by Admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Blog |
August is a tricky month to keep your garden plants looking good, but there’s no excuse for neglecting your flowering displays in your garden planters. The key to keeping them looking worthy of a Gold award from the Chelsea Flower Show is to ensure that the planter is...
by Admin | Aug 9, 2019 | News |
Our zinc galvanized steel planters are the best quality for the most demanding environments; check out these painted planters on a London terrace. These Tall Square Planters were commissioned by Beaux Ideal for their clients in the City of London. The terrace is in a...
by Admin | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog |
As the sporting highlight of British Summertime, Wimbledon for us marks the heralding of the summer season. Strawberries, cream, Pimms… anyone? An essential occasion, as familiar to us Brits as ice cream on the beach or barbecues in the rain. As we will all be making...
by Admin | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog |
Planning for Spring Planters and Window Boxes March is the month when we officially cast away the doom and gloom of Winter by celebrating the promise of things to come with the Spring Equinox on the 20th of March. This marks the date when day and night are the same...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog |
Christmas is over and the New Year has begun and sure enough, we can’t open the papers or go online without being bombarded with tips and hints how to de-toxify our bodies or de-clutter our homes to enhance and simplify our lives. So as a distraction, here’s a...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2019 | News |
If like us you’re looking forward to seeing the first snowdrops and signs of Spring then plan ahead with your planting and take a look at our solid steel galvanized planters. There are plenty of winter flowering bulbs to fill the gaps left by fading perennials. Along...
by Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog |
How to celebrate Christmas? Well, ‘tis the season to be jolly so we can begin by rejoicing the fact that we’ve all made it through yet another successful year and are now looking forward to a relaxing, joyful festive season with family and friends. The tree’s been...
by Admin | Sep 12, 2018 | News |
The team had an important deadline for shipping 38 planters and troughs to Hotel Excelsior in Venice for the 75th Venice International Film Festival (Biennale Cinema 2018). They arrived in time for the opening night of the annual festival, which is a highlight of the...
by Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog |
Refresh and revive How are this year’s garden schemes taking shape? At time of writing (the start of the summer school holidays) the usually lush, green gardens of England are limping a little in the midst of a lengthy summer heatwave. We don’t yet have a hosepipe ban...
by Admin | May 13, 2018 | News |
We only make products from steel which are hot dip zinc galvanized to BS EN ISO1461 to form a corrosion resistant finish that won’t need treating every two years like timber. Timber trellis, porches or garden planters need constant maintenance to prevent rotting and...
by Admin | Feb 20, 2018 | News |
Our planters can now be seen outside many new Ivy Brasseries springing up around the country, just like these at Tower Bridge in London. When we were asked to design and make the first batch of café planters for Tower Bridge last year, we were delighted that The Ivy...
by Admin | Jan 28, 2018 | Blog |
The Ivy, Tower Bridge Table for four? On our outdoor terrace? Yes, of course this way… The Ivy Brasserie, currently sweeping the land as its iconic, in-crowd honeypots pop up in hot property spots, is synonymous with classic British/European all-day dining,...
by Admin | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog |
Storm Aileen, the first of our UK Autumn storms, swept through the West country last night. If anything’s a sign that the season’s truly turned, that tempest is. On the bright side, we are still feeling the benefit of warm, sunny intervals, opportune breaks to make...
by Admin | Aug 10, 2017 | Blog |
British summer garden seasons are akin to orchestral oeuvres. The first movement starts gently and quietly in early spring, rapidly bursting into a cacophony of bright flowers and zingy foliage come May. What follows are waves of thousands of species of plants playing...
by Admin | May 12, 2017 | Blog |
May is here and we have Chelsea Flower Show in our sights. At the end of this month, whether it’s via daily broadcasts, or visiting in person, national and global garden fans will happily home in on this very special showcase of the latest garden genres and planting...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorised |
Portable floral and foliage screening is such a neat solution for portioning various areas in gardens, on patios, in large conservatories or even on pavements. Reassuringly solid metal troughs and planters with built-in trellis have been a popular addition to the...
by Admin | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorised |
Not sure about summer bulbs – when to plant and what? Reap the rewards of planning and planting planters with bulbous plants ahead of the season to come. Do you, like us, breathe deeply the first aromas of spring air whilst looking wistfully back towards autumn...
by Admin | Feb 3, 2017 | News, Uncategorised |
For your fabulous spring planting, be sure to use a planter that’s large and durable enough for the life expectancy of your plants. Our heavy duty, solid steel planters will provide the ideal solution, and yes we can make bespoke sizes. Please get in touch on...
by Admin | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog |
Splashes of Spring colour After the long winter of shortened days, it’s so refreshing to prepare and decorate the house & garden with Spring flowers and foliage. At a time when the herbaceous borders are just starting to surface, indulge in a trip to a local...
