Love Bees

08/10/2026

A few weeks ago we asked you to vote for the new UK banknote designs and were excited to report that over 360 thousand people vote for the humble bumblebee.
While not all of them are our customers this is a fantastic result for the lovely

The results of the public vote are in

20/09/2026

Ivy Bee time!
Look out for these little solitary bees, who are currently digging little holes in your lawn. They are harmless and actually help your lawn in the long run.

13/09/2026

In our quest to help you revive unloved garden spaces pea shingle, and pots are always a winner.

These are some with gravel path we’ve put into a previously unloved garden space.

03/09/2026

A lot of our customers have been looking at saving rainwater. Did you know that you can get your waterbutts half price?

GetComposting today with the UK's bestselling composters and water butts, many of which are made from recycled, post-consumer plastic. We partner with local councils to offer you award-winning products that will help you start living sustainably today, at an affordable price.

28/08/2026

Another plant that’s done quite well during the recent heatwave are Honeysuckle!

produces an abundance of striking flowers that fill any garden with their sweet perfume. It supports several such as and the white admiral butterfly that relies specifically on honeysuckle.

Pollinating moths are attracted to the scent of honeysuckle at night, when it is strongest; and birds, including thrushes, warblers and bullfinches, eat the berries when they ripen in late summer and autumn.

We love these fast-growing climbers that establish quickly, are drought tolerant and create colourful displays.

25/08/2026

are one of our favourite flowers.

Here is a little front garden that’s been upgraded.

Out came periwinkle, the struggeling box hedge and grasses.

In came Mexican daisies, English lavender, blue salvia and verbena.

It’s more colourful, more drought resistant and the love it too.

16/08/2026

may be coming to an end, but your allotment will still be there.
If you need help getting your plot ready for the autumn or want to build new structures, we’re always available to help you.

13/08/2026

Lawn care in a heatwave?

Traditional lawns require a lot of care and water. In a warming climate there are easier options available like a clover lawn or wildflower area that are better suited to the climate and support better.

However if you are like some of our customers who do love their traditional lawn, now is a fantastic time to pull out those wildflowers and weeds without the need for pesticides! Due to their deeper roots and better adaptations they are the only green thing left.

Once the heat is over and it starts raining again the lawns will grow back.

11/08/2026

Baptisia alba (Pendula Group) is identical in appearance to Baptisia alba except the seed pods are pendulous while ‘alba’ has upright seed pods.

16/07/2026

We love all wildflowers but ragwort is often the first one we get asked to pull out… but is it that bad???