I wouldn’t say we have a specialty plant, but I would say our passion is environmentally friendly gardening with a low carbon footprint, that supports the local wildlife and also looks pretty! We have, however, become a little bit obsessed with hydrangeas this summer. We have one that has been with us for about 4 years now and it made such an impact in the garden this year, that when it came into flower we decided to get some more. Somehow, we managed to leave the garden centre with 7 different varieties of hydrangea!”
Speaking of being environmentally friendly, Matthew tells us that they are a fan of coir and being sustainable in their gardening over at gardening_in_the_shires.
“We’ve used coir in some house plant soils mixes. The process of hydrating it is really fun and we appreciate that it is sustainable. We’ve also bought the odd plant which has come in a coir pot. This comes with the double benefit of being sustainable and also being able to plant straight into the ground (pot and all).
We’re really focussed on sustainable gardening and over the years we’ve improved on becoming more self-sufficient. We love composting, collecting our own seeds, collecting rainwater, and recycling old bits of wood to benefit the garden and our growing conditions. It’s certainly very satisfying using homemade compost to improve the health of our garden and it’s great watching the worms do their thing!