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Availability list March 2025
So with the Plant a Border website being updated before a relaunch over the coming weeks, I've decided to post my current plant...
Mar 181 min read


RHS Chelsea is back - Trug & Lettuce and Plant a Border plant sales are back!
So as my inbox receives frequent emails from the RHS and as Monty et al are on the telly every night, the highly acclaimed (!) Trug &...
May 21, 20242 min read


There was a time when I used to be on the radio.....
Honestly. There was. I used to do a monthly radio show on FromeFM. It was broadcast across the internet and on an FM frequency every 4th...
Nov 9, 20232 min read


Leaf mould
It's that time of the year when we all wonder in amazement as the leaves on the trees start to change colour, and eventually fall to the...
Nov 8, 20234 min read


Current stock list - April 2023
Spring has sprung - despite the wet and windy weather - we're starting to look at buying our plants. I was selling at The Station in...
Apr 14, 20231 min read


Seeds are being sown Part 2 - Germination
A few weeks back I sowed some peppers, aubergines, tomatoes and sweet peas. The first 3 have thrived and the seeds have germinated - the...
Feb 26, 20232 min read


What's your garden like then?
A question that I get asked all the time. And one that I always have an answer for. Hmmmmmm.........well..... let's say it's work in...
Feb 24, 20233 min read


Trug & Lettuce - Current Stock List
Here it is. The current stock list. It's still on the Trug & Lettuce site whilst the Plant a Border site remains under wraps! Spring...
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Plant a Border
I've been sourcing and supplying plants now for several years. I'm registered with DEFRA as a professional plant supplier (registered...
Feb 9, 20233 min read


Seeds are being sown
Early February. We're getting more daylight hours and I'm getting slightly impatient. I want to start sowing some seed! What have I got...
Feb 3, 20234 min read


Plant pot sizes - 9cm and 3 litres - or apples and pears.........
Plant pots. Something that we all need to think about when we're buying our plants. The environmental impact of plastic pots is something...
Jan 20, 20233 min read


Perennials that still look good.
It's autumn. The days are getting shorter and some of those plants are starting to look beyond their best. But there must be something...
Oct 30, 20222 min read


Our plants
I make no bones about it. One of the things I like doing best is sourcing plants. Selling plants. Delivering plants. Planting plants....
Oct 30, 20222 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - March
Well that worked ok. In so much as I talked about some seasonal gardening stuff. If you missed it then this was what I chatted about:...
Apr 8, 20221 min read


Trug & Lettuce - Current Stock List
Here it is. The current stock list. Check those prices with garden centres, DIY stores and online suppliers. And be amazed. And never be...
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Travels with the Trug
Bruton is only 20 minutes away from us in Frome. And 5 minutes outside of Bruton is The Newt - a popular place amongst many of my...
Mar 13, 20222 min read


Hellebores
Hellebores are often known as Christmas or Lenten roses, because they flower from late winter into spring. The thing is though hellebores...
Feb 17, 20222 min read


To dig or not to dig......
In the words of the world renowned gardener Mr William Shakespeare To dig or not to dig that is the question. Ok well that's not quite...
Jan 19, 20226 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - January
Well that was a bit of a disaster! If you tuned in to listen on the 9th January then you'd have heard the Christmas show from December!...
Jan 19, 20221 min read


Jobs for the month - January
The hours of daylight are increasing and it’s time to get outdoors and get some soil under your finger nails. And to get through...
Jan 1, 20224 min read
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