New lines at GreenFingers

Bumble Bee Solar Light £11.99
This Bumble Bee Solar Light certainly makes a delightful feature in your border beds or pathway. Curved around the top of the steel stem are decorative leaves which draw you eye to the warm-glow amber coloured LED light. We recommended you position the solar panel so it is exposed to direst sunlight for as long as possible however at darker times of the year it is best to recharge the batteries in a rechargeable unit.Overall dimensions: 10cm wide x 82cm high Bulb ground spike and batteries included

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Price cut on this product at Crocus

scotts-evergreen-lawn-builder-8kg-400-sq-m was £26.99 now £24.99
Readily available iron for enhanced greening. Lawns stay thicker and greener for up to 8 weeks. Slow release formula – no surge growth. No burning fertiliser. Apply using a handheld spreader or alternatively, for larger lawns the job can be made much easierby applying using a Scotts SpreaderNPK fertiliser 22-5-10

New items added today at Crocus

catnip £9.99
Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: averageFlowering period: June to SeptemberFlower colour: deep violet to lilac-blueOther features: aromatic foliage, attractive to beesHardiness: fully hardyDeep violet to lilac-blue summer flowers and aromatic mid-green leaves. This violet-lilac catmint makes excellent, long-flowering, groundcover for a sunny border. Clipped back after the first flush in June, it flowers through to early autumn. Useful as an informal, scented edge for paths as, when trodden on, the foliage releases a pleasant aroma.Garden care: Lift and divide large clumps in spring, replanting divided specimens with lots of well-rotted organic matter. If powdery mildew becomes a problem prune out the affected areas and treat the remaining plant with fungicide.

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Reduced price on items today at RawGarden

Fire Funnel 55 was £134.99 now £55.00
STOCK CLEARANCE NOW ON – PRODUCT BEING SOLD HAS ROUGH EDGES AND HAS BEEN REDUCED TO CLEAR STOCK. THEY ARE NON REFUNDABLE BUT A BARGAINMake your garden party one to remember with the Fire Funnel 55 this summer. This easy to assemble fire pit provides atmospheric lighting and heat, and the removable cooking grill even allows you to barbecue your dinner. Unlike the traditional clay chiminea the fire funnel offers a more contemporary design and steel construction, ensuring durability while the high temperature paint can withstand temperatures of up to 600 degrees.SpecificationsHeight: 140cmDiameter: 57cmCooking Surface Area: 45cmWeight: 15kgTemperature: Up to 600 degreesMaterial: Steel, chrome, high temperature paintWarranty: 2 yearsProtect any flammable surface before use.Delivery usually within 1-3 working days by courier

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Daisy is one of the commonest weeds found in your lawn. They’re quite pretty though and you can make daisy chains with them. They don’t spread wildy so if you’re not bothered by an odd patch of tiny white and yellow flowers, then leave them!
The leaves are small oval shaped and they cluster together. You can easily dig them out if you want – they don’t have deep roots – and fill the hole with soil/grass seed mixture.

Some people love them in the lawn – so don’t be afraid to admit it if you are!

You can grow tomatoes from seed like I’m doing – or you can buy the plants ready grown and ready to go into the greenhouse. It is less effort buying the plants but seeds are fairly cheap and as long as they don’t die from frost they should be ok.
A problem with growing from seed – well for me anyway, is being pessemistic about how many seeds will come through. Virtually all the tomato seeds I’ve planted this year have come up – so now I’ve got 20 plants in my greenhouse. This is nice in a way as I’ll have plenty of tomatoes to use, but also means I’ll need some extra tomato food!

I can recommend unwins for buying plants from. They’ve got a great choice of greenhouse plants from different types of tomatoes, peppers, chilis and Aubergine plants.
Buy greenhouse plants online at Unwins

The tomato seedling in the picture is of a plum tomato called San Marzano. The true shape of the tomato leaf is now showing – contrasting with the smooth leaf shape of the first two seed leaves.
It’s always worth bearing in mind you can buy plants in case you have a disaster in the greenhouse!

PondKeeper has these new items today

Lotus Pond Spotlights – 3 Light Set £39.99
This set of three spotlights can be submerged or used above ground. The kit includes red, yellow, green and blue lenses.

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Gardens and Homes Direct just added these new products

22 £349.99
22/ (560) Petrol Mower Self-propelled 3 IN 1 Steel deck.Features:Engine: DG600Displacement: 173ccDrive type: self-propelledIdle speed: 2700rpmCutting width: 560mmCutting height: 25-80mm,10 adjustmentsFuel tank capacity: 2.0LGrass bag capacity: 75LCable: 10mBS Plug

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New products at Dobies

Velcro Plant Tie Tape £2.50
The ‘kind and gentle to your plants’ alternative to wire. Self-gripping so there are no awkward knots. A soft lining ensures tie does not cut into stems. Fully adjustable as foliage grows. Simply cut the length of tape you need from the reel – no waste. Perfect for staking, training and securing. 9.1m (30′) reel.

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GreenFingers reduced the price on these products today

Dahlia Polka – 1 Bulb was £1.49 now £0.74
You are bound to fall in love with this delightful and unusually coloured Dahlia. The large yellow centre of its flowers are surrounded with pale pink petals and neat pink edges. These would look gorgeous in borders or beds and when planting do so in any well cultivated garden soil with a good supply of organic material. Plant in a sunny site away from strong winds if possible.1 bulb.Planting depth: 15cmFlowering height: 110cmFlowering time: All summer

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