Jersey Plants Direct has these great garden ready plants.
Some plants you buy need potting on – but not these from Jersey Plants Direct – they’re dispatched so they’re ready to go straight out into the garden!

Cineraria Silver Dust 50 Plants + 20 FREE £10.99
New Introduction for 2010These bedding plants are a perfect complement to your autumn container and hanging basket planting.Colour includes silver foliage.The plants will bloom from late winter to spring.Height of approx 30cm. Spread of approx 30cm.Plant in full sun to partial shade.These garden ready bedding plants can be grown on or planted directly into your tubs baskets or garden.To ensure that your plants arrive in the best possible condition each product will be despatched individually.These plants will be despatched from mid August to October.

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Bedding plants at Jersey Plants Direct.
Buying bedding plants in means you can easily have more colour in your garden this autumn and winter! If you’ve not got room or patience for sowing annuals by seed then you can just snap up some real bargains at Jersey Plants Direct.

Polyanthus High Seas 100 Plants +60 FREE £12.99
These bedding plants are a traditional English Polyanthus in a bright cheerful range of colours.Colours include blue cream yellow rose shades scarlet and white.The plants will bloom from late winter through to spring.Height of 20 to 25cm. Spread of approx 15cm.Plant in full sun to partial shade.These plug bedding plants have to be grown on before being planted into your tubs or garden.To ensure that your plants arrive in the best possible condition each product will be despatched individually.These plants will be despatched from August to September.

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As the days grow cooler it’s important to think about our feathered friends. They benefit from year round feeding but it’s vital to help our native birds through the winter to put some food out. Don’t forget clean water!
Thompson & Morgan has these new products today

Crab Apple Collection 3 trees – 1 of each £44.99
Collection comprises 1 tree each of John Downie Golden Hornet Red Sentinel Crab Apples make attractive trees with their pink or white blossom, followed by colourful autumn fruits that make delicious preserves. Any unpicked fruits will soften after a few frosts and will create a sumptuous food source for wild birds from late January until March. All varieties are self fertile. Crab apples planted near fruiting apple trees make excellent pollinators, and will help pollinating bees to increase your crop.

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Foxgloves at Thompson & Morgan – Prefers any well-drained soil in part shade so ideal for shadier corners. They are a biennial plant and can be grown from seed or you can buy plug plants ready to go out.

They will often self seed and become established in your garden. Although you do not have to feed them they do well if you do.

They grow up to 140cm tall but some plants are shorter, check each plant for details of growing height. They are very attractive plants for humans and bees!

Foxglove Foxtrot 6 jumbo plants £14.99
Known as the orchid-flowered foxglove, this stunning digitalis produces a mass of imposing flower spikes, each one smothered in beautiful red-freckled, pink fluted flowers. Digitalis Foxtrot gives height and structure to borders or try some in large patio pots for dramatic impact!

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Green Manure today at Thompson & Morgan!

What is a green manure? It’s a plant grown as soil cover that is intended to be dug into the soil and allowed to rot down. No crop is harvested from it and it is designed to grow and be dug in to enrich the soil.
There are two main types – spring sowing and autumn sowing.
If you are clearing land on your vegetable plot now you can sow a green manure. It also helps keep the soil in good shape and prevents it being subject to wind and water erosion more than leaving the soil bare.
Follow the instructions and dig in before the plants flower!

Green Manure : Fast Growing Soil Conditioner 1 packet £3.99
For Organic Gardening.An easy way to add nutrients and bulky, organic matter (humus) to your soil, helping to maintain or improve fertility and soil structure. Quick growing, lush carpet of growth. Sow spring to autumn; this mix is ideal for spring sowing. Mixture contains: Mustard, Phacelia, Buckwheat and Clover. Contents: 150g (5oz) sufficient to sow 5 sq.m (approx 5.5 sq. yd) at 30g per sq. m/1oz per sq. yd.Please note: Seed has not been organically grown.

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You can plant garlic in the autumn and this gives it a good start! Always buy garlic specifically for planting – the stuff in the shops may grow but it’ll probably be from a warmer country and won’t do as well as the types intended for growing here in the UK.
Garlic is fairly easy to grow. Get the cloves planted in and you should find it mostly looks after itself. It needs weeding so make sure you keep on top of the weeds as these will take up water and can block sunlight.
If you have never grown garlic before, please make sure you separate the bulbs into individual ‘cloves’ before planting – do not plant the whole bulbs together! .
It should be grown in full sun – so no shady damp corners for this plant! It will need as much sunshine as possible to do well! .
The secret to growing garlic is to plant it in mid October rather than wait until the spring. This is for cooler climates like the UK, in sunnier areas planting in Spring might well do a good job too!

Prepare the soil well with some well rotted compost or manure, sand to ensure it’s well drained and some bone meal to give it a good start!
It will also need feeding once or twice a month with a general purpose fertiliser like Growmore.
How far apart should you plant your garlic cloves? Space them about 10cm apart. If you are planting rows, space each row 45cm apart.

Garlic, Onion and Shallot Collection 200g Onion Sets, 400g Shallots, 2 Garlic Bulbs – SAVE £2.50! £9.95
SAVE £2.50 on this Collection comprising of:Onion Senshyu Yellow – An extremely popular Japanese over-wintering variety, reliably producing a heavy crop of semi-globe-shaped, straw-coloured bulbs of excellent quality, which should be ready to harvest in early July. 200g pack.Shallot Griselle – In its native France Griselle is considered the finest tasting of all and we’re sure that its robust spicy taste will not disappoint. Best planted in the autumn, it multiplies well to give a good crop of longish grey skinned bulbs in June, a week or so before spring planted kinds. Use straight from the garden or dried for storage. Strong skins and solid flesh ensure bulbs keep in good condition well into winter. 400g pack.Garlic Solent White – A popular selection that is well adapted to the British climate and gives a good crop of large bulbs with plump tasty cloves. Expect to start harvesting in July from a November planting. (Softneck type). 2 Bulbs (12-14 cloves per bulb). Full growing instructions included. October

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Dobies have some amazing tulips! Tulips make perfect spring bedding and look good with other spring flowers such as wallflowers or forget-me-nots, or in informal clumps in beds and borders! They should be delivered mid-September so order now!

Tulip Classic Shirley (Tulipa) Pack of 15 Bulbs £5.95
A really long-lasting tulip producing fine ivory flowers with a purple tinge that gets more dramatic as the flower grows. Height 35cm. Size 11/12cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) Mid September April-May Perfect companion to spring bedding such as wallflowers or forget-me-nots, or in informal clumps in beds and borders.

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Pansys at Thompson & Morgan. They have some lovely autumn flowering pansies that will flower right through until spring!

Viola Universal F1 Mixed 120 mini-plugs + 30 FREE £15.99
A Pansy for every season! Best-selling Pansy ‘Universal’ can be used for displays in spring, summer, autumn or winter! It will flower and flower through anything the weather will throw at it. A bright mix of blotched and pure colours makes this Viola Pansy perfect for bedding, borders and every type of container. Plants are Hardy Perennial plants, although often seen as Annuals in bedding schemes. They prefer a moist, well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade. Plants planted in spring will flower early summer onwards, or winter to spring if planted from late summer to autumn. Height 15-23cm (6-9in).

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RoLawn Direct just added these items essential for keeping your lawn in good condition. Just because we’re at the end of the growing season doesn’t mean you can ignore your lawn!

Rolawn GroRight Autumn Lawn Food Twin Pack £20.90
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.

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New items today at John Lewis

Revelation by Antler 4-Wheel Trolley Case, Purple, Medium £59.00
Made from lightweight ABS and fitted with interlocking zips, these trolley cases are strong and secure. They have 4 wheels and a telescopic handle for super easy maneuvering. Inside the cases you’ll find a pocket in the lid and elasticated packing straps to keep your belongings in order. Capacity, dimensions and weight: Medium: 57L, H61 x W40 x D24.5cm and 3.5kg Large: 87L, H71 x W46 x D27.5cm and 4.5kg Please note: All luggage is guaranteed against faulty workmanship. However, manufacturer’s guarantees do not cover damage due to overloading, mishandling in transit or airline damage. Should any transit damage occur, it is vital that you inform the airline or their representative before you leave the terminal.

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