BBC Gardeners World – Whilton Locks Garden Village https://www.wlgv.co.uk/whiltonlocksgardenvillage The best Garden Centre for 'smiles' around Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:42:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://www.wlgv.co.uk/whiltonlocksgardenvillage/wp-content/uploads/square-logo-100x100.jpg BBC Gardeners World – Whilton Locks Garden Village https://www.wlgv.co.uk/whiltonlocksgardenvillage 32 32 Mum’s The Word https://www.wlgv.co.uk/whiltonlocksgardenvillage/mums-the-word/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:17:16 +0000 https://www.wlgv.co.uk/whiltonlocksgardenvillage/?p=34224 Snow way!
Gardener’s favourite Monty Don began filming for the new series of BBC’s Gardener’s World this week. It may be hard to hide the snowy scenes, we have all experienced lately, in the final edit. Very unseasonal. My Mum reminded me earlier that the UK has actually had snow in June before and not to worry about the delay in the arrival of Spring. I guess Mums do know best.

Sunday (19th March) is Mother’s Day and here at Whilton Locks Garden Village we love to welcome Mum’s (and Grans) to the site with a whole host of wonderful things to see, to browse, to eat and to enjoy.

Our Mother’s Day displays are available now and include a beautiful range of gifts, to suit all budgets, and also cards, candles, photo frames, signs, soaps and so mum mum mum more.

It is, of course, our plants that we are well known for. Our mixed arrangements, available in an extensive choice of planting styles and pots, start from just £9.99. A plant is an abiding gift that can last for many years. As I am clearly the favourite child (ha ha!) my Mum can look out into her garden at one of the trees I bought her, from Whilton Locks, a couple of years ago. It still looks fabulous and was a far better gift than the long forgotten, quickly munched chocolates my sister bought!!! I remind her often.

Mothers Day Meal Northamptonshire

Talking of which, a reminder of magnificent meals that are on offer at Canalside (have you seen the fabulous refurbishment yet?) Mothering Sunday itself starts with a brilliant brunch (Online booking advised here), continues with a delightful dinner and finishes with an adorable Afternoon Tea (Online booking advised here). With super specials on the Saturday (to make a weekend of meeting many mothers, step-mums and mothers-in-law) and the forthcoming week too offers fab opportunities for a visit for Mum, or for you to purchase something she’ll love.

Mum’s the word.
See you soon!
Whilton Locks Garden Village

]]> Gardeners’ World https://www.wlgv.co.uk/whiltonlocksgardenvillage/gardeners-world/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:57:07 +0000 http://www.wlgv.co.uk/whiltonlocksgardenvillage/?p=31409 Oh it’s a magical time of year for gardeners and a magical day too as we welcome back BBC Gardeners’ World with Monty Don.

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Monty and the team share the best practical gardening advice, meet passionate plantspeople up and down the country, and provide inspiration with visits to some of the UK’s most remarkable gardens.

At Longmeadow, Monty embarks on an exciting new project, sows perennial seeds and gives a tree planting masterclass. Adam Frost visits a garden in Suffolk, where an imaginative selection of evergreen planting creates structure and interest all year round, and Frances Tophill celebrates a national collection of cyclamen in a garden on the edge of Dartmoor.

At Exbury Gardens in Hampshire, we meet the head gardener who shares his love of camellias, and we visit an extraordinary garden in Kent inspired by the famous borders at Great Dixter. Viewers also share what they have been getting up to in their gardens.

The brand new series starts 11th March at 8pm on BBC 2. It’s the official start of the weekend – and the gardening year!

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