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A volcano in your garden

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

No, not some bizarre science experiment gone wrong, but these amazing flowers.
They’ll brighten up your garden
Thompson & Morgan have tons of offers on !

Busy Lizzie 'Sunpatiens Volcano™' - 5 jumbo plugs

Busy Lizzie ‘Sunpatiens Volcano™’ – 5 jumbo plugs £14.99
The world’s first cascading Sunpatiens™. Just one plant per basket is ample – given the speed of growth and coverage that Sunpatiens™ provide! Sunpatiens™ ‘Volcano’ produces hundreds of large scarlet-red blooms on tough, weather-resistant, drought tolerant plants. Trails to: 60cm (24”).

Courgettes!

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

I love courgettes!
Freshly picked and cooked they are just simply the taste of summer.

Courgette ‘All Green Bush’ – 1 packet (25 seeds) £2.09

Courgette ‘Best of British’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £1.99

Courgette ‘Black Forest’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (4 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Cavili’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.69

Courgette ‘Coloured Collection’ – 3 packets – 1 of each variety £5.99

Courgette ‘De Nice a Fruit Rond’ – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid – 5 plants £6.99

Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Dundoo’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.49

Courgette ‘El Greco’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.09

Courgette ‘Firenze’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds) £1.99

Courgette ‘Midnight’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.69

Courgette ‘Nano Verde di Milano’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (54 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Parador’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £2.89

Courgette ‘Parthenocarpic Duo’ – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (5 per pack) £4.69

Courgette ‘Parthenon’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Soleil’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Soleil’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.49

Courgette ‘Sunstripe’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.69

Courgette ‘Tondo di Toscana’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (45 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Tricolour’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.49

Courgette ‘Venus’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Zephyr’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £1.99

Courgette Black Forest F1 Patio Kit – 1 kit £18.99

And a pumpkin!
Pumpkin ‘Summer Ball’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.09

Anazing plants at T&M – fill your garden with colour

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

New products at Thompson & Morgan

Petunia 'Summer Sensation Mixture' F2 Hybrid - 24 plug plants

Petunia ‘Summer Sensation Mixture’ F2 Hybrid – 24 plug plants £6.99
A flamboyant blend with a taste of everything in this bargain petunia mix. Petunia ‘Summer Sensation’ offers a succession of blooms in a carnival of summer colour. Fantastic value for filling beds, borders, baskets and flower Pouches®. Height and spread: 30cm (12”).

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Half-Hour Allotment – Lia Leendertz

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The Half-hour AllotmentHalf-Hour Allotment – Lia Leendertz – The Half-hour Allotment (Royal Horticultural Society)

This one is next on my list to get hold of!

The main theme of the book is that you just give your plot 30 mins, 5 days a week to your allotment/garden, with weekends off. Or you dedicate the same time, 2.5 hours at weekends.

This practical and inspirational handbook is aimed at the new generation of gardeners who want to enjoy the taste and health benefits of growing their own food, but who have little time to spare. Expert advice and innovative techniques show you how to grow the right quantities of the fruit and vegetables you love, and enjoy the satisfactions of tending an allotment or vegetable garden without becoming a slave to your plot. Tested by fruit-grower Will Sibley and author Lia Leendertz on their own allotments, these methods will enable you to get the best results in half an hour per day, or even less.

The book covers all aspects of allotmenteering and vegetable gardening, including the practicalities of obtaining and maintaining a site, choosing what to grow, designing the plot and advanced projects such as building paths and shelters. A section on harvesting, storing and cooking shows you what to do when your crop is ripe and ready.

Croydon closes waiting lists!

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Croydon’s waiting lists are too long so they’ve closed them rather than make more allotment space!

Flowers opening video

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Video of flowers opening. Lovely pictures!

Heat your greenhouse with beercans

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Heat your greenhouse with beercans

Interesting idea!

Allotment news round up

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Witney Allotment Association has now signed an agreement to lease three sites – in Lakeside, Hailey Road and Newland – from Witney Town Council.

The association will manage the rents, plot allocation, maintenance and waiting lists for the 175 plots.

AN allotment holder has been kicked off his plot after he complained that he was being plagued by bees.

James Flemming, 61, had been gardening at Old Basford Allotments for several months when bees from hives on a neighbouring plot started swarming and stinging him regularly.

AS MANY as six sheds each week are being torched at Birmingham allotments

But Ealing and District Bee Keepers’ Association carried out research in 1998 and recommended no more than two hives on an allotment plot. It said hives should be placed in the centre of a plot so they were not close to the boundaries with a neighbour.

Bishop Dahlias

Monday, May 14th, 2012

DahliasLAST CHANCE TO ORDER!
SAVE £7 on Bishop Dahlias
Top quality Dahlias for just £3.95 each, or buy the collection of all 5 varieties for just £12.75 and SAVE £7!

Bishop Dahlias are among the best known of Dahlia series, with pretty single flowers against striking, dark foliage. Fabulous in the garden, vibrant in a vase and bee friendly – no wonder they’ve been so popular for so many years!

Why you’ll love Bishop Dahlias:
Bee-friendly, on the RHS Perfect for Pollinators list.
Long flowering from July – October.
Lovely cut flowers with vibrant blooms.
Will grow again next year if protected over winter.
Supplied as ready-to-plant tubers.
ORDER TODAY FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH

SAVE £7! Dahlia Collection (1 of each variety)
£12.75

Available individually too
Dahlia Bishop of Dover
£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of Landaff

£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of Leicester
£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of Oxford
£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of York
£3.95

Rolawn Direct Voucher

Monday, May 14th, 2012

15%
discount on all orders at Rolawn Direct

The promotion code is RDMAY15 and is valid until Monday 21st May 2012.