Gardening Jobs for December

Posted: 28 Nov 2023

Here are the best gardening jobs to get done before Christmas & New Year!

Pick sloes if there are any left in the hedgerows for sloe gin.

Take off brown & yellow leaves from vegetable plants to reduce the risk of fungal disease.

Continue to fill the compost bin with fallen leaves and twigs.

Clean and sharpen pruning tools.

Come to your favourite garden centre and choose your seeds for the new year.

Find a south facing windowsill for flowering houseplants, giving them as much light as possible.

Protect plants that are prone to winter damage, in extreme cold conditions with fleece.

Cancel your gym membership for a week, and dig over the veg patch!

Meadow Croft's German Market is open every day until 23rd December.

Our Late Nights are now on every Wednesday and Thursday until 12th December. Featuring live performances from Rayleigh Brass, you can do some late-night shopping at both the German Market and the Garden Centre, then stop by the Market Tavern for a drink and a bite to eat

It's day 3 of our Advent Special Offers:
30% off Nutcrackers

Meadow Croft's German Market is open every day until 23rd December

Don't forget to pick up your Advent Calendars, we have ones with music, chocolates, gifts and even ones with pictures behind the doors.

It's day 2 of our Advent Special Offers:
25% off all Gonks

Meadow Croft's Late Nights are now on every Wednesday and Thursday until 12th December. Featuring live performances from Rayleigh Brass, you can do some late-night shopping at both the German Market and the Garden Centre, then stop by the Market Tavern for a drink and a bite to eat

It's day 1 of our Advent Special Offers:
50% off all Advent Candles!

Simon’s here to share some gardening jobs for December - if you watch until the end, Simon has a special offer for you...

Our beautiful Poinsettias have been delivered. They have been grown by our friend Ian Mills of Creswick Nursery near Dartford, his family nursery was started in 1907!

To celebrate the advent of Christmas, Meadow Croft will be opening our very own advent calendar every morning at 9am to reveal an amazing in store special offer. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled to see what bargains we have in store.

A quick reminder that Meadow Croft's Late Nights start tonight (Wednesday 20th November)...we can't wait. Featuring live performances from Rayleigh Brass, you can do some late-night shopping at both the German Market and the Garden Centre, then stop by the Market Tavern for a drink and a bite to eat

We have a great selection of quality real trees for you.
Make a day out when picking your tree and have a game of Bavarian Curling, grab a bratwurst and wander round our German Market.
We'd love to see a picture of your tree once decorated too!