2012!!!

Hello 2012,

So the New Year is here and Lime Cross Nursery and Café will have been open with the new building for a year in April.  It’s been a tough, but rewarding year and thanks to all our new and existing staff things have run as smoothly as can be expected.  Our customers have also been brilliant; so supportive and caring about how we move the business forward.

So what can be expected from Lime Cross for 2012?

For the first year ever we now are stocking Dahlias, Onion Sets, Gladioli and Seed Potatoes all now in. 

Bulbs and tubers have been a learning curve for all of us at Lime Cross, i.e. selecting what our customers want, but we hope that our interesting selections floats boats……

For the rest of the year?

Lots more plants!

Events

After the success of our Christmas Fair and the ‘Sculpture in the Garden’ event we are hoping to do more spring events, and Sue in the kitchen will be doing cooking courses.  There has been talk of a summer event all top secret…….

Looking forward to seeing you all in the New Year

Vicky

Lime Cross Cafe Produce

Dear All,

Just to let you know that our Christmas Fair and Tasting this weekend was a great success and the Lime Cross Cafe produce went down a storm.

Sue in the Cafe will have our mini mince pies available again this weekend and is taking orders, but get in quick as orders are flooding in quick and fast!  Also Sue is still taking orders for her Cranberry, Sour Cherry and Fruit Christmas Cake, however only until the end of this week as it needs time to mature.

Well if we don't see you all before Christmas have a very happy one and we wish you a very happy New Year.

Best Wishes for Christmas

From All at Lime Cross Nursery and Cafe

A "Taste of Christmas"....lets just call it a Christmas Fayre! 4th December, 10 am - 4pm

So its the season to be merry, eat lots of Mince pies, drink lots of mulled wine and eat lots of Chocolate; lets do a Christmas Fayre!

Eat, drink and be Merry with us, enjoy tastings from Huckleberrys Produce, Ginger Wine from Gransteads and the marvelous Sue (our superb Chef) is going to be knocking out Christmas Cakes, Mince Pies, Mulled wine and whatever you heart desires.

Also to add to our own gift range we have Anna Wilson-Patterson bringing along some of her fantastic artwork to sell, Liz Padgham-Major with her vintage fabric lavender bags, her comfy cushions and lots more unique crafts, The Seasonal Barn with quirky crafts to adorn your house with and much much more.

Anyone who knows Lime Cross will know this is our first year trading with our shop, so therefore the first year that we have done any events to talk of so come and support local produce and artists on the 4th Dec and let us know what you think about our new shop!

From Christmas trees to gifts and cards, Lime Cross does Christmas for the first time ever, but the plants will always steal the show!

This Year we have pulled all the stops out and are doing Christmas.  In previous years Christmas has never been attempted due to our extremely leaky Greenhouse, staff and customers alike would agree you needed an umbrella in there to keep dry!  

Our new Christmas shop offers you a delightful selection of unusual and homemade seasonal gifts and decorations to adorn  your Christmas tree.  Choose from our container-grown Blue Spruce or premium British-grown freshly cut from us in early December when you can also pick up your holly, mistletoe and wreaths.

Free Scone and Jam Tasting at Lime Cross Cafe TODAY

Come and join us for a scone and jam tasting day at the Cafe.  We have joined forces with Huckleberry's produce to create some tasty combinations.

See you there!!!!

Jam and Chutney making in the Cafe TONIGHT

Get your pinny on and come join us at the Cafe and learn the delights of cooking Jam and chutney.


From 7pm tonight.................

Thank you to all who came to Modern Day Plant Hunters

We would like to say a big thank you to all who came to out talk on modern day plant hunters talk, and a bigger thank you to Chris Reynolds and Dan Luscombe from Bedgebury Pinetum; our speakers.

I think everyone would agree they did a brilliant talk and slide show on their big adventures around the world collecting seed and preserving endangered species.

Thanks again Chris and Dan!