Posts under ‘shopping’

…these delightful recycled products from Hen & Hammock. Both this trug and planter are made from recycled tyres, and look fabulous to boot. I have to admit that normally I have a bit of phobia of trugs, and, at the risk of offending any readers, the women who carry them (Mrs Bennett in Pride [...]

…these two stylish habitats from Garden Boutique. One of the (many) things I get a little ranty about is that sustainable gardening practices can still be stylish. And this bug habitat and fabulous bird feeder are proof of that. I’m always looking for ways to get wildlife into my garden without festooning it [...]

…these fabulous prints from the RHS. I’ve always been a bit mad on botanical illustrations, and when the RHS contacted me to say they are selling an enormous collection of fruit, veg and flower pics for Mother’s Day, as well as memberships and tickets to their fabulous shows, I got rather over-excited.

…this selection of limited edition seeds from The Balcony Gardener. In fact, F&F loves them so much that the entire team will be growing the wildflower, butterfly and scented garden seeds in their gardens this year.
The problem is, I’ll be a little devastated to open the packets, as they are truly beautiful. I quite want [...]

…Hannah Nunn’s fabulous botanical lamps. The nights are still dark, and the mornings still more miserable, but these sweet designs would cheer even the most horrible winter evening.

…these mini squash from Marshalls. I have always loved Patty Pan squash for the UFO shape of their fruit, and you can grow them and eat them in the same way as courgettes. This year I am also going to grow these ‘Sweet Lightning’ squash on the balcony and over the trellis as [...]

…these funky matchstick garden seed sets from Garden Boutique. Each set contains ten matchsticks planted with mixed seeds, which you just plant tip-down in the soil.
And if your seed collection is starting to take over the top shelf of your fridge, the stylish folk at Garden Boutique have also got this pretty little seed organiser [...]

I love writing this blog in my spare time. And one of the things I love so much is the number of marvellous people who pitch up here to talk gardening. You are all splendid. With this in mind, F&F is setting up a number of discount codes with top garden retailers just for our [...]

…these fabulous tomatoes from Victoriana Nursery. On the left, we have ‘Zapotec Pleated‘, an extraordinarily shaped fruit which is huge and perfect for cooking. This is one of the most striking tomatoes you can grow, and was the subject of Susy Morris’ winning entry in our photography competition earlier this year. And in the [...]

I am absolutely thrilled with how well the Good Growing Guide has gone down on the blog. And today I’m even more thrilled to tell you that you can buy these lovely little postcards in hard copy for yourself. I received my first batch of cards from the printers this week, and did a little [...]

Here, by popular demand, is the Fennel & Fern 2010 calendar. I’ve worked hard on this calendar. It’s partly because I wanted to make a trendy gardening calendar that I would be proud to hang in my kitchen or bathroom. There are no trugs, no potting sheds, and no middle-aged men clutching spades here.
But the [...]

The next few months are always a little odd for gardeners. I do little more in December and January than crawl outside to gather chard, parsnips and carrots, then crawl back in again to curl up under a throw with a seed catalogue or back issues of Gardens Illustrated. But my passion for gardening [...]

Earlier this year, the kind people at Plantworks sent me some samples of Rootgrow to try in the Garden from Scratch. Rootgrow is an organic product which increases plants’ strength by multiplying their root systems. More roots means more food, means a happier plant. It works by using friendly mychorrizal fungi which are necessary for [...]

This is not your usual green plastic gardening chair. If you are used to stackable chairs which look like this, then our latest pick of stylish garden furniture will make you sit up.

These glorious leeks, with a lovely long white shaft, were snapped at the superb Ockley farm shop in Surrey. If you’re planning for an early harvest of leeks in August or September of this year, you’ll need to sow seeds in February, so get ordering!
Sow indoors in a warm room (on window sill and just [...]