PLANTING SCHEMES for Small Spaces and Pollinators: Pots are an extremely versatile way of getting variety and colour into a small garden space. Don’t let them dry out in sun or windy conditions and remember that large pots can become...
PLANTING SCHEMES for Small Spaces and Pollinators: We can’t always choose which way our house and gardens face. When planting a window box, we should consider the amount of sunlight and the impact of wind. Window boxes dry out quickly and...
Guest Post by Pippa Martlew, Garden Design Chelsea Week is in full swing and SW3 is buzzing as professional and novice gardeners rub shoulders on Main Avenue. The celebrities have posed for photos while quaffing champagne on the most photogenic...
We are delighted to be supporting Solitary Bee Week by helping to spread the word about the incredible diversity of bees which are native to the UK - there are over 240 in total and only one species, the honeybee, makes honey.
Obviously we love British honey and British honeybees but we also find all the other species of British bees fascinating and we think you'll love them too once you get to know them!
May is a key month in the garden lover’s calendar, topped and tailed by two Bank Holiday weekends, with the ever popular RHS Chelsea Flower Show sitting gracefully in-between. As a consequence, garden centres are stuffed with tempting buys, offering...
This week, the 9th to the 15th of July, is Bees Needs Week 2018, coordinated by Defra. It is a yearly spotlight on the food and housing needs of our bee species - of which there are approximately 220 different species in the UK! The week is just one part of a wider National Pollinator Strategy.
We caught up with bee-loving gardening author and TV presenter Sarah Raven to get her top tips on gardening for Bees Needs.
Jess Albarn's Devon meadow, a carpet of Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor Artist Jessica Albarn came over to our railway arch in Bermondsey last week to pick up some of our new Amber Pharmacy Glass Pure Beeswax Candles, which we are delighted...
We are very excited, Steve and Alys's new book Letters to a Beekeeper will be on the shelves of book shops from the 20th of this month! Steve, beekeeper and founder of the London Honey Company, met Alys, the Guardian...
A solitary bee on a dandelion. This Easter weekend, despite the reassuringly British forecast of showers and sunny spells, many of us are eager to get out into the garden. It’s a great opportunity to think about how to make...
Teal making the most of winter by swotting up in the office (this book was actually Emily's 30th birthday present from the team, she was very pleased with it!). We love everything about books, the fish & chip takeaway reminiscent smell...