Thank You ..

Well we made it …. Christmas Eve.
Who could ever have imagined what this year had in store for all of us, 2020 will certainly be a memory!

We wanted to take a moment, to say an especially huge thank you to you, for your kindness, for your understanding and for the amazing support which you have shown to us throughout this weird, wonky, and unexpected year.

It’s been a challenge for everyone and everything, but thankfully, we are still here, we survived, we have learnt a lot and we are very very grateful.

We are closed now for a holiday. The gardeners and landscapers will be back to work on the 4th January , and this little shop will reopen on the 5th with our fabulous 50% sale.

We wish you a peaceful Christmas and a hopeful and happy New year.

And to anybody struggling, please please remember that you are not alone.

xx with love from us all xx

The Potting Sheds xx

Late nights ..

We will be staying open until 7.30pm every Thursday until Christmas if you would like a little quiet time to visit.

Our online shop is always open .. simply click just here.

Have a lovely day wherever you are xx

Oh so quiet ..

A day of batting about, a quiet house which is totally lovely. Weekdays spent at home always feel very unusual and such a treat. 

A cake is baked.

Tiny pale violas have been planted. 

The dog is walked (I am still trying to do over 10,000 steps a day to combat my slug-ness) and bathed (she hates it) . 

Books are scattered about as one is picked up and discarded as another catches my eye. 

I was recently bought a very very beautiful tree fern, thank you. There is time today to notice that more of the leaves have unfurled.

And I have just finished “The Queens Gambit”. Wasn’t it lovely, Beth was an inspiration. I wonder how many of us have dug out our chess sets. 

Tomorrow sees another delivery of our flowers to the lovely Newburgh post office .. we are thrilled to be collaborating with them. A family run store, cafe  and Post Office. There you can find our flowers, our wreaths and winter foliage will be on sale soon .

Thinking ahead to the next few weeks ..

Winter wreathorders are still being taken with autumn ones heading out now.

Wreath at home boxes are starting to be collected, please send us photographs of your finished articles, as we would love to see and share them.

Please go to shop.thepottingsheds.com to browse our beautiful online store, we are missing our real life shop very much.

We will happily fill your vases for a winter ta daaaaa .. just get in touch with us if you would like a little help, pass them off as your own if you like, we wont say anything . .

Foliage boxes are starting to head out .. a box of eucylptus, fir, twigs, myrtle, and whatever else we forage, all ready for you to lose yourself for a while in that lovely miles away place.

I hope that you have a lovely week xx

Order Flowers for Saturday collection xx

We are here for flower collections this Saturday between 10am - 2pm.

If you would like to pre order some flowers or collect anything from the shop, then please order online before Thursday evening.

Click here to browse our online store.

We have also just added the very lovely pepper berry bunches .. gorgeous popped into wreaths or garlands or to just add a little colourful cheer .. £10.

I hope to see you soon xx

Week 2.. lockdown 2

We are slowly adding more beautiful things to our website .. click here to take a look.

This gorgeous book by Bella and Nick Ivins shows how to create a self-sufficient home farm, grow your own produce and raise livestock. The New Homesteader tells the story of life on a modern homestead and provides all the knowledge necessary for anyone daydreaming (me always) of starting their own homestead or urban farm. Click to buy .

A box full to the brim of winter foliage, everything you need to get creative and decorate your own home .. £40 Click to buy.

A box of stunning hydrangea, eucylptus and other winter greens to create your very own beautiful centrepiece. Hydrangeas dry beautifully too .. £45 Click to buy.

 This is a lovely little informative book of all things bee – from evolution and communication, to honey, beekeeping, and saving the bees – all in a beautifully illustrated book .. £9.99 click to buy .

In other news, I dyed my very favourite dress using avocado stones … it’s come out so patchy. I did everything I usually do but alas, it’s a disaster.
Of course the worst bit is at the front, the most visible part. Any thoughts to remedy this? It was from actual Lithuania so getting a replacement will be tricky.

Have a lovely day xx

Week 1..lockdown 2 ..

The first day of lockdown brought autumn cleaning , all the candles being lit ( has there been a power cut? .. they said) and James Morrison.

It felt so odd this morning not to be packing my basket and heading into our little shop.
Instead the shop can come to you.

These slouchy socks are rather beautiful, the smaller size will be back in stock soon but we still have a few pairs of the men’s size.

Men’s slouchy socks size 7-11 … £17.00 click to buy

These beautiful candles have the most calming scents .. Clementine and clove, cinnamon and rosemary and eucylptus and myrtle .

Beautifully calming candles … £13.99 click to buy

Welly or walking socks .. snuggly and warm and with a handy turnover so they don’t wriggle down your boots.

Welly socks size 7-11 .. £26.50 click to buy

My aim is to walk much more every day during lockdown. I have noticed, since social distancing, that in our little shop I have become really rather stationery and slug-like. Rather than bat about all the time, I am mostly sat safely behind my perspex screen, with my chocolate tin. Not now though, my Nell and I will make up a flask, and come rain or shine, head off.

Navigation isn’t my strong point so this should be fun.

Have a lovely day xx

Home again ..

Although our beautiful shop is closed from 5pm today , we are still very much here.

We will be sharing lots of our Christmas stock on here and our online shop is all stocked up and ready for you. Just go to shop.thepottingsheds.com

We will still be delivering, (or you can collect) flowers, wreaths, or anything from the shop on a Tuesday and Friday.

Just email shop@thepottingsheds.com and we can happily help you.

Thank you.
Take care.
Love from us all xx

Christmas is Coming a little Early!! ..

We are having an unexpected shop day today unpacking all of our Christmas delights

Our doors will be open from 10am if you fancy doing a little shopping before Thursday.

We will also be open on Tuesday and Wednesday this week from 10am-5pm.
After that you will still be able to buy everything in our online shop for us to post out to you, or we can deliver if you live locally.

More details to follow xx

We can Help ..

The shop is filling with beautiful things, the days can be bright and  dazzling, or the sunshine hardly appears and it doesn’t really get light, so candlelight at 11am is the thing ... gorgeous and calming.

As going out shopping may be a little tricky for some people, browsing online can be a lovely alternative ( or even better than going out and everything being a little too people-y.

We have put together a collection of our favourites things which we think , most people, even the trickiest on your present list, will love to receive . . Just go to shop.thepottingsheds.com to visit our online shop.

We can be your personal shoppers, parcel gifts up for you, and pop them in the post, or if you fancy a little change of scenery, you can come and visit us , have a coffee and some fresh air, and pick up for yourself. 

Either way, this weirdo time doesn’t mean that things are cancelled or all the giddiness has disappeared ... no way.  We can just do things beautifully differently.

If things feel a little overwhelming, this little saying always makes things feel better.

With love xx

Bulbs available in the shop From Next week..

Now, as we are surrounded by autumn colour and falling leaves, is the time to plant your bulbs … not a very rewarding task at the time, but come spring all your hard work will be well worth while.  

We have a selection of gorgeous alliums, tall ones, short ones, white ones, purple ones … along with some stunning tulips and crocus.

Allium atropurpureum

Allium Mount Everest

Tulip ballerina

Camassia

Tulip queen of the night

Allium nigrum

Botanical crocus

All on sale in our shop next week, if you are one of our gardening clients, we can of course bring them along when we visit you.
Have a lovely day xx