News from the nursery:

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has visited us this season to buy their Christmas tree from us. For many families, coming to the nursery to choose their Christmas tree, have a hot chocolate & do the Reindeer Challenge is part of their annual tradition. We love welcoming those familiar faces, seeing how much bigger the children get each year & catching up on the past year’s activities. We have also welcomed lots of new people this year who we hope will continue to visit us throughout the year as well as many Christmases to come.

There are a couple more days to pop along to the nursery for those last minute gifts (or a Christmas tree if you have left it a bit late…). We offer our own gift vouchers which are perfect if you know they love gardening but don’t know what they’d like. If you are looking for a plant as a gift we have some tempting varieties of camellias or a lovely bareroot roses with names like ‘Absolutely Fabulous’, ‘Champagne Cocktail’& ‘Gardener’s Glory’ you’ll find a suitable one for a gift. Andrew & Lucy have also been busy creating some flowering gift pots with plants such as hellebores, hyacinths, tete-a-tete & primroses.

This week we had our Secret Santa with all of our hardworking team. The theme for this year’s event was ‘handmade or homemade’ starting with the letter of the person they had drawn. Everyone was very creative…we had Lucy’s Lebkuchen, Matt’s millionaire shortbread, Liz’s luxury hamper, Pandora’s box, Simon’s socks & Judy’s juniper gin glass to name a few. We couldn’t make Christmas at Bunkers spectacular without the help of each & every one of our fabulous members of the team. We are sure you’ll agree there aren’t many places where you are welcomed by such cheerful people, so a huge THANK YOU to them all.

We will be closed for our Annual Winter Break from the afternoon of Christmas Eve (around 2pm) and we will re-open on the 8th January. You may wish to pop into the nursery to stock up on logs to keep you cozy during the festive period, bird seed to keep those hungry birds happy or maybe just a new plant for the garden.

Roll up, roll up…last chance to buy tickets for our Grand Charity Raffle for a chance to win some fantastic prizes… plus support two wonderful mental health charities Mind & Restore. Tickets are just £3 and available at the nursery - last year we raised £12,500 ? The draw will take place on the 23rd so keep your phone handy in case you get that winning call!

A reminder of the prizes you could win….
⭐️ 1st Prize: A woodworking course donated by Oxford Furniture Makers ?
⭐️ 2nd Prize: A Garmin Venu smart watch ⌚️
⭐️ 3rd Prize: Giant olive tree ?
⭐️ 4th Prize: A brushwood robin
⭐️ 5th Prize: A Garmin venu smart watch ⌚️
⭐️ 6th Prize: Round of golf for 4 at Kirtlington Golf Club ⛳️
⭐️ 7th Prize: Cuddly teddy ?
⭐️ 8th Prize: Pommery Champagne in gift box ? donated by Hawkes & Green
⭐️ 9th Prize: Wicker picnic basket for 2 & cool bag ?
⭐️ 10th Prize: Hand painted watering can ?donated & created by Roses Galore
⭐️ 11th Prize: Bottle of whisky ?
⭐️ 12th Prize: A pair of wine glasses ?
⭐️ 13th Prize: A personal training session with James Dawn Fitness ?️
⭐️ 14th Prize: Wilcote sparkling wine ?
⭐️ 15th Prize: A £20 voucher for Branca ?
⭐️ 16th Prize: A brushwood penguin ?
⭐️ 17th Prize: A hamper of goodies ? donated by Restore
⭐️ 18th Prize: A letter opener ?
⭐️ 19th Prize: A 20kg bag of bird seed ?
⭐️ 20th Prize: A bird & bug house ? built by members of Beehive at Restore
⭐️ 21st Prize: Bottle of Vermentino ?
⭐️ 22nd Prize: Bottle of Moncato ?
⭐️ 23rd Prize: Clothes hangers & draw liners ?
⭐️ 24th Prize: A tub of quality street ?
⭐️ 25th Prize: Tommy Bahama aftershave ?
⭐️ 26th Prize: A kettle ?