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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


Twelfth Night is coming.....
What do we do with our Christmas tree now the needles are starting to drop? Well there's no needles that will drop from this beauty, but...
Dec 29, 20214 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - December
In case you missed it you can listen again to the December show by following the link here: FromeFM | Trug and Lettuce We had a quick...
Dec 20, 20211 min read


Jobs for the month - November
Winter is on its way and the leaves are falling rapidly, and wind and rain are on the increase. Judging by the rain we've had over the...
Nov 2, 20215 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - October
In case you missed it you can listen again to the October show by following the link here: FromeFM | Trug and Lettuce We chatted seasonal...
Nov 1, 20211 min read


Forcing hyacinths
Well I've done it. I've finally planted mine up. They arrived the other day and they simply kept looking at me every time I walked past...
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Gourds, pumpkins and squash!
It's that time of the year where they're everywhere you look. But what are they? And is there a difference between them? Well the answer...
Oct 10, 20213 min read


Growing your own food - what to think about.
We hear more and more about food miles, trying to only eat produce that is in season and trying to have a greater awareness of food...
Oct 9, 20214 min read


Jobs for the month - October
Although we had some warmer days last month, autumn is now definitely here and it's starting to feel colder. It is though a lovely time...
Oct 1, 20215 min read
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