March and April are the months when our gardens start to wake, with plants showing new signs of growth and trees coming back into blossom. One of the fi rst signs of spring arriving is the emergence of daffodils which, depending on variety, will be in fl ower March through to April. Being the National Flower of Wales, it is said that giving a gift of daffodils will bring happiness to the recipient for the next 12 months, though you should never just offer a single stem, but always a bunch. Narciclasine is a compound within the bulb that scientists have found has medicinal benefi ts – though you should not go out and eat them! Also be aware that daffodil bulbs can make your dog very poorly. If you forgot to plant up your bulbs for this spring, don’t fret, you can still buy a lovely arrangement from us with daffodils mixed in.
Do you follow us on Instagram? If you don’t then head over to www.instagram. co.uk/bosworths_garden_centre. You may have seen a new character that has been appearing over the last few weeks. Bozzy will be appearing every Friday with the latest hints and tips for your garden. Nothing complicated, just simple advice that’s easy to follow. Some of you may well recognise Bozzy too?
Mother’s Day or to give it the correct title in the UK, Mothering Sunday, is celebrated this year on the 22nd March. With its origins in religion, Mothering Sunday is observed on the 4th Sunday in Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday, and was essentially to give thanks to Mother Mary. People would be required to make a visit to their “mother” church. With many in service working away and for young apprentices it was often a time of family reunion and was spent with their own mothers. Whilst these days it has less of a religious connotation, we still keep the date as a way of thanks to our own mothers.
We have two special events at Bosworth’s to treat Mum this year. At our Burton Latimer site we have our Afternoon Tea and at Elton we have a traditional set lunch menu on offer. Every Mum in your party will receive a potted plant to take home. We also have a great range of gifts and arrangements to show Mum how special she is.
Did you know that we do coach trips? This is something that we used to do many years back, that Sam’s mum used to organise. We revived this a few years back and have some new venues for this year including Kew Gardens, Thursford Christmas Spectacular plus our regulars visits to Malvern, BBC Gardeners World and London. If you would like more information or to book please visit our website at www.bosworthsgc.co.uk/coach-trips Finally we would like to congratulate Vivi on 15 years of Village Connect. Looking back to 2005, Doctor Who returned to our screens after an absence of 16 years, Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth was opened and the very fi rst World Naked Gardening Day was celebrated! Congratulations Vivi and here is to the next 15 years.
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