We’ve a great selection of gift ideas. For the gardeners, we have beautiful RHS endorsed secateurs and trowel and fork sets from Burgon and Ball, and RHS endorsed leather gardening gloves from Gold Leaf. Plus of course, lots of tools… and thousands of plants. For a bit of fun, we have locker room and clubhouse […]
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Peter Beales Roses are starting to do their thing too. Identify some gaps in your garden, what height plant you think you would like, and if you want, we can help you choose. It’s really helpful if you bring some photos (on your phone if you can) of the areas in your garden you want
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We know we are biased, but we think the Plant Area is looking fantastic at the moment. Hopefully we’ve got something for everyone… SPRING FLOWERING TREES. Ornamental cherries, crab apples, fruit trees (Williams pears looking particularly good), amelanchier, to name but some. ACERS. Gorgeous. Great in the ground or pots. HOSTAS. Just fabulous. Even we
We have lots of wonderful stuff suitable for Mother’s Day gifts… Planted up pot and basket arrangements for inside the home and a whole host of stunning plants for outdoors. Hundreds of roses, including ‘Mum In A Million’, highly scented shrubs flowering now, including skimmias, osmanthus and Viburnum burkwoodii, and flowering cherry trees. If your
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Despite ALL the rain, it hasn’t been too cold so gardens are quite ahead. If you are tempted to mow the lawn, approach with caution. The ground is extremely wet. You might want to try some weeding instead! We’re gearing up for a great season with lots of fabulous plants and more interesting stuff in
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…with yellows, pinks, reds, whites… and blues. Cheer up your pots and yourself with primroses, primulas, miniature daffodils, pansies and violas. Lots to choose from and multi buy offers on all. If your garden could benefit from some winter interest, come and choose it now. We’ve a stunning selection of shrubs, including the heavenly scented
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Most of our wonderful Christmas trees have gone to good homes but there’s still just enough time to pop in for that last minute present, poinsettia or even the works… Tree, lights and decorations. CHRISTMAS TREE RE-CYCLING Rowan is participating in the Chiltern District Council Christmas Tree Re-cycling Scheme, so bring your tree to us
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PLANTING It’s the perfect time for planting trees and shrubs. The ground is wet and still warm so roots will start to establish as soon as they get in the ground. There won’t be much action above ground, but that’s what we want. All energies will be concentrated in root activity. So if you are
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BEDS AND BORDERS Check the aspect and how much sun the area gets. We’ve evergreen shrubs for structure and screening, and deciduous shrubs for leaf and flower colour. If you’ve got the space, we’ve also beautiful trees. SPRING FLOWERING BULBS We have a great choice of bulbs and something for every spot. If you’re planting
What a wonderful summer… We hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we have. The garden centre has been buzzing, quite literally. More customers, and more bees than we can remember, all enjoying the stunning flowers. Autumn is approaching and the change is to be embraced. Spring flowering bulbs are in stock, with lots of
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