Designing and developing your own garden is certainly not for the faint hearted! Whilst you may think: “grass, a fence and somewhere to sit-how hard can it be?” the chances are, if you are aware of the value that a great garden can bring to your property and are reading this article you want to be a bit more […]
We had a lovely visitor to our stand at the Chelsea Flower Show this year, Mrs Brooks, who was celebrating her 80th Birthday. Mrs Brookes came to see us after we were contacted by their daughter, who informed us of some rather special collections they have. Mrs Brookes is in fact a cousin of Vincent […]
I was expecting the road to becoming a bonafide eco-friendly gardener to be bumpy, but not to zig-zag off into quagmires of confusions. Hard landscaping has led me to such boggy places for, unless you chip your own wood (by hand) or cycle down to your nearest shellfish processor to fill your panniers with discarded […]
Congratulations to Chorleywood Primary School – winners of the 2012 RHS Get Your Grown-ups Growing event. The prize, a Hartley Tradition 6 Greenhouse, was presented to the school by the RHS and Hartley’s Managing Director, Johnny Mobasher , on June 3rd. ‘As a corporate partner of the Prince’s Foundation, we are enthusiastic investors in the […]
In the current economic climate it is sometimes hard to maintain a beautiful garden if you are working to a budget. If you don’t have the equipment, plants or fertilisers for the job, there are, as any experienced gardener will know, just a few tricks of the trade which will help keep your budget down. […]
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The Chelsea Flower Show Press Release 2013
I love gardens, but I’m not much of a gardener. I enjoy caring for plants, but I’m even happier sitting in my outdoor space, just relaxing. Breakfast in the garden on a sunny day is one of my favourite treats. However, we’ve just moved into a new house with a garden 3 times bigger than […]
Gardening can be a pleasure for 365 days of the year. Whatever the weather outdoors, a greenhouse is a year-round refuge where there’s always some activity to enjoy, whatever the season. But it’s not just the weather which can spoil our gardening activities. Growing plants involves not just our creative talents but also skill and […]
The British people are very sensitive to the idea of luxury and relaxation, something we experience little of in our domestic lives. Whilst we’re certainly an outdoors people, swimming pools aren’t common on the estates of London and Birmingham; despite every outdoor pool from Spain to Sardinia being overtaken by Brits in their socks […]
This competition has now closed, thank you to all those who took part Win a Luxury Christmas Hamper With Hartley Botanic – The Greenhouse Company In the spirit of giving we have decided to run a Christmas Hamper competition to say a big thank you for all your support throughout the year. *Win* a Luxury […]
Hartley Botanic and the RHS Gardens at Harlow Carr were the hosts for a magical evening of gardening pleasure. The RHS Gardens at Harlow Carr are situated ’a stone’s throw’ from Harrogate and provide a real treat for gardening enthusiasts. The evening was a joint venture between Hartley Botanic and the RHS, and supplied the invited guests with […]
