Askett Nurseries - December 2008

It's Christmas time at Askett Nurseries - we have  great top quality non drop Christmas Trees - including some living ones , so you can plant them out in the garden after twelfth night.  We are fully stocked with home made wreaths, misteltoe and a festive display of Christmas houseplants. 
We have some fantastic gifts for the gardener in your life, as well as the ever popular National Garden Gift Tokens - just the thing to pop into a Christmas card.
We stock a full range of winter fuel - coal, logs, kindling, smokeless fuel and Calor Gas.
 
Christmas Opening:
We are open until 4pm on Christmas Eve, then re-open from 10am to 4pm from Saturday 27th - Wednesday 31st December.
We are back to our usual winter hours of 9am to 5pm on Friday 2nd January.
 
Happy Christmas from Simon, Alison, Edith the Jack Russell and all at Askett Nurseries.

Askett Nurseries - November 2008

Now the clocks have gone back - there's a definite feeling of winter in the air.

We have a great range of hardy winter flowering plants available - and there is still plenty of time to plant bulbs for some early Spring colour.
 
Our first Christmas trees have already arrived!
They are the living ones - pot grown - that can be planted out in the garden after the festive season - our cut trees, wreaths, misteltoe etc will be here at the beginning of December.
 
We are fully stocked with winter fuel - coal, smokeless, logs, kindling, paraffin and Calor Gas - all to keep you warm and snug.
 
If you have a moment - do take a look at our new MySpace site:

We'll be putting up videos, news, pictures etc as and when. Why not become one of our cyber friends?

See you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith the Jack Russell and all at Askett Nurseries.

Askett Nurseries - October 2008

Beautiful Autumn tints are now colouring up our gardens and on a dry day it's great to be outside, and there's certainly lots to do !

Clear out your Summer tubs and baskets and, after replacing the compost, plant up with our fabulous Pansies, Violas and Primroses, adding extra interest with some of our Autumn & Winter foliage plants.

And don't forget to underplant with some mini bulbs - we have a great selection of Narcissi and mini Tulips that will give your containers a real boost in early Spring.
We have a full range of other Spring flowering bulbs - many varieties for planting in your beds and borders, add to them some Wallflowers, Sweet William and  Forget-Me-Not to herald in the Spring.
 
In the fruit and vegetable garden don't forget to apply grease bands to your trees to control pest attack, we stock all you'll need to protect your crops.
 
We have a great range of soft fruit bushes and trees in the nursery - make sure you prepare the soil with Farmyard Manure and compost -we have some great deals running this Autumn.
The weather will start to get chilly now, so make sure you're prepared by having some frost protective fleece and bubble wrap to keep those tender plants and pots safe and sound during the Winter - and to keep you toasty warm after coming in from the garden, don't forget we stock a full range of winter fuel - coal, smokeless, logs  and Calor Gas .
 
See you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith the Jack Russell and all at Askett Nurseries.

 

Askett Nurseries - September 2008

We've just had the dullest August on record - hardly any sight of the sun at all. Now we're getting into the Autumn season - we've just received our first delivery of bulbs and our first crop of winter pansies and primroses are ready.

We still have some great deals on compost, farmyard manure and chipped bark - and it's just the time to start to think about tidying up the garden for Autumn. This is also the time to plant perennials and shrubs - again, we have a great range all ready to go in.

See you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith and all at Askett Nurseries.

 

Askett Nurseries - August 2008

This year's growing season has been the opposite of last year. In 2007 we had a great start to the year with a warm and mild March, April and early May - then we had the rain and floods of June and July. This year, Easter was so early and so cold, no one got any gardening done until well into April, but then we have had a decent May, June and July. Who said gardening was easy?!

Our kitchen garden has been a great success with lots of customers having a quick tour. We have been harvesting our first vegetables and selling organic beans, beetroots, cucumbers etc. and there's no doubt that we've not been alone in growing our own vegetables. More and more of our customers are growing their own, either at home or at the allotment. There's still plenty of time to plant some late vegetables - so why not pop down and have a look?

See you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith and all at Askett Nurseries.

 

 

Askett Nurseries - July 2008

We're already into the second half of the year!

May & June were great months for gardening - plenty of sunshine and just about the right amount of rain.
This year for the first time we've planted up a kitchen garden (see below) - and it's going very well.  We've already had our first crop of potatoes, beetroot, turnips and radish - and the beans and peas are just about ready too.  It's true - home grown vegetables taste so much better than those you buy in the supermarket - and of course, at a  fraction of the cost.
We still have a superb range of summer flowering plants to fill that odd space or liven up a tired looking basket or container, and we have a beautiful range of patio roses, full of colour and fragrance.

And don't forget we are running great deals on composts and chipped bark!

see you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith & all at Askett Nurseries.
 

 

Askett Nurseries - June 2008

As hoped, May was a fabulous month for gardening. The sun started shining - and kept going right up to the Whitsun Bank Holiday weekend, where of course it belted down with rain again!  We did get a late frost which damaged a few tender plants, but all in all, it was a brilliant month and certainly made up for that cold April.

Don't forget - on Sunday 8th June, Askett Gardens are open to the public. It's all in aid of the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home. There are eight lovely gardens open so do try to pop down and take a look.

See you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith and all at Askett Nurseries.

 

Askett Nurseries - May 2008

Last year, March and April were beautiful warm months, and gardeners everywhere were able to get cracking and make an early start. Not so this year. April was cold and wet - with Easter being a washout.

It was the earliest Easter since 1907, and the weather was dreadful. It really is frustrating for everyone - we all want the weather to buck up so we can get going in the garden, but as yet we'll just have to wait until things warm up!

See you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith and all at Askett Nurseries.

 

Askett Nurseries - April 2008

As you all know, Easter was absolutely freezing this year - so most gardeners are still waiting to get things going this season.

We still have seed potatoes available- although we have nearly sold out of onion sets.  We are just getting out first bedding and container plants ready - and our vegetable plants are on sale too. Plenty of choice from tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and all the lettuce. They're all looking great. We have some fantastic compost deals - and chipped bark is on offer at £3.99 for a 100 litre bale.

If you listen to BBC Three Counties Radio, we were (or should I say should have been) featured on their 'Treasure Quest' programme on Sunday 6th April - the show is based on the Anneka Rice TV show where two contestants deduce, from a number of crytpic clues - where the 'Treasure' is to be found. Well, we were the treasure - although, unfortunately this week the clues were just a little too cryptic for the treasure hunters - and they were unable to locate us. The final clue was " Streakers Tune" - a neat anagram of Askett Nurseries.

Oh well, never mind.

See you soon,

Simon, Alison, Edith the Jack Russell and all at Askett Nurseries.

BBC THREE COUNTIES RADIO

Askett Nurseries - March 2008

February was very mild, and we have had a very busy start to 2008. Last year, we noticed a huge rise in the number of our customers who were growing their own vegetables for the first time, and this trend has continued. We now stock a very comprehensive range of vegetable seed - Mr Fothergills, Franchi and Suffolk Organic - and they are flying out!  We are fully stocked now with out 2008 range of shrubs, perennials, roses, herbs and climbers - all looking fantastic, and we have some really great deals on compost and chipped bark.

For many gardeners, Easter is the first opportunity they have to really get stuck into a bit of gardening,  the holiday weekend is early this year - the weekend of 21st-24th March, and we will be open every day.

See you soon,

Simon, Alison & Edith the Jack Russell.

 

 

Askett Nurseries - February 2008

At this time of year, when the sun does pop up, one can almost convince yourself that Spring is just around the corner, although seasoned gardeners are fully aware that is still a long way to go before the threat of a bout of nasty weather has disappeared.

It's all go here at Askett Nurseries as we prepare for the new season. We have just received all the seed potatoes and the new range of seeds, and we have a nice selection of potted bulbs just beginning to show a bit of colour.  Let's hope we have a decent bit of weather and Spring arrives soon.

See you soon,

Simon, Alison & Edith the Jack Russell.

 

 

Askett Nurseries - January 2008

Now we've got Christmas out of the way, we can all start looking forward to the new year and the latest gardening season.

Already, if you have an optimistic disposition, you can convince yourself that Spring is on the way. The nights are beginning to draw out, and the temperature is doing it's best to improve. The one problem at the moment is the rain - evrything is so wet, that at the moment, digging the soil is out of the question. We need a bit of a dry spell to get things moving.

We have our first Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets, Shallots and seeds in stock - and we have just had our first delivery of composts , growbags and chipped bark for 2008 - so we're all ready for the new season - see you soon.

Simon, Alison , Edith and all at Askett Nurseries.