Christmas Opening

11th & 12th October

Join us for opening of our 2008
Christmas shop

Bulb Weekend

Don't miss our special offers and free advice
available in-store on 6th & 7th September.

Weekend will include
Bulb expert Paul Allen who will be available for:
• Question + Answer
• Planting advice
• Bulb Demonstrations
• FREE Planting Guide

Spend over £10 in the bulb shop and receive a FREE pack of
'February Gold' Daffodils worth £2.99

Offer available to the first 100 customers on 6th & 7th September 2008

Spend over £25 on bulbs & receive a free 'Book of Bulbs' worth £9.99

Subject to availability. Available on 6th & 7th September 2008

East Midlands Autumn Chrysanthemum
and Gladioli Show

Visit us on Sunday 31st August when we
will be hosting the East Midlands Autumn Chrysanthemum and Gladioli Show

10.30am - 4pm
Admission is FREE

Barbeque Weekend

Saturday 7th June
4pm - 7.30pm:
BBQ Demo & Supper

Relax and enjoy a fantastic BBQ demonstration
and supper whilst listening to the wonderful
sounds of our live band. Late night shopping
will also be available on the night along with
some special give aways.

Sunday 8th June
11am - 4pm:
Family Day

Come to our family day, there is guaranteed to
be something for all the family.

• Garden game competitions for all children
• Face painting
• BBQ Demonstration and lunch
• Food tasting from Dart Valley Foods

East Midlands Daffodil Society
Spring Show

Visit us on Sunday 13th April when we will be
hosting the East midlands daffodil society Spring
show from 11am - 4pm. Admission is FREE.

In aid of the Marie Curie Appeal

Free Easter Egg Hunt

22nd March 2008
(Easter Saturday)

Come along to Trowell Garden Centre on Easter Saturday and take part in our Special Easter Egg Hunt, the Easter Bunny will have hidden lots of yummy chocolate eggs for you to find!

Egghunt to take place at 3pm
All children welcome!

Download our latest Winter Newsletter in
PDF format here

Trowell Garden Centre will be
closed on Christmas Day, Boxing
Day and New Years Day

Fireworks are on sale from
27th - 31st December
for New Year

Special Artificial Christmas
Tree weekend
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December

25% off artificial trees and 10% off
pre lit and fibre optic trees.

Also claim up to 5 free packs of baubles with every tree purchased.

In support of Feed the Birds Week we will be hosting a bird weekend at Trowell. Come along and listen to talks from our bird experts; on Saturday Paul Sear from CJ Birds will be here and on Sunday we will be joined by a representative from BTO. We will also be running lots of bird related offers to help you to help the birds in your garden this winter.

Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September

• Free mince pie and mulled wine
• Childrens Face Painter and balloons
• 20% off selected artificial trees
• 10% off decorations and giftware
• And many more offers

In aid of Make a Wish Foundation and local RAFA charities

Erewash In Bloom Finals Judging
Friday 10th August 2007

The final judging took place for the Erewash
in Bloom Gardening Competition last week on
one of the few glorious summer days we have
seen this year. The eight judges were
overwhelmed by the high standard of the entries.
One of the judges, Lynne Thorpe our very own
Plant Area Manager, commented “It was
wonderful to see such a wide variety of entries…the vast spectrum of styles and designs were truly magnificent. The high level of all entries made it very difficult for the judges to choose the winners.”

The judges spent the day visiting the gardens that had reached the final stages
of the competition in the following categories:

The winning entries will be announced at the Erewash in Bloom Gardening Competition presentation on 20th September 2007. Please revisit this site then to see who the overall winners were.

Click here to view just a sample of the finalist entries.

Crysanthemum Show
& Bulb demonstration
Sunday 2nd September

Visit us on Sunday September 2nd and see our
wonderful Chrysanthmum show. There will also
be bulb demonstrations throughout the day by
international 20 time gold medal winner Johnny
Walker. (11am - 4pm)

Look out for your free tea or coffee voucher and
bulb offer in this weeks edition of the Nottingham
Post (week commencing 27th August).

Outdoor Living Weekend
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July

There's lots to do for all the family this weekend at Trowell Garden Centre

• Charity Face Painting
• Live Music on Saturday
• BBQ Demonstation
• Chimenea Demonstration
• Garden Games Competition on site with prizes: Starting at 11am including:
• Giant Skittles Ages 3+
• Rope Quoits Ages 3+
• Draughts Ages 8+
• Giant Tower Ages 8+

• Other games on site include:
• Noughts & Crosses
• Chess

Also... lots of Special Offers are available throughout the store, see website for full list.

35% off Leisuregrow Twin Roaster Gas BBQ
20% off La Hacienda Garden Games
20% off Kid Cool Children's tents
10% off Stewart's Young Gardener Range
10% off Yeo Minis Children's Garden tools (solus)
15% off All BBQ tools

Competition Winner

We are pleased to announce that the wimmer of our Hozelock Fast Cart competition is Mr T Chell of West Hallam, Derbyshire

New Summer Menu

Feeling peckish? Why not visit our restaurant
and try something from our new summer menu?

Goats cheese & walnut summer salad
Hot or cold baguettes with salad or fries
Trowell cream tea - freshly baked scone,
butter, jam, cream and a pot of tea (or coffee).

Trowell Sponsor Erewash in Bloom

Last week saw the official launch of this year's
Erewash in Bloom Gardening Competition in
Ilkeston and Long Eaton. Representatives
from Trowell garden centre joined members of
the Erewash in Bloom team to promote the
event to the public. Information on how to
enter the competition was distributed along
with packets of sunflower seeds and vouchers for Trowell Garden Centre. Information on recycling and environmental issues was also freely available. The mayor attended to officially launch the competition and stayed to help with the promotion of it. David Henshaw (primary sponsor) of Trowell Garden Centre was delighted by the reaction of the general public and commented 'We are both pleased and honoured to be sponsoring the Erewash in Bloom Gardening Competition 2007. We are always searching for new initiatives to encourage the gardeners of today and of the future and we believe that this competition is an ideal opportunity to do so.'

If you require details as to how to enter the competition please click here

Erewash in Bloom

If you have great grass, perfect perennials,
beautiful borders or wonderful water features,
why not enter this years Erewash in Bloom
gardening competition?

Trowell are proud to be sponsoring the Erewash
in Bloom gardening competition 2007, and we are
hoping it will be the best yet. There is up to £1,000 worth of garden centre vouchers up for grabs for the winners and runners up.

This popular gardening competition gets individuals, communities, schools and
businesses involved in gardening and horticulture. It encourages residents to
take a pride in their local environment by producing and tending to beautiful
gardens and floral features.

The competition forms part of the Pride in Erewash campaign, a project that
was launched last year to encourage residents of the Borough to take a pride
in their local environment and help improve community cohesion.

This year's competition will be launched on the following dates:-

Thursday 17 May 2007 - 10am to 2pm - Ilkeston Town Centre
(Near McDonalds)

Friday 18 May 2007 - 10am to 2pm - Long Eaton Town Centre
(Old Market Place)

Erewash residents will be able to pick up an application form for the
competition at either of these launches or alternatively to download a pdf
version click here. There will also be 1,000 packets of Sunflower seeds and
balloons given away to children to encourage them to enter the tallest
Sunflower category.

The Mayor of Erewash will be attending both towns between 11am and 12noon.
As part of the event there will also be displays on composting and recycling.

Trevor Holden, Director of Neighbourhood Services at Erewash Borough
Council, said: 'We hope that this summer we can build on the success of
last year's competition, which following it's re-launch saw a 50% rise in
the number of entrants.This made it the most successful competition
ever and one of the best in the region. But I think this year we can do
even better, so dust off your trowels and get your planters at the ready
for another fantastic Erewash in Bloom!"

Spring Daffodil Show

Nothing says spring like a host of yellow
daffodils, so visit the Spring Daffodil Show here
at Trowell on Sunday 15th April. Admission is
free we look forward to seeing you on the day.

Easter Egg Hunt
7th April Easter Saturday

Come along to Trowell Garden Centre on Easter
Saturday and take part in our Special Easter Egg
Hunt, the Easter Bunny will have hidden lots of
yummy chocolate eggs for you to find!

Egghunts to take place
10am, 2pm and 4pm
Children upto 12 only

Mothers Day

Remember March 18th is Mothers Day treat
your mum to the perfect present and card we
have plenty to choose from, whether you are
looking for a houseplant with a difference; or
just the right gift from our selection in store now.

On the day treat your mum to lunch in the coffee
shop and she will receive a free pudding and the
children will receive a free goody bag. If you prefer to visit in the afternoon why not treat your mum to a Trowell cream tea, a pot of tea, freshly made scone with butter jam and whipped cream.

Childrens Halloween Hunt

A treasure hunt was held over Halloween for
children and fun loving adults, participants were
asked to find the witches broom and hat which
was located in the store and then collect a bag
of goodies.

Trowell Garden Centre assists with
100 year celebration!

Trowell Garden Centre hosted the event for the
first time on Sunday 3rd September and it was a
huge success. The event marquee which was
located in the garden centre car park was open
to the general public as well as members of the
East Midlands Chrysanthemum & Gladioli Society
which co incidentally was 100 years old this year.

Participants brought along their prize blooms on Saturday evening and early on
Sunday morning and the judging took place between 9am and 11am. The
results were open for public viewing from 11am and during the entire afternoon.

Overall winner was Mr Vin Aldred of Dronfield near Sheffield who won best
exhibit of the show for the best of 3 vases (from 5 submitted) and also a
second award for the best vase of the show, this was a beautiful example of
'Rose Talbot Parade'.

Anyone interested in joining the club can contact
Mike Henson on 01773716744

Left to right: Mike Henshaw of Trowell Garden Centre with Vin Aldred overall
winner- standing next to his winning vase 'Rose Talbot Parade'.

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