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When you visit our site, you will find that we stock a wide selection of plant pot feet. But do you know what they are and why you should use them? In this post, we aim to explain why plant...

Caring for houseplants when temperatures are high, sunlight is intense, and the air is dry can be challenging. It involves not only getting watering right, but also increasing humidity, considering whether to move your plants to a better location, and...

“The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.”Courtesy of Elizabeth Lawrence As gardeners, we know that bees play an important role in our gardens and should consider them our best friends. This is why good gardeners always encourage...

Whilst Father’s Day is just on one day of the year, celebrated on the third Sunday in June in the UK, making Father’s Day this year on Sunday 21st June, we should always remember that ‘Dad is for life, not...

It’s Time To Get Children Into The Garden And Growing . . . Running from Saturday, 23rd May until Sunday, 31st May, National Children’s Gardening Week was established in 2015 by gardening expert Neil Grant to inspire the next generation...

If you’ve ever picked up a pair of Niwaki secateurs, you’ll know immediately that these aren’t ordinary garden tools. Niwaki is a UK-based company specialising in Japanese garden tools, working closely with traditional forges in Japan to produce tools that...

With fewer natural habitats for wildlife in the UK every year, one of the best ways you can help is to turn your garden into a haven where they can find sources of food, water and safe shelter. Not only...

“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.” Courtesy of Rudyard Kipling. One of the most important tools a gardener has is their hands - so you need to know how to take care of...

With winter running from December to February, it's one of the hardest seasons for foraging as we experience the shortest days, coldest temperatures, harshest weather and vegetation is scarce with many plants dying back, being dormant, trees bare and tender...