Royal Sussex Flower Trug, size 1
£145.00
notes
Stylish and durable, this Royal Sussex Trug is perfect for carrying produce and flower cuttings from your garden to the kitchen and is a wonderful heirloom piece to be passed down through the generations. Handmade by a team of skilled craftspeople, it has been traditionally styled in a beautiful manner, paying homage to the original designs.
Click and Collect available.
Dimensions
W: 25cm (10in) x D: 13cm (5in)
Features
notes
Stylish and durable, this Royal Sussex Trug is perfect for carrying produce and flower cuttings from your garden to the kitchen and is a wonderful heirloom piece to be passed down through the generations. Handmade by a team of skilled craftspeople, it has been traditionally styled in a beautiful manner, paying homage to the original designs.
Insights
During the 19th century, Sussex-man, Thomas Smith, revolutionised the gardening scene with the innovative trug. They became so popular even Queen Victoria bought them as gifts for the royal family! Crafted using the same traditional techniques, these contemporary Sussex trugs extend the legacy of this garden essential and remain an ever-valuable tool for the discerning gardener.
Details & Care
- Handmade from Sweet Chestnut and Cricket Bat Willow
- Secured with brass screws and copper tacks
- Finished with natural bark edging
- Signed and dated by the maker
Glossary
Click and Collect
This item is available to purchase online and collect from our Oxfordshire store.
When you have all your items ready in the basket, please proceed and pay for your order, selecting ‘Click and Collect’ as the delivery option in the checkout. Please note, Click and Collect is only available on selected items. If you have items that are not available for Click and Collect in your basket, you will need to remove these to proceed with Click and Collect.
When we have your order ready, we will send an email to notify you that it is ready to collect. Please do not arrive at the store until you have received this email letting you know that your order is ready to collect. From the date that this email is sent, you will have seven days to collect your order (we will send you a reminder when the deadline is getting close). If you don’t collect your order within this time period, we will automatically refund it.
When you are ready to collect, please present your order confirmation email to the helpful staff members at our Welcome Desk, who will organise your order to be brought out. If someone else is collecting your order on your behalf, they will also need to bring the order confirmation with them.