The kids are all back to school in this house. The silence is strange, I can finally hear myself think! At least until 3pm when they come barrelling back in the door. I love this time of year. As things get more Autumnal, Nature begins its slow down, the angle of the sun changes the …
The rain over the past few days may not have been great for the staycationers and holiday-makers. However, it has been a boon for the gardener. My salvias and perennial lobelias look great and are literally jumping out of the ground. Also, I love a good shower of heavy rain, there is something mesmerising and …
The last few months people have been spending more time in their garden. New flower beds have been created and new trees & hedging planted. New window boxes have been installed, displaying fabulous summer colour. With all this new colour, I just though a few tips might help you to get the most out of …
Have you small children in your house and are not sure what to do with the garden? Are those goal posts in the garden taking up lots of space? Have you got all lawn and not much else in the garden. Maybe your just not sure where to start? Over the next few weeks, I’ll …
Bareroot Season Bare root season runs from November through to March. Bareroot hedging are plants that are dormant and sleeping, as it is too cold for them to grow. The bareroot hedging plants and trees are lifted from the nursery without any soil/pot. They they are put into bundles of 10 or 25 depending on …
As we navigate through covid-19 and for the continued safety and well-being of our customers and team, our premises at Rockbarton Garden Centre will remain closed to the public until further notice. We will continue to offer a limited contactless only delivery service in the local area. We welcome all your enquiries, if there is anything you …
What are Perennial Flowers and should I have them in my garden? These are questions that I’m often asked here at Rockbarton Garden Centre. Perennial flowers are simply flowers that will flower year after year, They generally die back into the ground during the winter, but come spring they revive when the temperatures increase enough …
I didn’t get a chance to take any pictures at the Christmas Boutique Market, Ciara from Happy Food at Home, I hope you don’t mind me sharing yours.What an amazing day yesterday at our Christmas Market. Thank you so much to all of our traders that were here, they really made the day a huge …
Shrubs that are scented add another dimension to our garden, especially at this time of year when it can be so quiet in the garden with not much happening, or so you might think. I was passing a flower bed yesterday and the shoots for the snowdrops are already peeping through the soil and before …
December is traditionally the time for the Christmas trees and our Fresh Irish Christmas Trees arrived here at Rockbarton Garden Centre on Wednesday 29th November.Have you a date that you traditionally put up your tree? I know some like to have it up for the Late Late Toy Show. In our house we celebrate one …