A plant lover’s paradise

We pay a visit to Trevena Cross, who have been experienced growers of a huge range of plants for nearly 50 years, including rare and unusual specialities.

A wide variety of plants has been gracing the undercover planteria at Trevena Cross since January. Growing consistent plant stocks year round ensures supply is never an issue, and yet it is this time of the year when the garden centre becomes a real feast
for the senses. As always the team are on track to deliver a truly sensational spring season for their eagerly anticipating customers and it’s now that truckloads of plants are brought down from the nursery daily to keep our gardens bursting with colour and interest.  

A striking selection of specimen palms, olives, tree ferns, shrubs, trees, perennials, hedging plants and more are joined by seasonal bedding and patio plants and a feast of grow-your-own goodies. Season-long, wow factor can be achieved with patio colour, right up until Christmas if temperatures remain mild. 

The emphasis on grow-your-own has been taken to a whole new level in one of the nursery tunnels this year. There is a tunnel dedicated to growing a wide range of food for the Palm Tree Bistro, which opened on site on the 16th March. The bistro celebrates quality local – largely Cornish – ingredients, as well as produce grown in the nursery at Trevena Cross.

The bistro team hand pick vegetables and herbs daily and then step into the kitchen to prepare them for the day’s dishes. This is a unique position to be in, and helps highlight Trevena’s place as a ‘grower’, extending the ‘grown on site’ message beyond just the plants it sells. Visitors can also enjoy the same produce they’ve eaten in the bistro at home, with plants grown for the bistro kitchen mirroring many of the varieties available to buy at the garden centre. This really will take the grow-your-own concept full circle.

There are exciting times ahead; the outdoor offering of plants and outdoor sundries is complemented by a shop full of everything ‘gardens’ as well as a jungle-like houseplant section. Plus, the first spring for the Palm Tree Bistro is set to make it extra special!

TREVENA CROSS
01736 763880
www.trevenacross.co.uk