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Belated Happy New Year!...

Farewell to a fantastic Christmas 2015 (what a ‘Christmas Extravaganza’ we had!) and a big WET welcome to 2016! The rain has been pretty relentless and given us little opportunity to get out in the garden as yet. Rather than frost protection, we’ve been thinking about flood protection – are your drains and gutters in good working order? At least water butts across the land will be nice and full should we ever need to water the plants again!

If you’re bored of the weather you could always make a trip to your favourite undercover garden centre so that you’re prepared to get in the garden when the weather does dry up? ;-) Study the seeds, select your seed potatoes, grab a coffee by the woodburner and ponder over real plans for your garden in 2016.

P.S It’s not too late to share any photos you might have from our ‘Trevena Cross Christmas Extravaganza’ – see below for more…

 Monthly Update...

seed potatoes
1. Seed potatoes are on the shelves – Get those earlies and plan for your maincrops. Learn more about our seed potatoes on the website.
 
2. It was a big job but Christmas has finally been packed away! Don’t worry though, we’ve got lots of new, exciting plans and things to see this 2016, including gifts, furniture and new plans for our plants and how we display them …so watch this space!
 
3. Bare root trees, hedging plants and raspberry canes are all good for planting now. Assuming you’re not totally waterlogged, get these cheap but rewarding additions to the garden in place.

4. Christmas may have overshadowed the re-opening of our café, so for those of you that didn’t already know, the café had a big extension built before Christmas and is now twice as big as it was, hosting a lovely wood-burning stove to make it just irresistible on those yukky winter days!

5. We have a great hedging deal available at the moment - see special offers below - and also an exciting shipment of Dicksonia antarcticas on the way this spring for you tree fern lovers - see below for more.

New Garden Kitchen Cafe
Café Latest

As touched on, the Garden Kitchen Café has had a makeover and increased in size twofold.

Able to serve double the number of people at the same time, it has been a real godsend over Christmas and the busy winter. You have been flocking in your droves for a hot meal, hot drink or sweet treat. The new wood-burning stove has added something very special to the space too, making for a cosy, relaxed, atmospheric retreat.

Don’t forget, the café also does TAKEAWAYS! We’re a perfect stop-off for a hot coffee and a bacon sarnie in the morning, or a nice cuppa tea and a naughty cake in the afternoon – quick service with a smile, and more importantly, great grub and beverages to take with you on your travels.

Want to contact the café? – note their own direct line on 01736 763184, or you can email gardenkitchen@trevenacross.co.uk 

privet hedging plants in pots

Seed potatoes are filling shelves in the shop – so why not begin getting your veggie plans in order for the coming year? Bare root plants and whips are also available now so come and bag a bargain during the limited annual bare root window. 

With such a wet and windy start to the New Year, it’s also worth considering whether you’re doing all you can to protect your plants from extreme weather conditions this winter… 

For all of our gardening tips for January click here.

POST YOUR TOP GARDENING TIPS TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

griselinia hedging plants

Our plants of the month for January are Trees and Hedging Plants.

A little generic yes, but in light of the wet and windy weather we’ve been having, windbreaks (along with flood protection!) are at the forefront of our mind! Protecting the garden from the elements – whether frost or wet, windy weather – is always the name of the game at this time of year and this year is no different.

There are lots of wind tolerant and resistant trees, hedges and shrubs that can help deflect the elements, and with it bare root season, consideration of trees and hedges that may earn their keep in the future if invested in now, would also be worthwhile.

Learn more about our chosen Plant of the Month by clicking here.

WHAT'S YOUR PLANT OF THE MONTH? TELL US ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.


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Special Offers

You can always bag yourself a special offer here at Trevena Cross, and if you're in the market for a new hedge - for privacy, as a barrier or a natural windbreak - then we have just the deal for you. We're offering a special pallet of 50 5ltr (tall, bushy) griselinia plants, with 20% off an already very competitive price! Find out more here! - (But if you live in Cornwall, in the 'TR' postcode area, call or email us to bag the deal as you can save more on delivery!)

HALF PRICE gift shelves are packed full of goodies in the gift area, so take a look on your next visit, and our usual range of garden sundry promotional offers can also be found in the shop so best advice: come and take a look! 
Send us your snaps!

Santa & Rudolph in the Trevena Cross Grotto
Our first ‘Trevena Cross Christmas Extravaganza’ took place on the two weekends before Christmas, and we're pleased to report that we raised an amazing £2,450 for The Cove Macmillan Support Centre in Truro from all of our Santa's Grotto proceeds.

For those of you who made it, we’d love to see your snaps – in the grotto, at the market, by the snow machine or animal sculptures… get on Facebook and share them with us! If we get more than 15 photos, there’ll be a prize for the best one!

Tree Ferns on the way soon...

We have a container load of Dicksonia antarctica tree ferns due to arrive in April - big and small. Always in high demand, we're giving you plenty of notice should you wish to pre-order yours! A complete range of sizes will be available, and at a discounted rate - priced at £35 a foot rather than the usual £40 a foot.