Garden And Gardener

Everything for the Gardener and their Garden

Archive for February, 2011

New products at GreenFingers

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

New lines at GreenFingers

Grooved Weed Knife

Grooved Weed Knife £0.99
This Grooved Weed Knife is cleverly designed to remove all weeds and moss with ease from crevices in your garden paths or patio paving slabs. It has a short easy-grip handle and the shape of the knife enables it to get right down to hook out all of those unsightly weeds.Dimensions: 20cm long Knife head: 7.5 x 2cm

Read the rest of this entry »

New products at Blooming Direct

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Blooming Direct just added these new lines

Strawberry Super Sweet x 1 litre pot

Strawberry Super Sweet x 1 litre pot £7.95
You have been asking for them – so we thought that we would oblige! At last we have sourced what we believe to be the tastiest strawberry around. Supplied in a larger format 1 litre (13cm) pot as an established plant ready for immediate impact in the garden, delivering fruit throughout the summer months. Plant them, nurture them, pick them and then Enjoy! Growing your own Strawberries is such great fun and will save you loads of money as well.

Read the rest of this entry »

Cucumber Seeds

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

New items today at Thompson & Morgan

Cucumber 'Boothby's Blonde' - 1 packet (20 seeds)

Cucumber ‘Boothby’s Blonde’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £1.59
An American heirloom originating from the Boothby family in Maine. Cucumber Boothby’s Blonde is a prolific cropper outdoors, best eaten small, 10cm (4in) when crisp and sweet with no need to peel. Cucumber Boothby’s Blonde are dimpled, slightly spined cucumbers with creamy-yellow skin. Fruits will grow up to 20cm (8in) when they are best used for pickling or cooking.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bird seed offers

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Jersey Plants Direct have lots of types of bird seed so you can feed the birds in your garden!

12.75kg Choice Sunflower Hearts

12.75kg Choice Sunflower Hearts £25.98
FANTASTIC NEW LOWER PRICE Was 32.99 Reward the birds in your garden with the 12.75kg Choice Sunflower Hearts. These Sunflower Hearts are packed with nutrition and make a great change for your garden birds. Husk free so no mess.Use all year round in seed feeder.Good for Almost all garden birds.Ingredients are Sunflower Hearts.This product is perfect with the Choice All Seasons Seed Feeder.Despatched within 10 days of receipt of order.Introductory offer is valid until the 22nd April.

Read the rest of this entry »

Mixed seed potato packs at Jersey plants

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Jersey Plants Direct has great mixed packs of seed potatoes

Speciality Potato Pack 2kg

Speciality Potato Pack 2kg £9.98
ALL 4 SPECIALITY POTATOES for only 9.98 That s HALF PRICE A truly special selection of extra-ordinary potatoesThis variety pack is perfect for anyone wishing to try 4 extra-ordinary potatoes.Varieties include Edzell Blue second early maincrop Tubers that have a bright purple skin and white flesh with a floury texture.Shetland Black second early An unusual and great novelty potato.Highland Burgundy early maincrop Slightly sweet taste with a floury texture.Pink Fir Apple late maincrop Best eaten as chunky chips or in their skins. All of our seed potatoes are graded and certified to the highest standard and are of the highest quality available.Each 0.5kg pack will consist of approximately 6-7 potato tubers which will produce approximately 5kg 11lbs of tasty potatoes.These seed potatoes will be despatched during March.

Read the rest of this entry »

More seed potatoes at Jersey plants

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Jersey Plants Direct has these new items today

King Edward 1kg Potatoes

King Edward 1kg Potatoes £3.99
Maincrops If planted in Mid March would be ready to harvest within 15-20 weeks.King Edward is one of the best known quality potatoes. Tubers are oval white skinned with pink eyes and creamy white flesh which rarely discolours after cooking. Good resistance to Common Scab Powdery Scab Spraing Mild Mosaic Virus Bruising and Slugs. With its floury taste King Edward s are super for boiling baking roast chips and mash.All of our seed potatoes are graded and certified to the highest standard and are of the highest quality available.Each 1kg pack will consist of approximately 12-15 potato tubers which will produce approximately 10kg 22lbs of tasty fresh potatoes. These seed potatoes will be despatched during March.Click below to see our Special Potato Starter Kit King Edward 1kg Potatoes plus 3 Patio Planters

Read the rest of this entry »

Potatoes at Jersey Plants Direct

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Seed potatoes at Jersey Plants Direct
Grow your own Potatoes from only £3.99

Jersey Plants Direct have a fantastic range of first and second early, main crop and speciality Potatoes and SAVE £’s

Available in fantastic value packs and are so easy to grow. Not much space – do not worry – our potatoes are perfect for growing in our handy potato planters, available in a range of sizes – 1kg, 2kg and starter kits

Arran Pilot 1kg Potatoes

Arran Pilot 1kg Potatoes £3.99
New Introduction for 2011First Earlies If planted in Mid March would be ready to harvest within 10-12 weeks.Arran Pilot is one of the nation s favourite varieties of potatoes to grow in the garden. Remains popular due to its excellent taste and early boiling ability it is one of the best boiling potatoes available. Will produce high yields of white skinned tubers with shallow eyes. Great resistance to all forms of scab and spraing.All of our seed potatoes are graded and certified to the highest standard and are of the highest quality available.Each 1kg pack will consist of approximately 12-15 potato tubers which will produce approximately 10kg 22lbs of tasty fresh potatoes.These seed potatoes will be despatched during March.Click below to see our Special Potato Starter Kit Arran Pilot 1kg Potatoes plus 3 Patio Planters

Read the rest of this entry »

Amazing stone for your garden

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Bring a real sense of class and quality to your garden with some of these amazing stones.
Simply Paving has these new products today

Stoneflair, Purestone Sandstone Antique Setts Glendale 100x100 Setts - 750 Per Pack

Stoneflair, Purestone Sandstone Antique Setts Glendale 100×100 Setts – 750 Per Pack £313.65
Purestone Antique Sandstone Setts add a warm texture and give an olde world cobble appearance to complement our Purestone Antique Sandstone range. Available in Glendale only. Number per square metre includes nominal joint width of 15-20mm. Dimensions are approximated due to natural variation in the product and processing. Thicknesses may vary between 30-45mm.

Read the rest of this entry »

New products at Harrod Horticultural

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Harrod Horticultural just added these new products

Mighty Mite -

Mighty Mite – £9.95
Mighty Mite is a real greenhouse compost heap and even chicken coup superhero ridding your garden soil of bag guys such as small vine weevil larvae cutworms fungus gnats (aka sciarid flies) springtails caterpillars and the maggots of many pesky flies too! Mighty Mite’s alter-ego is Phoretic mite a ravenous soil-dwelling predatory mite which reproduces rapidly and feeds on the above menu making it an ideal natural ally for gardeners. Mighty mite will happily devour sciarid fly larvae in greenhouse compost and soil; it’s happy to live in beds and borders outside and will also help rid the compost heap of springtails and fly maggots – and when the compost is spread around the garden Mighty Mite goes too! This naturally occuring pest control solution is available in 500g shaker bottles each of which will cover around 2m² and if you keep poultry you’ll be pleased to hear that Mighty Mite wil feed on housefly larvae in chicken manure keeping your chicken coup and house free from this annoying pest!

Read the rest of this entry »

Price reductions at John Lewis

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Price reduction at John Lewis

Razor Spark Scooter

Razor Spark Scooter was £60.00 now £54.99
The Spark scooter is a modified version of the all-time-best-selling Razor scooter. It features a foot controlled, detachable spark bar, a lightweight yet sturdy aluminium structure, and a patented easy folding system and collapsible handlebars. The Spark Scooter’s replaceable cartridge creates 20% more sparks than other scooters thanks to its 4 flint pads. A bonus replacement cartridge is included. Also, the Spark doesn’t require any assembly, so it’s ready to ride straight out of the box. Please note: We advise you to invest in some safety equipment such as helmet, elbow and knee pads, and to check and abide by local laws regarding use.