What a fantastic week! It started with our annual clip collection – a crucial part of the Whiteface to twool story. Andrew arrived and with Charlotte in tow, Kim headed off to Clare Butcher’s farm to collect the first of this year’s clip. We were joined by Adam Henson and the BBC Countryfile crew, when the …
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Wool, Widecombe and Countryfile
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From t’wool to t’matoes…
On Friday we popped in to see our friends at the British Wool Marketing Board over at the South Molton depot. Look at all the fab woolly wool gathered from across the region… The board do an amazing job in taking in and collecting over 50 million kilos of fleece annually in the UK. They grade …
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May Means Chelsea
We’re off to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show again – our fourth year running! It seems to come around quicker and quicker… This year we are introducing The Woolly Bag Wall – featuring the Uber Bag range – as well as our new Green fingers traditional garden string. You’ll be able to find our Chelsheepensioners raising money for The Royal …
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We’ve Struck GOLD!
Black gold… the key to gardeners’ paradise! The recipe for this magic muck? Grass cuttings Hay (from guinea pig and chickens) Veg and Hedge trimmings MORE grass cuttings! Spot the twool! Did you know that as it biodegrades, twool releases nitrogen back into the soil, clever twool! Soil conditioner for FREE! (No imported jute can …
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Garden Festival Delights
It’s been another busy and exciting week here at twool HQ – we’ve been busy bees preparing stock in time for the rather marlvellous Toby Buckland Garden Festival at Powderham Castle at the end of the month! The theme of this year’s show is ‘Big Ideas for Small Spaces’ – which is particularly fitting as you’ll …
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What’s cooking at twool HQ… Kimalilli
With a bountiful abundance of courgettes and, I have to say, a bit of a reputation for my Kimalilli I cooked up a pot full here at twool HQ this weekend. Andrew, our wool merchant, is coming down from Yorkshire to help with the clip collection in a couple of weeks’ time and it’s his favourite. …
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What’s cooking at twool HQ!
The first of the summer’s harvest – redcurrants ripe ‘n’ juicy and warm from the garden. We love redcurrant jelly in our house, it’s a fantastic accompaniment with Chicken and BBQs and if you hide a jar or two it’s fab at Christmas with all the festive trimmings. Here’s the easy recipe: 3lbs ripe redcurrants …
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And the rain came down…
July dawned and with it some thunder and a deluge. Which, while not great when it came to flash flooding and power out blips, it was *brilliant* for the garden… The water butts have been refilled and the podded peas are on grow mode 😉 What better combo than posh purple twool twine and purple podded …
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Chelsea Post Script
In a little PS to yesterday’s post we’d like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Jess for being her marvellous self and putting in all the hard work on our stand at Chelsea this year… And thanks to Kelly at Odds and Suds for the great pictures that reached us through the power of the …
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Home from RHS Chelsea… time to relax?
No chance! 😉 RHS Chelsea was a fantastic experience as always. It was lovely to catch up with customers old as well as new and it’s always great to see other stand friends. We know what a privilege it is to be invited and it always amazes us that the times flies by so quickly! However sad …
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RHS Chelsea Here We Come…
It’s that time of year again, when all eyes are on RHS Chelsea… which means it’s a busy time for us. As you know, we’ve been shortlisted as a finalist for the Chelsea Product of the Year again (WOO). It’s our essential twine that we’ve been shortlisted for this year – a product that has been created with …
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We’re off to the Toby Buckland Garden Festival at Powderham
Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May sees the 2015 Toby Buckland Garden Festival at Powderham Castle – and we’re going to be there! Celebrating the best in gardening throughout the South West and beyond it’s an honour to be included and sure to be an excellent show (not just cos we’re there either!) Speakers include, …
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Essential, Swallows and National Gardening Week
The swallows are back and the sun is shining – we’ve been shortlisted as a finalist for the 3rd year in a row for the prestigious RHS Chelsea Product of the Year AND it’s National Gardening Week! Phew! twool® essential has been created just for you – spools and scissors no longer, we’ve created a …
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