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Celebrating Gin

29 May 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

To celebrate this popular and refreshing alcoholic tipple, we’ve chosen our favourite gin infusions and cocktails that you can try making at home. Perhaps you’ll even be able to use a few botanicals from the garden to liven up your glass. Seville...More >

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Tags: gin, cocktails, Cocktail Making, Garden Ingredients

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Growing in a Fruit House

20 May 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

Whether you have dedicated your greenhouse to growing fruit trees and plants, or just want to introduce some citrus fruit amongst your current collection, we have gathered some top tips to help you ensure you have a healthy harvest of delicious...More >

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What's Growing On at The PIG

14 May 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

Known for their deliciously fresh and home-grown seasonal produce, The PIG hotels have been putting their hard work and growing efforts into supporting local initiatives for the vulnerable and members of society locally to them in need of a little...More >

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Tags: the pig, greenhouse growing, growing under glass

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An Ode to Chelsea Flower Show

07 May 2020 By Nelly Hall

May the 1st was supposed to be our first day on site at what would have been our 60th appearance at RHS Chelsea Flower Show . As we all know, the date has come and gone, and this year there will be a gaping hole in the calendars of many where this...More >

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Tags: chelsea flower show, greenhouses, events

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Caring for your Roses

04 May 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

I think its fair to say that there's a rose out there for everyone, from the classic perfectly formed buds to the fragrant and blousy petals. With so many different varieties and colours, rose care can be daunting for some, but in reality it is much...More >

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HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED FOR US AT ALITEX

30 April 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

We’re sure like us, you’ve had a few disruptions to your day-to-day activities and plans have been put on hold; whilst this is an uncertain time for us all we wanted to let you know that we are working hard at Alitex to ensure we can still deliver...More >

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Tags: greenhouse, Stay Safe, Site Visit, alitex greenhouses

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Sustainable Methods to Use Right Now

27 April 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

With our current unique situation throughout the world, and restrictions on our movements for only essential trips out, our much-loved visits to the garden centre and DIY shops have been put on hold. The focus on sustainability and being self-...More >

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Tags: growing, Stay Safe, Growing at Home

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Supporting Local Businesses

24 April 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

Now more than ever we are turning to or gardens for enjoyment and escape from far too much time indoors. With the impressive and slightly bizarre warm weather we've been lucky enough to have over the past few weeks, it really is time to get out in...More >

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Tags: Support local, local business, greenhouse growing

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Enhancing Your Greenhouse

14 April 2020 By Kitty Yarrow

Alongside choosing the interior features such as the benching, lighting and heating for your greenhouse, you will need to consider the finer details such as the door furniture, finials and cresting. Made out of durable aluminium we have faithfully...More >

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Tags: Greenhouse door handles, messenger greenhouse, Victorian greenhouse

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Book Review: Glasshouse Greenhouse

23 March 2020 By Victoria Burnell

Magnus Edmondson and India Hobson are photographers from Sheffield, and together form Haarkon. Through their images and skill for storytelling they have gained a huge social media following through Instagram, with their account now boasting over 200...More >

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