A Glimmer of Hope – and a plant update

Finally there seems to be a glimmer of hope that we can re-open soon. Following the First Minister’s daily briefing on 21st May, it seems that a decision will be made on the 28th May regarding the first phase of lifting lock-down restrictions. Included in that first phase is the re-opening of garden centres, and as soon as we get the go ahead we will be opening our gates and welcoming visitors back to Woodside, with social distancing and increased hygiene measures in place. Until then we will continue to operate our phone-in order system, and arrange for customer collections from our car park.

In the meantime, here is a list of bedding plants that we have available now:

Tub and Basket Plants – mixed trailing and upright plants suitable for containers and for hanging baskets. 6 for £12 for a mix of plants
Trailing Fuchsias – suitable for tubs and baskets. These are in 10cm pots and are £2.50 each or 6 for £12 for a mix
Upright Fuchsias – for centre pieces for tubs and baskets and for bedding out in the garden. 1 litre pots £4.99 each of 3 for £12
Heliotrope – beautiful intense blue flowers with rich green foliage. £3.99 each for 1 litre pots
Nemesia – pretty fragrant flowers £4.99 each or 3 for £12 in 1 litre pots.
Osteospermum (new this week) – bright and cheerful daisy-like flowers for pots and for flower beds. £4.99 each or 3 for £12 in 1 litre pots
Trailing begonias – mixed colours £2.75 each or 4 for £10 in 10cm pots
Non-stop Begonia Carry packs (new this week) – six mixed begonias in a carry pack – excellent value at £11.99 per pack of 6
Callibrachoa/Petunias – suitable for tubs and baskets £2.75 each or 4 mixed for £10
Scented Leaf Geraniums – Cola Bottles, which has the unique scent of the fizzy drink. £3.99 each
Bedding Geraniums – packs of 4 geraniums at £3.99 per pack, or 4 packs for £15 (16 plants). Available in White, Red or Mixed
Argyranthemums (Crazy Daisy/ Marguerites) £3.99 each in Red, Pink or White
Hanging Pots – ready planted pots with a hanger at £12.99 each. Either Red Petunias, or Mixed Plants.

Don’t forget we also have Lavender Hidcote available in a handy carry pack – 6 plants for £9.99.

NEW THIS WEEK – Alstroemeria Inticancha. Superb garden plants at £11.99 each.

We also have available a good range of home-grown herbaceous plants as detailed on the previous email, and a selection of fruit trees, vegetable plants, fruit bushes and shrubs, as well as houseleeks, dianthus and a mix of plants for rockeries and small spaces. Deciduous Azaleas still available and looking gorgeous!

Preparations for re-opening

As we prepare for re-opening and work hard to get the plant centre stocked up and made safe for visitors and staff, we are still able to offer a delivery service, but from Monday 25th May our usual delivery charges (based on postcodes) will be applied, as we get back to some sort of normal trading.

Our phone line will be open 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am – 12pm on Sunday for ordering. The number is 01835 830315. Please remember that the office is unmanned so we can’t accept orders by email, text, Facebook etc – so please phone in.

I’ll give you all information about re-opening, and how this will work for us all, as soon as we have a firm date, but it is likely to be the end of next week. If you want to receive this information via email, please sign up to the newsletter – you will hear any updates from us there first.