Top 10 Bosk artificial Christmas trees

Top 10 Bosk artificial Christmas trees

This blog gives you a glimpse of the Bosk customer favourite artificial Christmas trees. All trees are available through our website or in store at Ambleside. The majority of the trees, but not all, are on display on the shop floor, some decorated to give you inspiration.

pale blue hyacinth

Best Indoor Plants For Christmas Colour and Scent

There's nothing like a blast of colour and glorious scent in the darkest months of the year and this blog will give you some idea of the many plants available in garden centres over Christmas for growing indoors.

Tips For Cooking The Christmas Turkey On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Tips For Cooking The Christmas Turkey On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Cooking the Christmas turkey on the Traeger wood pellet grill is absolutely fool proof especially if you have a model with the integrated temperature probes, it alerts you when the bird is cooked. All you have to do is put the turkey on the grill then take it off at the end, easy peasy!

Cook Christmas Sprouts On The Barbecue

Cook Christmas Sprouts On The Barbecue

Brussels sprouts at Christmas, love them or hate them, they can be enlivened from boiled bullets to something a bit more delicious with the addition of some garlic and spices. Enrol for our Taste of Christmas BBQ course here in store for recipes and tips on how to cook the Christmas dinner on your grill.

Christmas ham cooked on the BBQ

How To Cook A Christmas Ham On The Barbecue

Most of us have a roasted ham over the Christmas period and this recipe elevates it from the ordinary to the sublime. Utilise your BBQ as an extra oven when your kitchen oven is filled to the max.

Tips For Cooking The Christmas Turkey On The Weber Genesis Gas BBQ

Tips For Cooking The Christmas Turkey On The Weber Genesis Gas BBQ

The Christmas turkey cooked outdoors on the Weber gas BBQ results in a delicious juicy tender bird, the grill pulls in the moist outside air to give you the most succulent bird. Your Christmas dinner can be cooked on any grill with a lid, just make sure you have enough fuel to complete the cook.

October gardening tasks

October gardening tasks

Here is a quick rundown on what tasks need doing in the garden in October as you prepare for autumn and winter. Just use it as a checklist to ensure you don't forget any of the mountain of tasks that have to be done in autumn.

Cook Roasted Christmas Vegetables On The Weber Genesis Gas BBQ

Cook Roasted Christmas Vegetables On The Weber Genesis Gas BBQ

Add a little something different to your Christmas dinner with these roasted caramelised fruit slices grilled on the BBQ. We cooked them on a Weber grill but any grill with a lid will work, just master the different heat zones on your BBQ.

Christmas pudding with brandy sauce

Cook Christmas Pudding In The Weber GBS Wok On The Genesis Gas BBQ

Cook your Christmas dinner outside on the BBQ to free up space indoors. The turkey will end up succulent and full of flavour and you can be stress free and enjoy the company of family and friends.

Cook Spiced, Buttered Carrots For Christmas On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Cook Spiced, Buttered Carrots For Christmas On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Prepare your veg a bit differently this Christmas, start with these delicious buttery spicy carrots on the BBQ. If you want to learn how to cook the Christmas dinner on the BBQ then enrol on our Taste Of Christmas course held here in store; details on our Events page.

Cook Roast Christmas Parsnips On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Cook Roast Christmas Parsnips On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Utilise your BBQ for cooking the Christmas dinner and relieve the pressure on your oven. Start with these delicious sweet parsnips, grill when the turkey is off the grill and resting. We used the Traeger wood pellet grill but they can be cooked on any BBQ with a lid.

Christmas stuffing balls

Cook Christmas Stuffing Balls On The Weber MasterTouch Charcoal BBQ

Don't juggle trying to balance cooking everything in the oven this Christmas utilise your BBQ and cut down on the stress factor. These stuffing balls are the perfect accompaniament to the roast turkey and are so easy to make ahead of the big day and frozen.

Tips For Cooking The Christmas Turkey On The Weber MasterTouch Charcoal BBQ

Tips For Cooking The Christmas Turkey On The Weber MasterTouch Charcoal BBQ

Cooking outside on the BBQ keeps meat succulent as the grill draws in the moist outside air so why not cook this year's Christmas turkey outdoors. Not only do you get a flavoursome bird but it also frees up space in the oven making it easier to juggle the rest of the Christmas dinner.

Tips For Decorating Your Mantelpiece At Christmas

Tips For Decorating Your Mantelpiece At Christmas

Watch Yvonne as she shows you how to transform your mantlepiece into a stunning Christmas showpiece. You can always reduce the cost by foraging in the garden and countryside.

Christmas decorations on an artificial Christmas tree

How To Assemble And Dress Out An Artificial Christmas Tree

There is a knack to stress-free assembly when it comes to artificial Christmas trees so watch the video showing just how easy it can be. We stock one of the largest selections of artificial Christmas trees in the UK and offer free delivery on orders over £50 to all areas of mainland UK.

natural Christmas wreath

How To Make A Natural Christmas Wreath

Making your own fresh Christmas wreath can be cheap and easy A festive wreath hung on the front door is the epitome of Christmas. Once you know how, they are...