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Beautiful Christmas Magazine 2026

Enjoy our Beautiful Christmas magazine for 2026!

New Christmas themes give even more festive magic

Explore stunning new themes, beautiful décor and endless inspiration to make your Christmas truly magical.

NEW STYLE Christmas Decorations Departments

Explore stunning new themes, beautiful décor and endless inspiration to make your Christmas truly magical.

What to plant now for success in your Spring garden

Autumn is often a season of tidying, preparation, and planning, but it's also the ideal time to plant hedging and trees!

October Gardening Tips from Jo

Ottery St Mary garden guru Jo Morse tells us to use October to get prepared for the colder months ahead.

Plant of the Month

Introducing our Plant of the Month for October: Skimmia

Autumn garden jobs that will reap rewards in the Spring

Autumn is often a season of tidying, preparation, and planning, but it's also the ideal time to plant hedging and trees!

What is the best food for British garden birds?

How choosing the right food, and the right feeder, can make your garden much more attractive to a wider variety of garden birds.

September Gardening Tips from Jo

One of our Ottery St Mary experts Jo Morse tells us some of her top gardening tips for the month of September.

Cyclamen Festival

Join us for our Cyclamen Festival! Celebrate the bold, seasonal colour of these Autumn favourites.

Gardening through a hosepipe ban

Learn how to protect your plants, save water and keep your garden looking its best through a hosepipe ban.

July Gardening Tips from Jo

Otter’s gardening expert Jo Morse talks us through jobs to the do in the garden in July.
National Children's Gardening Week 2022

National Children’s Gardening Week

There are a variety of fun activities for all the family to enjoy this gardening week and throughout the summer so you and your children can be close to nature.
Wisteria Pruning

August Gardening Tips from Jo

One of our Ottery St Mary experts Jo Morse tells us some of her top gardening tips for the month of August.

Otter’s useful guide to Onions

Onions are a dependable, long‑lasting crop that reward patience with generous yields. They’re perfect for gardeners who enjoy growing staples that store well.

Rose Festival

Join us for our Rose Festival. celebrating these iconic British garden favourites!

Thrillers, Fillers and Spillers

We pick our favourite 'thrillers', 'fillers' and 'spillers' for creating dramatic displays of colour in pots and window boxes.

June Gardening Tips from Jo

Otter’s gardening expert Jo Morse talks us through jobs to the do in the garden in June.

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