every pack, and a dozen themes to choose from!

Summer Sizzlers save you money: get £60 worth of summer patio, basket and bedding plants for just £40, including free delivery and the option to customise your collection.

And there is still time to order summer hanging baskets, but don't leave it much longer!

We can also take requests: email us at [email protected]

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News flash: Best in Show too!

20/5/2025

 
It's not just a gold medal for The Addleshaw Goddard: Freedom to Flourish Garden featuring plants by Katie's Garden: it has also won the RHS Chelsea Small Garden Award for Best in Show!

Congratulations too to the Garden Room, as the garden has been awarded Best Construction in the Small Show Garden category.

See all the results on the RHS website - click here.

Gold at Chelsea Flower Show!

20/5/2025

 
It's a gold medal for The Addleshaw Goddard: Freedom to Flourish Garden, featuring lots of plants grown by Katie's Garden Plant Centre at our Suffolk nursery!

Click through to our Chelsea Blog here and to our Facebook page here to see more.

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We're having a 'sell-off' of the surplus plants we grew for the garden at the nursery right now so you can come and get the look!

Plants include Orlaya, Papaver (poppy), Allium, Erigeron, Euphorbia, Oenothera (evening primrose), Brizia and more.

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Katie's Garden plants at the Chelsea Flower Show!

18/5/2025

 
We have again teamed up with Carey Garden Design Studio to grow plants for their entry to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

They are in the Small Gardens category with their design The Addleshaw Goddard: Freedom to Flourish Garden.

Several members of the Katie's Garden team helped out with the planting, and others will be working as garden stewards during the week.

We worked with the Careys in 2023 when their entry The Talitha Arts Garden won Gold and best in show in the All About Plants category.

See a photo of the garden on the RHS's website: click here.

Find out much more on our Chelsea Blog!

Highlights for May

9/5/2025

 
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Don't miss your chance to get grow-your-own plants, the season is getting on!

Pond plants are beginning to sell out. There is nothing better you can do for local wildlife than have a pond! Read about the benefits on the Flourishing Garden page - click here.

We have got a new huge range of Salvias, all in one-litre size pots and all priced £4.99. We've got Hot Lips and we've got so many more besides! Among their many strong points, Salvias are drought-tolerant and you'll find many more plants at Katie's Garden with low watering requirements - click here for suggestions.

Our flowers for cutting are now in entrance lane - £2.59 each, or mix and match 5 for £10. Plant now and enjoy beautiful bouquets throughout the summer. Read more on the Flourishing Garden page, or pick up a free copy at the till!

And our choice of basket and patio plants is getting better all the time - come and see them in the lean-to. If you need pots, we have new terracotta and glazed pots now in.

We think our Acers are pretty great and we have many more shrubs, roses and perennials to choose from if you are looking for larger plants.

Come and see us. Open 10am to 4pm every day including bank holidays. Find out more on the Visit page.

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May Day outings!

2/5/2025

 
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There are lots of places where you can get your Katie's Garden plants from this bank holiday weekend!

Suffolk Wildlife Trust are holding their peat-free plant sale on Sunday.

All of our own-grown alpines and one-litre perennials are potted into peat-free compost and you will find a lovely selection at Foxburrow Farm.

We will also have plants at Hasketon Plant & Book Fair. And on Monday Bridge Farm Plants will have a stall of our plants at Sudbury Plant & Flower Fair on Market Hill.

Helmingham Hall has reopened for the season and we have left their courtyard well stocked!

Other venues you will find our plants at include Suffolk Food Hall, Snape Maltings, Alder Carr Farm Shop and Bridge Farm Plants in Monks Eleigh!

Click here to go through to our Shops & Shows page

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Hanging basket workshops

16/4/2025

 
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Learn how to plant up like a pro!

Katie’s Garden’s stunning hanging baskets adorn homes, pubs, and public spaces across the area. Join one of the nursery’s workshops and learn how to make your own!

Cost of £40 covers wicker basket, plants and all materials.

Workshops take place on Wednesday 14th May and Sunday 18th May.

Booking is essential: head to www.katiesgarden.co.uk/store/p930/Basket_workshops, where you will also find lots more information.

New show garden!

16/4/2025

 
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Take some time out from the hustle and bustle of life and reconnect with nature – the physical and mental benefits are well known and numerous.

The latest installation in our garden area is Nature’s Medicine Cabinet: The Medicinal Garden. We are expecting it to evolve hugely over the few months it is in place, but it is already an inspiration if you are looking to create a sense of tranquillity in your own garden.

Created by our resident designer, Anna Peachey, the bed is packed with plants traditionally used to treat ailments and illnesses.

You can read more about on our Garden Area page - click here.

Not so relaxing for us is our preparations for the Chelsea Flower Show, in which Anna is involved! Click to read our Chelsea blog here.

Live on Radio Suffolk!

14/4/2025

 
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We were delighted to welcome roving reporter Luke Deal on 'work experience' in honour of National Gardening Day.

Luke broadcast live from Katie's Garden Plant Centre for Wayne Bavin's breakfast show.

We had a good chat and gave him a hands-on tutorial on planting up a hanging basket.


Listen again on BBC Sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0029x3s


Clips from the nursery are at 1hr 25 mins and 2hr 26 mins.

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