Hello, Friday again and that means one thing - linking with Amy from Love Made My Home to bring you another 'Five On Friday' post.
This week my post is all about a new garden centre that has recently opened on my home patch. DH and I thought we would go and investigate at the weekend as I wanted to purchase some bulbs.
The centre is called Rosebourne and it is much more than just a garden centre as the photos below will show:
1. The first thing you arrive at as you walk through the entrance is a large food hall come farm shop come delicatessen, everything looked gorgeous but as my mission was to buy bulbs for my garden I steered my way past all the goodies on offer - it would be very easy to get carried away and spend a small fortune.
2. Next we came to the fancy goods section, there were some lovely things here and I did purchase a couple of large storage bags made from recycled plastic bottles which I am going to use to attempt to tidy up my great big wool stash! Amongst other things were some very nice Wrendale products which I love but again I managed to resist.
3. Christmas: Oh my goodness, there was a massive area given over to all things Christmas. I am wondering what they will fill it with once the festive season is over - will have to wait and see I guess.
4. And finally we reached the garden centre bit:
5. So what did I end up buying:
I was given a voucher for my birthday so I purchased a bucket of tulip bulbs with that.
I also purchased three more pots, a few more bulbs and some compost and spent an hour or so when I got home planting up the bulbs I had purchased plus some I had been given for my birthday. I am a bit late planting my bulbs this year so fingers crossed they will be ok and I will have a gorgeous display come the Spring.
Well that is it for this week. Don't forget to go and have a look at Amy's blog where there are links to lots more 'five' posts. Have a lovely weekend.
Goodness, what a huge space! It looks like they have everything you'd need - apart from wool, no doubt a bit of any oversight on their part! I look forward to seeing those tulips flowering next year. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great garden centre, I love the food department, how wonderful to have a delicatessen. Nice for the occasional treat.
ReplyDeleteI bet you're pleased to have that on the doorstep. Tulips are my favourite spring bulbs. They will look great in your pots. I'm still walking around with my eyes closed when I see Xmas items! Have a lovely weekend. B x
ReplyDeleteI want one of those stores.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your spring flowers.
It looks like an amazing space that you could spend many hours (and money!) exploring. I'm sure your bulbs will make a great display next Spring.
ReplyDeleteThe tulips are a lovely treat and will give so much pleasure next spring. That certainly is a garden centre plus, we have two large ones like that nearby and it is amazing what you can buy there, we went to one recently and Christmas seemed to have taken over including music!:)
ReplyDeleteI have serious garden centre envy! I'm a tulip fan to, so shall look forward to seeing your bulbs in due course. Have a lovely weekend. xx
ReplyDeleteWow that is so much more than a garden centre! We stopped at a couple on our coach trips this summer and, while they were fancy, they didn't match that one. I love that they have the veg and meats available. What a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing your trip on Five on Friday!
ReplyDeleteOh wow!!! What a wonderful place, I could SPEND some quality time there.
ReplyDeleteThat store looks like it has something for everyone! Your tulip purchase will be so special next spring when those little beauties pop out, Jan :)
ReplyDeleteWow! That's not just a garden centre, that's An Outing. We had a fabulous local farm shop which sold out to a large garden centre chain and then went downhill. Terrible shame. I do hope you'll show us the bulbs in flower next spring. x
ReplyDeleteOh dear me...I want to spend some time in this great space! Let me see, it would only cost about $1000 to get there. If I ever land in England again...
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend.
What a great new garden centre. I love visiting these during the Christmas preparation time, they really get you into the spirit. I hope your tulips give you a wonderful display in the spring. Have a lovely Sunday xx
ReplyDeleteWow not a quick trip then, so much to see and beautifully laid out too from the look of it.
ReplyDeleteHelen
You were very strong-willed! There's a similar 'emporium' not far from here and within the neighbouring shops there is everything you could need - butcher, fruit & veg, groceries, Aquarium centre, hairdresser, vet, dog groomer . . . .
ReplyDeleteI have a few crocus bulbs I must plant out as they already have little shoots showing and I NEED some tulips, short-stemmed ones because we have such wild winds and horizontal rain up here on Bodmin Moor which break the long-stemmed ones down. Now that the temperature is plummeting downwards, I need some Spring bulbs to look forward to.
What a wonderful store to browse through.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'd have got past the food section! We ave a couple of really good garden centres round here and I love visiting them. One has a rather yummy cafe too.
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