Not so long ago, the idea of shipping roses across the country was almost unheard of. If you wanted a particular type, you bought it locally or you couldn’t buy it all.While I’m all for supporting local businesses, this
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Indulge in new plants for the garden and discover recently launched tools, kit and botanically influenced home accessories.
If you’re tired of the same old plants in your containers, you might try Nemesia ‘Peaches n Cream’. This new variety, bred by Richard Webb, bears abundant, heavily scented, pink and lemon flowers throughout summer. As with ‘Confetti’, also bred by Richard Webb, this variety is hardy, will grow in full sun or partial shade and needs moist but well-drained soil. It’s available in larger garden centres, and 40p from the sale of each plant will be donated to Perennial, the charity for those working in horticulture.
Comfortable outdoor furniture is essential in a garden, where its role is both functional and aesthetic. A seat can anchor a view, encourage contemplation or facilitate entertaining, and it’s also a way to mark a meaningful date, such as an anniversary or birthday, or to act as a poignant memorial. ‘Amity’, a new design from Hampshire-based Gaze Burvill celebrates the company’s 30th year. Made of oak sourced from managed British woodlands, it has been shortlisted for the RHS Chelsea Sustainable Product of the Year Award 2023. Prices start from £2,520, with £100 from the first 100 seats sold donated to the tree conservation charity Action Oak.
Biodegradable, insulating, moisture-retentive, weed-suppressing and a source of slow-release nitrogen, sheep’s wool is increasingly used in horticulture, not least by compost manufacturers researching peat-free formulations. Staffordshire-based HortiWool uses wool from British sheep in its new range of wool liners. Resembling the packaging from recipe-kit boxes, products include hanging basket liners to fit 12”, 14” and 16” baskets, and packs of five 27cm
Not so long ago, the idea of shipping roses across the country was almost unheard of. If you wanted a particular type, you bought it locally or you couldn’t buy it all.While I’m all for supporting local businesses, this
With more than 20 years’ experience, Arctic Cabins have designed their BBQ cabins in the traditional Finnish style, from sustainably sourced, slow-grown Scandinavian Redwood Spruce. This is a tried and tested material which is both visually stunning and durable.
Hopefully you don’t think of soil as just dirt.Soil is actually an incredibly complex ecosystem, with billion
And their horticultural experiments seem to prove that’s true.Its director, Ethan Kauffman, and I spoke about how he and his team are reinterpreting the grand old landscape with a natives-only ethos that was handed down to them by the nonprofit called Natural Lands that conserved the p
If you’re a little more serious about gardening and love it you probably have a decent collection of hand tools for gardening. And you’ve probably got them all categorized from hand trowels and spades to gloves and hats to metal rakes and push hoes. On the other hand, there are a group of tools that tend to somewhat collect dust (or dirt), in lieu of the aforementioned basic gardening equipment. With that, here’s a rundown of the most essential garden power tools to have in your garden shed.
Choose a bottle with raised bottom and create a channel through it, wide enough to let the wasp fly in. Complete instructions are available at Garden Therapy.
A good garden gadget is all you need to make your chores easy. Have a look at the best Gardening Tools and Gadgets that can Change the Way You Garden!
In the well-to-do town of Bedford, New York, there are a few givens: there are apple orchards and quaint bed and breakfasts, cute bakeries and amazing antiques shops and, of course, many grand estates complete with rolling green lawns and well-hedged gardens. Perhaps most impressive of the latter belongs to the doyenne of the domestic, Martha Stewart.
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Upcycling old clothes and textiles in your garden can be a great way to find new life in old materials, and keep those items from waste streams. Making use of these old materials can also help us reduce the things that we may need to buy to maintain our gardens and transform them into the productive and attractive places we want them to be.
Buying houseplants from a garden center or online can be an exciting experience, but at the same time, you need to make sure of certain points to keep them healthy for a long time to come. And this is why we have made this checklist of Important Things To Do Before Bringing New Plants Indoors.
These Trellis Ideas for Garden are perfect for trailing plants! Use them to decorate any part of your yard stylishly!