Events

Extended Opening Hours

Saturday 6^th & 13^th December

OPEN ‘til 6pm

The garden centre looks magical in the dark.

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Events

Festive Nibbles

Saturday 6^th & Sunday 7^th December

10am to 4pm

@lovetocookwithkirsty will be joining us to BBQ some festive nibbles for you to try!

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Events

Wreath Decorating Workshops

Decorate a real fresh wreath to adorn your Festive Front Door.

£45.00 per ticket

Ticket price includes: 14” Real Noble Wreath, Decorating Materials & Tutorial plus a Mince Pie & Prosecco or Hot Chocolate.

Dates & Times:

Sunday 30th November 10:30am – 12:30pm

Friday 5th December 2:30pm – 4:30pm & 7pm – 9pm

These workshops are suitable for adult participants only.

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Events

Table Arrangement Workshops

Create a fresh table arrangement to adorn your festive table.

£25.00 per ticket

Ticket price includes: Materials and foliage to create one table arrangement, Candle & Tutorial, plus a Mince Pie (for Parent & Child workshop) and Mince Pie and Prosecco or Hot Chocolate (for Adult only workshop).

Date:  Monday 22nd December

Times:

Adult & Child Workshop: 10:30am – 12:30pm (only one ticket required)

Adult Only Workshop: 2:30pm – 4:30pm

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– New for this Summer –

The Celebration Garden Gnome Trail

Follow the gnome footprints around the Celebration Garden to find Jubilee Jack, our tour guide, and his six gnome friends on a magical trail.

Perfect for children and adults alike, our fun-loving gnomes are a great addition to the Celebration Garden!

Want to find all the gnomes? Download the full trail map by clicking above, discover fun facts along the way, and join the celebration of 70 years of garden magic!

Take part in the trail during our normal opening hours:

Monday – Saturday: 9am – 5.30pm / Sunday: 10.30am – 4.30pm

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Plant Pot Recycling

If you have any unwanted plastic plant pots or trays, and can’t recycling them with your household recycling collections, you can recycle them with us.

We have re-purposed one of our wheelie bins into a pot drop off point, please feel free to drop off or take pots for re-using from here – be sure to wash pots thoroughly before re-using and take care when having a rummage, we recommend wearing gloves.

What happens next? The pots and trays are crushed at the Garden Centre, sent for recycling and made into low grade plastic products. We wait until we have an entire lorry load of recycling to lower the impact of sending the recycling away.

Compost Bag Recycling

Your unwanted, empty compost bags can be brought to the Garden Centre and put in our designated box for recycling.

Any brand or size of compost bag can be recycled. Before you bring your bags to the garden centre please ensure they are empty of compost, they do not need to washed out.

Before you recycle your compost bags think about other possible uses for them, for example, with added drainage holes they could be used for lining troughs or baskets!

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Roses are a timeless classic, recognised and admired by many, their versatility, beauty, and charm mean they can be used in almost any planting scheme.

Available in an array of colours and flower types, they flower from early summer, and many offer an enchanting fragrance of sweet, spicy, and floral notes.

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July is often one of the hottest months of the year so if you’re planning on spending time away from home this summer be sure to think about how you will water your plants while you’re gone. Both outdoor and indoor plants can be kept watered with some forward planning before you travel.

Read our Summer Holiday Watering Guide to keep your indoor and outdoor plants watered this summer!

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 *FROST UPDATE*

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On Thursday night (12/09) we had the first frost of autumn, one of the earliest frosts we have experienced. The Dahlias have suffered some damage as a result but there is still lots of colour to enjoy. Our Festival Tea Tent will still be open for the rest of the Festival. While we assess the damage, cut flower Dahlias will not be available.

You’re invited to join us between the 30th August and 15th of September for an autumnal celebration of our famous home grown Dahlias.

Come along to our annual Autumn Festival and experience the beauty of our Celebration Garden and Dahlia Field as they reach their peak.

The Festival is on everyday 10am – 4pm (30th Aug – 15th Sept).

Garden Centre & Seasons Café opening times are as usual during the festival.

Here’s what you can look forward to during our Autumn Festival…

The Celebration Garden

During the festival the garden is ablaze with colour, the borders are bursting with shrubs, perennials, roses and our famous home-grown Dahlias, showcased in a natural garden setting beside our more formal trial ground.

Our Celebration Garden is part of the National Garden Scheme for the 7th year running, the NGS gives visitors unique access to thousands of exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands and raises funds for nursing and health charities. It is free to visit the Autumn Festival and the Celebration Garden but we welcome donations to this amazing cause.

For more information please visit ngs.org.uk

4,000 Dazzling Dahlias

Our famous home-grown Dahlias really are the stars of the show and a sight not to be missed! The one acre Dahlia Field displays our collection comprising of over 70 varieties in an array of flower types and colours. Meander through the neatly planted rows admiring the diversity of the varieties on show and choose your favourites for growing in your garden next year!

Dahlia plants will not be available from the garden centre until mid-April next year, but if you wish to take home a memento of your day, cut Dahlia flowers will be available to purchase daily throughout the festival.

The Festival Tea Tent

Open daily during the festival, 10am – 4pm, and is the perfect spot for refreshments that can be enjoyed looking over our picturesque Dahlia Field & Celebration Garden. A selection of freshly prepared sandwiches and deliciously tempting homemade cream scones and cakes will be available, as well as a selection of cold beverages, teas and barista style coffees. Sit in our tea tent, outside on one of picnic tables for a panoramic view of the garden, or venture into the garden and find a quiet spot on one of our benches.

No booking required.

A day out for all the family…

The garden is perfect for visitors for all ages, the neatly mowed grass paths mean the borders are accessible and easy to enjoy, on foot, by wheelchair or by pushchair. There is plenty to keep young visitors entertained – get dizzy in the grass spiral maze, see how you measure up on our measuring pole, and explore our willow tunnel and dome! Bring your magnifying glasses and see what buggy visitors there are in at the Bug Hotel and watch out for the array of visiting bees and butterflies visiting the garden! The garden is dog friendly too, we just ask that your four-legged friends are kept on a lead at all times and any whoopsies are picked up.

Click here for details of our Free Children’s Activity – The Big Bug Hunt

During the festival the Celebration Garden can be accessed from the garden centre as well as through our overflow field parking. From inside the garden centre, you can walk through the gate at the top of the plant area, shopping trollies and baskets can be looked after for you at the gate, so you can walk freely around and enjoy the sights, look out for the directional arrows, or ask a member of the team to guide you.

With so much to enjoy at the Garden Centre during our Autumn Festival we hope to see you soon – don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for Festival Updates and photos and please feel free to share your Festival Photos with us @aylettnurseries!

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