New to the boutique, these wonderfully individual vintage enamel items, there is a fine line with vintage enamel, it always looks at its best used & worn but you have to be careful that any bowls or jugs haven't gone into holes on the bottom, we always keep our eyes peeled for the good quality vintage items, and just love the look of these finds (with no holes)!
We are really pleased with the large vintage enamel bowl & bucket & think they would be fab used as an extra large ice bucket filled with bottled beer for a party, just as handy though for harvesting all those fantastic autumn fruits! They can both be found HERE !
Another favourite is this old enamel jug, the colour is so unusual, it is a real pillar box red and will look fantastic in a kitchen filled with contrasting flowers.
I was sat this morning flicking through a lovely book about 'seed bombs' whilst I had my first cuppa of the day, it is a beautifully presented & illustrated book on how to make 'seed bombs', with a little background on the writer Josie Jeffrey, who has a great approach to nature, and urban life.
Seed bombs are getting more & more popular & you can either make your own from scratch or buy kits with everything you need, they have become more popular since guerrilla gardening has been talked about more in the press (Basically people getting together to make waste land & neglected urban areas more of a haven for wild life, & much more pleasant to look at!)
I think it is a great idea, and what a fantastic thing to make with kids while they are on their school holidays, not only will they be learning about seeds & helping to grow plants but they will have the added bonus of getting their hands dirty, and for once it is a pastime where the rain actually helps things along a little & as the rain seems to be around a fair bit these summer holidays we may as well embrace it!
There is a little film to watch which Josie has made & her book can be found on amazon for £8.99.
We are very excited with our latest arrival at the boutique, these great Sophie Conran tools have arrived & we are so pleased with them, the quality is fantastic & they come beautifully presented too.
Sophie has worked with Burgon & Ball, who still manufacture their products here in the UK, to create the collection of tools.....
"As a gardener I have always dreamed of creating a range of garden tools and accessories. I beleive that tools should be functional and beautiful, and make each job a pleasure.
One of the problems I face as a women when gardening is that my hands are generally too small for standard tools. My designs specifically address this issue and I hope will add to the joy of gardening".
The better the tools, the easier the job." Sophie Conran
The collection is made up of seven tools, trowel, fork, compost scoop, secateurs, sieve, dibber & weeder & can be found HERE
Our lovely new landscaping website went live yesterday, we will be adding to it over the coming months, mainly images of Cols work which we need to get caught up on. www.urbanedenlandscaping.co.uk
He is out & about today doing maintenance work for a customer with 12 acres of garden so he'll be in need of a good hearty meal tonight!! Good job the allotment is producing lots of spinach at the moment!
