April 2019

Prolonging the life of hanging baskets Horticultural Advice on Prolonging the Life of Hanging Baskets Hanging baskets that start to draw and the growth has become thin, straggly and lacking in flowers can be helped by improving plant growth to generate a new wave of flower buds.  This problem tends to occur in late summer following […]

What are your baskets made from? Basket making is one of the oldest crafts – possibly pre-dating pottery!  The first baskets were woven by gatherers to collect fruits, grains, nuts and other edible items, eg used in fishing. An example of early basket making is a creel basket, which is a specially designed basket made to hold fish. Today, your