Tips and News
We love nothing more at Groves than to help our community out with tips and tricks to get your gardening flourishing. We hope you find some helpful information here, check back for new expert guidance each month.
15 garden tips for December
December’s the perfect time for tidying up the garden and taking stock, thinking about what worked well and what you might change next year. Catch up with all those little jobs you never get time for during the year, like organising your shed and cl…
Houseplant of the month December: Yucca
A houseplant that looks striking all year round thrives on neglect and is easy to grow: Yucca. What more could you ask? Yuccas make great houseplants, looking rather like indoor palm trees with their bare stems and rosettes of long leaves. Alth…
How to use dried flowers as Christmas decorations
Want to do something different with your decorations this Christmas? Dried flowers make beautiful ornaments, and once you’ve learnt the art of drying flowers, your garden is a storehouse of treasures, ready for your creative ideas.
Top tips for decorating the Christmas table
These top tips for decorating the Christmas table will bring festive joy to your home and help to bring the family together to celebrate good times. Christmas table decorations appear in any colour, shape and size. Christmas table decorations are ma…
Top tips on decorating festive wreaths
When festive wreaths start appearing on doors, you know Christmas is just around the corner. Whether you prefer a traditional wreath or something more unusual, there’s no shortage of ways to decorate your own wreath. We’ve put together some of our f…
Make this Christmas magical
These tips of how to make this Christmas magical are to inspire you to make the most of the festive season, given what a hard year it has been for everyone around the world. Although 2020 may be a different kind of Christmas to what everyone is used…
7 ways to make your home cosy this winter
As the cold nights draw in, it’s time to get warm and cosy indoors. Create your own little haven with these essential winter accessories. At our garden centre in Bridport, you find all kind of interior accessories to make your home feel cosy and war…
How to care for garden birds in winter
When the weather gets cold, birds need our help. Finding food gets harder, and they need to eat more to stay warm. Providing food and shelter in winter can make all the difference to your garden’s birds. Here are our top tips to help birds get throu…
Light up your Christmas Tree
It is exciting to light up your Christmas tree and really get into the festive celebrations at this time of year. With so very many options to make your Christmas tree sparkle, where do you start? We have put together this guide full of options to h…
8 tips to bring the outdoors inside this Christmas
Why not do something different with your festive decorations this year? With colourful berries, striking seedheads and fabulous foliage, there’s a wealth of material in your garden to make spectacular decorations. We’ve put together our top ti…
Brighten up your home with Orchids
During winter, brighten up your home with Orchids to add a splash of colour from the tropics on a grey day. Orchids are great plants to grow indoors all year round and are available in so many different colours, sizes, pots and shapes; it mean…
Plant Skimmia for Winter Interest
It is time to plant Skimmia for winter interest and keep your garden looking full of colour and berries in the cold months of the year. Skimmia is an evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves, bright winter berries and then white flowers in late spri…