Hydrangea Black Diamond is great for yardz, lots of flowers and great foliage on a slow growing plant. The dark coloured leaves have prominent veins while the bright flowers are mop-heads.
In your local garden centre now!
18/06/2014
11/03/2014
CYNARA INDOOR ALLOTMENT LIGHTS
No space for growing vegetables or herbs in the yard then why not move indoors and grow your crops under lights.
These Cynara lights from www.bulbolight.com use the same amount of power as your WIFI router yet provide the perfect light conditions for growing indoors.
Made in Italy from terracotta and anodized aluminium they have real style.
22/11/2013
PRINT YOUR OWN BIRD HUS
You now have the availability to print your own bird house. The HUS from www.saint-h.com is made by the latest manufacturing process of 3D printing. The three sections take no time at all to put together and create a very stylish bird house.
29/10/2013
THE GEOHAUS FOR WILD BIRDS WITH STYLE
The Geohaus bird feeder from www.thenuttery.com is new for this season. It may be stylish in apearance but it also is highly functional with a very nifty built in feed hopper to make filling easy.
Available in a seed and nut version, in red or lime green - the nut version being great for using with larger seeds such as Black sunflower and also suet nuggets.
£35.00
25/10/2013
MY BIG TEAPOT KEEPS TEA HOT IN THE YARD
There's nothing worse than your teapot going cold when your sitting in the yard having a cuppa!
Eva Solo's 'My Big Teapot' may be the solution - a 1.5ltr teapot that has its own wooly jumper to keep out the cold and serve a steaming hot cuppa.
£79.00 Dishwasher safe. Cover machine washable
23/10/2013
PUT A BIT BAROQUE IN YOUR YARD WITH TULIP ROCOCO
Tulip Rococo is a stunning 'Parrot' tulip with fringed, deep cut velvety petals of bright red edged with green markings, and covered with a soft blue sheen - a real taste of the baroque.
Plant now up to the end of November for flowering in April. They grow to 14-16" in height which makes them perfect for growing in containers and for cutting.
22/10/2013
LIGHTWAVE - A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BENCH
Benches are often boring and utilitarian, sometimes decorative but not often stylish. But the 'Lightwave' bench designed by After Architecture is different.
Though designed as an exterior installation at New York's Cornell University campus, it would make a great statement in any yard. Formed from a grid of upright timbers with their sides painted in miriad colours, it glows at night with the help of internal lighting.
16/10/2013
CUBE MUG IS PERFECT FOR YOUR YARD CUPPA
Is this the perfect mug for keeping your tea hot and free of gardening debris when working in the yard?
The 'Cube Mug' from www.gattola.com is available in seven colours and is microwave and dishwasher proof. It is stackable and the cube creates a drawer for the mug to slide into.
£7.84
11/10/2013
A NEW WAVE OF PLASTIC PLANTERS
Seen at GLEE this September, the Wave Garden range of high-grade plastic planters from www.scheurich.de
Available in a great range of colours in this striking new design.
09/10/2013
COLOURFUL CLEANING WITH THE HELP OF A GORILLA
Brooms and brushes can be rather boring but with the autumn leaf fall starting and yard sweeping on the horizon, look out for these colourful 'Gorilla' brooms from http://www.faulks.co.uk/store/gorilla-brooms/45-gorilla-broom.html
European made, it is available in 4 fabulous colours at only £16.99
