As the festive season recedes to a distant memory and the dark days of winter feel endless, it is easy to overlook the subtle changes that signify spring is not too far away. But look closely and you may spot the green shoots of spring daffodils nudging their way through the soil, the delicate white […]
Category Archives: News
WIN A £50 VOUCHER TO SPEND IN LOWER RED BARN. To enter our January/February competition simply EMAIL YOUR NAME & POSTCODE TO: marketing@larchcottage.co.uk Do let us know what you would like to buy from Lower Red Barn if you won! Good luck! (Larch Cottage is a small family run nursery, we value our visitors and […]
Say hello to our Head Chef, Grant Raw! Local lad with a passion for seafood returns to Cumbria to work in a family run business as head chef. Grant Raw grew up in Wetheral, left to pursue his career in catering and has recently returned to Cumbria to take up the role of head chef […]
Follow the link below from the RHS website for a fact sheet on acidifying your soil. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=82
The Larch Cottage Rose list 2018 is now available to download. Listing all the roses we currently have in stock the Rose List has information on the different types of roses available from Shrub roses to Climbers. Rambling Roses to Standards and Half Standards, as well as notes on fragrance, flowering times, roses that grow […]
Why should I plant a Cornus in my garden? A genus worthy of consideration for almost any garden is the Cornus family particularly the more hardy cornus kousa cultivars. These are mainly slow growing small trees or in some cases large shrubs. As gardens get smaller with ever increasing pressure for housing our gardens are […]