July Newsletter
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” – Lewis Grizzard July is the beginning of …
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10 A-May-Zing Bank Holiday Offers!
It’s the perfect time of year to spruce up your garden and fill it with colourful plants and flowers. Our Bank Holiday offers will make it easier than ever …
Bare-rooted Fruit and Nut Trees
Traditionally most trees, including fruit and nut, were sold bare-rooted. It’s only our relatively new desire to plant all year round that has led to the …
Mulberry Charlotte Russe Growing Guide
Hard to find the fruits in supermarkets, you can have all the joys of growing your own mulberries without the hassle of keeping a large tree. Mulberry …
Visiting The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Visiting professional gardens can be completely inspiring or totally depressing. I go home either wanting to concrete over the lot and take up golf or feeling …
Soft Fruit Means Strawberry Gin!
Remember that cool spell of weather we endured in May/early June? Not welcome at all and certainly stunted the growth of many young plants. But now we are …
RHS Rosemoor Flower Show August 2017
RHS Rosemoor is holding its first official flower show this coming August. Whether you are lucky enough to live in Devon or whether you will be holidaying …
What fruit is more nutritious than blueberries?
Blackcurrants are an easy to grow British native that will delight you with fruit from mid-summer. Perfect for eating fresh off the plant or using to make jams …
Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?
For those that really don’t like apple skin there is however now an apple that also has anthocyanins in the flesh. In total, Redlove apples contain up to …
March Newsletter
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” – Robin Williams March sees the beginning of spring and the true start …