With the summer show season fast approaching Agriframes are hitting the road! Our specially built Shepherds Hut will be easy to spot and you will be able to see Agriframes products on display, meet the team and place orders for home delivery as well as enjoy some extra special show offers on the day. As well as presenting our award winning stand at RHS Chelsea Flower Show Agriframes will also be attending events all around the country and we are really excited to meet our customers at these events Follow us on Facebook & Instagram for ticket giveaways - we hope to see you! Upcoming Sh ..read more

PETER ADAMS OFFERS TIPS ON HOW TO START GROWING YOUR KITCHEN GARDEN THIS SPRING AND OUTLINES THE INTRICACIES OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR SOWING Seed sowing is one of my favourite jobs in the garden. It signals the start of the season, a year of hope and excitement of what will become. Long days spent imagining all those delicious crops you’ll be growing and the tasty meals to be made from them.  Early Spring is when the growing season truly kicks off. Now’s the time to sow the first seeds of what we all hope will become a productive and fruitful year. These little capsules of life hold everythi ..read more

Peter Adams guides us through the story of building a renowned kitchen garden Growing and managing the RHS Garden Rosemoor kitchen garden takes meticulous planning. We’re growing an ever increasing variety of crops for our onsite restaurant to provide our visitors with an abundance of fresh produce for tasty dishes they can enjoy.  As with any garden, it’s all in the planning. Here’s how we get our kitchen garden up and running for Spring… The battle for a successful fruit and vegetable garden is won in the previous winter.  Winter is where the plans are made, seeds are sourced, and ..read more

This International Women’s Day we are celebrating the achievements of women who paved the way and showing gratitude to the women in our own lives. Over the years we’ve spoken to many talented women from the world of gardening, and we always ask the same question - “Who inspires you?” From Chelsea Flower Show winners to Mother Nature herself, we’ve received so many great answers. In honour of International Women’s Day, let’s take a look back through time at the inspirational women who shaped horticulture. Why do Women Grow? “Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our ..read more

Were you an enthusiastic gardener before you moved to Hillcrest? We didn’t have a clue! In our younger days we had been party and clubbing types, and when we arrived here many years ago we didn’t start with the amount of garden we now have, so we weren’t daunted. As time went on, our neighbour, Arthur, who let some land nearby to someone to graze their horse, slowly offered us small extra bits of his land over time, as he watched our garden develop. We wouldn’t have been able to deal with as much as this at the beginning. I shall be 70 this year, and I’m creaking at the edges, so I’m very grat ..read more

There are few things better than picking the freshest ingredients straight from your own garden and now is the perfect time to plan with the Agriframes Kitchen Garden Range designed to help you create a productive and beautiful kitchen garden to grow your own vegetables, fruit and herbs. You could grow in a dedicated vegetable garden or plant a traditional ‘potager’ but if you don’t have much space you can mix them in among the flower beds, or even in patio containers.  If you’re already a convert with an established plot it might be that the ‘look’ of your patch could be thou ..read more

There is no doubt that an organised garden is a thing of beauty. It’s not just for appearance sake that getting organised is important – it allows you to work more efficiently, garden more productively and maintain your tools and equipment to get the best from them for longer. But as we all know, sometimes it's easier said than done. Even the most untidy and disorganised gardens can be transformed into a functional, practical and organised space with a little bit of imagination and planning. Sketch Out Your Ideal Garden Layout  The easiest thing to do when considering your outdoor g ..read more

There are few more luxurious or cost saving crops to grow than soft fruit - eaten straight after picking, or even straight from the bush, there is a texture and freshness you simply don’t find in shop bought fruit. Many people assume that you need a huge garden or allotment to make growing soft fruit worthwhile, but with modern high yield varieties and many small scale solutions for protecting your crop, there is room for a few of your favourites in even the smallest space. Grow Grapevine To Add a Mediterranean Touch A grapevine adds a Mediterranean touch grown over a Garden Pergola or Gard ..read more

While winter temperatures are the norm for February it is also the month where we can enjoy the first stirrings of the new gardening season with Snowdrops, Hellebores, early blossom, neatly clipped evergreens tipped with frost and highly scented shrubs filling the air.   A bracing winter walk ahead of a warming drink or a hearty lunch is the recipe for a perfect Valentine’s Day in our book and there are many gardens that are spectacular at this time of year - we’ve chosen a few of our favourite uk open gardens to visit for a romantic walk this week.  Our Favourite Winter Walks O ..read more

Winter is often viewed as 'down time' in the garden, with little to do but wait until spring. Not so. There are many winter plants for the garden, particularly when used in seasonal pot and container displays. Bright flowers, vivid berries, evergreen foliage and colourful stems can all be combined to great effect. With the right plants you can create a high-impact but low-maintenance scheme, to lift the spirits on even the darkest of days. For a bee-friendly container, opt for plants with a generous supply of nectar like crocus, hellebores and snowdrops ..read more