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Tom Adkin
Nov 4, 20212 min read
How to care for succulents over winter
We don't heat our polytunnel, at 60-28ft it is far to big to heat, starting from around a month ago we have begun to reduce watering and...
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Tom Adkin
Oct 1, 20212 min read
October at the nursery
At the nursery Giulia has been planting cactus seeds at completely the wrong time of year, though they have germinated brilliantly! We’ll...
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Tom Adkin
Sep 1, 20212 min read
September at the nursery
We’re busy taking the last batches of cuttings of the season before the weather gets colder, as well as repotting some of our mother...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
April at the nursery - 2020
As most of you know we have been very busy at the nursery sending out plants since lockdown began, to say we are amazed at the response...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
June at the nursery - 2020
Well we’ve finally had some rain! My grass is slowly turning back to a more healthy green colour instead of the drought brown that it's...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
August at the nursery - 2020
Things as always have been pretty hectic at the nursery, online orders have been going out all over the UK and we’ve been welcoming even...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
September at the nursery - 2020
Its been busy as usual at the Nursery, earlier in the month we took part in an online marketplace instead of a physical one with Green...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
November at the nursery - 2020
Now we’re approaching the darker and damper days of winter the garden can start to look a bit dull. However there are plenty of plants...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
Febuary at the nursery - 2021
Hope everyone had a good Christmas and New year, even if it was a little different this year. We had the tunnel wrapped up warm over the...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
March at the nursery - 2021
The 20th of March will be the first day of spring, but hopefully it will have warmed up a long time before that, we’ll be busy at the...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
April at the nursery - 2021
Giulia currently has every available surface filled with propagators at the nursery, with veg, herbs, salad, flowers and succulent...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
May at the nursery - 2021
It’s all go at the nursery and all the customers both at the site and online have kept us very busy, thanks again for all your support....
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
June at the nursery - 2021
June the 21st will be the longest day of the year, but so far we’ve had a very delayed start to the year with April being the frostiest...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 10, 20212 min read
August at the nursery - 2021
Its the time of year when so many of the perennials are in flower at the nursery, there is such a wide variety of colour, we usually give...
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Tom Adkin
Jul 28, 20202 min read
Piccolo Plants Nursery - Our Story
We started thinking about building the nursery during winter 2019, we'd been thinking about it for a while before then as we'd been...
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Tom Adkin
Jan 2, 20203 min read
A guide to outdoor Succulents
One of the main things we are asked about succulents is "Which ones can go outside" many succulents can go outside during the summer but...
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