When should you be sowing seeds? The obvious place is to look for instructions is on the back of the packet but equally important is their final desitination and risk of frost. It is always best to calculate when you think it is safe to plant out your seedlings and work back from there. InContinue reading “SEED SOWING, have you started yet?”
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PEAT FREE COMPOSTS
For anyone reading our posts, you will know that we are always trying to find ways to reduce the environmental impact of our business. This is ephasised by reducing, reusing and recycling, wherever possible. Composts have been high on our agenda from a number of years. Peat has long been identified as a valuable naturalContinue reading “PEAT FREE COMPOSTS”
Electricity from Apples
Our more observant friends have noticed a picture of our orchards in both the Times and Telegraph newspapers today. With barely a sentence of print to describe the photographs, what’s the story? Like many industries linked to the hospitality industry, cider sales have been hit badly by the national lock-downs. For the larger manufacturers, pubContinue reading “Electricity from Apples”
HAPPY NEW TIER (sic)
It is with heavy hearts that we welcome in the New Year in Coronavirus Tier 4. This of course means that many more local businesses will be forced to close, bringing financial hardship to their owners and dramatically kerbing our daily routines and freedom. The message is simple, “Stay at Home” (see below for guidance).Continue reading “HAPPY NEW TIER (sic)”
CHRISTMAS TREES
This year we will have been selling LOCALLY GROWN Christmas Trees for 50 years.
Pick Your Own
Today is the day we finally earn our ranking at the top of the Google search list for “Local PYO”. VISTABELLA apples are ready to eat and are looking rather good this year, having enjoyed the sun in May & June. A light crop, so don’t expect the boughs to be creaking under the loadContinue reading “Pick Your Own”
Web Shop Development
As the country gradually loosens from lock-down, we are looking to plan for the next stage of change for our business. We have already welcomed back many old friends and customers, some of whom have not visited us for over 2 months. During that time we have taken orders by phone and email and reliedContinue reading “Web Shop Development”
Shortage of Bedding Plants
The Garden Centre industry is very seasonal and the Coronavirus lock-down came at possibly the worst time of year to disrupt spring plant production. In mid March, all the signals were there to suggest that the UK would have to reduce the movement of people in a similar way to what we were seeing inContinue reading “Shortage of Bedding Plants”
PLANT CENTRE RE-OPENS
According to Government advice, we have re-organised our site to allow for safe access and social distancing. The main changes involve reversing our previous one-way system through the farm shop so that now customers enter the plant area from the car park and queue (if necessary) at the door to what was the coffee shop.Continue reading “PLANT CENTRE RE-OPENS”
Social Distancing
We are currently operating slightly differently to try and abide with guidelines for social distancing. Please look out for tape marked chevrons on the floor. Chevrons indicate 1m distance and the preferred direction of travel. Please keep 2 chevrons apart! Please complete you shopping as quickly as possible, especially if there are others waiting toContinue reading “Social Distancing”