New items added today at MowerWarehouse

EVERYDAY PLAY BATTERY-POWERED RIDE ON LAWNMOWER £899.00
Clean and quiet-running, minimal maintenance requirements, easy on the environment, and inexpensive to both buy and run, the Everydayplay Battery-Powered Electric Ride-On Lawnmower has so many advantages over its petrol-powered counterparts. Its high-performance battery gives a run-time of two hours on a single charge – more than enough to deal with a very large lawn; while its wide-ranging variable-speed transmission (including reverse) makes it exceptionally manoeuvrable and very easy to control. Other key features include an adjustable cutting-height, which allows you to maximise cutting-performance when conditions are less than ideal; and a very large-capacity grassbox, so you can spend more time mowing and less time visiting the compost heap. Transmission power: 500w Mowing power: 1000w Charge time: 10 – 12 hrs Operating time: up to 2 hrs Cutting-height: adjustable Cutting-width: 650mm Forward and Reverse Ground speed: 1 – 6km/hr (+ reverse) Lawn size: up to 3000m2 Grassbox: 90l Width: 72cm Length (including grass box): 155cm Warranty Details: This ride-on mower comes with a 12 month (optional 24 month) no-questions warranty from date of receipt (UK sales only). Should your mower develop a fault during this period we will arrange for its repair at our cost. Please ensure you keep all packing to enable secure collection/shipment. This warranty does not cover damage caused by neglect/misuse, or routine adjustment of nuts/bolts and cables. Delivery Details: Delivery is fully insured and will arrive boxed on a pallet. Standard UK Deliveries 3-5 working days Normal Price

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New products added today at Jersey Plants Direct

Apples Greensleeves James Grieve 2 Trees £39.98
This Fantastic offer will save you 10. Get the best of both worlds as the James Grieve variety is ideal for cooking and the Greensleeves variety is ideal for eating. Both are heavy cropping will produce fruit between September and October can be harvested mid season and will grow trouble free in all parts of the UK.Height 3m and Spread 4m after 10 years.Plant in full sun.Delivery will be in a 9 litre liner pots in July and August.To ensure that your plants arrive in the best possible condition each pack will be despatched individually.

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New product at Focus DIY

Great Value Camping Set £29.99
Thinking of going camping or to a music festival this summer? Our superb-value tent kit has everything you need!At this price it can even act as a disposable kit if bringing it home again is too much trouble.Kit includes:1 x 2 man tent2 x camping mat2 x sleeping bag and a large bag to carry the whole kit in allowing for easy portability.Height:100cm Width:120cm Depth:200cm

New item at RoLawn Direct

Rolawn GroRight Autumn Lawn Food Twin Pack £20.34
SPECIAL OFFER Save £5 when you buy Rolawn GroRight Autumn Lawn Twin Pack. Using GroRight Spring Lawn Food in conjunction with GroRight Autumn Lawn Food provides a year round programme to promote a healthy, green and hardwearing lawn. Each 4Kg box covers 100sqm.

Reduced price on items today at John Lewis

Method Tub & Tile Spray was £2.90 now £2.00
Leave your bathroom sparkling clean, with an eco-friendly cleaning spray made entirely from natural plant- and mineral-derived ingredients. And there's no need to rinse afterwards. 828ml. All Method bottles are recyclable.

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New items added today at John Lewis

John Lewis Moroccan Lantern, Flame £7.75
Inspired by Moroccan design influences, this pretty metal and glass tealight lantern has an intricate cutout detail and a 'global traveller' feel. Candles can be purchased separately.

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When plants don’t turn out just as you’d hoped you have to try and work out what went wrong this year and make changes to next year’s gardening.

So if you’ve got holey leaves from caterpillas you need to look at netting plants to stop them having eggs laid on them. If your strawberries have rotted from being on the ground you need to get some straw for next year. If your plants have all gone to seed is it because of something you’ve done or not done?

Quite a few plots on our allotment site have got plants going to see. You do this to get seeds for next year. It does mean you take up space in the ground with something you’ve unlikely to be eating though. However if you get good quality seed off it then it could be worth it.

If plants have rotted you need to look at improving soil drainage if the soil is clay nd prone to waterlogging. You can do this by digging organic matter into the soil, or putting a layer of compost on top in the autumn. There are some plants that don’t like having compost or manure dug in before you plant them so make sure you read the instructions for seeds and plants properly.

Sometimes it’s just re-reading the instructions and seeing what you should have done that tells you what went wrong.

Sometimes it’s disasters like accidentally spraying something bad on to your plants that does for them!

If it’s been the weather that has ruined plants then there’s not so much you can do about that unless you grow everything under glass which then causes it’s own set of issues.

Sometimes giving plants a little extra protecting from the weather is all it takes. Cloches, cold frames, fleece can all provide extra shelter for your young plants giving them a great start.

Feeding the soil up is one way of looking at plant nutrition. If your soil is healthy and packed with organic matter to help retain water then it will give your plants a much better chance.

You’ll also find that the chemical makeup of your soil is complex – adding lime damages some plants but is essential for others. You can text the soil for pH to find out if this is a problem.  A soil ph test kit is available quite cheaply at Gardening Express. This kit can carry out  up to 20 individual tests so at £2.99 can give you simple reassurance that your soil is the right pH for the plants you want to grow.

Even if everything goes wrong and your plants don’t produce the bounty of crops you’ve expected you should have had fun growing them, and can learn from your mistakes this year and try again next!

If you’ve started growing things at home you’ll be aware just how much more you can do with a greenhouse. Maybe you’ve been thinking about getting one for home, or maybe for your allotment?

Two Wests & Elliot is one of the biggest names in greenhouses

You might have seen their lovely catalogue in a gardening magazine and you can also browse their website.

If you’re looking for a small greenhouse then you will find many types here not found elsewhere. Their range of mini lean too greenhouses is excellent.

Palram Polycarbonate Greenhouses are perfect for avoiding that horrid breaking glass sound – if you’ve got children yourself you can be assured they can’t damage themselves or the tough polycarbonate of this greenhouses. Plus it’s made from a sturdy aluminium frame complete with everything you need including frame, gutter and roof vent.

They also sell High quality, attractive, maintenance free, safety glazed Rion Greenhouses which are very pretty with a more curved look to them.

You’ve also got to consider Shading & Ventilation in your greenhouse in the hot summer months. You want to keep your plants as healthy as possible and automatic vents which open windows as the weather warms up are a useful way of doing this.  You can also get automatic louvres to open too – these operate on the same principle as the Bayliss openers – i.e. a stainless steel cylinder containing a mineral wax which expands with heat, causing the vent to open, as the temperature falls the wax contracts & the opener closes.
The louvres also have a release catch to allow manual opening & closing too!

For winter they also have a range of heaters from gas to paraffin and electric.

As well as lots of great accessories and high quality staging for keeping your plants in order!

Their site is packed with information and help about all their greenhouses and greenhouse products

Reduced price on products today at Tooled Up

Makita UH4050/2 Electric Hedge Trimmer 400mm Bar Length 500w 240v was £107.61 now £89.95
The new range of electric hedge trimmers from MAKITA has proved an instant hitwith professional users. They like the combination of powerful performance and lowweight. But above all they like the revolutionary new handle system. This allows t…

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New item at Tooled Up

Karcher K791 MDBPlus Pressure Washer + T300 Patio Cleaner 20 – 160 Bar 2600w 240v £349.95
One of the highest specifications available on any Kärcher domestic pressure washer. The powerful and mobile K7.91 is the ideal choice for all outdoor domestic cleaning tasks. With its modern design, the powerful pressure of 160 bar and a water flow …