Strulch Blog

I know that many of you are still working on your garden as we continue to send pallets of Strulch out in December. It is time to protect valuable plant roots with a good layer of Strulch and put the garden to bed for the winter. Here in Yorkshire we haven't had a hard frost yet or any snow but it will soon be here. I'm going to buy a Christmas tree today! Best wishes Jackie

Strulch is nearly ten years old. It was lovely to be asked to share our journey last night at the Airedale Enterprise Services' meeting in Keighley, West Yorkshire. Great to meet other entrepreneurs and those thinking of having a go. I love talking about my business!

Next year we shall be hosting the prestigious Tour de France in Britian. As part of the celebrations the RHS is suggesting that we turn the country yellow with a special planting scheme. What a great idea and good to plan ahead. See their advice here: rhs.org.uk/RHSyorkshireTDF I hear that The Lord Mayors parade in London on 9th November will feature cyclists from clubs from the route. Our...

I was intrigued to read this article in The Daily Mail. I think we all dislike slugs in our garden but this variety also eats agricultural crops that native slugs leave alone. if you spot them in your garden notify slugwatch.co.uk : 'Scientists are appealing to the public to help track down a giant slug which has been invading Britain from Spain. The Spanish slug is thought to have arrived...

Dear Jackie The editor of The English Garden, Tamsin Westhorpe, had recommended Strulch to me when I spoke to her earlier in the year. Both my gardeners have been delighted with the results, hence a second order! We occasionally have the garden open for charity and quite a few visitors have asked about it and we have given them a glowing report! With all good wishes for successful sales!...

SMALLEST SHOW GARDEN EVER FOR BBC GARDENERS WORLD LIVE From the largest show garden ever built in 2006 (1000m2) award winning garden designer John Cavill, high quality landscaper Dean Brown and cottage nursery owner Karen Prince have got together to make the smallest show garden ever in the form of a border (named Birmingham Borders) this year at BBC Gardeners World Live. Sponsoring the...

Juliet Sargeant of Juliet Sargeant Garden Design is using Strulch on her Aquaduct Stand in the Fresh Area at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. Thank you Juliet for spreading the word about Strulch. www.julietsargeant.com/

We are so pleased when Strulch is well received. The latest fan is the Head Gardener at Harewood House in Yorkshire. Thank you Trevor for your comments . Strulch has been trialled in the kitchen garden and was a great success on the strawberry bed and visitors have been asking about Strulch too.

GARDENERS have been told to prepare for an invasion of slugs after last year’s wet summer provided ideal breeding conditions. The long-awaited arrival of spring will not only add a flush of colour to gardens, it is also likely to result in an influx of the pests, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) warned. The recent freezing weather has kept gardens largely free from slugs, but they are...

Killer slug. After the worst year on record for slugs, things are about to get even worse with millions of a new species of 'killer slug' expected to take over gardens this spring. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/9791458/Millions-of-killer-slugs-set-to-take-over-gardens.html