Blog – Page 5 – mygardenspade

Mar 05, 2021

It can be so much more than a bunch of flowers

Away from the tinsel and bling of a million cards and cheap, cellophane wrapped flowers, there is a pertinency to Mother’s day being slap bang in the middle of Spring...

Jan 27, 2021

Are we seeing a resurgence in gardening?

The simple answer is yes Let me explore this topic in the context of the fall out from the Pandemic and in some part Brexit, which may give us a pointer to the direction we are travelling with our instincts...

Dec 01, 2020

MyGarden Fork

When I was a boy we had a gardener who came once a year to dig over our vegetable patch. Percy was his name and I can still remember the cyclamen growing outside his kitchen window in his house called Dog Cottage...

Nov 22, 2020

It all started with the spade

This is the original spade I modelled on the one my Grandfather passed down to my Father who had a Market Garden in Jersey. I finally broke the handle which was by then riddled with woodworm. It’s a chunky spade...

Oct 22, 2020

The wonderful Thrive charity

Has this Pandemic opened our minds to a better understanding of mental well being.. and how gardens and gardening can have a constructive, positive impact on our overall health? I think so. That's why we are so proud to promote...