Sukhie Patel from Washington State USA wrote to us about the Trug she had just ordered v ia Etsy. She said “Thank you for selling these trugs internationally. I grew up in Dorset why my grandpa always used one of these in his gardening. He passed away last year and I am so excited to…

This week we have secured two more dealers in the UK, Hortus Blackheath in London http://www.hortus-london.com and The Box Garden Antiques in Beaminster, Dorset. Welcome to our world-wide dealer network!!

  New order just about to be despatched to one of our dealers in the USA. Detroit Garden Works is at 1794 Pontiac Drive, Sylvan Lake, Michigan, 48320. Rob has bought both Royal Sussex and South Down Trugs and can be contacted at http://www.detroitgardenworks.com

On Friday morning, my apprentice, Lewis and I visited the Herstmonceux Primary School to tell the first class about Sussex Trugs that originated in their village. Lewis also shaved some chestnut and assembled a Trug so that the children had a good idea of what a Sussex Trug is. Modern technology allowed us to show…

Tomorrow, 15th June,  Robin is lunchtime guest on Radio Sussex & Surrey to talk about his project to preserve Sussex Trug Making for future generations. 12 noon tomorrow folks! Listen live. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_sussex