Late Winter Almost Spring Gardens

Spring Is On Its Way Despite the cold we have felt the it's first breath and a lot of us are back in the Garden preparing for the forthcoming year. 

Spring Flowers For Mother's Day

 I T 'S  N E A R L EY  M O T H E R 'S   D A Y

Spring is Blooming, the Bees are Buzzing

March Gardener’s Calendar

March is the month the garden really wakes up. The spring primroses are gorgeous, lots of bulbs are coming through there is some early blossom on the tree. Daphne odora will bless us with its fragrance, magnolias will look their best, camellias are out now. Many alpines are out in flower and they look so pretty. It's a great month. Everything is fresh.

Cloud Dancer is Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2026

 

Our Preston Bissett Design Team have been looking at trends for 2026.

Described as a billowy, airy, and serene off-white, this shade represents a "soft reset" and a desire for calm, minimalism, and mental clarity in an overstimulated, noisy world.

February Gardener's Calendar

Spring is coming. Snowdrops are just in flower. Daffodils are opening soon and the hellebores look stunning. It is time to get back out in the garden.

Seed Chili Peppers in January and February

If you are itching to get growing from seed, you could try Chilli peppers as they need a surprisingly early start. The good news is that they are easy to grow and we have an interesting and wide range of varieties.

Catkins in Winter and Early Spring

There are so many beautiful catkins that carry us through the winter and last well into spring.

On Now

HOME & GARDEN SALE

Choice Ornamental Trees Included In Our Sale This January

 Add year-round interest to your garden with ornamental trees. We have some very interesting trees featured in our sale.

OPENING HOURS 2026

 

The Nurseries

Open 7 days a week 9am-5pm

The Garden Tipi

January & February – Closed Mondays

Tuesday to Friday – Open 10am – 3pm

Saturdays & Sundays Normal hours 9am – 4pm

We are open on Bank Holidays except at Christmas

The Garden Tipi is a wedding & events venue on occasion we may operate a pop up café on the nursery. 

All About Us

Preston Bissett Nurseries has been open 42 years. Founded by Peter Richardson ,who we lost both suddenly and tragically in 2023 to cancer. Now his legacy continues to be run by his family and an amazing team.

OUR GARDEN DESIGN TEAM

 

Garden Design & Planting Consultations At Preston Bissett Nurseries & Country Shop.

Winter Flowers, Christmas Rose and Christmas Box, Hellebores and Sarcococca

Perfect Flowers For Christmas

Christmas Rose and Christmas Box respectively flower at Christmas or more realistically just after. Helleborus niger and sarcococca are two worthy plants for your winter garden.

Mahonia A Tough Winter Shrub

T H E  T O U G H I S T   O F  W I N T E R  S H R U B S

Mahonia is a great thug of a shrub. A massive holly like evergreen. But is it not worth it for these magnificent yellow plumes in January.

Creating A Good Winter Garden

W I N T E R   G A R D E N S   A R E  B E A U T I F U L

Grumbles about winter gardens are not justified. The fault lies firstly with us and our fair weathered nature. We shop when its warm and buy what we see in flower in May and June and miss the winter flowers. I am generalising. Go shopping on a mid winters day and you will then appreciate we have colour all winter.

Top Winter Bloomers

 T O P  W I N T E R   P E R F O R M E R S

January Gardener's Calendar

As real winter hardy gardeners we know there are some very beneficial outdoor hands on winter jobs from which your garden will truly benefit this month. Many suggested gardening task lists may seem limited to preparatory jobs and whilst these are important, I urge you to get your wellies on grab a spade and show that wheelbarrow some action. A gardeners work is never done. 

We have had the shortest day so herald spring is on its way and lets be ready.

How to Choose your Christmas Tree at Preston Bissett

2025 A Taste of our Wild Wreath Workshops

 

W I  L D  W R E A T H  M A K I N G

Choosing A Christmas Tree.

The main commercial Christmas trees are: Nordmann the Caucasian Fir (Abies Nordmanniana), Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) Norway Spruce(Picea Abies) and the Blue Spruce(Picea Pungens Glauca)

41 years of Christmas Wreaths

 

W R E A T H  M A K I N G

December Gardener's Calendar.

It’s all about taking a few sensible steps to protect the garden from the unpredictable weather we may have to come over the winter.

Christmas at Preston Bissett

F E S T I V E  W I N T E R   F O R E S T

November Gardener's Calendar

• Its a very good time to plant hedges, trees, shrubs and fruit. To give your garden the very best head start continue the tradition of autumn planting and plant as much as possible now. Planting in autumn conditions is recommended because the ground is favourable and if we establish plants now we can enjoy them next year. Plants benefit from having time to create a solid root system through autumn, winter and early spring, when they are not under pressure to flower and produce leaves. Work now while the soil is still warm and moist and not yet frozen. And don't forget to get your spring bulbs in.

What Bees Enjoy Most In Late Summer

Circium rivulare

The bees are enjoying the current revival of our traditional cottage garden plants. It’s extremely beneficial and couldn’t come at a better time for their survival.