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Bulk buying plug plants

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Maybe you want to run a stall selling hanging baskets, or maybe you want to decorate an entire street – these are great value packs!
Pick from: Geranium Parade, Geranium Fire Queen, Begonia Sahara, Begonia Destiny, Begonia Sparkle, Petunia Blero, Petunia Grand Prix, Impatiens Summer Waterfall
Free delivery at Jersey Plants Direct

Wholesale Pack 16 Trays of 160 Plug Plants

Wholesale Pack 16 Trays of 160 Plug Plants £140.00
Buy a Bundle and Save up to £51!To order, simply click buy and purchase at the checkout. Our wholesale manager Shane, will contact you to confirm which varieties you want within your packs.You can order as many packs of 16 trays as you like, made up of any of these varieties. Wholesale bedding plants in packs of 16 trays of 160 Plug Plants. Choose 16 trays of any of our selected Plug Plant varieties and you can benefit from our ‘one drop’ delivery service meaning they’ll all arrive together! Plus a massive saving of up to £51 (depending on variety).

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Half Standard Roses

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Jersey Plants Direct has these half standard roses and all with free delivery.

Half Standard Rose Magic™ 1 Plant 3 Litre

Half Standard Rose Magic™ 1 Plant 3 Litre £16.99
Beautiful Half Standard RosesA beautiful range of Half Standard Roses from Poulsen®, one of the world’s leading Rose breeders.These easy to grow, high quality Roses offer exceptional performance, excellent resistance to pests and diseases, a long flowering period and attractive blooms which can last for up to 28 days! Ideal for containers and borders.

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Heuchera Sweet Tea – plant of the week

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Plant of the week at Jersey Plants Direct and free delivery on all orders.

Heuchera Sweet Tea 1 Plant 2 Litre

Heuchera Sweet Tea 1 Plant 2 Litre £9.99
A Heuchera that provides superb foliageThis variety of Heuchera offers superb foliage colour all year round, with beautiful colours, textures and shapes. It is easy to grow and versatile, great for borders, patio containers and hanging baskets.

What Colour? Bronze with dark centres
Flowers from Late spring and summer
Planting Position Shade
Sold As 2 Litre
Despatch Period March to October

A shade loving pretty plant. Perfect for your garden’s shady corners.

Fruit trees at Garden Bargains

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Have an orchard at Home – buy fruit trees at Garden bargains

Tons of trees!

53 Products Found SORT BY: RESULTS PER PAGE: Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE £17.99

Red Valentine Apple Only £39.99 CLUB PRICE £35.99

5 Tree Mini Orchard Collection Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

Patio Peach ‘Red Leaf’ Bare Root
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

Bramley Apple – Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE
£13.49

Victoria Plum – Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE
£13.49

Stella Cherry – Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £29.99 CLUB PRICE
£26.99

Bumper Mini Orchard Collection – 5 Trees
Only £14.99 CLUB
PRICE £13.49

Apricot ‘Moorpark’ Bare Root – (150cm) – 145257
Only £59.99
CLUB PRICE £53.99

Ultimate Patio 5 Tree Mini Orchard Collection Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

Braeburn Apple – Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £29.99 CLUB PRICE
£26.99

Stella Cherry, Victoria Plum & Braeburn Apple Mini Orchard

Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE £17.99

Cherry Stella & Plum Victoria Fruit Trees – Bare Root
Only
£14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

Peach ‘Red Haven’ Bare Root
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

Conference Pear – Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE
£17.99

1-1.2m Bears Lime in 3 Litre Pot
Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE £17.99

1-1.2m Grapefruit in 3 Litre Pot
Only £24.99 CLUB PRICE £22.49

120-150cm Brown Turkey Fig in 22cm/6 Litre Pot
Only £39.99
CLUB PRICE £35.99

120cm Navelina Orange Tree in 25cm/10 Litre Pot
Only £39.95
CLUB PRICE £35.96

90-120cm Navelina Orange Tree in 20cm/5 Litre Pot
Only £14.99
CLUB PRICE £13.49

BOGOF Almond Prunus Dulcis Bare Root
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE
£13.49

BOGOF Braeburn Apple Fruit Tree
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

BOGOF Bramley Apple Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £14.99 CLUB
PRICE £13.49

BOGOF Comice Pear Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE
£13.49

BOGOF Conference Pear Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £19.99 CLUB
PRICE £17.99

BOGOF Mini Fruit Garden Collection- 10 Bushes
Only £14.99
CLUB PRICE £13.49

BOGOF Peach ‘Red Haven’ Bare Root
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE
£13.49

BOGOF Victoria Plum Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £39.99 CLUB
PRICE £35.99

Bears Lime Tree in 25cm/10 Litre Pot
Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE
£17.99

Cherry ‘Morello’ in a 7.5L Pot
Only £9.99 CLUB PRICE £8.99

Cobnut Red Majestic Bareroot
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

Comice Pear – Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE
£13.49

Cox Apple
Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE £17.99

Flowering Cherry ‘Amanagowa’ in 7.5L Pot
Only £19.99 CLUB
PRICE £17.99

Flowering Cherry ‘Pink Perfection’ 10L Pot
Only £19.99 CLUB
PRICE £17.99

Fruiting Kumquat in 3L Pot
Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE £17.99

Grapefruit 3L Pot With FREE Fleece Cover
Only £8.99 CLUB
PRICE £8.09

Grapevine ‘Boskoop Glory’ In 1L Pot
Only £8.99 CLUB PRICE
£8.09

Grapevine ‘Golden Champion’ In 1L Pot
Only £7.99 CLUB PRICE
£7.19

Kiwi Jenny In 2L Pot
Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE £17.99

Lemon ‘Eureka’ 3L With Free Fleece Cover
Only £19.99 CLUB
PRICE £17.99

Lime in 3L Pot With FREE Fleece Cover
Only £101.92 CLUB PRICE
£91.73

March 2012 Deluxe Mini Patio Orchard
Only £19.99 CLUB PRICE
£17.99

Medlar in 10 L Pot
Only £39.99 CLUB PRICE £35.99

Mini Citrus Grove – 3L Orange, Lemon & Lime + Free Cosies
Only
£29.99 CLUB PRICE £26.99 Buy 2 for £44.98 CLUB PRICE £40.48

Mini Orchard Collection With Free Sweet Eating Cherry
Only £29.99
CLUB PRICE £26.99

Mini-Orchard Collection with Free Cherry Only £39.99 CLUB PRICE £35.99

Mulberry Tree ‘Morus nigra’ in a 3 Litre
Only £14.99 CLUB
PRICE £13.49

Nectarine Harco
Only £29.99 CLUB PRICE £26.99

Orange & Lemon 3L With Delux Plant Covers
Only £19.99
CLUB PRICE £17.99

Orange ‘Navelina’ 3L With Free Fleece Cover Only £14.99 CLUB PRICE £13.49

Sunburst Cherry – Bare Root Fruit Tree
Only £91.93 CLUB PRICE
£82.74

The Complete Patio Mini Orchard Collection 2012
Only £19.99
CLUB PRICE £17.99

Valentine Apple Tree with Free Rootgrow 75g

Two-Tone Buddleia

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

 Buddleia ‘Flower Power’ Two-Tone Buddleia – WOW! A fantastic bush for encouraging butterflies into the garden

Buddleia “Flower Power” in 3L Pot


Totally new and unique, Buddleia ‘Flower Power’ is the show-stopping result of years of painstaking plant breeding. Relatively compact, hardy and easy to grow, its dazzling displays of colour and sweet scent will last all Summer long, turning your garden into a haven for bees and butterflies.

The plants supplied are large, well established and ready to flower every year, for many years. Order now stocks are strictly limited!!

Sumptuous two-tone pink and orange flowers

Flowers July – September

Sweetly fragrant & fully Winter Hardy

Very attractive to bees and butterflies

Compact & manageable – perfect for small gardens or patio pots

Supplied as a fully established 30cm tall plant in a 3 litre pot

Buy One Get One FREE! Phoenix Canariensis

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Canary Island Date Palm Phoenix CanariensisBuy One Get One FREE! Phoenix Canariensis


Good drought tolerant plant

Canary Island Date Palm Phoenix Canariensis:

Forms a thick trunk with large, leathery, deep green, frond-like leaves. Older, more mature palms produce bunches of cream, bowl-shaped flowers followed by small black fruit. Lush, exotic, tactile and incredibly easy to grow. All three will survive and flourish down to -5OC with minimum protection. Specially selected for their fascinating foliage & bold, architectural shapes


Comes from a dry island so you know it’s good without rain!

A bit of allotment history

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

On Saturday, June 2, residents will be invited to step back in time to the 1950s on the Preston Village allotment site.

The event will include gardeners in 1950s work clothes; plots using principles from the era; 1950s gardening and allotment artefacts including tools, posters, gardening books and seed catalogues; and music.

Find out more here

The allotment is on the Monkswood Estate, opposite North Shields RFC playing fields.

Parsnip seeds

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Thompson & Morgan have these seeds.
Don’t plant them in recently manured soil as they don’t like it.
I’ve read about starting them off in toilet roll tubes so am going to give this a go. You then plant out the whole thing!

Parsnip 'Gladiator' F1 Hybrid - 1 packet (300 seeds)

Parsnip ‘Gladiator’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (300 seeds) £2.69
The world’s first hybrid parsnip. Parsnip Gladiator F1 is fast maturing with consistent high quality flesh, silky-smooth white skin. Very good canker resistance and ‘true’ sweet parsnip flavour. Parsnip Gladiator F1 is excellent for exhibition. Sue Foster says: “The first parsnip I grew – and what a fantastic crop! This canker resistant variety produces long, smooth roots that are delicious roasted and makes phenomenal Parsnip and Ginger soup. After a couple of frosts the flavour is exceptional, and they keep in the ground for an impressive length of time without turning woody.”

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Eat your carrot TOPS

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

You can eat the tops of carrots – the green leafy bits! They might be bitter though – but you could add them to a mixed salad. There are some recipes for more ideas on that site!

Carrot ‘Adelaide’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (750 seeds) £2.29

Carrot ‘Amsterdam Forcing’ – 1 packet (2000 seeds) £1.99

Carrot ‘Atlas’ – 1 packet (100 seeds) £1.69

Carrot ‘Autumn King 2’ – 1 packet (2000 seeds) £2.09

Carrot ‘Bangor’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (450 seeds) £2.29

Carrot ‘Bangor’ F1 Hybrid – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 1 packet (450 seeds) £2.29

Carrot ‘Caracas’ – 1 packet (500 seeds) £1.99

Carrot ‘Carson’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (500 seeds) £2.29

Carrot ‘Early Nantes 2’ (Seed Tape) – 2 seed tapes £1.99

Carrot ‘Early Nantes 2’ – 1 packet (3000 seeds) £1.99

Carrot ‘Flyaway’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (500 seeds) £3.49

Carrot ‘Flyaway’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (350 seeds) £3.29

Carrot ‘Fucino Mezza Lunga’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (7200 seeds) £2.29

Carrot ‘Healthmaster’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (500 seeds) £2.69

Carrot ‘Healthy Coloured Collection’ – 5 packets – 1 of each variety (2800 seeds in total) £8.99

Carrot ‘Jeanette’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (500 seeds) £2.69

Carrot ‘Jeanette’ F1 Hybrid – Organic – 1 packet (500 seeds) £0.99

Carrot ‘Kingston’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (750 seeds) £2.29

Carrot ‘Mignon’ – 1 packet (1000 seeds) £1.79

Carrot ‘Mini Finger’ – 1 packet (1000 seeds) £2.49

Carrot ‘Mokum’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (350 seeds) £2.89

Carrot ‘Nandor’ F1 Hybrid – Kew Collection Seeds – 1 packet £1.89

Carrot ‘Nantes Frubund’ (Fast Crop) – 1 packet (500 seeds) £2.19

Carrot ‘Nigel’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (500 seeds) £2.09

Carrot ‘Parmex’ – 1 packet (2500 seeds) £1.99

Carrot ‘Parmex’ – RHS Garden Explorers Children’s Seeds – 1 packet (1000 seeds) £0.99

Carrot ‘Purple Haze’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (300 seeds) £2.69

Carrot ‘Rainbow’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (300 seeds) £2.89

Carrot ‘Red Samurai’ – 1 packet (350 seeds) £1.99

Carrot ‘Resistafly’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (350 seeds) £2.89

Carrot ‘Royal Chantenay’ – Heritage – 1 packet £1.99

Carrot ‘Sugarsnax 54’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.89

Carrot ‘Supreme Chantenay Red Cored’ – 1 packet (2500 seeds) £1.99

Carrot ‘Sweet Candle’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (300 seeds) £2.99

Carrot ‘Tendersnax’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (250 seeds) £2.09

Carrot ‘Ulysses’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (500 seeds) £2.09

Carrot ‘White Satin’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (350 Seeds) £1.99

Carrot ‘Yellowstone’ – 1 packet (1500 seeds) £2.49

Carrot Fly Free Collection – 3 packets – 1 of each variety (3850 seeds in total) £5.29

Encouraging neighbours to grow things

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

BTG Community veg growing project in front gardens – encouraged by the council who gave away seeds for tree pits, it started a community gardening project!

This website – Vertical Veg – shows a house that has inspired people nearby to start growing their own food!

What have I done?
I’ve potted up over 50 strawberry runners and given them away to neighbours. I’ve given away lots of raspberry canes too – again these grow as runners and are easy to pass on to people. I’ve not got 7 blackcurrant bushes to give away too – these are going to be offered to people on my allotment site first and then any leftovers will go to other neighbours. I’ll be taking more cuttings in the late summer again too though, so should have more bushes to give away next year.
I’ve also got pots of mint for people. Mint is easy to grow and well worth keeping if you like mint tea or using it in cooking!