Gardening Talk Series

Free Informative Discussions
Knowledge from our own in-house experts, plus we are excited to welcome a couple of guest speakers who are professionals in their fields!
  • All talks are free to attend and do not require booking.
  • Talks begin at 2pm on their assigned days.
  • Seating is provided, but may be limited. Feel welcome to bring your own fold-up chair to ensure you get a seat.
  • Bring questions - there will be Q&As to follow up after each demonstration.
More information available on our Upcoming Events page.
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Winter Clean Up

Garden Tasks for the Health of Your Plants
Winter brings a dormancy period to the garden. Deciduous plants drop their leaves and hunker down to conserve energy for a strong growing season in spring once again. While the plants may not be up to much, they still require a little care to remain healthy. Employing a winter spray program in your garden reduces and eliminates the amount of pests & diseases that hibernate alongside your plants which would otherwise become strong and active again once warmer weather arrives. Amidst spraying, late winter brings the task of pruning deciduous trees & shrubs. For great success, ensure you have good quality, sharp and sterile tools so you aren't spreading disease, and have a pruning paste on hand to treat the wound afterwards.
  • Start with a treatment of Yates Lime Sulfur to clean up moss, lichen, overwintering pests & diseases. Lime Sulfur induces dormancy, causing final leaf drop on deciduous trees & forms a protective barrier around the plant.
  • Grosafe Enspray 99 and Free Flo Copper are the perfect combination against sucking insects and fungal diseases. Both sprays are certified organic and safe to use on all plants - down to food crops with no withholding period.
  • Use Grosafe Organic Prune 'n' Paste or Yates PruneTec Sealant as a 'band-aid' post-pruning. Coat the wounds of your tree after pruning to prevent disease taking hold and encourage efficient healing.

    Gardening Talk Series

    Free Informative Discussions

    Knowledge from our own in-house experts, plus we are excited to welcome a couple of guest speakers who are professionals in their fields!

    • All talks are free to attend and do not require booking.
    • Talks begin at 2pm on their assigned days.
    • Seating is provided, but may be limited. Feel welcome to bring your own fold-up chair to ensure you get a seat.
    • Bring questions – there will be Q&As to follow up after each demonstration.

    More information available on our Upcoming Events page.

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    Winter Clean Up

    Garden Tasks for the Health of Your Plants

    Winter brings a dormancy period to the garden. Deciduous plants drop their leaves and hunker down to conserve energy for a strong growing season in spring once again. While the plants may not be up to much, they still require a little care to remain healthy. Employing a winter spray program in your garden reduces and eliminates the amount of pests & diseases that hibernate alongside your plants which would otherwise become strong and active again once warmer weather arrives.

    Amidst spraying, late winter brings the task of pruning deciduous trees & shrubs. For great success, ensure you have good quality, sharp and sterile tools so you aren’t spreading disease, and have a pruning paste on hand to treat the wound afterwards.

    • Start with a treatment of Yates Lime Sulfur to clean up moss, lichen, overwintering pests & diseases.
      Lime Sulfur induces dormancy, causing final leaf drop on deciduous trees & forms a protective barrier around the plant.
    • Grosafe Enspray 99 and Free Flo Copper are the perfect combination against sucking insects and fungal diseases.
      Both sprays are certified organic and safe to use on all plants – down to food crops with no withholding period.
    • Use Grosafe Organic Prune ‘n’ Paste or Yates PruneTec Sealant as a ‘band-aid’ post-pruning.
      Coat the wounds of your tree after pruning to prevent disease taking hold and encourage efficient healing.

      We’re a family owned and operated garden centre that strives to provide a wide selection of top quality plants at value for money prices.

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