Groves Violet Festival

Groves Violet Festival

01/02/25 to 16/02/25

All day during opening hours (Mon-Sat 9am-5pm Sun- 10am-4pm)

Groves Garden Centre, Bridport

It’s Groves Nurseries favourite time of year – it’s violet time!  To celebrate we are holding a festival from 1st to the 16th February to show off our fantastic collection to you.

Groves Nurseries holds the National Collection of Viola odorata and Parma Violets, a collection that was started in the 1960s by Charles William Groves, grandfather of Charlie and Becky Groves, and continued by their father Clive, who also developed a passion for these highly scented beautiful little flowers.

Winter sunshine is ideal for this special little bloom, which needs shade in the summer but good light levels in the winter to make them flower, so you’ll really get to see the violets looking fantastic.  Violets symbolise faithfulness, everlasting love and remembrance, making them a fitting choice for February.

If you’re a violet lover make sure you also call into Ivy House Kitchen for a delicious violet snack made by Head Chef Mike.  In keeping with the family theme at Groves Nurseries, Mike’s mum Helen propagates the violets to keep them thriving.