FOR A HOUSEWARMING

Clip go the Shears

Here's a beautiful hedge shear in strong high-carbon steel from the National Trust for Burgon & Ball collection. These garden tools have been created to echo the style and quality of the garden tools of yesteryear, celebrating traditional manufacturing techniques. Their attention to design detail results in cutting tools that are sturdy and durable and make gardening easier for everyone.

This hedge shear has sharp scissor-action blades in strong high-carbon steel, ideal for making the precise, clean cuts that are optimal for plant health. The rubber bumper stops give cushioned shock absorption to reduce any hand and shoulder fatigue for the gardener. The steel ferrule ensures a secure connection to the FSC® ashwood handles, while an embossed plaque on one handle brings a touch of classic style.

Like all the National Trust tools, this hedge shear carries a ten year guarantee. By purchasing these tools, you are helping the National Trust look after special places forever, for everyone. 

Made in Sheffield, UK. 

Dimensions: Overall length 55cm, blade length 18cm.

Maximum width of handles when closed 18.5cm

Handles: FSC certified hardwood

Blades: high-carbon steel

This attractive hand-crafted wire basket is a delight to use. It’s perfect for harvesting tasty treats from the kitchen garden; it’s just the right size for longer items, like celery,  runner beans and the like.

Chickens have become the new backyard attraction so this baby is just the thing for collecting eggs! Reward yourself with eggs daily and soothe your soul with your chickens' soft clucking. What’s not to love?

Sophie's Harvesting Basket is equally ideal for carrying cut flowers, as the open weave allows any water to simply drain through.

In the home, it adds a beautiful touch of contemporary, country chic. Create a charming rustic feel by featuring your egg basket in the kitchen, or make makes a delightful centrepiece into a floral arrangement.

The smooth Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified beechwood handle is gently shaped to fit the hand, and the strong galvanized steel wire powder coated in this contemporary yet farmhouse-vintage industrial grey colour.  A brass seal bearing the Sophie Conran for Burgon & Ball logo adds the finishing touch.

The metalworking skills of The Burgon and Ball team are some of the very best in the world and have been passed down through generations. They are passionate about quality - many of the most important product attributes are 'hidden qualities' that only emerge when a tool is used.

Cream of the crop

This attractive hand-crafted wire basket is such a delight to use you'll feel like a real farm girl every time you head into your urban backyard. It’s perfect for harvesting tasty treats from the kitchen garden; it’s just the right size for your fresh cherry tomatoes, strawberries or smaller Lebanese cucumbers.

Chickens have become the new backyard attraction so this baby is just the thing for collecting eggs! Reward yourself with eggs daily and soothe your soul with your chickens' soft clucking. What’s not to love?

Sophie's Small Harvesting Basket is equally ideal for carrying cut flowers, as the open weave allows any water to simply drain through.

In the home, it adds a beautiful touch of contemporary, country chic. Ceate a charming rustic feel by featuring your egg basket in the kitchen, or make makes a delightful centrepiece into a floral arrangement.

The smooth Forest Security Certificate (FSC) certified beechwood handle is gently shaped to fit the hand, and the strong galvanized steel wire has a tough powder coating in this sumptuous buttermilk cream colour. A brass seal bearing the Sophie Conran for Burgon & Ball logo adds the finishing touch.

An estimated $400 million was spent on 10 million unwanted gifts last Christmas in Australia, many of which were discarded and likely ended up in landfill.

Gift cards endure as a great solution. When you know your friend or family member loves nature, the garden, craft, and the outdoors, FORA can help you alleviate that "did I get the right present" anxiety and quell that Gift Card buying guilt.

Sustainability aside, some of us are just are not that organised so a Fora Gift Card will make a handy last-minute digital gift. 

This beautiful design is thanks to Basia Stryjecka, of Little Valley Studio. Originally from a small town in Poland, Basia now calls Michigan in the US her home. Often inspired by the beauty of nature, she creates pieces that bring a sense of calm and wonderment to our everyday lives. With a strong interest in color, composition, and texture she loves to integrate her knowledge of design into her abstract works. Watercolor is Basia's preferred medium, allowing the pigment to guide her brush in creating calming yet playful paintings

Behold the Indoor Plant Food elixir to get your plants growing and thriving.

Designed by Plant Runner, proud-plant nerds, the Indoor Plant Food liquid is a special formulation of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (N.P.K), trace elements and seaweed as a superfood your plants will drink up.

It's almost completely odourless and comes with its own dropper for exact measurements and minimal waste. Each 1ml of Indoor Plant Food dropped into a litre of water and apply to plants as required. Made in Melbourne, designed by horticulturalists.

Simply add the concentrate to your watering can at the correct ratio, and water your plants as usual. No need to add any extra steps to your plant care routine - just add once and water in.

Made in Melbourne, Australia. 

Application Rate: 

1/4 teaspoon (1ml) per 1 litre of water, as required.

Typical Analysis: 

Nitrogen:     ​  (N) 12%

Phosphorus: (P) 2% 

Potassium: ​   (K) 12%

Trace Elements:

 (B) Boron

(Fe) Iron

(Mn) Manganese

(Zn) Zinc

(Cu) Copper

(Mo) Molybdenum

(Mg) Magnesium

(Ca) Calcium

Plus Seaweed.

Safety Directions:

Not for human consumption. Shake well before using

Keep out of reach of children & pets.

Store in a cool dry space.

 Found out more about The Plant Runner in our Brand Showcase

Look at Me

These quirky vases will bring character to the home - whether used as a vase or simply an ornament in its own right they will draw in your eye. Use them for a feature shelf with a bright pink flower to mimic the incredible blooming cacti in nature.

Made from durable stoneware and featuring a gorgeous green glazed finish. 

18cm high x 7cm wide (max)

The last time we could get our soiled and grubby hands on this beauty was a year ago. Remember, when we were so relieved Coronavirus was in the past...

The ultimate professional's choice, this long reach metal watering can is galvanised and powder-coated for protection from corrosion. The long spout reaches deep into flowerbeds, maximising water pressure to deliver a fine spray.

It comes with a non-drip brass rose and works with multiple interchangeable accessories, making it perfect for watering seeds, garden plants and flowerbeds. Presented in a beautiful box, it makes a fine gift.

Well, one year later and it looks like you'll be on your quasi gardening leave for a while longer, so be quick, there's limited stock available.

Expected delivery July 2022 

Dimensions: 65 x 19 x 30 cm

Volume: 4.5 litres

Weight when full: 5 Kg

The Rowley Ripple effect

Whether you intend to use it indoors or outside, Haw’s multipurpose ROWLEY RIPPLE in Copper is the Rolls Royce of watering cans, an investment piece that will repay you handsomely over many years.

HAWS watering cans are still made by hand in the company’s studio in England’s West Midlands. Each can take up to 200 steps to complete, part of a tradition of quality that dates back to 1886 

Which watering cans are the best?

The best watering cans are carefully calibrated for exquisite balance in the hand and for durability. With The ROWLEY RIPPLE's long, curvy spout you'll get spot-on watering accuracy. It comes with a removable, non-drip brass rose, so you can gently hydrate even the teeniest seedlings.  What's more, The ROWLEY RIPPLE design is more than 100 years old, making it older than the Queen but just as enduring and endearingly symbolic. 

The Ultimate gift for garden and plant lovers

Delivered in a presentation gift box, this is a justifiable indulgence or the perfect gift to delight the nature lover for years to come.

Features

Materials: Powder-coated steel, brass

Dimensions: 33.5 x 16 x 11.5cm

Capacity: 2 pints | 946 ml

Weight: 1.3 Kg when full

FInd out more about the iconic and timeless HAWS company in our BRANDS showcase here. You won't look at your watering can in the same way again.

If the Rowley Ripple is a copper pipe-dream for you, why not  visit our home page footer and subscribe to the FORA FILES newsletter. You'll go into the draw to WIN one of these beautifully crafted gardening tools. Entries close May 25th, 2021

A sensational example of Burgon & Ball’s collaboration with Sophie Conran, the latest generation of the British design dynasty. She brings her ‘modern country house’ style to a range of must-have garden tools and accessories, elevating the everyday for home gardeners and plant lovers.

Ergonomically, this tool is a joy to use. As with all things in life, it’s a matter of balance: the handle slides forwards easily in your hand as you tilt, the slender, angled spout to direct the pour for on-target watering. The result is more moisture where it’s needed and less waste of a valuable resource in a dry continent.

Behind this fusion of beauty and practicality is Burgon & Ball’s peerless metal-working skills, developed continually throughout the company’s 290-year history. The steel body is treated with a protective powder coating and a sophisticated matt finish in a range of colours, including Sophie’s choice of this deliciously creamy buttermilk hue.

A metal seal bearing the Sophie Conran for Burgon & Ball logo on the top surface of the can adds the finishing touch and marks this out as a design of distinction. Pretty enough to leave out on the windowsill with pride.

Materials: Powder-coated galvanised steel

Dimensions: 43 x 23 x 13cm

Capacity 1.7 litres

This gorgeous garden caddy is perfect for keeping a few gardening essentials in, handy by the back door and ready for action! Gloves, secateurs, twine, labels, pencil… store them tidily in this versatile metal caddy, then just grab and go, for a spot of impromptu gardening, whenever time allows.

The caddy looks stylish when it’s in the home, thanks to its elegant curves and on-trend typography. And in the garden, of course, it’s wonderfully practical, with deep, full-length compartments - plenty of space to carry the perfect capsule gardening kit.

The beautiful smooth lines are created by a unique moulding process, for a flawless, seam-free finish. The result is irresistibly tactile, with a tough powder coating to keep it looking good.  The smooth FSC beech wood handle feels lovely in the hand, making it easy to adjust your grip to find the perfect balance, whatever you’re carrying.

This garden caddy is from the Burgon and Ball Garden Supplies collection of beautiful, stylish and practical gifts, sundries and storage solutions for gardeners including the Burgon and Ball Seed Packet Storage Tin

Width 22cm (27cm including handles), Depth 13cm, Height 14.5cm

Black Dust

Whether you want to sweep up the kids’ crumbs or take your dinner parties to fine dining level and clean up between courses, this convenient set takes up little room but does a big job.

And its usefulness isn’t limited to the dining table. This set is perfect for indoor gardening to collect any potting mix that may have missed the pot.

Choose a colour to match your kitchen, table setting, studio or workshop. This matte black finish evokes style and simplicity.

Artsy and crafty types will also find these a boon. Keep a separate one handy to flick away eraser shreds from your drawing, sweep threads from your stitchwork, coral beads together and much more.

This set, part of a collaboration with French design studio Mr & Mrs Clynk, brings streamlined modern chic to a classic. It consists of a brush framed in sustainably cultivate beech, with bristles in a blend of natural and synthetic fibres. Simply sweep crumbs and other particles into the lacquered metal tray and whisk them away. 

Presented in a gift box, this is an ideal gift for anyone whose enthusiasms sometimes get messy, including yourself.

Even the mundane act of sweeping up a surface can be a chance to reflect on the beauty of the materials and form. A small moment of grace and beauty in an ordinary day. 

Find out more about the inspriation behind this design collaboration here

Meet all your favourite garden buddies Each seed packet is a little work of art that you can keep and not just throw away once you’ve planted the seeds.

Meet Shimmy E the Sassy Snow Pea. Shimmy enjoys the finer things in life and doesn't particularly like getting her hands dirty. She lives for fashion magazines, juice mocktails and makeup tutorials.

She also considers herself quite zen and is always searching for inner peas.

**Not Shipping to Western Australia or Tasmania

All of The Little Growers' seeds are open pollinated, non hybrid and non GMO seeds with no chemical treatments. Perfect for the environment and keeping your little ones safe.

The Comeback kid

Shunned for years, the pink princess plant has suddenly found itself the darling of the ball. Everyone wants one for their indoor plant jungles. And you can see how the bright pink and green variegated leaves add a pop of colour to any home. 

A plant lover's best friend, it seems the Philodendron has invited a whole new generation of enthusiasts into the world of horticulture.  In fact, poor little Phillies have been ripped out of the native and botanic gardens of late. 

For the time being, why not settle on this gorgeous Wit & Whistle keychain. It's a great gift for a friend or just to add to your boring black car keys.

• 3.5″ long including key ring
• hard enamel
• gold finish
• Wit & Whistle charm
• imported

Get children active in the garden with this ever-popular scaled-down version of this essential gardener's accessory  - perfect for carrying small tools, herbs, cut flowers or even weeds.

Make a game out of harvesting flowers with the kids or, better still, practice flower pressing with Sow 'n' Sow's cute little matching POSY flower press.

Handles fold down for storage.

28cm wide x 21cm deep x 20cm high. 

Hand made from strips of shaped Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) ultra-light Populus wood and held in place by solid brass pins and screws.

These great looking men's garden gloves have an ultra-soft feel, yet are made from hard-wearing fabric that doesn't stiffen after drying. The 2-way stretch mesh between fingers regulates hand temperature and also improves dexterity.

Available in 2 sizes - M/L (8 - 9) and L/XL (9.5 - 10.5). 

To find your glove size, measure in inches around your hand with a tape measure just below the knuckles (excluding the thumb). You should use your dominant hand; the right if you are right-handed, and the left if you are left-handed.

Wrist strap provides a snug fit and stops debris dropping into glove. Padded palm gives extra cushioning.

Decorative genuine leather trim. Machine washable at 30°C for easy care. 

Must love dogs

Got a few bits and pieces you need to keep together for your beloved cavoodle, moodle, schnoodle, labradoodle or adorable mutt? Or just love dogs? The delightful RABBLE storage tin for dog lovers, made from powder-coated galvanized steel, is equally ideal for stashing away knickknacks and loose ends, or storing treats for a much-loved pet.

These loveable RABBLE dogs also appear on a pet feeding bowl, so your pooch can have a co-ordinated dining and drinking experience. They won’t notice it, of course, in their mad rush to eat, but we’re sure they appreciate the gesture.

Materials: Powder-coated galvanised steel

Dimensions: 16.5 x 11 x 20cm

Perfect for carrying fragrant and freshly harvested flowers or vegetables.

A beautifully rustic item that is hand made from strips of shaped Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified ultra-light Populus wood and held in place by solid brass pins and screws.