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Top 5 Planters for Christmas Events 2025
With Christmas lights soon to sparkle across towns and cities, now is the time to prepare your festive planting. Whether you’re hosting a local celebration, a busy market, or a winter festival, Amberol’s self-watering planters are designed to create eye-catching, sustainable displays that last all season. Here are our Top 5 Planters for Christmas Events 2025:
5 plants that grow well in containers
When planted up with the right flowers, even smaller containers such as window boxes and barrier baskets can look simply stunning. The use of self-watering planters can also help ensure beautiful results by providing moisture and nutrients as and when...
Britain in Bloom 2021 style
Summer 2021 heralds the welcome return of the annual Britain in Bloom competition after last year’s necessary but disappointing cancellation due to restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic.
Customer survey competition winners find Percy Penguin a happy new home
At Amberol we are always happy to hear what our customers are up to - and this good news story we came across recently really made our day.
Amberol planters help Usk in Bloom showcase the town
Usk in Bloom was set up in 1981, and since that time has gone from strength to strength. Although the town of Usk in Monmouthshire is relatively small with around 3000 residents, the In Bloom group has a healthy membership...
How to ‘Bee Friendly’ to all-important pollinators
We all know that plants need soil, water and sunshine to thrive, but other factors play an important part in maintaining the ecological balance of the natural world. One crucial link in this delicate environmental chain is the honey bee.
West Auckland win Spring 2021 photo competition
As we head towards the summer, floral displays are starting to come to life. And so we have really been enjoying viewing the fantastic range of photos that have been sent in for our Spring 2021 photo competition.
