Decorating a conservatory, garden or patio doesnāt begin and end with fussy plants and lawn chairs. And in this monthās article let me revisit my favorite trick ā decorating with light: for me, luminarias and Christmas twinkle lights (see Decemberās article) are just the tip of bulb. With this article, I hope to win even […]
Yes you can, they are easy to grow, something a little different and a great way to get the kids interested in gardening. Far from being a new super food, tiger nuts were actually a mainstay in the war and post war era, a slightly sweet treat that offered something a little different for the […]
Consider the global air pollution crisis alongside the desperate need to conserve resources and thereās only one possible conclusion: itās time to extinguish the tradition of the garden bonfire. As a boy, I was pretty whiffy. Out in the garden until dark, I would eventually come indoors, a noxious plume in my wake. A bath […]
At Hartley we always strive for perfection Whether creating a beautiful custom made greenhouse, handmade for a customer, or one of our team meeting someone for the first time, we want to express our passion for business and products. Even our business cards get the handmade treatment from the skilled and traditional workforce at Barnard […]
At Hartley we always strive for perfection Whether creating a beautiful bespoke glasshouse, handmade for a customer, or one of our team meeting someone for the first time, we want to express our passion for business and products. Even our business cards get the handmade treatment from the skilled and traditional workforce at […]
We share a commonality with bees and butterflies. We are all drawn to flowers. As gardeners we grow them, admire them, and arrange them, both outdoors and in the greenhouse. But, often, we tend to overlook what accompanies that panoply of colorsāthe foliage. Now Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz have written an eye-opening new book, […]
If you have made good use of your greenhouse for starting off winter vegetables last spring and summer you will be feeling pretty smug about the so-called veg crisis right now. Even me saying āso calledā is pretty smug, but as all good gardeners know, this is not really a veg crisis at all but […]
āWhy are you growing houseleeks in your greenhouse?ā said a friend looking at some Echeverias I had around the base of a Bougainvillea. An easily made mistake for these are a fine example of parallel evolution. Houseleeks are temperate plants designed to survive conditions as harsh and impoverished as crevices of dirt on rock-piles or […]
Stand your potatoes rose end upwards in a bright, frost free spot. From February onwards, itās time to sprout (or āchitā) new potatoes, to me, it is the first big signal that starts the gardening year. Put your potatoes in a tray or egg box with the āroseā end, where all the buds are, at […]
