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Back in 2018, a few forward-looking people envisaged ā€“ though it was largely wishful thinking ā€“ a network of ā€˜pollinator pathwaysā€™. Today, weā€™re opening our first insect superhighway. Fenn was anxiously watching two screens at once. The one on his tablet showed footage streaming live from the Earth Court of Environmental Justice. The other was […]

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What Garden Tools Are Best in a Greenhouse?

One of the first things you learn when working in a greenhouse is that long-handled tools can be a problem in such an enclosed space. While the toolā€™s working end is where you want it, the other end may knock pots off shelves, damage plants, or even break window panes. The only long-handled tool I […]

Top-down solutions

Forget complex, resource-hungry gadgetry, and soak up simplicity: earth-friendly mulches make greenhouse watering easy and guilt-free. Gardening ā€“ especially any-weatherĀ greenhouseĀ gardening ā€“ is a just-steps-away activity that offers us sanctuary from our increasingly busy-busy, rushed, technology-driven lives. Plants donā€™t go ever-faster to keep up with the latest app, or to improve their efficiency; they justĀ grow, chasing […]

Top-down solutions

Forget complex, resource-hungry gadgetry, and soak up simplicity: earth-friendly mulches make greenhouse watering easy and guilt-free. Gardening ā€“ especially any-weatherĀ greenhouseĀ gardening ā€“ is a just-steps-away activity that offers us sanctuary from our increasingly busy-busy, rushed, technology-driven lives. Plants donā€™t go ever-faster to keep up with the latest app, or to improve their efficiency; they justĀ grow, chasing […]

Make a Flowery Hatā€”Another way to enjoy your gardenā€™s bounty

Itā€™s the season when our gardens are overflowing with flowers. So, I asked garden writer and photographer Janet Davis to share her delightful tips for creating wearable floral art. And with a greenhouse, you donā€™t even have to wait for the bountiful season. You could get this look year-round. Hereā€™s how she does it.   […]

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Win tickets to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Preview Evening!

This competition is now closed. Thank you to all who entered. The winners can be seen in the Rafflecopter widget below. Are you a garden lover who fancies a behind-the-scenes experience at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show? Hartley Botanic has two pairs of tickets to give away for the Preview Evening at RHS Hampton […]

HARTLEY BOTANICā€™S ā€˜TROPICAL BRITAINā€™ TRADESTAND WINS BEST IN SHOW AT RHS CHATSWORTH

Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday 6th June 2018 HARTLEY BOTANICā€™S ā€˜TROPICAL BRITAINā€™ TRADESTAND WINS BEST IN SHOW AT RHS CHATSWORTH -STAND TAPS-INTO THE VERY MODERN AND PERSONAL WAYS GARDENERS ARE USING THEIR GREENHOUSES – Hartley Botanicā€™s RHS Chatsworth tradestand ā€“ stand number 390C British greenhouse and glasshouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic has been awarded the […]

Common & uncommonly good

Lobelia is a world-wide genus of uncommonly good glasshouse flowers, indeed almost every member of this large genus has attractive blooms, often coming in masses, usually in a shade of blue. Lobelia has shrubby, evergreen and herbaceous members, annuals, biennials and perennials, there are even a few hardy sorts for the outdoor garden. However the […]