The Potting Shed Bowral

The Potting Shed Bowral The Potting Shed specialises in vintage gardenalia, topiary, perennials, trees, architectural features and fire pits. Closed Dec 25,26 Jan 1. Good Friday.

Welcome to The Potting Shed, our quirky little garden and homewares shop in Bong Bong Street, Bowral – in the heart of the Southern Highlands. We specialise in topiary, heirloom perennials and edibles, and we recently opened “The Green Room” to offer an exciting range of indoor plants including Fiddle Leaf Figs, Kentia palms, Rhaphis palms, maidenhairs and other ferns. We also stock vintage garden

furniture, decorative gates, pots and architectural pieces. In addition we have a wide range of fire pits and wood racks in store. Each week we take delivery of unusual and interesting gardenalia, advanced topiary, heirloom perennials, advanced shrubs and trees, edibles and old world roses. You’ll find us in the courtyard behind the Dirty Janes Antique Emporium on the corner of Banyette and Bong Bong Streets, Bowral. Call in for a browse and let us know if there’s something special or unusual you’d like us to source for you. And in the meantime you might like to follow our blog to see what’s new and interesting in store.

Wonderful to see the sun again in Green Lane. Happy Easter everyone!
15/04/2022

Wonderful to see the sun again in Green Lane. Happy Easter everyone!

Hi everyone. We are thrilled to be allowed to open our doors again at Harry’s from this Monday, October 11. We can’t wai...
05/10/2021

Hi everyone. We are thrilled to be allowed to open our doors again at Harry’s from this Monday, October 11. We can’t wait to welcome you back and we have some great new dishes to share with you. Lunch daily with 2 sittings 12 noon and 2pm. And dinner Friday and Saturday with 2 sittings 6pm and 8 pm. Google Harry’s Bowral to book online. All NSW Health directives will be adhered to so please check their website to be clear on the new Covid 19 conditions. Thank you.



Great to receive so many lovely calls from people who ordered our ‘Harry’s at Home’ meals this week. And thanks for thi...
11/09/2021

Great to receive so many lovely calls from people who ordered our ‘Harry’s at Home’ meals this week. And thanks for this gorgeous photo Zoe .y.o.e Glad to hear your special lunch went so well! A reminder we’re open daily 8.30 to 2pm for our Harry’s at Home meal packs (see previous post), along with our usual Plantation takeaways including Curries, Coq au Vin, Beef Bourguignon, Lasagne etc. We also have wine, gifts, candles and plants … and next door is open 10am to 2 pm daily for herbs, vegetables, perennials, garden furniture, firepits, obelisks, advanced Buxus and much more. Foxgloves and delphiniums are the stars again this week! Be quick if you’d like a big, spectacular show in your garden in October, when hopefully we will all be getting out of lockdown!

It’s true: I’m absolutely addicted to foxgloves. Every spring I fill every nook and cranny of our garden with them. I ju...
04/09/2021

It’s true: I’m absolutely addicted to foxgloves. Every spring I fill every nook and cranny of our garden with them. I just love the spectacle. Their lavish beauty. They fill me with joy on my garden walks each morning and evening. And in autumn they self seed everywhere so you get lots of surprises the following spring. No point planting 1 or 2. Oh no. Plant dozens and dozens and give your garden an instant makeover. And you can plant in pots if space is limited. Trust me, they will reward you more than a new handbag and lift your spirits … even more than a martini!
Flashback to last spring in Green Lane. Plenty in stock now and in Green Lane. Currently open 8.30-2pm daily.

‘If’ is a wonderful fragrance named for RK’s famous poem below. IF by Rudyard Kipling : 1865-1936If you can keep your he...
03/09/2021

‘If’ is a wonderful fragrance named for RK’s famous poem below. IF by Rudyard Kipling : 1865-1936

If you can keep your head when all about you
   Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
   But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
   Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating,
   And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
   If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
   And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
   Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
   And stoop and build ’em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
   And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
   And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
   To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
   Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on”;
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
   Or walk with kings—nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
   If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run—
   Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

Not only is this one of my favorite fragrances, in our extensive range of perfumes at The Orangery, it’s namesake has l...
03/09/2021

Not only is this one of my favorite fragrances, in our extensive range of perfumes at The Orangery, it’s namesake has long been one of my favorite poems. IF by the famous French perfume and cognac house Frapin, is named for Rudyard Kipling’s poem of that name, and would be a stunning Father’ Day gift for a son, grandson, nephew, friend, husband or, of course, father! Frapin is a woody fragrance for women and men, by perfumer Anne-Sophie Behaghel , and was launched in 2019. Top notes are Ginger, Bergamot and Black Pepper; middle notes are Fig, Cashmeran and Cinnamon; base notes are Sandalwood, Guaiac Wood, Tonka Bean and Patchouli. It’s gorgeous and I love wearing it.

David Frossard, artistic director of Parfums Frapin said of this new release in 2019:
"I was lucky enough to travel from the north to the south of India during a charity race this year and on passing through Mysore, the verses of "If" came to me. It was my grandfather, a great traveller if ever there was one, who introduced me to this poem when I was a child. This lesson that needs to be repeated every day in order to become what we are.” If you have time this morning, do yourself a favor and read or re-read this lovely piece which will be in my next post.

Foxgloves snd silver birches. Such a gorgeous pairing. This is The Green House in Moss Vale last spring. And we have lot...
02/09/2021

Foxgloves snd silver birches. Such a gorgeous pairing. This is The Green House in Moss Vale last spring. And we have lots of lovely white foxgloves in stock at The Potting Shed Bowral if you’d like to get this look. During lockdown we are open 10-2 daily. For deluxe foxgloves, delphiniums, herbs and vegetables, topiary, gifts and little lockdown luxuries.

Hello again from The Potting Shed. This week the urgency of spring has suddenly hit me as the blossom bursts forth and t...
18/08/2021

Hello again from The Potting Shed. This week the urgency of spring has suddenly hit me as the blossom bursts forth and the peonies thrust upwards. So I’m frantically making plans for our Cutting Gardens to ensure a good supply of flowers from early spring to late autumn, both for home and for our restaurant Harry’s on Green Lane. Planning is the key to success so put pen to paper now, draw up your plans and get ordering. The roses and peonies form the backbone of our cutting beds, but the annuals add the razzle dazzle. Hardy annual seeds can be planted now in trays and gently pricked out once they grow a pair of leaves. They’re called hardy annuals because they can withstand the frosts, even as baby plants. So it’s safe to plant them out now even though we can still have frosts up to early November. I use Melbourne Cup day as a good rule of thumb here in The Highlands, as a safe date for planting out tender annuals like Cosmos and Zinnias and tender vegetables such as tomatoes. You can start them off on a sunny windowsill or glasshouse if you have one, then put them out early November. Same applies to your dahlias. You can plant them in crates or pots in a warm room and grow them on, but don’t put them out too early! These are some of the seeds I’ve ordered this year and that you might consider for your cutting garden. Aquilegia, Aster, Cornflowers, Cosmos, Hollyhocks, Larkspur, Marigold, Nicotiana, Nigella, Canterbury Bells, Peony Poppies, Snapdragons, Sunflowers and Zinnia. Always search for interesting varieties. And this week at The Potting Shed we will receive fresh deliveries of potted Foxgloves, Delphiniums, Lupins , Penstemons, Salvias and Queen Anne’s Lace to get you started and give instant satisfaction! Our Lockdown hours for The Potting Shed are 9 am till 2 pm daily. Happy gardening! Maureen summerborders

After a brutal summer, drenching autumn rains brought our garden back to life and it is now heaving with roses and late ...
20/04/2020

After a brutal summer, drenching autumn rains brought our garden back to life and it is now heaving with roses and late summer perennials. So, as we can’t operate Harry’s as a restaurant for the foreseeable future, we have turned the space into a popup flower shop called “Harry Loves Flowers”. Quite appropriate really, as the namesake for our restaurant, Sir Harry Veitch, was not only the founder of the Chelsea Flower Show, but was one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial Victorian nurserymen and responsible for dispatching planthunters all over the globe to find beautiful plants for his wealthy London clientele. So now, every morning I head out into the garden at dawn with baskets and secateurs and gather flowers and foliage for the shop. Brilliant local botanical artist, Alison Kennon then comes to turn them into wonderful, sumptuous, romantic bouquets and posies. They will be available every day and you might think about planning ahead for something special for Mother’s Day.

The lilies in our garden never look like they'll open in time for Christmas. But then, like magic, they burst open all a...
25/12/2016

The lilies in our garden never look like they'll open in time for Christmas. But then, like magic, they burst open all at once, and drench the summer evening air with their intoxicating perfume. I find myself drawn outdoors again and again to walk through them with the dogs and soak it all in while their beauty lasts. I just love them!

Christmas lilies always remind me of childhood Christmases at home on the farm in NZ. Mum always had a massive vase of t...
25/12/2016

Christmas lilies always remind me of childhood Christmases at home on the farm in NZ. Mum always had a massive vase of them in the lounge. Their perfume combined with that of the pine Christmas tree meant festivities were in the air.

Walking the dogs early on a misty summer morning with the heady perfume of Christmas lilies filling the air. My idea of ...
25/12/2016

Walking the dogs early on a misty summer morning with the heady perfume of Christmas lilies filling the air. My idea of heaven!

Address

C//Dirty Janes Antique Market, 15-17 Banyette Street
Bowral, NSW
2577

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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