Even though it’s a time when most of us are ready for Spring, February is a reminder of the hardships of Winter. It can be a month of turmoil in the sky and many plants are happy to to stay hidden until the storms of February have passed, but there up pops the white flowers … Continue reading Plant of the Month – Snowdrops
Thorngrove glasshouse manager Chris is back with some more tips for February! “Here we are again, another month gone by but here at Thorngrove we have been very busy dividing and splitting herbaceous, and we’ve also had our first delivery of bare root herbaceous like Hostas, Iris’s, and Dicentras. We have new plug plants coming … Continue reading February in your garden
Customers may be aware that government guidelines in relation to face coverings has changed as of today. We kindly ask that all visitors to Thorngrove who are able to, please consider to continue wearing a face covering when in enclosed areas on site. Please be respectful of other visitors and staff. We welcome everyone through … Continue reading Face Coverings at Thorngrove – Jan 2022
Recent visitors to the shop will have seen we now have our very own Thorngrove greetings cards for sale! We’re so delighted to finally have these out there. Featuring beautiful original photography of plants from our site, the cards are printed right here in Dorset, using eco-friendly printing methods, all paper is from sustainable sources, … Continue reading Eco-Friendly Thorngrove Greetings Cards!
A huge congratulations to Thorngrove staff Chris, Diane, and Martin. They all received certificates of excellence from South & South East in Bloom for their work towards Shaftesbury in bloom. We couldn’t be more proud and happy for them!
Here’s the veg you can be sowing and harvesting this month! Indoor Sowing Aubergine Cabbage Cauliflower Leek Lettuce Onion Tomato Outdoor Sowing Broad Bean Pea Harvesting Artichoke (Jerusalem) Brussels Sprout Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Chicory Kale Leek Lettuce Parsnip Swede
Camellias Camellias are a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in Eastern and Southern Asia. From the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. Camellias are evergreen and Hardy, they like Ericaceous soil so make very good container plants. They like Full Sun to Partial shade There leaves are glossy and … Continue reading Plant of the month – Camellias
Hello everyone! We hope you have all had a good Christmas and New year. For all you enthusiastic gardeners – here are a few jobs you can be doing to help with the boredom and give you a good start to your gardening calendar in 2022. Lets get started with things for the vegetable garden. … Continue reading In your garden – January 2022
Our plant of the month for December is the poinsettia! – probably the most bought plant this time of the year! Their proper name is Euphorbia pulcherima and they originate from Mexico. They used to be mainly red but these days they come in lots of different colours , so why not come down to … Continue reading Plant of the month – December
Hi everyone! Here we are for the last time this year, and what a year it has been – with lots of ups and downs. Let’s finish on a festive and positive note – here are my last gardening tips for 2021! If your over wintering plants in your greenhouse, be sure to check your … Continue reading December in your garden…
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