A pond brings wildlife into your garden. It’ll bring insects and amphibians in as well as birds! It’ll be a lovely peaceful area in your garden. You could have a wildlife pond or a fish pond. There’s certainly more maintenance with a fish pond but you can have some amazing fish!
A wildlife pond should have plenty of plants in and be of sufficient depth that frogs can hide in the bottom of it in the winter. That’s ideally at least 75cm – a 100 cm deep would be good too. It doesn’t need to be that deep all the way across, infact having a shallow slope at one end allows for different creatures to get into the pond and is perfect for tadpoles as they develope! A variety of plants should be put in too – some tall reads, some lillies and some oxygenating weed.
You’re not supposed to take frogspawn from another pond but people do – leave your pond a year and you might get some naturally. It’s better if frogs find their own way to your garden because if anything happened to it then there are other ponds locally that could sustain them.
There’s a pond liner calculator at pondkeeper to help you and tons of advice if you want a koi pond!

PondKeeper have everything you need if you’re a beginner or an experienced pond keeper. The best brands anmd best items of pond equipment.

Aquamax Eco 4000 with Free Hose & Clips £139.99
The Aquamax range is known worldwide for pumping polluted water into filter systems. This NEW version now boasts energy savings of up to 40% on the old model.

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New item today at Blooming Direct

Winter Flowering Bedding Plants x 264 plug plants £29.95
Save úúús off our individual prices with this great value for money multi pack. Containing a tray each of our top selling winter flowering plug plants including Polyanthus Mixed, Pansy Panola, Viola Lilac shades and Viola Avalanche. These 264 bedding plants are yours for less than 12p per plant including FREE delivery!

New product today at Dobies

Bulb Value Collection Pack of 35 Bulbs – ONLY £7.95! £7.95
Give your pots and containers a burst of life next spring with this value collection – you’ll get 10 Orange Tulip bulbs, 10 Miniature Daffodil bulbs and 15 Muscari bulbs, that’s 35 Spring Bulbs for just £7.95. They’ll combine perfectly; the striking tulips providing an orange backdrop for the classic yellow and white miniature daffodils and the dazzling rocket-shaped blue muscari flowers. Full growing instructions included.

Reduced items at Garden Centre Online

1L Stainless Steel Flask 1 Litre Vacuum Flask was £5.10 now £4.99
This fantastic compact 1L stylish stainless steel vacuum flask is perfect for keeping hot drinks hot or cold. High quality sturdy finish and vacuum seal regulates the temperature of the contents for longer. Perfect for a long journey, a picnic, or for going camping.

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GreenFingers just added these new products

Semi Circle Metal Garden Bench £79.99
Constructed in heavy duty steel and finished in a garden green colour this attractive semi-circular bench will make a lovely feature in your garden or patio. Just add a few scatter cushions for comfort and effect.

Click here to purchase cushions: DD7191D Set Of Cream Cushions for Semi Circle Bench

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Dimensions: 175 cm x 36cm x 89.5cm high
Weight: 20.8kg

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Reduced price on items today at Focus DIY

3m x 3m Party Tent was £39.99 now £24.99
Keep the sun and rain at bay with this handy garden gazebo and make sure nothing spoils the party. Big enough so dine in, or host a garden party, this tent is a must have for summer partying. The galvanized steel frame is lightweight and easy to construct while the innovative covering is weatherproof and rot proof, so you can arrange an outdoor party without having to worry about the weather! Temporary shelter from sun and rain with steel poles and canopy side panels include easy assembly

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New item at Garden Buildings Direct

Shed Store Storage Box Wooden Storage £149.95
This shed store is a perfect companion to your garden storage needs, ideal as additional storage and especially for storage of those long handled garden tools. . It comes complete with a wide access door and 3 built in corner shelves which are ideal for storing those smaller garden essentials. Construction Manufactured from tongue and groove cladding and 28 x 28mm framing. . The unit is great for the smaller items as these can be practically stored within the three triangular internal shelves which are supplied with the building.

Dobies has three types of rhubarb available. Plant now – and try not to harvest any next year but the year after you should be able to take your first proper crop!
Rhubarb is a fantastic thing to grow in the garden. It’ll cope with a shady corner and give you lots of sticks of lovely rhubarb! Get growing this and make your own crumbles and pies! Delicious and very easy! It’s not very fussy as long as it gets some well rotted manure in the autumn (or compost!)

Rhubarb Champagne Pack of 3 Plants £13.95
A much sought after rhubarb that gives a plentiful yield of long, deep pink sticks outdoors from early May. Can also be forced, when it yields tender, sweet young stems from early March (when rhubarb is most expensive to buy). Full growing instructions included. Early March

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Wondering what all the other gardeners are buying this week at Dobies? These are some of the best sellers so you can see people are looking to see what they can be planting now! You could be planting some winter lettuce or some spring bulbs!

Beetroot Boltardy Seeds – Triplepack Average Seeds 1110 – Triplepack (SAVE 65p!) £1.90
Resistant to bolting (running to seed), of rich colour and quality and can be sown earlier than any other variety. Award of Garden Merit. Globe variety. Maturing 12-16 weeks from sowing. Variety trialled, tested and recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. Choose a sunny spot and sow seed thinly outdoors in drills (straight shallow grooves) made 30cm (12″) apart and then covered with about 1.25cm (½”) of soil. For general use, sow at regular intervals late April-early June. Thin out seedlings to 5-7.5cm (2-3″) apart. Harvest June-December. Row 7.5m (25′). Triplepack – Row 22.5m (75′). Twist tops to remove – cutting induces ‘bleeding’. HEALTH BENEFITS: Known to boost the body’s immune system. Roots rich in potassium and folate plus some vitamin C (Anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron). Tops rich in beta carotene, calcium and iron. COOKING HINTS: Retain leaf stalk and root. Boil from ¾ to 2 hours (depending on size) in salted water. Remove skin and cool for fresh use or pickling. Boiling can actually increase the nutrient value, pickling reduces it. Use tops of young roots as for spinach.

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Garden Buildings Direct reduced the price on these lines today

Billyoh Personnel Lincoln 10′ x 10′ Workshop Wooden Shed was £574.95 now £567.95
This Workshop is one of our own range. This Wooden Workshop made in the UK. The Billyoh Lincoln Workshop Apex has traditional toungue and groove cladding. The BillyOh Lincoln Workshop, you have optional personnel door. Full fixing kit, felt and instructions are included.

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