Posts by Alasdair Urquhart
House plants
House plants As you start the year afresh, why not improve the air quality of your home with these five healthy house-plants? Just for a second, imagine if your wellbeing could be improved by a plant. Whist you are undoubtedly familiar with the nutritional and medicinal benefits of plants, there is another subtle, yet important…
Read MoreWinter Potatoes
Winter Potatoes It may still be summer but the delight of home grown, tender new potatoes on Christmas Day is possible with a little know how. Before we look at what varieties to grow and how to grow them it’s useful to know what makes a winter seed potato. The simple answer is that they…
Read MoreHello and welcome
With the clocks going forward and the evenings drawing out, it’s safe to say that spring has finally arrived. Certainly, if you’ve recently visited us in-store then you would have seen that our outdoor plant departments have been swelling with new season perennials, shrubs and starter vegetables. But before we go on, let me introduce…
Read More