Resident expert Chris Francis has given his tips on what to do in your garden during February! Prepare vegetable seed beds Start to chit your potatoes (we have seed potatoes available at Thorngrove Garden Centre ) Prune your Winter flowering Shrubs when they have finished flowering Divide large clumps of Snowdrops once they have finished … Continue reading February Garden Tips
Happy times, sunshine, packing up to go to the beach, picnics in the park and having fun – does that sound like summer? These are the months that those in the gardening world have been working so hard for… it’s the time of year that we can sit back, relax and enjoy the beautiful colours … Continue reading July Blog
Can you feel it? Flowers are starting to appear in abundance, your vegetables are aplenty, and those warmer evenings are creeping in… Can you feel it? Yes, we can feel it; Summer is coming! Welcome to Thorngrove Garden Centre’s Blog for the month of June. June is a wonderful time to be in your garden; the longest day falls … Continue reading June Blog
As the days get longer, the clock goes back, the birds are starting to sing their songs and the bees begin buzzing… that’s the time you can hear your garden calling. To have a garden is a luxury that never dies. Welcome to the blog of Thorngrove Garden Centre, we are so happy to have … Continue reading Summer is on its way
You are invited to our Family Open Day at Thorngrove Garden Centre on Saturday 4th May. Throughout the day and evening we will have: – Family friendly dog show – Bugfest Exotic Handling Visits “featuring amazing creepy crawlies!” – Food & drink available all day in our secret garden café & patio area – Breakfast … Continue reading Family Open Day
Join us at the Thorngrove Garden Centre for one of our hanging basket workshops from April 29th – May 3rd Stat the day with a talk and demo of hanging basket making by our very experienced horticulturist. Then try your hand at making your own basket with guidance to hand. Cost: £5 for talk only … Continue reading Hanging Basket Workshop
Join us this Easter for our children’s craft sessions at Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset. We have an array of crafts to create including: – Easter flower pot animals – Easter bonnet, boater or cowboy hat decorating – Wooden stencil arts and crafts Suitable for ages 3-14. £7.50 per session including squash and biscuits. … Continue reading Easter Craft Sessions at Thorngrove Garden Centre
Here at Thorngrove our team are busy working away filling the Garden Centre with an array of winter plants. There are many ways in which time spent in the garden during winter can be rewarding, here are our top 10 reasons for getting out the gardening gloves. Bareroot plants. The winter months are the … Continue reading Enjoying your garden this winter
We work to a sustainable ethos here at Thorngrove garden Centre, so this year we have teamed up with our service users at Employ My Ability to offer a Christmas Tree Collection service! This green and renewable way to recycle means the trees will continue to be of use as mulch, helping provide protection … Continue reading Christmas collection
We are delighted to welcome Chris, our new Head Groundskeeper to the team here at Thorngrove Garden Centre. Chris has extensive experience in his field, working at Cranborne Manor for 16 years and Fonthill Estate as Head Gardener for 5 years. Chris will be heavily involved with our ongoing regeneration work and is excited about future … Continue reading We are delighted to welcome Chris to the team
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