Our plant of the week this week is the beautiful 'Osteospernum'. A very useful plant for tubs, baskets etc, and also really good in rockerys, and other areas that are difficult to water (like when there is a water shortage!), as they are part succulent, and don't need watering as much as other bedding plants. If in a sheltered spot they can survive from one year to the next, and are notable because of the way the flowers open and close with the daylight!
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Three Years out of Four for Sidmouth Garden Centre! Our team has just returned from London the proud owners of 2 National Retail Awards! Full story here!
Manager James says "Our team has started a community involvement scheme that gets people involved and making a difference on things that actually matter to them! We have just finished a garden make over at Tipton St Johns School (see here for pictures) where a team of 12 mums and children got their hands dirty with us and revamped a wild flower garden that had become waste land over the last year. It's now got a new look pond to attract frogs, newts and over water lovers. Plus it's been planted with loads of wild flowers to attract insects. We will be going back in 3 months time to see how it's getting on." If you have a project that Sidmouth Garden Centre may be able to help with then please get in touch with James directly here.
See here for some great pictures from the event at Tipton St Johns School
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