Monkton Elm Garden Centre

18/08/2026

🎨🖌Have you booked for tomorrow's sketchbook circle? Don't delay!
Book here today:👇
https://monktonelm.smart-tickets.co.uk/ticket-event?eventid=1410&invitation=&sids=

18/08/2026

💧With hosepipe restrictions now in place across the area, keeping your garden healthy during this dry spell can feel like a challenge. The good news is, there are plenty of ways to help your plants survive and thrive! 🌱

Our latest blog is packed with helpful tips for making the most of every drop and keeping your garden looking its best into next year.

👉 Read our latest blog for more advice:
https://www.monktonelm.com/gardening-during-a-hosepipe-ban/

17/08/2026

🏆 Can you help us win Best Garden Centre Restaurant Team 2026?

We’re incredibly proud of our fantastic Elm Tree Restaurant team, and we’ve entered them into the GTN’s Greatest Restaurant & Foodhall Team Awards 2026! 🎉

Now we need YOUR help! 💚
If you love visiting the Elm Tree Restaurant, enjoying a coffee and cake, a delicious lunch or one of our famous afternoon teas, we’d love you to show our team some support and cast your vote.

🗳️ Vote online using the link below or pick up a voting form in store from the Restaurant or Exit tills and pop it back to us: https://tgcmc.newsweaver.co.uk/GTN/1dshwrw2hye?lang=en

The awards celebrate the very best food and drink teams across the garden centre industry, with the winners announced at the Glee trade show in September.

Every vote means so much to our hardworking team, so please take a moment to support the Monkton Elm Restaurant team! ❤️

Thank you for helping our amazing restaurant team get the recognition they deserve! 🥰
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17/08/2026

🎉Congratulations to Mike Francis, who won the Free Draw from our Taunton Flower Show stand and takes home a fabulous £50 voucher from Monkton Elm! 🎉🎉

14/08/2026

Sometimes you just need to stop to smell the flowers! Yvette has chosen this week's - this gorgeous calycanthus 'Aphrodite'.
A tough, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with gorgeous fragrant flowers.

13/08/2026

It's your last chance to book our Circus skills workshops for tomorrow! click on the link to book now:🎉🎪
https://monktonelm.smart-tickets.co.uk/ticket-event?eventid=1448&invitation=&sids=

13/08/2026

You may think it’s a bit too hot — and definitely a bit too early — to be talking Christmas, but putting together our incredible Lemax Christmas Village takes a LOT of time! 🎄✨

Josh usually spends his days working on IT and e-commerce, but come Christmas, he swaps his tech hat for his Lemax Village Specialist hat! He was very excited to receive our HUGE Lemax delivery this week… and we can’t wait to see it all come together!

👀 Watch this space for the date of our special Lemax Opening Weekend!

Yes, Christmas really is coming… eventually! 😉🎄

12/08/2026

☕🍰 It’s Afternoon Tea Week! 🍰☕
What better excuse to enjoy a little indulgence? Afternoon tea dates back to the 1840s, when the Duchess of Bedford is said to have introduced the tradition as a way to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner. What started as a light bite soon became a much-loved British tradition!

And the little ones don’t have to miss out! 👧🫖👦 We also have a Children’s Afternoon Tea, with tasty treats and plenty of fun for our younger guests – perfect for a special treat during the school holidays. 💜

Whether you’re catching up with friends, celebrating a special occasion or simply fancy treating yourself, you can book your afternoon tea here 👇

https://monktonelm.smart-tickets.co.uk/tickets?id=1133&event=Garden-Afternoon-Tea

Happy Afternoon Tea Week!
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12/08/2026

☀️🐶 It’s going to be HOT out there today… Before you grab the lead and head out, ask yourself: does your dog really need to come with you? 🐾

We love welcoming your four-legged friends, but during a heatwave, it’s safest to leave them somewhere cool and comfortable at home.

Hot pavements can burn paws, and dogs can quickly become dangerously overheated — even on a short trip. Keep walks short and to the cooler parts of the day, provide plenty of fresh water and, most importantly, never leave your dog in a hot car. 🚫🚗

Today, the sofa might just be the best walk your dog never had! 😎🐾

11/08/2026