Hartley Magazine

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

Winning Designer and Scholar Announced in the Raymond Blanc Heritage Garden Competition

Hartley Botanic are proud to be in association with the SGD & The Raymond Blanc Heritage Garden Competition. Congratulations to Anne Keenan MSGD who has been named the winning garden designer in the inaugural Raymond Blanc Heritage Garden competition. Anne’s design concept was chosen by a judging panel that included Raymond Blanc, Bob Sherman from […]

Remembering Vincent Hartley and His Fantastic Inventions

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 […]

RHS Campaign for School Gardening

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 […]

Tips to save money in the garden this summer

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. […]

Guide to safer gardening

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 […]

Hartley Botanic sponsor an event at RHS Harlow Carr

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 […]