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Colour-themed Collection – Out Of The Blue Pack of 12 Pot Ready Plants + 6 extra FREE – SAVE pound;8.95! was £17.90 now £8.95
A range of ‘cool’ coloured varieties – shades of blue, purple, violet and white. Very sophisticated!Why not try colour-theming your baskets and patio containers this summer? If you’re not sure about what goes with what, don’ worry! Choose from the colour-themed collections of our favourite patio varieties and you can’t go wrong. Varieties may vary from those pictured. Full growing conditions included. April Prefer full sun or partial shade.

Over a hundred new items today at Suttons Seeds

Extra Value Bumper Miniplant Collection £29.99
. Pack of 540 Miniplants – ONLY £29.99!. Full growing instructions included.. . . .

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New lines at Crocus

dogwood £39.99
Position: full sun to part shadeSoil: any moderately fertile soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: May and JuneHardiness: fully hardyA fast-growing, deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed tree that has many charming features. This makes it a valuabe addition to the garden, where it will add interest throughout the year. In late winter, loose clusters of yellow flowers create a haze of colour on the bare stems and these are followed by bright red, edible fruits. The dark green foliage emerges in spring after the flowers and will turn brilliant shades of red and purple in the autumn. After the last leaf has fallen, the flaking bark on the stems creates further, but perhaps more understated appeal.Garden care: In early spring remove any misplaced or crossing branches and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plant.

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New lines today at Blooming Direct

In The Green Collection x 150 Bulbs £27.95
A lovely collection of bulbs in the green featuring our most loved spring flowers! Brighten up the last weeks of winter with bluebells, snowdrops and aconites and buy ‘in the green’ for instant colour in the garden. Bulbs in the green come with ready grown foliage, roots and may already be flowering. BUY ALL THREE TOGETHER AND SAVE ú4.90!

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Dobies have lots of onion sets avaiable.
An onion set is really a small onion bulb.
You can grow onions from seed but most people start with sets as it’s a head start!
One of the most important things with onions is to keep the patch well weeded. You can hoe the ground if you have planted the onions far enough apart in even lines. You’ll appreciate the accuracy needed once you come to hoe! Get a piece of wood cut to the right length for distance and put in a string line to keep them in a neat row.
You plant them with the pointy end up and just showing through. You can cover the area to stop birds pulling them out until they’re rooted. Use mesh or net. The tiny bit of stem showing will look very interesting to birds that like worms which tempts them into pulling them up!
Plant normally in March or April. But read the instructions that come with the onion sets.
If your onions start to develope a flower stem then cut this out immediately as it saps the strength of the plant and means it doesn’t put it’s energy into growing the bulb!
The week before you grow after you’ve weeded and raked the bed you should apply some fish, blood & bone or Growmore fertiliser to the patch. Rake in.
You can use the onions straight from the garden – or if you want to store them you need to let the stems fall over on their own and then it’s time to lift them up and ideally let them sit in the sun outside for a few days to dry off. If the weather turns wet though you’re best drying them in a shed or in the greenhouse. Brush the mud and broken leaves off and then cut the long stems off. You can learn to tie them up into strings if you get the chance too and then this makes storing them easy. Otherwise store in a flat box and keep an eye on them!
Easy to grow and idea for beginners. Success rate guaranteed by starting with a set not a seed. Apart from the birds at the beginning being a nuisance (Just replant any that get pulled up) and they should do well.
Some people use the same bed again and again for onions. It’s up to you whether you do. Crop rotation says you really shouldn’t though.

Autumn Planting Onion, Shallot and Garlic Collection £9.99
It’s the perfect time to plant over-wintering onions & shallots and garlic to harvest next summer. This collection gives you 200g of Dobies Autumn Champion Onion Sets, 400g of Shallot Griselle and 2 bulbs of Garlic Illico, saving you £2.16 PLUS we’ll give you 200g of Onion Senshyu Yellow – an extremely popular Japanese over-wintering onion that produces a heavy crop of excellent bulbs – worth £2.45 FREE.Autumn Champion is a fine onion, mildish in flavour and a little more robust than others due to its slightly higher dry matter content.Griselle has a reputation as being the finest tasting of all shallots and we’re sure that its robust spicy taste will not disappoint.Illico is a very early-maturing hardneck garlic, producing bulbs that are mainly white with some pale purple colouring.This offer will set your taste buds tingling! Full growing instructions included. October

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Broad bean seeds and plants at Dobies. They are very easy to grow. They’re a delicious bean you take from the pod and cook and enjoy! There are several different types including a dwarf variety which can be grown in pots.
Plants the seeds either in the ground outside or start off in pots in the greenhouse. They’re quite hardy though.
They’re an ancient plant with remains of Broad Beans being found in Israel which date back as far as 6,500 BC.
Plant in a sunny spot and hopefully not a windy place. They will bend over in the wind and grow still but it means the pods are often touching the ground and this enables slugs or snails to attack the bean pods.

They’re fairly touch though and you’ll get lots of pods off each plant with the pale white with a dark spot flowers looking subtle. Most people pinch out the soft leaves right at the top when it gets to about 4ft tall as this is what the blackfly will really attack. They’re fairly resistant though and should be ok even if you don’t. The beans are best picked often as when they get bigger their skins are more noticable. Some people rub off the outer skin before cooking, but it’s a lot of fuss really!
They’ll germinate any time from March onwards even in cold soils as low as 2’C so there’s no need to fuss over them – but if you’re using a patch of the garden for an over winter crop starting them in pots indoors means you can put them out later on after your first crop has gone. You can also sow some in the autumn. You can start them in cloches outside or use cut off fizzy pop bottles as mini incubators over the seed you’ve planted to give them a good start! If you do plant in the autumn make sure it’s not in a frost pocket as the flowers will not set if they’re frozen off – a bit of fleece thrown over might help them though.

They don’t need a huge lot of attention – watch out for blackfly and water in dry weather but they’re not as thirsty as the runner beans!
You can stake the plants if you like to keep them tidy. Pick the beans and use fresh or freeze or dry them. Save some seeds for next year if you like. Boil and serve with your dinner, or add to stews and soups!

Broad Bean Express Plants (Vicia faba) Pack of 12 Pot Ready Plants – SAVE £3.95! £9.95
Early maturing broad bean producing many well-filled pods 20cm (8″) long containing 5 or 6 plump, greenish-white seeds. Flavour and quality very good. Award of Garden Merit. Trialled, tested and recommended by the National Institute of Agricutural Botany. Full growing instructions included. Mid April Ideal for deep freezing. Harvest when seed shape is visible through the pod.HEALTH BENEFITS: Source of vitamins A (For growth, healthy hair, skin, bones, teeth and eyes as well as resistance to respiratory infections), C (Anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron), and E (Antioxidant important for anti-ageing [particularly for skin]). Source of protein and fibre.

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New items today at John Lewis

TP Rapide Slide Set £225.00
This super fast 3 metre straight slide is tall, wide and strong to ensure years of play. Its safety features include built-in handrails and sure grip steps. The Rapide Slide comes complete with a TP769 Rapide Stepset and TP768 StraightAway Extension, plus a Lifetime Guarantee against rust causing failure. Dimensions: H144 x W47 x L300cm Age suitability: 3-14 years

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Garden Centre Online reduced the price on this product today

La Hacienda Medium Cast Iron Havana Chimenea Bronze was £79.99 now £69.99
This classically designed medium sized chimenea has a swing out cooking grill to allow for easy access to the food. Heavy duty sturdy legs. Air vent allows air to flow evenly. Carry handles for easy maneouvering when cooled. The mesh door ensures safety whilst in use. Colour: Bronze Dimensions: Height 105cm x Diameter 42.5cm

Garden Centre Online just added these new items

Antique Rust Station Clock with Weather Station £65.90
A double sided ‘station’ design clock in an antique rust finish. Wall mounted with a bracket enabling you to see the time and tempertaure from two angles Suitable for in or outdoors. Size: 38cm (15 inches ) Diameter Please note: Delivery for this item is 5-7 working days

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Focus DIY just added this new product

Garden Incinerator £24.99
Designed for the slow combustion of garden refuse Made from galvanised steel 80 ltr capacity Galvanised for longer life