“Summer Nights” is one of our favourites at the moment, it is very different from the traditional tall Delphiniums with their huge spikes of flowers which resemble rockets going off. “Summer Nights” grows as a wonderful low, bushy mound of lacy green leaves, from these loose sprays of sky-blue to deep midnight-blue flowers develop throughout the summer.…
July is Rose Month this year at Kershaws. Some of you may know that Kershaw’s used to grow Roses, so to celebrate our 150th Birthday July is Rose Month with special offers on both our Celebration range and on the David Austin Range. If you are buying your rose as a gift, we can also…
Dahlia Amazone is one of those stunning plants that stops you in your tracks. With masses of stunning pink, through to red flowers he’d high above its compact foliage it is a real show stopper. The flowers just keep on coming from summer right through to the autumn frosts. Dahlia Amazone grows to about 2…
We were delighted to welcome St Joseph’s (Brighouse) year ones when they visited the Garden Centre a few days ago. Their visit is part of the new curriculum and they planted a sunflower to see who could grow the tallest. They also spent the afternoon hunting out different sort of plants and drawing pictures. They also…
A family of blackbirds has made a nest behind a plant pot, in a bookcase at the entrance to the shop. They have hatched several of their eggs, and can be seen feeding them on a regular basis. Liz Kenny, our Garden Centre Manager is really excited about the new arrivals, “We have had many birds nesting…
One of our favourite plants at the moment is Cosmos, and this Pink one really is beautiful. Cosmos are easy to grow, giving good colour in early summer, they like to be grown in full sun and really brighten up the garden! They grow to about 1 foot (30cm) high and when the flowers sway in…
Kershaw’s Garden Centre, Brighouse has supplied a selection of plants now starring in the CBBC Drama, Hank Zipzer filmed in Halifax. Hank Zipzer CBBC (Tuesdays, 5pm) following the life of 12-year-old Henry ‘Hank’ Zipzer, a boy whose glass is usually half full, but he just spills it everywhere… Starring newcomer Nick James as Hank,…