Christmas Trees, handmade wreaths and all your winter gardening needs – Can Little Groves help you this Christmas?
There is a hurried excitement around Beaminster at the moment. The big tree is up. The little trees are up and lit. Decorations adorn shop windows and we hurriedly make our way for last minute essentials as we prepare for the upcoming festive season. Little Groves has increased their offering for the festive season and now offer wonderfully fresh Christmas trees as well as handmade wreaths too, and of course – our gardens, although they may be in slight hibernation, still need being taken care of. Becky and the team share some of the things available from Little Groves, especially for the Christmas Season.
“We’re here for your garden, all-year round!” she says. “If early Spring at the nursery is alpines, seed potatoes and fresh young veggie plants, Summer is watering bedding plants and beds crammed full of spikes and spires of cottage garden perennials and herbs. Autumn is a kaleidoscope of colour with bulbs and beautiful Winter, for us, means prickled fingers from making holly wreaths each day, brightly coloured cyclamen and, of course, watching the joy of families starting Christmas in their house by picking their freshly cut Christmas tree or their pot grown ‘forever tree’.”
And she’s right. For many families, the excitement of picking out their own tree, or selecting a special wreath to hang on the front door, is the kick-off to a season of excitement and merriment. And with wreaths made from beautiful Dorset foliage, front doors will be looking decidedly beautiful!
But it’s not just Christmas trees and wreaths that have been keeping the team busy.
Wreaths of choice – not just for Christmas.
“We’ve been helping the lovely people of Beaminster prepare their gardens for Winter and get their Christmases off to a great start for 11 years now! Our friendly team know just how to help.” And it’s not only handmade wreaths for front-door decor, but for people wanting to mark a special remembrance for a loved-ones grave over this festive period, they have been on hand to help prepare the perfect tribute that suits. Whether you prefer pine cones, berries, cinnamon sticks, home-grown dried flowers, orange slices or birch stars, if you’re looking for something extra-special then all you need to do is give them a ring, or drop in and pick one up. And if you prefer making your own, they have all the components you need too! “We can even help with beautiful table decorations too to give your Christmas table a special lift this year,” she says!
Stuck for Gift Ideas?
Little Groves, as we know, has been providing garden and fresh gift inspiration for many years and continue with their great range of gifts for those friends and relatives who like to get out and about. Some might want to consider the beautiful 2020 Rose of the Year, some freshly potted raspberries for their fruit patch or a new set of secateurs. If they enjoy watching the birds in their garden, then a wonderful range of wild bird feeders, feeding stations and bird snacks are plentiful too. And if you’re not sure of what they do and do not have, then consider Groves Gardening Gift Voucher so that they can choose something special for themselves (even if it’s a cream tea in the Ivy House restaurant in Bridport)
Dazzling your Doorstep
Make your porch or doorstep dazzle this Christmas! Nina makes up new planted tubs, baskets and containers each day with winter cyclamen, violas and foliage plants and these combined with some topiary bay, olives or box make for a stunning display.
And if you need advice on choosing the tree that’s right for your home, their extensive knowledge of Christmas Trees will help you. Whether you’re in the mood for a traditional Norway Spruce with it’s Christmassy smell or a luscious low-drop Nordmans (all of which are grown in Dorset) you’d be spoilt for choice. The trees are unwrapped and on display for you to choose! Their collection of trees also include the Norway Spruce, Nordman, Fraiser Fir or Blue Spruce all as UK pot-grown ‘forever trees’ that you can keep from year to year; many of which are grown here in Beaminster.
And if you have no way to get it home? No problem. The team offer same day free delivery if you pick them before 2pm and live in the Beaminster area.
For more information about Little Groves, visit them at Tunnel Road, Beaminster, DT8 3HB or call them on 01308 862030. www.grovesnurseries.co.uk
