Autumn has arrived… New Years Resolutions are a dim and distant past!

Do you remember last December? The cold made it so difficult to shop… either online or out on the high street. So this year I am determined to avoid this inconvenience and shop early.

If like me you have several, ‘hard to buy for’ friends and family members then may I make a few suggestions? My father was surprised and delighted to receive a wormery a couple of years ago. Not only was it an original kind of present, but one that he has enjoyed and benefited from ever since. This year he will get a winter insulation jacket to keep the worms cosy through any snowy conditions Mother Nature throws our way this year.

My mother is a keen gardener and still manages to keep herself and dad in home grown fruit and vegetables most of the year. After this year’s summer in Nottingham she was mentioning once or five times how next year she must treat herself to a water butt to save on the water bill when she has to water the garden. So….. this year a water butt will be winging its way to mum. Don’t let her know or it will ruin the surprise!

My brother is new to gardening, (better late than never), and shall be getting a wooden composter to replace the untidy pile of vegetation that is growing in a corner of his garden.

Have a browse through our website and see what original presents are there for the buying!

Christmas shopping sorted! I can look forward to missing the crowds in town and sit back with a cup of tea and leaf through my seed catalogues in readiness for next year.

Joy