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May 21, 20242 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 &...
Apr 14, 20231 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...
Feb 22, 20231 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 9, 20233 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...
Oct 30, 20222 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....
Mar 17, 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...
Feb 17, 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...
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Plant sale - all funds raised will be donated to We Hear You!
The other month we were asked by We Hear You - a local, Frome based charity - if we'd like to support them by writing a number of...
Sep 24, 20211 min read
Plants we have in stock - September
If you're looking for plants that will provide you with some late summer colour and structure then we might have exactly what you're...
Aug 18, 20213 min read
Garlic and Onions - it's harvest time!
We wrote about our Solent Wights way back in January. If you missed that this is what we said then. From Plot to Plate - Garlic - they've...
Aug 18, 20213 min read
Aspidistras
When we’re selling plants at the Station Approach in Frome one of the many questions we get asked is “do you sell house plants” and we...
Aug 1, 20212 min read
Cannas.
I canna do it! YES YOU CAN! Ah, the canna lily. A little bit of the exotic West Indies here in Frome. I’m not sure what I like best, the...
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Plants we have in stock
These are our choices of perennials for 2021. Have a look at the list and get in touch if you'd like to order any. These are photos of...
Jun 15, 20212 min read
The wonderful world of salvias
Salvias are a bit of a dream come true for all of us but particularly for the novice gardener. They come in a huge range of shapes and...
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Plants we have in stock
As you might know we have started to source and sell plants! We're gardeners first and foremost but as we're buying more and more plants...
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