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Japanese Quince Greetings Card
£2.75Japanese Quince Greetings Card
The Japanese Quince with its red flowers, spiny branches and glossy, oval, dark green leaves is a glad sight for gardeners in Spring as it brings a splash of colour to the garden. It is also greatly welcomed by bees as it flowers earlier than most pollen- and nectar-bearing plants and thus is a source of food at a time of relative scarcity. As well as its Spring blossoms it bears apple-like fruit from November to January.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Japanese Quince greetings card is part of his Everyday Botanicals range. Like all Stephen’s designs it started as a drawing, such an accurate one that we are pretty sure those are white-tailed bumble bees depicted on the quince blossoms! His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Globe Thistle Greetings Card
£2.75Globe Thistle Greetings Card
The Globe Thistle is an ornamental plant which gives great structure to deep borders. Tolerant of poor soil and windy conditions, it prefers full sun and is ideally suited to gravel gardens and coastal areas. One of the plant’s common names which might raise a smile is ‘blue hedgehog’!
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Globe Thistle greetings card is part of his Everyday Botanicals range. Like all Stephen’s designs it started as a drawing inspired and informed by his considerable botanical knowledge honed as a nurseryman. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Great White Egret Greetings Card
£2.75Great White Egret Greetings Card
The Great White Egret is a relatively recent resident in the UK and is the largest of the three egret species which can now be found here. Similar in size to the Heron, it has black feet and legs (distinguishing it from the Little Egret). Like the Heron, the Great White Egret stalks its prey patiently, standing still for long periods, which makes it easy to spot.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Great White Egret greetings card is part of his Wildfowl and Wetland Birds range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Kingfisher Greetings Card
£2.75Kingfisher Greetings Card
The Kingfisher which is so recognisable by its azure and copper plumage is one of the most popular British river birds. It eats small fish, stunning them on a branch before wolfing them down, head-first. When feeding a brood, both kingfisher parents will be particularly busy as each chick can eat up to 18 fish per day! Kingfishers live in self-excavated burrows which though only 5cm in diameter may be well over a metre deep!
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Kingfisher greetings card is part of his Wildfowl and Wetland Birds range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Coot in Reeds Greetings Card
£2.75Coot in Reeds Greetings Card
The Coot is identifiable by its distinctive white beak and ‘shield’ against the rest of its body which is all black. That beak and shield have earned it the title ‘bald’ (as in “bald as a coot”). Its feet appear webbed due to flaps of skin on the toes and they seem disproportionate to its body, as shown in this illustration. It is a messy nester and can be aggressive towards other birds.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Coot in Reeds greetings card is part of his Wildfowl and Wetland Birds range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Mute Swan and Reeds Greetings Card
£2.75Mute Swan and Reeds Greetings Card
The Mute Swan is the largest of the UK swans, and gets its name from its relatively unheard voice (compared to its noisy relative, the Whooper Swan which is named for its in-flight call). Its graceful S-shaped neck and distinctive orange and black bill and bump ensure that it rarely goes unnoticed.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Mute Swan and Reeds greetings card is part of his Wildfowl and Wetland Birds range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Domestic White Geese Greetings Card
£2.75Domestic White Geese Greetings Card
The Domestic White Goose, or Roman Goose, is growing slowly in numbers in the UK. It is distinctive due to its snowy white plumage, orange bill and pink legs.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Domestic White Geese greetings card is part of his Wildfowl and Wetland Birds range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Grey Heron and Bullrushes Greetings Card
£2.75Grey Heron and Bullrushes Greetings Card
If you’re lucky enough to spot this regal wader in real life, you’ll love this Grey Heron and Bullrushes Greetings Card. The Grey Heron is remarkable – it’s egg is the same size as that of a chicken, yet the grown bird can reach a metre in height and has a wingspan of up to 2 metres. It can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour in flight, and roosts in trees.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Grey Heron card is part of his Wildfowl and Wetland Birds range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Robert Gillmor – Ringed Plover Quartet Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49This beautiful single-sided Ringed Plover Quartet cushion is based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork, and would fit well in a garden-room, sitting-room or bedroom.
Ringed plovers are something of a challenge to those of us at Bee Eater HQ who were not brought up near water, but we’re getting better at picking them out by their distinctive facial plumage – as shown in this exquisite Robert Gillmor design. There’s something Zoro-like about a bird which appears to be wearing a mask!
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45 x 45cm • 100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad
Robert Gillmor – Preening Stilts Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49This beautiful single-sided Preening Stilts cushion is based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork, and would fit well in a garden-room, sitting-room or bedroom.
Stilts are members of the same bird family as Avocets, and the similarities are clear – length of leg and the distinctive black and white of the plumage. However, the Stilt wins hearts with its spectacular pinky red legs. It has the longest leg, proportionate to body size, of any bird – they’re around 60% of its height. This gives them an advantage in the foraging stakes as they can wade out into deeper water than other birds, in a quest for insects which they pick from the surface of the water.
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45 x 45cm • 100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad
Robert Gillmor – Spoonbill Pair Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49This beautiful single-sided Spoonbill Pair cushion is based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork, and would fit well in a garden-room, sitting-room or bedroom.
Though hunted to near extinction in the UK, for both their feathers and their meat, Spoonbills are making a surprise comeback with protection of wetlands by farmers and conservationists. The pair featured here are obviously ready for love, as the vibrant yellow on chest and bill appears only during the breeding season.
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45 x 45cm • 100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad
Robert Gillmor – A Fox Chanced Upon Waters Edge Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49A Fox Chanced Upon Waters Edge cushion is based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork. With a single-sided design it would fit well in a garden-room, sitting-room or bedroom.
The subject is a chance meeting between two who may be allies, though often foes – man and fox. Gillmor captures the surprise encounter as the summer sun starts to dip, casting long shadows and silhouettes, with deep greens and the popping russet-red of the fox, conjuring nostalgia.
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45 x 45cm • 100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad