Dear Customer,

Welcome to the February edition of Nicholsons Newsletter.

The Plant Centre currently has magnolia’s and a wide range of roses in stock and our shop is now fully stocked with a selection of seed potatoes, vegetable seeds and a variety of summer bulbs (e.g., gladioli, dahlia, etc), so come in and have a look!

The Plant Centre will also be open every Saturday during March, April and May, from 9:00am through to 12:00 noon.

We look forward to seeing you.

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From all at Nicholsons Plants.

The spread of Box Blight through English gardens

The incidence of shrub and tree diseases has become a national concern, with items on the threats to Britain's trees and forests a common theme on TV and radio.

One such disease now hitting gardeners hard is Box Blight. Merlin Brooke-Little investigates...

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OneOak Project

Nicholsons have been supporting the One Oak Project (www.oneoak.info) which has been involved in the story of an Oak tree starting from its felling and the products that can be made from it.

Seed had been collected and grown by Nicholsons and now it was time to start to plant the next generation.

On the site of the old tree a Sculpture was unveiled by the Duke of Marlborough (seen on the right of the picture), made from a bow of the tree. Local schools who have been involved with the project from the start then set about replanting with Oak Transplants having sung an Ode to Trees.

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Peat Free!

The use of peat-based composts within the horticultural industry is still widespread. About 30% of the nearly 3 million cubic metres of peat used annually in the UK is by the industry, but by far the largest tranche of usage is by amateur growers, while only a fraction is used by local authorities. 

The ecological case for reduction of the use of peat is unequivocal. If peat were to be extracted sustainably from the UK it would realise just 10-20 cubic metres per year! 

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