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ILLUMINATED LIGHT POTS RECOMMENDED BY DARMUID GAVIN'S GARDEN DESIGNS 2008-09-04 16:31:00 DIARMUID GAVIN'S GARDEN DESIGN September issue is featuring some fabulous potswhich also includes Kabin high pots and illuminated flower pot both from Garden BoutiqueKabin high pot and illuminated flower pot are bespoke products with high quality that suitable for interior or exterior use.
MEADOW SEED IS FEATURED IN DIARMUID GAVIN'S GARDEN DESIGN 2008-09-04 16:28:41 In August issue, winner of the Irish web offset printing award , Diamuid Gavin's Garden Design has featuring our meadow seedsThe latest from world of gardens and designFLORAL BUSTThose of the 'Wild and Free' school of gardening will appreciate the efforts of Garden Boutique. The quirky garden website has sourced a fantastically convenient seed mix which creates and authentic wildflower meadow i
SPRING WINDOW BOX PLANTING IDEAS 2008-09-04 16:27:13 Now that the clocks have changed, it's really beginning to feel like spring.We have been busy planting up some windowboxes for the office:A CLASSIC FAVOURITE - LAVENDER WITH ZINCPRETTY IN PINK - ACID LOVING BOG ROSEMARY IS GREAT IN POTS & WINDOWBOXESWe are also planning on planting up the gorgeous blue and white ceramic hanging baskets with dwarf trailing catmint and miniature sweet peas...del
FLOWERY FLASK WITH WILLIAM MORRIS PRINT IS PERFECT FOR WINTER 2008-09-04 16:26:12 Brrr - hasn't it been getting cold these past few days. I have dug out my knee high socks and my vacuum flask and started making vats of chunky homemade soup.It seems I am not the only one to be preparing for the colder months ahead. We have had a sudden run on our William Morris print vacuum flasks (especially the Cray Pattern Flask below)William Morris 'Daisy' print and William Morris 'Anemone
WET POT IS A HIT WITH GARDEN BOUTIQUE CUSTOMERS 2008-09-03 11:43:28 "The wet pot system is just brilliant, the water seeps in through the porous clay pot to keep your plant watered for several days. My herbs are definitely surviving a lot better since I got these...and they look quite stylish as well (at least I think so)"Thanks for the feedback Kate - we're glad you love the wet pot system as much as we do here at Garden Boutique...
WET POT BACK IN STOCK! WE LOVE THE WET POTS 2008-09-03 11:31:24 Our bestselling, self watering, WET POTS are back in stock!Allow your plants to take care of themselves with these clever self watering pots.The WET POT uses capillary action to ensure your plant receives all the water it requires. Clay naturally regulates water absorption - and so the plant can draw all the water it requires THROUGH the pot. To use, simply down the clay pot in water for a day bef
TEA LIGHTS BECOME GARDEN LIGHTING BESTSELLER 2008-09-01 14:51:17 These cute metallic tea light holders shimmer even before the tea light has been lit - no wonder they have overtaken our rustic tealight stakes as the garden lighting bestseller for August!Available in purple, gold or silver - these tealights look just as good as alongside a posie of flowers as they do out in the garden...
RECYCLED CUPS MAKE GORGEOUS SUNDIAL 2008-08-26 09:33:43 Can you believe this cute sundial is made from vending machine coffee cups?This innovative new material has a lovely solid, heavy, earthy feel, very much like slate - and looks great in the gardenProduced as a direct result of the UK Save-A-Cup scheme... buy one vended cup of coffee today, drink the coffee, place the plastic cup in the recycling bin... The recycling loop has been closed.This lovel
COPPER WINDOW BOXES 2008-08-20 09:41:33 It's windowbox season! Here are a couple of ideas I planted up today...don't the colours look gorgeous against the colour of the copper windowboxCOPPER WINDOW BOX planted with: maroon Pelargonium , Cyclamen coum and a variegated trailing ivyWhy not try with Pelagonium 'Lord Bute' or 'Tornado'COPPER WINDOW BOX planted with:Tulipa 'Hearts Delight', Viola 'Penny Red Blotch' and a variegated traili
Plant of the moment - Anthemis 2008-08-20 09:40:44 Currently looking amazing in my garden is the golden marguerite Anthemis tinctoria 'Sauce hollandaise'For me, with my phobia of anything more yellow than 'lemon yellow', it possesses the perfect colouring. Creamy yellow buds open buttermilk - against neat green foliage. Growing to only 60cm tall, this is a great choice for the border, perhaps in combination with Stipa tenuissima...Although... I Read more:Plant
KIDS GARDENER FROM EMEL 2008-07-09 07:16:34 Children's gardening in Emel, July issueShow your children a lesson of garden doesn't need to be expensive. Start to build a life long interest in gardening for your little angel with a colourful tools can be a real treat for them.Kids wheelbarrow £19.99 from www.gardenboutique.co.uk
SUMMER STORAGE SOLUTIONS FROM HOUSE BEAUTIFUL 2008-07-09 07:13:54 In August, House Beautiful comes a complimentary summer storage solutions for home and garden.175 brilliant ideas to organise your home and garden this summerClever clutter bustersGet organised with these attractive and practical ideas for the keen home gardener.Our solid oak cold frame is an investment buy, which perfect for plant store, this compact cold frame will protect and store seed until t
BESPOKE SWING IS FEATURED IN SUMMER STYLE 2008-06-27 12:09:05 Concept Living , July issue has featured Bespoke swing in Summer style .Swings are very simple objects - which often evoke strong memories of childhood play, and lazy summer days.But they are very easy to get wrong.We all remember stand-alone swing sets which were not concreted into the ground and which threatened to topple over as soon as you got up any height - or swings with only one hole in
GARDEN WRITERS' REVIEW GARDEN BOOKS IN GARDEN ILLUSTRATED 2008-06-25 06:53:55 Alice has reviewed 'The Complete Plating Design Course' by Hilary Thomas.A black market trade in planting design handouts from Hilary Thomas's course at Capel manor maybe brought to an end with the publication of this tome, which is essentially a compilation of the sought after course notes.The impressive volume of knowledge condensed into this book is staggering. It really does attempt to cover e
RAVING ABOUT ROSES 2008-06-19 09:22:39 ROSA 'WILLIAM LOBB' shown here with the rambling rose 'BOBBIE JAMES' and 'CALAMAGROSTIS 'KARL FOERSTER'Like my mother, I'm a complete sucker for Roses - especially the old fashioned blousey blooms and species roses.One of my favourites is the moss rose 'William Lobb' with double, deep purple crimson blooms that fade to dusty violet over a few days. Richly scented and relaxed in habit, this is a g
BAMBOOZLED - ALICE DEMYSTIFIES BAMBOO FOR THE SATURDAY TIMES MAGAZINE 2008-06-17 05:53:03 Bamboo is one of those plants that people both desire and fear. They desire it, because it’s lush, jungly and instantly architectural in a way few other plants are, but it can also be invasive, so it’s unwise to head off to the garden centre without doing a bit of research beforehand. If you’re going to plant an invasive type, you need to surround it with root barriers. So which bamboos are Read more:ALICE
THE SUMMER'S MOST WANTED HOME BUYS FROM BBC GOOD HOMES 2008-06-04 12:29:30 The Summer Price Patrol from BBC Good Homes this month is packed with hottest buys of the season to suit all budgets - and we've been mentioned twice!Our Bird feed houses from Garden boutique are featured as an outdoor bargain buy - just £12.95 to bring a little colour into your garden and make friends with the birds at the same time...Once the seed is finished you simply replace it with a refil
LOST WITHOUT MY SPORK 2008-05-07 12:46:34 I've been catching up on my garden today. Everything is growing so quickly at this time of year! The roses and irises are in bud and ready to burst. My clematis montana has blanketed the garden with white flowers in only two days.Meanwhile, as I try to squeeze some delphiniums into my heaving borders I realise how dependent I have become on my spork.I used to use a border fork or hand fork for eve
PLANTS THAT CAN COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE 2008-04-24 05:35:07 Alice's article about planting for climate change has been published in this months Garden Design Journal. Read more about bimodal plants that can ride the storm.With changing weather patterns, designers may need to consider a palette of plants that are able to cope with more than one extreme.The capricious weather we have been enduring over the last few years has highlighted the need for a new
LOVESEAT IS FEATURED IN NEW YORK SPACES 2008-04-11 06:24:15 New York Spaces is an home design magazine of metropolitan New York is featured our fabulous unique design, loveseat, in April issueIn statements section for indoor- outdoor furniture and accessories with great style and a fresh sensibilitySensuous Bench, The fluid curves of Jake Phipps's four-foot-wide Loveseat are sculpted from a single piece of solid English oak.
WOODLAND GARDENS TO VISIT 2008-04-01 09:18:36 Woodland gardens are often said to be at their best in spring - when the pulmonarias come into flower under clouds of flowering currants and forget-me-nots carpet the ground in a sea of blueMy favourite woodland garden is Beth Chatto's near Colchester in Essex, but there are plenty of wonderful woodland walks and gardens throughout the UK to inspire you in your own garden...Why not visit a woodla
MEADOW SEED IS FEATURED IN EMEL MAGAZINE THIS APRIL 2008-04-01 05:57:37 The Muslim lifestyle magazine, Emel, is featured our meadow seed in April issue in the garden notes sectionMeadow Seeds:Turn your garden into a beautiful meadow with seeds developed by Sheffield University. You can enjoy this amazing display of flowers continuously all the way from May until October. £14.95 from Garden BoutiqueWe have both short and standard meadow seeds in each pack contain 50g
HEART VOTIVE TEALIGHT FEATURED IN COMPANY 2008-03-31 06:18:10 Talking about parties this glam magazine, company, know best and also recommended to light some candles to keep thing smelling sweet and the mood relaxed, showed image of heart votive tealight from Garden Boutique in April issue.
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL SHOPPING FOR MORROCAN TEA GLASSES 2008-03-31 06:17:30 IN MAY YOU'LL LOVE MOROCCAN STYLEBe inspired by the rich colours and sumptuous textures of North AfricaHouse Beautiful Style Editor said 'Instead of going for a themed room, introduce a few accessories to your scheme' and also recommend our Moroccan tea glassGILDED PATTERNAuthentic tea glasses are an easy way to add rich colour and pattern. Green tea glasses, £16.95 for size, Garden BoutiqueYou a
HOMES & GARDENS, GARDEN PLANNER & DIARY FEATURED GEISHA OUTDOOR WALLPAPER 2008-03-11 06:27:57 HOMES & GARDEN, April issue with free Garden Planner & Diary 2008 includes monthly garden tasks for the whole year.Featuring Geisha Outdoor Wallpaper on page 16.Geisha outdoor wallpape, 135x230cm, £315, Garden Boutique, 0121 224 7390, gardenboutique.co.uk
Free Garden Design e-Books from Garden Visit 2008-09-30 10:07:37 To celebrate their 10th birthday, Garden
Visit are giving away free Garden Design eBooks
written by their Editor, Tom TurnerThe titles are The Principles of Garden Design and 24 Historic Styles of Garden Design and they will be available to download free from the site in October
Seed Giveaway 2008-09-29 09:09:17 Seeds and bulbs from Trentham Garden Estate in Staffordshire are being offered free, along with advice on growing them.The giveaway is on 18th October between 2-4pm. First come, first served.Normal entrance fees apply
THE RICH LIST BY ALICE BOWE IN THE TIMES ON 30 AUGUST 2008 2008-09-22 07:43:06 A carpet of green manure such as clover or alfalfa can save a fortune on compost and the good news is, there’s one for every soil typeAutumn is on the way, and it’s good time to think about making new beds. More dauntingly, you may have just taken on a whole new garden or an allotment. As you dream longingly of friable loam, your spade invariably hits builders’ rubble free-draining sand or c Read more:ALICE
GRANITE WINDOW BOX IS FEATURED IN GARDEN NEWS 2008-09-18 09:46:18 Check out window boxes buyers' guide from Garden News on Tuesday 16th September 2008.Top window boxes for home gardeningWindow boxes ; Do you want to enjoy a great garden but haven't hot the space? create an eye-catching display from your window ledge with these containers that you can easily put up yourselfGranite window-box; Lightweight smooth planter made from crushed granite. The granite has b
Leaf mould sacks for making lovely mulch - 100% biodegradable 2008-09-16 13:05:19 Leaves are beginning to fall from the trees, and before the job of sweeping them up begins - don't forget to order your jute leaf sacks so that you can make them into lovely leaf mould...Recycling your fallen autumn leaves is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to make compost. You can use all the leaves that fall in winter - all the deciduous leaves that look oranges, and reds, and brown (and Read more:making
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