Plant the tulips
Tulips go in now the soil has cooled, which keeps tulip fire away. Plant them deep, about 20cm, and they’ll come back for years.
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This week at Upcountry · 26 Oct to 1 Nov
Christmas has landed.
The festive displays are open at both stores, so come and have a wander. But before the tinsel takes over, there’s still time to get your bulbs in. We’ve got plenty of tulip varieties to choose from.
On the display table
Six things we’d put in your basket this week
Keeps the squirrels off the fat ballsSquirrel Proof Fat Snax Feeder£11.99At both storesAdd
Suet and peanuts in one feederPK All Weather Large Suet&Peanut Feeder£13.99At Scaynes HillAdd
A warm blanket for the bordersMini Bark 70 litre£9.99At both storesAdd
Peat free, for winter repottingHouseplant Focus Repotting Mix Peat Free 8 L£7.00At both storesAdd
Good hot, tooBelvoir Cordial - Raspberry & lemon 50cl£4.99At both storesAdd
On toast, with a splash of ginTipsy Lemon Curd with Gin£4.75At both storesAdd
In the garden this week
Three jobs before the frost
Feed the birds through winter
Once the berries are gone the garden birds rely on you. Keep one feeder where you can see it from the kitchen.
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Tie in and tidy up
Check the ties on climbers and young trees before the winter storms, and loosen any that are cutting in.
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Only in the stores
Winter pots, ready to take home
Heathers, cyclamen and skimmia, too fragile to post. Come and choose your own at Scaynes Hill.
Scaynes Hill · open today until 4pm
Visit
Two garden centres, both open today
Scaynes Hill
Open today until 4pm
Lewes Road, RH17 7NG · 01444 831311
Roost café inside. Mon to Sat 9am to 5:30pm, Sun 10am to 4pm.
Stone Cross
Open today until 4pm
Dittons Road, BN24 5ET · 01323 488188
Bakehouse Kitchen inside. Mon to Sat 9am to 5:30pm, Sun 10am to 4pm.
The aisles