The Millbrook Blog

We’re so excited to reveal our Christmas decoration themes for 2020 and announce that our Christmas shop is OPEN! Make to…

Spilling the Beans by Tammy Woodhouse, Managing Director, Millbrook Garden Company I have realised that it has been a while…

Gardening for wildlife Yesterday evening, I watched a fuzzy bee, his legs fat with pollen, dip in and out of a beautiful He…

Two weeks ago on the 13th May, garden centres across England were allowed to re-open.  We had all eagerly awaited the Prime…

Spilling the Beans by Tammy Woodhouse, managing director, Millbrook Garden Company To say it has been an emotional and tough…

I was interested last week when Anna, our Marketing Manager, put a link on our Millbrook Facebook page to an article in Rain…

We are just back from the annual Garden Centre Association conference. Every January, almost 300 Garden Centre owners, staff…

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…

Yes, I have been very lax about writing a Millbrook blog for many months and over the Christmas break I had feedback from of…

Studies have shown that houseplants are hugely beneficial to health – they improve concentration and productivity, the…

Recent challenging world events have shone a light on mental health and wellbeing and as a Garden Centre and gardeners we to…

Shhhhhhh the bulbs are sleeping… …but when they waken and brighten up our gardens, it makes all our Autumn Take…

This year marks the second year for The Millbrook Butterfly Experience. Attracting over 5,000 visitors over the Summer, a in…

The last few years have seen a big decline in butterfly populations, but you can make a difference, no matter how small your…

Gardening is good for you – something we’ve known for years – after all, how can it not be?! It’s that I…

The Millbrook Rose Festival The Millbrook Rose Festival takes place annually and this year starts on the 21st of June. Our a…

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…

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…

For those of you who get a bit overwhelmed coming into the garden centre trying to pick the best plants for the different of…

The beauty of orchids With their exotic appearance and bright colours, orchids are one of the most popular houseplants in if…

Have you heard about Hygge? Have you heard about Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah)? It’s a Danish word that can’t be literally…