It’s the latest trend spurred on by the likes of Jamie Oliver and James Martin, so lets climb aboard the ‘Grow your own’ bus! When we think about growing food we think of fields full of vegetables, orchards full of fruit or allotments tucked away like a secret world, full of old men who have the magic of vegetable growing in their green fingers. The truth is there’s no big secret to growing your own food, just a little time and care and you don’t need acres of land to do it. You can grow fruit and vegetables in container pots, grow bags and even some varieties in hanging baskets - all of which are available at Botany Bay.

There are so many advantages to growing your own fruit and vegetables; the fresh air and exercise, feeling fit and healthy and the satisfaction of sitting down to a meal knowing that it was provided from your own garden with no added chemicals.

Imagine the excitement your children will feel when they see the first green leaves sprout from the earth.  You can also take pride in knowing that you are teaching them the basics of where food comes from and the lesson that everything is sustainable - food waste makes compost, which feeds plants, which makes more food for us!

At Botany Bay we have an amazing range of fruit bushes, herbs and vegetable plants to choose from. Some of the herbs and vegetable plants are grown here on the nursery, whilst the majority of our stock comes from British growers in Scotland, Staffordshire, Lancashire and Worcestershire.