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The superb Anenome White Swan was voted Plant of the Year by the RHS at the Chelsea Flower Show last week. Its a new introduction that should be available in garden centres next year.
This is a low growing anenome that has large pure white flowers with a blue reverse, It flowers from spring through into summer and would make a great container plant in a semi shade situation.
One of my favourite show gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show this year is the British Heart Foundation Garden by designer Anne-Marie Powell. The predominately green planting offsets the dramatic red of the 'heart string' arches and 'blood cell' shaped stepping stones. This contrast reminds me of the landscaping at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris.
As with all Bodum products the Bodum Fyrkat Cone BBQ is beatifully designed. For cooking it has two grill levels and a battery powered rotisserie with grill spit. The cone not only provides a large ash catcher but also allows for air regulation.
Available in four Bodum colours.
www.bodum.com £139.00
www.chickenco-op.com supply the perfect house for city living chickens.
This high rise coop consists of a ground floor 'scratch'n'run area, a first floor with four egg laying units and the top floor is a roosting zone. The design allows plenty of storage for bedding and food whilst the sliding base aids easy cleaning. There is a built in solar powered to fan to help control temperature within the coop in summer.
Supplied by www.turtlebags.co.uk, these recycled tomato planters have been nominated for the RHS Product of the Year Award. They are made from recyced cement bags with sturdy webbed handles by the Womwns Uplift Programme in Bangladesh. These bags are from a range that includes herb and potato planters.
Tomatoes used by gardeners are usually grown from seed but commercial growers for many years have grown 'grafted' plants. These are tomato plants that are grown on stronger rootstocks than would normally grow on the variety of tomato that they grow. This year these 'grafted' tomatoes, called Turbo, are available to gardeners from www.suttons.co.uk.
They are more expensive than normal tomato plants costing around £3.99 but the benefits outweigh the cost. The plants are much larger and more vigorous, they are more pest and disease resistant and they crop a lot better. They will also perform outside well.
They are available in three varieties- Conchita, a cherry tomato, Dasher, a small plum tomato, and Elegance which has standard size tomatoes.
I just love Bodum products and that includes this dinky Bodum FYRKAT bbq. Its available in five colours including lime green, orange, and yellow as well as black and white.
At £49.50 from www.bodum.com its a perfect buy for using on the patio or balcony as well as taking down the beach.
The Koziol Taschelino Bags were designed in Milan and are manufactured in Germany - linking great design with perfect manufacture.
They are available in a range of colours from www.homegardenliving.co.uk for only £4.99. Made from 100% recyclable plastic they are great for planting herbs or bedding plants.
