Hartley Magazine

All the latest news, hints, tips and advice from our experts

What’s so great about stinging nettles

For some strange reason we have been programmed to loathe stinging nettles, but these plants play a vital role in nature, says Jean Vernon. If your earliest memories of nettles is falling into the nettle patch or being chased around the playground by nettle wielding classmates, you won’t have a good relationship with these incredible […]

Our events

Our Events 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Tradestand no. 142 Hartley Botanic’s 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Tradestand ‘Your Space, Your Story’ 20th to 24th May 2025 Celebrating Hartley Botanic’s Values – British Built, British Grown The 2025 stand at RHS Chelsea Flower Show will showcase the craftsmanship of Hartley Botanic’s Greenhouses, handmade in England […]

Fountain grass

Brighten up your greenhouse with tubs of colourful Fountain Grasses in red, crimson or purple marked foliage. Good splashes of colour these are especially useful amongst taller plants camouflaging bare stems or disguising tubs. Fountain Grasses are remarkably easy to care for with minimal attention yet respond with luxuriant displays throughout the growing season. The […]

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Seed Snails Welcome in the Greenhouse

Space in a greenhouse is often at a premium. Traditionally, seed starting requires room on tables for multiple containers, heat mats, etc. So, when I found out that my colleague, Seattle garden journalist and speaker, Erica Browne Grivas was working with a new space-saving method, I was interested. Basically, it involves creating long rolls of […]