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Grow a cactus

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Thompson & Morgan have this great mixed packet of seeds.
Ideal for anyone wanting to start growing cacti!

The best cactus hint I have ever heard is a very wise piece of advice. Never put a cactus on a chair.

Cactus 'Special Mix' - 1 packet (80 seeds)

Cactus ‘Special Mix’ – 1 packet (80 seeds) £2.99
All sorts of easy to grow cacti all of which are ideally suited to window-sills, sun rooms or greenhouse. Height 10-60cm (4-24in). Flowering most times of year. Packets should contain: Carnegia gigantes, Ferocactus aconthodes, Ferocactus wislenzii. Lemairocereus thurberi. Opuntis phaecantha, Opuntis chtorotica, Pachycereus pringlii, Cylindropuntia Imbricata.

Pineberry at Crocus

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

PineberryPineberry at Crocus
Position: full sun
Soil: any soil
Rate of growth: fast-growing
Other features: tasty white fruit
Hardiness: fully hardy

During the last summer, a well-known supermarket was selling these delicious and unusual fruits for around 25-30p per berry – and they were still in big demand! Now that the plants are available (they have only recently been released onto the market) you can grow your own. The juicy and sweet fruits are a taste sensation – just like strawberries but with the flavour of pineapple. It is the result of a cross between two different strawberry plants, one from South America and the other from North America. It flowers in May, and then the fruits appear, green at first but then ripening to white with deep red seeds. Ready to harvest in June, the fruits are rarely eaten by the birds as they do not think they look ripe, so you usually will not need to net them.

Garden care: It prefers a sunny spot. In winter, protect the crowns with straw or glass.

viola bedding plants

Monday, February 6th, 2012

New lines at Jersey Plants Direct

Viola Valentino 100 Plants + 60 FREE

Viola Valentino 100 Plants + 60 FREE £11.99
A true Viola with a mass of stunning flowersViola Valentino will produce a mass of stunning flowers on well branched, mounding plants. They have good tolerance to both heat and cold. A true viola throughout the Autumn and Winter months.

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Begonia Bedding plants

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Begonia bedding plants at Jersey Plants Direct.
Probably the most versatile hardworking bedding plant of them all. A treasure to have in your garden.

Begonia Sparkle (Trailing) 100 Plants + 60 FREE

Begonia Sparkle (Trailing) 100 Plants + 60 FREE £11.99
Fabulous colours and perfect for your hanging basketsBegonia Sparkle has a fantastic array of colours, and is perfect for cascading over the sides of your hanging baskets.

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Geranium bedding plants

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Strictly speaking they’re pelargoniums but everyone knows them as geraniums.

Jersey Plants Direct has these fantastic geranium bedding plants available.
Buy at this size for more plants for less but they need a little care and attention growing on.
Perfect if you have a greenhouse or conservatory!
Cheapest way of buying bedding plants.

Geranium Verona Dream 100 Plants + 60 FREE

Geranium Verona Dream 100 Plants + 60 FREE £15.99
Unique designer mix with this lovely GeraniumsIt’s an industry first and an unbeatable offer. Now we can offer Geraniums as quality guaranteed plug plants.These beautiful large flowered geraniums will flower throughout the summer. They are a unique designer Mix and an F1 Variety.

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Product of the week at T&M – Busy Lizzie ‘Divine’ – SAVE UP TO £10.00!

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Busy Lizzie 'Divine'Busy Lizzie ‘Divine’ – SAVE UP TO £10.00!

Beat downy mildew by growing the New Guinea Busy Lizzie ‘Divine’ and save up to £10 with our special introductory offer.

ORDER NOW to take advantage of this fantastic offer. 36 plugs only £6.99 – SAVE £6.00, 72 plugs only £9.99 – SAVE £10.00!

Offer code: AF12021

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 6th February, 2012 10:00AM onwards

END DATE: Midnight Sunday 12th February, 2012

Broccoli seeds

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Broccoli seeds

Broccoli ‘All Year Round Collection’ (Purple Sprouting) – 3 packets – 1 of each
variety (425 seeds in total) £4.99
Broccoli ‘Aquiles’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese) – 1 packet (35 seeds) £2.79
Broccoli ‘Belstar’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese) – 1 packet (50 seeds) £2.29
Broccoli ‘Belstar’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese) – 15 plants £5.49
Broccoli ‘Brokali Apollo’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (25 seeds) £2.99
Broccoli ‘Burbank’ F1 Hybrid (White Sprouting) – 1 packet (25 seeds) £3.69
Broccoli ‘Choice Selection Mix’ (Sprouting) – 1 packet (200 seeds) £1.99
Broccoli ‘Early Purple Sprouting’ – 1 packet (400 seeds) £1.89
Broccoli ‘Fiesta’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese) – 1 packet (75 seeds) £2.49
Broccoli ‘Fiesta’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese) – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet
(30 seeds) £3.69
Broccoli ‘Kabuki’ F1 Hybrid (Mini Vegetable) – 1 packet (50 seeds) £1.99
Broccoli ‘Late Purple Sprouting’ – 1 packet (400 seeds) £1.99
Broccoli ‘Red Arrow’ (Early Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (100 seeds) £2.49
Broccoli ‘Redhead’ (Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (150 seeds) £2.19
Broccoli ‘Romanesco’ – 1 packet (275 seeds) £1.89
Broccoli ‘Rudolph’ (Extra Early Purple Sprouting) – 15 plants £5.99
Broccoli ‘Rudolph’ (Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (100 seeds) £1.99
Broccoli ‘Spiridon’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese) – 1 packet (35 seeds) £2.99
Broccoli ‘Sprouting Collection’ – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (600 seeds in
total) £2.99
Broccoli ‘Summer Purple’ (Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.09
Broccoli ‘Summer Purple’ (Purple Sprouting) – 15 plants £5.49
Broccoli ‘Tendergreen’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.49
Broccoli ‘White Eye’ (White Sprouting) – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.09
Broccoli Collection (Purple Sprouting) – 3 packets – 1 of each variety (750 seeds
in total) £2.89

Timber bed discount

Monday, February 6th, 2012

10% OFF ALL purchases of Timber Raised Beds until midnight on 29th March when you quote BEDS10 at checkout.

Click here to visit Harrod horticultural and find out more about their timber raised beds

Allotment Wooden Raised Bed Prices start from as little as £13!
Standard Wooden Raised Beds from £22
Wooden Raised Bed tables too are ideal if you have trouble bending but would like to garden!

Free book

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Click a couple of buttons and get a free book – also you can sign up to the Me and my Plant newsletter from the Flower Council of Holland.
They’re giving away 500 a day!

Want to keep chickens?

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Poultry_Cages 

Wooden – Timber cages from £357.00
Aluminium Chicken and Poultry Cage from £161.00
Heavy Duty Steel Chicken and Poultry Cages From £260!

Harrod Horticultural have a massive choice of netting, wire and cages.

Aluminium Chicken and Poultry Cage -

Aluminium Chicken and Poultry Cage – £187.00
Aluminium walk-in Chicken Cages are an extremely cost effective option lightweight with a natural finish and supplied complete with all heavy duty netting all fixings and one poultry cage door as standard.The aluminium framework is a tiough customer and will withstand most weather conditions and the extruded polyethylene side netting protects your chickens from all but the most determined pests; if you feel foxes rodents or other animals are likely to target your birds we strongly advise you to reinforce the lower regions of the side netting with our or . Not only do the framework and netting combine to protect your chickens and game birds but being of walk-in height our Poultry Cages are simple to enter for cleaning and also feeding the chickens. We’re currently offering a 10% DISCOUNT on both our and our !

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