Garden And Gardener

Everything for the Gardener and their Garden

Archive for February, 2012

Winter cress

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Thompson & Morgan have two types of land cress – both useful for overwintering and providing food during the worst months.

Variegated Land Cress (Winter) - 1 packet (1000 seeds)

Variegated Land Cress (Winter) – 1 packet (1000 seeds) £1.89
Barbarea vulgaris. A new 100% variegated introduction. Variegated Winter Land Cress is very popular as a salad ingredient with a taste and look reminiscent of watercress. Variegated Winter Land Cress can be harvested virtually all the year round, if covered with cloches during severe winter weather. Flavour guide: Crisp and tangy; alternative to watercress.

Read the rest of this entry »

Slug help!

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Don’t let slugs snaffle all your veggies! Get them sorted!

Wriggle Wrigglers have this selection of slug products to help you get rid of slugs.
If you can bear to share a can of beer with them it’ll make the most effective trap every. Pour a container partly full of beer and leave in your garden. It won’t hurt birds and the slugs will climb in, get drunk and drown!

The Little Book of Slugs, by A. Shepherd and S. Galant

The Little Book of Slugs, by A. Shepherd and S. Galant £5.00
Slugs, no other garden pest engenders such loathing… ugly, slimy and secretive! The only things worse than slugs are slug pellets. So what’s the thinking gardener to do? Wales’ Centre for Alternative Technology has over 20 years experience of organic slug control techniques and this ‘Little Book’ introduces 70 ways to getting a stress-free, slug-free garden. 119 black and white pages.

Read the rest of this entry »

Green manures

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Wriggle Wrigglers have these green manures.

Don’t leave soil bare as wind and rain can erode the soil. Plant green manure and either dig in or leave the plants to break down! Fantastic ways of helping the soil.

Green Manure Alfalfa, Pack

Green Manure Alfalfa, Pack £4.85
Grow for a just a few months or a year or two. Deep rooting. Winter hardy. Fixes nitrogen. Sow April to July. Covers approximately 45 square metres.

Read the rest of this entry »

Nature’s Haven at Unwins

Monday, February 20th, 2012

New products at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Read the rest of this entry »

Duck nest box

Monday, February 20th, 2012

I quite fancy keeping ducks!

This duck nest box is available now at Wriggle Wrigglers

Duck Nest Box, Large

Duck Nest Box, Large £48.25
Our porch style duck box is sub-divided inside with a roomy nesting area to the left, accessible via an entrance from the ‘porch’ on the right of the box. The lid can be raised to give clear access to the interior. The box is mounted on tanalized bearers to keep the floor of the box clear of the ground and the whole exterior is coated with a non-toxic preservative. (330 x 460 x 330mm for shellducks etc).

Bulk chicken food

Monday, February 20th, 2012

keep chickens? Get good prices on chicken feed!

New items at Wriggle Wrigglers

Oyster Grit, 6kg bag

Oyster Grit, 6kg bag £9.90
If there’s one thing that birds don’t get from eating clean, graded food from a birdtable it’s all that dirt and grit that they pick up from foraging in the wild. This finely ground grit helps put that back into their diet. Just mix a little into the food you offer: a little goes a long way and helps them digest their food. The grit helps grind down the food the hens eat because as you may well know, chickens don’t have teeth. Hens also need enough calcium in their diet to form the shells on their eggs. Lack of calcium = soft shelled eggs. Provide oyster grit in their pen or put some in a small food bowl. This will help them lay hard-shelled eggs and is an essential part of their diet.

Read the rest of this entry »

Offer of the week at T&M Perenials

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Perennial CollectionPerennial Collection – BETTER THAN HALF PRICE!

Ready to plant straight into your borders, our super jumbo herbaceous perennial plants will fill a 3m x 2m border! Collection comprises 3 plants each of Coreopsis grandiflora, Delphinium ‘Pacific Giants’, Poppy ‘Prinzessin Victoria Louise’, Heuchera ‘Bressingham Hybrids’ and Echinacea purpurea.

SPECIAL OFFER: 15 plants only £14.99 SAVE £19.96!
Offer code: AF12023

T&Cs: Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer code and is only valid with orders placed online at www.thompson-morgan.com.

START DATE: Monday 20th February, 2012

END DATE: Midnight Sunday 26th February 2012

keep Chickens – chicken houses

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Fantastic chicken houses at Wriggle Wrigglers

Chicken Run, 1.5 metre length

Chicken Run, 1.5 metre length £144.00
Strongly constructed from Tanalised timber and mesh. Available in two lengths. Short Run approximate length 1.5 metres Long Run approximate length 3 metres

Read the rest of this entry »

Kew for kids – great seeds for them to grow

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Kids enjoy gardening and it’s a great hobby to get them interested in. Start them off with some of these fantastic seeds from Kew picked as being great seeds for kids to grow.
Kew kids seeds available at Thompson & Morgan

Mimosa pudica - Kew for Kids Children's Seeds - 1 packet (50 seeds)

Mimosa pudica – Kew for Kids Children’s Seeds – 1 packet (50 seeds) £1.69
“Sensitive Plant”, so called because the leaflets fold up in a most spectacular manner when touched or blown by the wind. Run your hand over the plant and the leaves will fold up and the leaf stalk will drop as if on a hinge. The movements are quickest with young plants in bright sunshine. They return to their normal condition in a few minutes.

Read the rest of this entry »

Beechgrove Garden on TV

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Beechgrove Garden will be back on TV on 29th March. New day –
Thursdays – and new channel – BBC2 Scotland. And don’t forget that
those south of the border who don’t have Sky or Freesat can watch it
on iPlayer.