The Gardens Group

24/06/2026

All three of our garden centres, restaurants and farm shop remain open as usual.

We have made adjustments in all departments to make sure everyone can stay safe in the heatwave.

19/06/2026

Meet Jay and Aiden, who work in The Walled Garden at Castle Gardens. They have both been accepted onto the Garden Centre Associations’ Hospitality Rising Stars Programme.

11/06/2026

Somerset Council is now collecting non-black plastic plant pots in kerbside collections.

We also continue to collect your old plastic pots for reuse in our garden centres.

Plastic plant pots can now be recycled from home in Somerset 🌱♻️
You can now put non-black plastic plant pots in your Bright Blue Bag with your other plastic pots, tubs and trays.
Please make sure they are empty and reasonably clean.
Black plastic plant pots aren't recyclable and should go in the rubbish bin if they can’t be reused.

10/06/2026

Welcoming wildlife into your garden can bring endless benefits.

Offering hedgehogs and birds a safe place to shelter as well as a natural food source, they will reward you by helping you control leaf munching pests. So rather than being too tidy, spare a thought for this prickly friends who can keep the slugs in check.

09/06/2026

DRIED FLOWER WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP

Saturday 20 June, 1:30pm - 3:30pm​​

​​A relaxed workshop with The Summer Lane Collection, who will guide you to make your own dried flower wreath.

The workshop is £35 and all materials and refreshments are included.

Book at [email protected]

09/06/2026

By adopting the traditional and largely forgotten about planting technique called companion planting, you will discover how plants work together to tackle pests and disease naturally.

If you’d like to give this rewarding gardening practice a go then come and check out our display, which highlights all the plants that work together.

04/06/2026

June at Brimsmore Gardens

CAKE SALE
Friday 12 June
As part of Greenfingers Charity’s Floral Friday initiative, the team will be donating and selling their homemade cakes, while wearing florals. The money made will go towards to fundraising efforts of Alexa, who will be beginning her Mount Kilimanjaro trek.
* if you have an allergy, please speak to a mmeber of the team, as these cakes will be made in people’s homes.

FATHER’S DAY SPECIALS
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June
Build Your Own Burgers and add cider, beer or hot drink. From £18.99
Served from 12pm

DOG TRAINING COURSE
Starts Tuesday 30 June, 10am
Four one-hour weekly sessions with qualified dog trainer, Sarah Lavendar. Designed to help you handle your dog in a retail setting.
BOOK IN STORE (£55 per person)

WIMBLEDON SPECIAL
Monday 29 June - Sunday 12 July
Cream tea with strawberries, hot drink or sparkling elderflower. £9.99 Served Monday - Saturday, 2.30pm - 5pm

02/06/2026

Alexa Blackmore, assistant manager of Brimsmore Gardens, has now raised over £12,000 for Greenfingers Charity, which creates therapeutic outdoor spaces for children's hospices across the UK, as she makes her final preparations to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next week. Naomi and Jacks in Wi******er, which provides expert care for seriously ill babies, children and young adults, will be the recipient of the money, so it can replace its small paved area with a vibrant and fully accessible outdoor space.

As well as receiving sponsorship through a JustGiving page for the 10-day Mount Kilimanjaro trek, Alexa has also held fundraising events at Brimsmore Gardens, which is part of The Gardens Group, including quiz nights, family events and restaurant specials. Alexa will be embarking on the zero-luxury adventure with 22 people from the gardening industry around the UK. Collectively the team aims to raise £200,000 to cover the cost of the Naomi and Jacks hospice garden.

Alexa will begin the Mount Kilimanjaro trek on Wednesday 10 June, trekking the Lemosho route, the longest and most scenic route, spanning five distinct climate zones.

Sponsorship donations can still be made at justgiving.com/page/alexasarahkilimanjarogreenfingers and each of The Gardens Group’s garden centres continue to collect donations at the tills.

Good luck Alexa!

28/05/2026

What did we find under The Walled Garden terrace?

27/05/2026

🌟 Our Buddy Bench Has Arrived! 🌟
We were delighted to welcome our brand-new Buddy Bench this morning, kindly supplied by Poundbury Garden Centre (The Garden Group).
A huge thank you to our fantastic Junior Governors, who thoughtfully chose the bench to support friendship and kindness across our school. 💛
We can’t wait to see it being used as a place where children can sit, make new friends and look out for one another.