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New products at Crocus

by Sarah - January 10th, 2010.
Filed under: Crocus, New Products.

Crocus just added these new products

de-wit-potato-fork-3-tines
de-wit-potato-fork-3-tines £53.99
Dig potatoes without damage with the De Wit potato fork that features T-Handle to ease the strain on hands and wrists.Lightweight and strong with bowed shaft and comfortable T-handle.This potato fork has footrests and longer tines for deeper penetration.Flattened tines for efficient gathering and reduced root crop damage.The Dutch are rightly regarded as makers of the finest gardening tools. The two best are Sneeboer and de Wit. Sneeboer were founded in 1913, but De Wit dates back to1898. The 4th generation of De Wits now run the business; one is a trained wood turner, the other trained as a blacksmith. Both Sneeboer and De Wit use traditional techniques, but different materials. Sneeboer use stainless steel and de Wit use carbon steel. Carbon Steel is naturally tougher than Stainless steel and is not prone to metal fatigue like Stainless Steel.De Wit burnish their steel. This not only helps to protect it for longer but gives it a patina that blackens it – just like traditional English tools from the Edwardian era.All De Wit tools have turned hardwood handles of oiled Ash. Ash is not only very strong but resists shock better than woods like oak or beech, which is why it is always used for Axe handles.The result is a beautiful tool to hold in the hand but rugged and durable.They feel so natural to use that they are like an extension of theperson that uses them. These tools will give you a lifetime of use, until you hand them on.Measurements:Handle length: 72cmHead length: 44cmTotal length: 116cm

five bedding geraniums
five bedding geraniums £22.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growing Flowering period: May to NovemberOther features: attractive foliage Hardiness: tenderWe have teamed up with a specialist grower of rare pelargoniums (geraniums) to offer you this exciting collection of lavender pelargoniums. They are perfect for planting in pots and windowboxes in a sunny spot where they will flower until the first frosts.The lavender collection contains five plants, one of each of the following:’Lara Jester’, – deeply cut, rose-lemon scented leaves and pretty cerise pink flowers with a white eye on an upright plant.’Madame Layall’ – an upright, angel pelargonium with delicate purple and white flowers.’Brilliantine’ – an unusual scented pelargonium with eau de cologne scented, upright leaves and small purple blooms.’Jackie’ – pale mauve, rosebud-type flowers and ivy-leaved, trailing foliage’Parisienne’ – frilly pale mauve flowers each with a white throat and purple blotches on upper petals. An upright Pelargonium.The plants are dispatched in 7.5cm (3in) peat pots directly from the specialist grower. As soon as you receive the collection you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. A great hot tip is to feed your plants every other day with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. You’ll be rewarded with masses of flowers throughout the summer on plants about 30-40cm tall.
five bedding geraniums
five bedding geraniums £22.99
Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growingFlowering period: May to NovemberOther features: attractive foliageHardiness: tenderWe have teamed up with a specialist grower of rare pelargoniums (geraniums) to offer you this exciting collection of pink pelargoniums. They are perfect for planting in pots and windowboxes in a sunny spot where they will flower until the first frosts.The pink collection contains five plants, one of each of the following:’Chelsea Morning’, – a zonal pelargonium with double, blush white flowers with a carmine blotch on each petal’Sybil Holmes’ – an ivy-leaved pelargonium with attractive deep pink flowers that look like small rose buds’Brilliant’ – a tall, upright variety similar to an old-fashioned regal pelargonium with purple-pink flowers blazed wine with a white throat’Pink Capricorn’ – lemon-rose scented leaves and mauve-pink with a loose, upright form, and mauve-pink flowers each with a white eye.’Delli’ – large, frilly flowers that are pinky-mauve and white above upright, bushy, mid-green leavesThe plants are despatched in 7.5cm (3in) peat pots directly from the specialist grower. As soon as you receive the collection you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. A great hot tip is to feed your plants every other day with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. You’ll be rewarded with masses of flowers throughout the summer on plants about 30-40cm tall.
5 Electric Red Geraniums
5 Electric Red Geraniums £22.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growing Flowering period: May to NovemberOther features: attractive foliage Hardiness: tenderWe have teamed up with a specialist grower of rare pelargoniums (geraniums) to offer you this exciting collection of electric red pelargoniums. They are perfect for planting in pots and windowboxes in a sunny spot where they will flower until the first frosts.This collection contains five plants, one of each of the following:’Choun Chou’ – Ivy-leaved variety with unusual dusty purple-maroon flowers.’Surcouf’ – Compact, self-branching, free-flowering ivy-leaved geranium with violet flowers.’Vectis Purple’ – Zonal geranium with deep lavender double flowers.’Mrs Kingsbury Unique’ – Uplifting pale-magenta flowers on an upright plant.’Hindoo’ – a decorative, upright pelargonium with gorgeous crimson flowers.The plants are dispatched in 7.5cm (3in ) peat pots directly from the specialist grower.As soon as you receive the collection you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. To get plenty of flowers it’s best to feed with a potash-rich liquid fertiliser once a week, such as Tomorite.
five bedding geraniums
five bedding geraniums £22.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growing Flowering period: May to NovemberOther features: attractive foliage Hardiness: tenderWe have teamed up with a specialist grower of rare pelargoniums (geraniums) to offer you this exciting collection of white pelargoniums. They are perfect for planting in pots and windowboxes in a sunny spot where they will flower until the first frosts.The white collection contains five plants, one of each of the following:’White Boar’, – an unusual upright, species hybrid pelargonium with single, white flowers and dark, zoned leaves’L’elegante’ – dark green trailing variegated cream and purple, ivy-leaved pelargonium with white flowers’Lady Plymouth’ – a very old scented-leaved, upright pelargonium with cream and green leaves that smell of mint and small pale rose flowers veined purple’Imperial Butterfly’ – white-flowering upright, angel pelargonium with wine markings’La Paloma’ – a large flowered upright regal pelargonium with white blooms faintly marked with purpleThe plants are dispatched in 7.5cm (3in) peat pots directly from the specialist grower.As soon as you receive the collection you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. A great hot tip is to feed your plants every other day with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. You’ll be rewarded with masses of flowers throughout the summer on plants about 30-40cm tall.
five bedding geraniums
five bedding geraniums £22.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growing Flowering period: May to NovemberOther features: attractive foliage Hardiness: tenderWe have teamed up with a specialist grower of rare pelargoniums (geraniums) to offer you this exciting collection of scented pelargoniums. They are perfect for planting in pots and windowboxes in a sunny spot where they will flower until the first frosts. They all have an upright form.The scented collection contains five plants, one of each of the following:’Old Spice’, – round spicy scented leaves with a white flower’Orsett’ – mauve flower with a dark blotch and a distinctive scentP. tomentosum – large downy leaves with a strong peppermint scent and white flowers’Lemon Fancy’ – rough textured, serrated leaf with zesty citrus scent and mauve flowers’Grey Lady Plymouth’ – cream and green variegated leaves with a minty scent and pale rose flowers, veined purpleThe plants are dispatched in 7.5cm (3in) peat pots directly from the specialist grower.As soon as you receive the collection you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. A great hot tip is to feed your plants every other day with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. You’ll be rewarded with masses of flowers throughout the summer on plants about 30-40cm tall.
five bedding geraniums
five bedding geraniums £22.99
Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growingFlowering period: May to NovemberOther features: attractive foliageHardiness: tenderWe have teamed up with a specialist grower of rare pelargoniums (geraniums) to offer you this exciting collection of purple and pink pelargoniums. They are perfect for planting in pots and windowboxes in a sunny spot where they will flower until the first frosts.The bruised collection contains five plants, one of each of the following:’Choun Cho’ – a trailing, ivy-leaved pelargonium with unusual purple-maroon flowers’Eskay Ruby’, – gorgeous deep, velvety purple flowers delicately edged in pink and with a white throat. An upright Pelargonium’Gemstone’ – upright, aromatic foliage and attractive pale pink flowers with darker pink blotches on some of the petals.’Lord Bute’ – a stunning regal pelargonium with purple-black flowers edged in wine.’Our Gynette – very deep violet flower, each with a white throat on an upright plant.The plants are dispatched in 7.5cm (3in) peat pots directly from the specialist grower. As soon as you receive the collection you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. A great hot tip is to feed your plants every other day with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. You’ll be rewarded with masses of flowers throughout the summer on plants about 30-40cm tall.
three pelargoniums
three pelargoniums £17.99
Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growingFlowering period: May to NovemberFlower colour:Other features: attractive foliageHardiness: tenderA trailing, ivy-leaved pelargonium with lushious, deep reddish-maroon petals that look like crushed velvet. As a contrast, the fresh green leaves will often have a central blotch of plum. It looks great spilling over the edges of pots or containers and associates really well with rich purples and near-blacks.’Choun Cho’ is available as a collection of three plants. They will be dispatched directly from our specialist grower of rarer pelargoniums, and are available as a collection of three plants in 7.5cm peat pots.As soon as you receive the collection you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. A great hot tip is to feed your plants every other day with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. You’ll be rewarded with masses of flowers throughout the summer on plants about 30-40cm tall.
three pelargoniums
three pelargoniums £17.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast growing Flowering period: May to NovemberFlower colour:magenta Other features: attractive foliage Hardiness: tenderSumptuous magenta flowers that look near black in certain lights, contrast delightfully with the scalloped, velvety, grey foliage that looks great even when there are no flowers. Traditionally sought after for its medicinal properties this South African native is still used in cold and flu medicines today.’P. sidoides’ is available as a collection of three plants. They will be dispatched directly from our specialist grower of rarer pelargoniums. As soon as you receive the plants you will need to pot them up into larger pots or plant them in to their final pots straight away. A great hot tip is to feed your plants every other day with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. You’ll be rewarded with masses of flowers throughout the summer on plants about 30-40cm tall.