Grow At Home
Grandpa Haxnicks tells of Adventures in a Sunbubble
A Haxnicks Sunbubble was originally designed as an instant pop-up greenhouse, but we had not envisaged that it might become so much more than that. Some of you have been...
The Potty Gardener & Easter Bunnies
For me, growing in pots and planters makes it less tempting and trickier for rabbits to nibble at any new plantings and soft growth, but for those of you growing...
Haxnicks helps orphans in Zambia to Grow their Own
I Have a heart-warming story to tell this month. Haxnicks has been preparing a new vegetable garden far from its homeland in sunny Zambia. Inspired by my great grand-daughter Lali...
The Potty Gardener and her Potted Christmas Tree
I am extremely pleased with my potted tree! I can’t wait to bring it inside to be festooned with festive bits and baubles. This potted Christmas tree is on loan...
The Potty Gardener and a gardening mistake!
Approaching your gardening from a whole new angle can be refreshing, but I don't recommend this extreme angle. Whilst you can get a good look at low lying weeds and...
The Potty Gardener with her Fancy tomatoes
Why garden in gardening clothes? My expectations of all things to do with gardening are changing. If you don’t have to have a garden to grow your own fruit and...
The Potty Gardener's Purple Carrot Recipe
I was so excited by my first harvest of such beautiful specimens that with the speed and greed of Peter Rabbit I immediately munched my way through the first two,...
Haxnicks helps out with gardening in Schools
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, awarding students from Richmond Park Academy a Haxnicks prize at the Grow Your Own School Garden Competition Awards
The Potty gardener preps to move house, garden (and slugs!)
With one week to go before we up sticks and move house and garden to sunny Dorset. I bet it rains on moving day! I have prepared my portable, potted...
Sweet Cicely and Rhubarb
Sweet Cicely Hello Gardeners, Here is a little known herb that is easy to grow and looks as pretty as it's name. Sweet Cicely has an aromatic aniseed like flavour...
Here comes Haxnicks Sunbubble!
The Sunbubble growing space - the ultimate movable 'greenhouse'. Hello Gardeners, I have some more exciting news from Haxnicks for you. Here on our website and coming soon to a garden...
How to chit and plant seed potatoes
When can I buy seed potatoes? If you have a small or urban garden get yourself some seed potatoes. Potatoes are the perfect veg to grow in a small space....