Festive Fantasia 2024

Festive Fantasia 2024

Here is the definitive guide to our fabulous Christmas display here in the store at Ambleside. If you want inspiration for your decorating or just to lose yourself in a wonderland for a few hours then this is the place to be.

Why choose a Bosk artificial Christmas tree

Why choose a Bosk artificial Christmas tree

Bosk artificial Christmas trees are the same high standard you have come to expect from Hayes trees. Available through the website for home delivery or direct in store. Available in a range of widths to fit even the tightest corner.

Best Bosk snowy and frosted artificial Christmas tree

Best Bosk snowy and frosted artificial Christmas tree

Frosted and snowy artificial Christmas trees are bang on trend and look absolutely stunning when fully decorated. These Bosk trees are some of the best on the market and all carry a 5 year warranty.

Top 10 Bosk artificial Christmas trees

Top 10 Bosk artificial Christmas trees

This blog gives you a glimpse of the Bosk customer favourite artificial Christmas trees. All trees are available through our website or in store at Ambleside. The majority of the trees, but not all, are on display on the shop floor, some decorated to give you inspiration.

Best trees for autumn colour

Best trees for autumn colour

Extend the season of colour in your garden by including a magnificent fiery autumn tree. Some can be grown in containers so you don't necessarily need acres of garden. This blog gives you all the tips necessary to grow one of these beauties.

Aubretia Axcent Antique Rose

Looking good in the nursery

This blog shows you what is currently looking great in the Outdoor Plant department. Is is just a small selection of the plants we have in stock so a visit to the store is strongly recommended.

Best trees for fruit and berries in autumn

Best trees for fruit and berries in autumn

Autumn is the time when things start dying back but by growing a tree for it's fruit and berries you not only provide for the wildlife but also interest in the garden and food for yourself. The blog gives you some suggestions for the best trees to grow for autumn food.

What Seeds Should I Be Sowing In Autumn?

What Seeds Should I Be Sowing In Autumn?

Just because autumn is here it doesn't mean that everything in the garden stops, this blog gives you some ideas of what seeds to sow at the end of summer.

Forage for Free Food in Autumn

Forage for Free Food in Autumn

Autumn is a fantastic time for bulking out your recipes with free food and this blog takes you through which plants are available. Not only does it help stretch the budget but is also great exercise. Only eat food when you are 100% certain you know what it is.

Why Do Leaves Turn Colour In Autumn?

Why Do Leaves Turn Colour In Autumn?

Autumn can be a spectacular time of year but why do the trees turn colour at this time of year, this blog explains the simple science behind this phenomenon.

October gardening tasks

October gardening tasks

Here is a quick rundown on what tasks need doing in the garden in October as you prepare for autumn and winter. Just use it as a checklist to ensure you don't forget any of the mountain of tasks that have to be done in autumn.

Plants And Bulbs To Give You Spring Colour In The Rockery

Plants And Bulbs To Give You Spring Colour In The Rockery

This blog gives you some tips on what to plant for spring colour. Bulbs and small plants are the mainstay of the rockery and having a spring display can lift the spirits and encourage us to spend more time outdoors.

Time to plant bulbs for spring colour underneath deciduous trees and shrubs

Time to plant bulbs for spring colour underneath deciduous trees and shrubs

The dry shady area underneath deciduous shrubs and trees is usually a problem spot but it can come alive in spring as it's perfect for growing spring bulbs. This blog gives you plenty of ideas for spring colour.

Planting daffodil bulbs

Planting daffodil bulbs

Daffodils are a joyous introduction to spring and one of the most popular flowers, both in the garden and growing wild. This blog will give you some idea of what has gone wrong when they don't flower well.

Best bulbs for a woodland garden

Best bulbs for a woodland garden

A woodland garden can be a bit lacklustre for many months of the year but with a bit of planning you can have interest for more of the year. This guide will take you through the bulbs readily available in garden centres.

Lyth Valley damsons

Lyth Valley damsons

This blog shares our love of local produce and the unique Lyth Valley damsons are recognised as a huge asset to this beautiful valley just a few miles west of Kendal.