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Dan’s Great Bird Food Experiment!
UPDATED! Can you attract Blue Tits & Robins into your garden? By Millbrook Head Buyer, Dan Hume Background: up in…
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Ben’s Wild Bird Blog 2
Robin on a snowy branch close to the feeders (Feb-21) Goldfinches on Sunflower Hearts (Feb-21) Yellowhammer/Siskin drinking…
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Get closer to nature this half-term!
Take a much-needed break from home-schooling and enjoy some simple, nature-based activities together in your garden!…
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Ben’s Wild Bird Blog
Like many of you, we love seeing the birds in our garden, and a great way to see them is feed them. We are lucky enough to a…
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Feeding the birds benefits you both!
Did you know that feeding the birds is just as good for you as for the birds you’re feeding? Humans rely on nature to…
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Make life greener!
Studies have shown that houseplants are hugely beneficial to health – they improve concentration and productivity, the…
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Christmas decoration themes 2020
We’re so excited to reveal our Christmas decoration themes for 2020 and announce that our Christmas shop is OPEN! Make to…
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Not making plans
Spilling the Beans by Tammy Woodhouse, Managing Director, Millbrook Garden Company I have realised that it has been a while…
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Create a wildlife-friendly garden
Gardening for wildlife Yesterday evening, I watched a fuzzy bee, his legs fat with pollen, dip in and out of a beautiful He…
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Jump starting the gardening industry
Two weeks ago on the 13th May, garden centres across England were allowed to re-open. We had all eagerly awaited the Prime…
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Looking back and looking forwards
Spilling the Beans by Tammy Woodhouse, managing director, Millbrook Garden Company To say it has been an emotional and tough…
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Rain Gardens
I was interested last week when Anna, our Marketing Manager, put a link on our Millbrook Facebook page to an article in Rain…
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Tiny acorns
We are just back from the annual Garden Centre Association conference. Every January, almost 300 Garden Centre owners, staff…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Yes, I have been very lax about writing a Millbrook blog for many months and over the Christmas break I had feedback from of…
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Why gardening is good for you
Recent challenging world events have shone a light on mental health and wellbeing and as a Garden Centre and gardeners we to…
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Spectacular new bulbs for Spring
Shhhhhhh the bulbs are sleeping… …but when they waken and brighten up our gardens, it makes all our Autumn Take…
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My Butterfly Babies, by Mrs Flutterby
This year marks the second year for The Millbrook Butterfly Experience. Attracting over 5,000 visitors over the Summer, a in…
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Attracting butterflies to your garden
The last few years have seen a big decline in butterfly populations, but you can make a difference, no matter how small your…
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Wake up and smell the roses!
Gardening is good for you – something we’ve known for years – after all, how can it not be?! It’s that I…
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A riot of roses at our annual Rose Festival!
The Millbrook Rose Festival The Millbrook Rose Festival takes place annually and this year starts on the 21st of June. Our a…
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There’s Nothing Quite Like Grow Your Own
April sees the start of National Gardening Week (27th of April to 3rd of May 2020) – an event set up by the RHS to and of…
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40 years of Millbrook by founder Sue Allen
So, here I am, as your Guest Blogger for one month only. Who? I’m Sue Allen, Founder of Millbrook with husband Dick, Mum A…
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How to choose new plants – a general guide for gardening beginners
For those of you who get a bit overwhelmed coming into the garden centre trying to pick the best plants for the different of…
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How to choose an orchid
The beauty of orchids With their exotic appearance and bright colours, orchids are one of the most popular houseplants in if…
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Hygge your home with houseplants
Have you heard about Hygge? Have you heard about Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah)? It’s a Danish word that can’t be literally…
