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Price reductions at Garden Centre Online

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Reduced price on products today at Garden Centre Online

Hozelock Ultra 9 Watering Spray Gun

Hozelock Ultra 9 Watering Spray Gun was £18.99 now £16.99
The Ultra 9 Spray Gun isn’t just another hose attachment. The Ultra 9 has 6 spray patterns for a range of tasks. You can be assured the spray patterns have been engineered with function in mind. The trigger control is variable, which means the harder you squeeze, the more water you get. And Hozelock offer a 2 year guarantee. Key Features Ultra 9 gun combines fantastic looks, comfortable soft touch ergonomics with a range of genuinely useful, class leading spray patterns Patented infinitely variable trigger flow control – the harder you squeeze the more water you get Two stage locking trigger, lock at 100% flow and 40% flow Six spray patterns. Powerful Jet for cleaning, Fast fill for filling up buckets and watering cans, Fine mist for seedlings, High definition metal rose for gentle watering, Fan spray for rinsing soap off cars, Cone spray for delicate watering Two year guarantee

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Price reductions at Tooled Up

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Tooled Up reduced the price on these items today

Faithfull Fence Post Shaper Template 75mm x 75mm

Faithfull Fence Post Shaper Template 75mm x 75mm was £8.11 now £7.16
The fence post shaper is a unique product for creating a consistent and professional finish when cutting and shaping the tops of 75mm(3in) fence posts.Manufactured from heavy gauge steel, the shaper is attached to the post and secured by …

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Price reductions at MowDirect

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Reduced price on products today at MowDirect

STIHL FSE 31 Electric Powered Garden Strimmer

STIHL FSE 31 Electric Powered Garden Strimmer was £69.00 now £64.00
Owning garden equipment that operates with low noise is often essential when living in town or urban areas. Stihl have introduced a range of electric grass trimmers that operate quietly and efficiently when tidying up after mowing the lawn or clearing the overgrown corners of your garden. The Stihl FSE 31 Electric Grass Trimmer is the smallest machine in the range and is well suited to trimming and edging around flower pots and garden fences, areas you cannot reach with your lawnmower. Equipped with a 245 watt motor and tap and go nylon trimmer line, the Stihl FSE 31 Electric Gareden Strimmer also has a pivoting mowing head specifically for lawn edging. A cable strain relief system prevents socket damage and a low weight of only 2.2kg makes it particularly suitable for small gardens. FREE DELIVERY 2-3 DAYS! STIHL ELECTRIC POWERED GARDEN STRIMMERS HAVE A 12 MONTH MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY.

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New products at MowDirect

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

New products at MowDirect

STIHL FS460 C-EM L Professional Clearing Saw - Long Shaft

STIHL FS460 C-EM L Professional Clearing Saw – Long Shaft £725.00
This long shaft verion of the FS460 C-EM Professional Clearing Saw has an overall length of 1.85 m and is ideal for taller users. It comes supplied with a mowing head and is the ideal choice for anyone with large areas of tough overgrown grass to maintain.

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Price reductions at Garden Buildings Direct

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Garden Buildings Direct has cut the price of these lines

Garden Storage Box - 227 Litre

Garden Storage Box – 227 Litre was £39.90 now £37.90
The BillyOh Foldable Garden Storage Box is the perfect solution for storing all manner of household equipment, garden items, furniture cushions and kids toys in the garden, patio or garage . . Made with heavy duty plastic, the BillyOh Foldable Garden Storage Box is lockable and weatherproof, keeping the box’s contents safe and dry. . . With a storage volume of 227 ltr 60 gal and the ability to be flat packed, it’s ideal for caravan’s and motor homes.

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New products at Garden Buildings Direct

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

New products at Garden Buildings Direct

Montana I 13 x 13 Log Cabin

Montana I 13 x 13 Log Cabin £1499.90
This Log Cabin is one of our own Log Cabin range. This Log Cabin made in the UK. The Billyoh Frontier ‘Montana’ Log Cabin high quality, double door and top opening windows. The BillyOh Frontier ‘Montana’ Log Cabin includes 1.35m verandah. Sturdy Tongue and Groove interlocking boards. Substantial 28mm Walls. Full fixing kit, felt and comprehensive assembly instructions are included.

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Picking blackcurrants

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

blackcurrantsMy dad’s hint for picking them is to use cutters and take the fruit off using secateurs. You just cut off the branches that have fruit on them, right back to the base of the plant. This gets the pruning done too! Don’t worry about the leaves and stem – you then sit down somewhere with the radio on and take the berries off the stalks!


The same applies to red, white and black -currants too!

currants
Why not plant some currant bushes in your fruit garden?

Ben Sarek Bush grows to about 3ft high.

Redcurrant Rovada – heavy crop with high quality large fruit of a good flavour.

Whitecurrant Blanka – Heavy cropping variety, with almost transparent ivory-coloured berries in August. The sweet currants can be used to make a good medium dry white wine.

Plant from Novemeber until about March.

You can plant well spaced apart in a fruit cage if you have one. As they stay in the same place for many years ensure the ground is well weeded, deeply dug and enriched with well rotted manure or compost. They need a slightly acidic soil – around pH 6 to 6.5

They don’t like a waterlogged soil so it’s important to dig well down to ensure there’s no clay pan that will hold water underneath them. When you plant you should prune back hard to encourage new growth.

The bush fruits on last years growth so it’s important how you prune. You prune when the plant is dormant in winter. You should prune to get rid of bent and damaged branches, plus any non-productive woody branches that are more than 3 years old. You can prune very hard – professional growers cut it right back to the ground but that does mean they only harvest every other year. Don’t be afraid of pruning hard – you should get bigger and better berries – but beware if you take too much growth off you’ll have nothing to produce fruit the next year.

Price reductions at Dobies

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Reduced price on products today at Dobies

Burnished Copper 3 Pot Wall Hanger

Burnished Copper 3 Pot Wall Hanger was £10.99 now £7.99
WAS £21.99; NOW £10.99; SAVE £11.00!So chic it could only be French-inspired. This burnished copper-effect metal pot holder with delightful heart motif. Flat wall plate style.

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New products at Dobies

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

New product today at Dobies

Gaillardia Plant Twin Pack Pack of 6 Potted Plants (3 of each variety) - SAVE £4.95!

Gaillardia Plant Twin Pack Pack of 6 Potted Plants (3 of each variety) – SAVE £4.95! £24.95
Easy-to-grow, drought-tolerant plants that will flower in abundance for months on end. Height 38-50cm (15-20″). SAVE £4.95 on this pack of 6 plants (3 of each variety):Tizzy – A breakthrough in gaillardia breeding, this exceptional new variety boasts a profusion of blooms composed of clusters of funnel-shaped flowers that open rosy-red and fade to terracotta.Frenzy – A stunning variety whose dark red buds burst open to reveal a ring of fluted, scarlet-red, yellow-tipped ray petals surrounding the central cone.Potted Plants: Well established plants in 1 litre pots that can be planted straight out into their final positions in the garden. Full growing instructions included. Mid June May-September Prefers full sun.

New products at Crocus

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Crocus has this new product today

olive tree - (3/4 standard)

olive tree – (3/4 standard) £44.99
Great in a container to frame an entrance