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30 Years of Toast & Marmalade

Here’s to one of our most popular patterns: Black Toast. We’ve been dispensing wit, wisdom and common sense across glass, wood, enamel, pottery an...

Birds to Look Out For on Your Autumn Walks

Hedgerows threaded through with wildflowers and berries are such immensely important wild corridors through the countryside, offering home, refuge...

Gift Ideas for Gardeners

Present inspiration for your favourite green-fingered gardening enthusiast… From our new Flowers to colourful personalised mugs and Chilly's foo...

Harvest Collection

Whether you’ve a dedicated vegetable patch or a nearby orchard or farmers’ market, there’s an undeniable pleasure in picking, pickling or jam m...

Your Garden Checklist: July

Growing season is in full swing! Our factory gardener Jayne, shares what jobs and tasks to get up to in your garden, allotment or in whatever litt...

Four Ways To Enjoy Blackberries

It's time for blackberry foraging! Make jam, make compote, rustle up a sweet crumble recipe or pair with goats' cheese for a late summer salad. Ta...

BBQ Dining Inspiration

One of our favourite things to do at the weekend is get together for delicious barbecues and al fresco dining. So cook up your favourite seasonal...

How To Make: Rosehip Syrup

Full of vitamins and a great antioxidant, rosehip syrup is good for you whilst also making a delicious topping for your breakfast - load it onto p...

Hedgerow Collection

Our new Hedgerow collection celebrates the beauty of autumn hedgerows. As summer wanes and autumn appears, country lanes begin to burst with hip...

Behind the Design: Rosehip & Elderberry

This season we have created a beautiful spongeware design, Rosehip & Elderberry. Below, we share the story behind the pattern and its creative...

Ideas for Cocktails & Mocktails at Home

Make yours a large one with these dreamy cocktails. Bottoms up.

Seasonal Summer Recipes

We have picked a few summertime recipes using produce that's in season at this time of the year. These recipes will use up your freshly picked tom...