Friday, December 12, 2008

Key looks and Trends with Rose Horsfield

Key Looks and Trends with Rose Horsfield
Pookie Womenswear


Top 10 key fashion buys for Winter


1. Lace and leather –Skinny leather trousers or a lace black dress echo D & G’s dark glamour look this winter. Alternatively a leather biker jacket worn over day and evening dresses toughen up any outfit.

2. Tailored jacket - Mannish blazer fitted styles with the sleeves worn pushed up to the elbows are hot off the press. This look works best worn with peg style trousers or a feminine sculptured dress or skirt.

3. Platform killer heels - extreme heels rule this season, rock chick styles dominate and with so many choices, it just a question of how high will you go ?


4. White Shirt a good old staple returns for day wear, in tailored cotton and for evening, cream floaty sheer chiffon and luxurious silk blouses with bows or ruffles.

5. Cocktail dress - Stand out from the crowd in a Silk or Satin jewel coloured cocktail dress. Styles favoured on the red carpet are off the shoulders asymmetric dresses and the body con.

6. LBD The little black dress, classic understated glamour, with a twist of rock chick or new goth. Worn with patterned or coloured texture tights, gives the LBD the edge.


7. Accessorise - Statement necklaces add drama to simple outfits. The box clutch or sequin soft clutch bag is an ideal accompaniment to any evening dress.

8. Animal print is back! This look is best with subtle hints of print rather than go all the way. Why not go for a pair of Leopard print ballet shoes, scarf or bag, as these little touches can liven any outfit.

9. Prom Queen Dress – think high school 1950’s vs. SJP, sex and the city. There are a range of cute or sophisticated styles out there to choose from, to be the belle of the ball.


10. Sequins are the king of bling for winter. Embellished dresses, sequin tops and trousers will make you sparkle all night long.
Pookie womenswear, Pot House Hamlet, Silkstone, tel:01226 792 555
For further information please visit http://www.pothousehamlet.co.uk/

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

NCPCC Whist Drive at the Potting Shed

Barnsley Ladies NSPCC Committee would like to invite you to a Winter Whist Drive
on Thursday 27th November 2008
at The Potting Shed Cafe, Pot House Hamlet, Silkstone.
Tickets are £10 which includes a hot supper and a glass of wine provided by the committee.
For tickets please contact Kath 01226 370331
Registered Charity no 216401

Thursday, October 16, 2008


Christmas LATE NIGHT OPENING

Every Thursday in December up until christmas


Thursday 4th Dec 10 am – 8 pm

Thursday 11th Dec 10 am – 8 pm

Thursday 18th Dec 10 am – 8 pm


Why not do a spot of late night festive shopping at Pot House Hamlet and treat yourself to a meal or drink in the Potting Shed

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Horses enjoying a strole

Even horses enjoy a morning coffee and sandwich at the Potting Shed this morning.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Rosa Hot Chocolate

'Rosa Hot Chocolate' a floribunda, was awarded novelty rose of the year in 2006, It is a unique colour. The buds starts off a rusty orange and opens to a rich velvety-brown. Stocked by Horsfields Nursery, Pot House Hamlet, Silkstone.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Roses - with Emma Horsfield


Rosa Many Happy Returns


My favourite flower, and indeed plant for the garden, is the Rose. No garden is complete without the roses’ fabulous blooms in summer. Not only does it give shape, form and colour, but also provides wonderful perfumes and conjures up the image of romance. I’m sure that most ladies all over the world have at some time received a bunch of roses that has brought a large delighted smile to their faces. In days gone by, even when I was young, it was very common to see a garden with at least one rose bed. Indeed my father started breeding roses from the early age of 13 and has built his success on growing roses for those rose beds. He is still growing roses to this day. These days fashions have changed and many gardens only house a standard rose, a climber or rambler for a pergola, or a rose whose name is for the remembrance of a special occasion or in memory of a loved one. Indeed customers tend to buy individual roses as presents. The most popular seem to be in celebration of weddings, birthdays and anniversaries such as Golden Wedding, Ruby Wedding, Silver Anniversary, Happy Birthday, Congratulations and many more. Roses for wedding presents are gaining in popularity too, named varieties such as the rambling Wedding Day which can grow up to 7 metres, the Bride, Special occasion, Honeymoon and many more.

The Royal National Rose Society whose patron was the Queen Mother was founded in 1876 (there is a rose named after the Queen Mother) but roses have been on the go much longer than that. Fossilized leaves have been found which suggest that roses were in existence some four million years ago, preceeding Man’s esistence. Roses from Asia spread into Europe over the centuries, but it was the Chinese that introduced roses from the 1790’s. These roses were the stock that made way for the many new colours and repeat flowering varieties, roses that we are used to seeing today. There are 6 countries that share the Rose as their national flower; England, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Iran, Luxembourg and Slovakia which just goes to show how well respected the flower is.

Today’s roses have generally been classified into eight categories, Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, Shrub, Miniature / Patio, Old English, Climbing, Rambling, and Carpet/Ground Cover, each having own their own unique qualities. There are colours, shapes sizes, heights, and perfumes to suit everyone. Roses are fairly easy to look after, most varieties need to be pruned once and fed twice a year. Once the growing season has started one can spray to prevent any problems, then dead-head when the flowers are done and that’s pretty much it, easy peasie! So if you don’t have a rose in your garden, I suggest that you do try one, even in a pot on the patio for starters, you’ll not be disappointed.
Written by Emma Horsfield. Horsfields Nusery, Pot House Hamlet, Silkstone.