We’re thrilled to announce the first steps towards recommencing production of our world-famous Royal Sussex Traditional Trugs! It will be a gradual process, but we anticipate having our most popular Garden Trug sizes available for sale within the next few weeks. This has been made possible by the return of a familiar face: our talented…
We just sent a lovely South Down Contemporary Trug to a customer in Framingham, Massachusetts. It left us on 10th April, was at Stansted Airport, England on same day and then arrived at the UPS facility in Louisville, Kentucky on 12th April. From there it went to Ashland in Connecticutt and was delivered on 14th…
As we welcome the New Year, many of us will make resolutions – whether it’s to get fitter, learn something new, or simply spend more time outdoors. If you’re a gardener, why not make 2025 the year you take your gardening to the next level? Whether you’re aiming to grow more food, create a beautiful…
Lewis & Max have worked hard today to clear bushes and put up our shop front Christmas lights! They look brilliant! Sue worked hard over last weekend to put up the lights inside the shop and workshop and we will switch these on tomorrow! Sue, Sharon, Max, Lewis and I wish all of our customers…
Maddee in Alberta was gifted one of our Wealden Garden Trugs as a birthday present from her daughter. She wrote to us saying: Dear Robin, Thank you so much! I love it. Perfect size for me. The wood and construction are amazing! I will enjoy it for many years to come. Also thank you for…
Winter is the time of year when things go quiet for us in the Trug industry. People have bought their Christmas presents and are concerned about their mortgage rates and heating bills. So we normally build up stocks of Trugs ready for the spring when folk tend to think more about their gardens. Trugs do…
It is a while since I posted but many things have been happening behind the scenes in preparation for the Heritage Centre. I spent a day with the students of the surveying and planning department at East Sussex College in Eastbourne reviewing their various designs for our proposed new home. The students had made good…
We recently sent a trug to Chris Taylor in New South Wales, Australia. There was a bit of a delay in delivering in Australia which we picked up on our monitoring of Chris’ parcel and we chased the couriers directly. Chris now has written to us saying: “Hi Robin, I now have the package. I…
Christine ordered a South Down Hastings Garden Trug to be delivered to her friend in the Highlands of Scotland. She wrote to us saying “Just wanted to let you know that the trug arrived safely in the Highlands yesterday and Janet is delighted with it and the remarkable craftsmanship”. Christine, London.
We sent a couple of Trugs to Enid in London and she wrote to us: “I am absolutely delighted with the two trugs which arrived yesterday. My friend received one as a housewarming gift. She was delighted to receive such a useful beautiful gift. I showed her one which is over a hundred years old,…
