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Beefy machine for overgrown areas

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

This is a powerful and heavyduty strimmer that will cope easily with overgrown areas. Because you push it it’s less backbreaking that carrying a normal style strimmer.


Hayter Powertrim
 £509.00
This well balanced, heavy duty strimmer will tackle overgrown areas with ease. Independent belt drive for the trimhead, adjustable handlebars with built in Operator Presence Control that can be folded for transport and storage. 5hp Tecumseh engine, 560mm cutting width and 78mm cutting height. Supplied with safety goggles and four spare cutting lines. FREE DELIVERY NEXT WORKING DAY. 3 YEAR WARRANTY.

Mowers at Mow Direct

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

If you’ve got a budget of £300 to spend on a mower then have a look at these:


Efco LR48-TK 3-in-1 Petrol Self-Propelled Lawn Mower (Special Offer)
 £299.00
A versatile petrol lawn mower offering superior build quality for more years of service, the Efco LR48-TK has self-propelled drive to save on pushing and offers a choice of three separate cutting methods: collect, mulch and rear-discharge. It features a large sized 46 cm cutting width and an advanced OHV petrol engine which delivers high torque even at low revs. This lawn mower high specification features throughout including single-lever height adjuster, ball-bearing mounted wheels and throttle control. LOOK>>>LOW, LOW PRICE>>SAVE £96!

Hayter Motif 41 Push 4-Wheel Lawn Mower (Code: 432)
 £299.00
Hayter Motif petrol lawn mowers powered by Briggs and Stratton engines are at home just about anywhere in the garden. These 4 wheel rotary machines produce an excellent cut on both fine lawns as well as rougher grassed areas. The Hayter Motif 41 push mower is light weight, compact and extremely manoeuvrable. Suitable for smaller grassed areas where its narrower 16″/41cm cut is important, this simple to use mower has an Briggs and Stratton Series 650 ReadyStart engine and single lever height of cut.

Mountfield HP425 4-Wheeled Petrol Rotary Lawn Mower (Push-Type)
 £299.00
A powerful push-type lawnmower with a compact 41cm width-of-cut, the Mountfield HP425 is ideal for small to medium-sized lawns. Power comes from Honda’s smooth running GCV-135 135cc engine, which offers unbeatable long-term reliability; while a rugged powder-coated steel chassis also contributes to this robust machine’s outstanding longevity.

Mountfield SP536 Self-propelled Petrol Lawn Mower (Special Offer)
 £299.00
This large self-propelled lawn mower from Mountfield is on exclusive Special Offer at MowDIRECT and represents fantastic value for money. It has an extra-wide 51cm cutting width and a powerful 160cc OHV engine that is very easy to start. Drive to the rear wheels takes out all the effort and a large 60 litre collector means fewer stops to empty. Ideal for a fast cut on medium-large lawns.

Honda IZY41 Push Lawn Mower
 £299.00
Izy is a new kind of lawnmower, designed to make lawn care more of a pleasure and less of a chore. Easy to start, easy to handle and to operate, Izy is above all easy to live with! It brings you cutting edge advances in design and technology as well as the legendary quality, robustness and dependability that have made Honda a world leader in lawn care. Ideal for smaller, flat gardens kept regularly in good trim, this 41cm/16″ push model is powered by Honda’s advanced OHC 135 engine and comes equipped with a host of advanced features.

Al-Ko 42BR Comfort 3-in-1 Petrol Rotary Lawn Mower (Self-Propelled)
 £299.00
Combining a dependable 148cc Briggs & Stratton engine, a power-driven transmission and a 42cm width-of-cut, the Al-Ko 42BR Comfort is a fast, efficient way to look after a medium-sized lawn. Its versatile three-in-one design gives you the choice of collection, rear-discharge or mulching modes, so it represents outstanding value for money; while its Ultramow steel deck and use of top-quality components work to ensure excellent long-term reliability.

Mini cloche

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

Mini Greenhouse Cloche – 1 pack of 2 cloches, pegs and 2 ends
 £34.99
Protect your crops from frosts and animal pests with these robust tunnel cloches. Easy to set up, the thick, rigid walls provide protection for seedlings and young plants, whilst the integral rainwater collection reservoirs mean that the plants can also enjoy natural rainwater. One cloche size – 80cm/31in long x 40cm/16in wide x 22.5cm/9in high. Each sturdy ends will add 15cm to the length of the cloche.

Allows you to extend the growing season.

Pak Choi

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

Fairly easy to grow – but mind the slugs as they love it too! Make sure you use a slug treatment when growing this.


Pak Choi Collection – 3 packets – 1 of each variety (450 seeds in total)
 £4.99
Three unique hybrid Pak Chois to highlight salads or stir fries. Collection comprises one packet each of: Pak Choi Purple F1 – An eye catching reddish-purple top leaf contrasts with the green undersides and the bright green stems. Pak Choi Green F1 – Produces vibrant apple green stems. Pak Choi White F1 – Produces pure white, juicy stems. Ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as ‘baby leaf’ or 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings for ‘baby leaf’ can be made under cloches or fleece.

Pak Choi ‘Purple’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (150 seeds)
 £2.39
An eye catching reddish-purple top leaf contrasts with the green undersides and the bright green stems. The purplish colour of Pak Choi Purple F1 is enhanced by cooler autumn weather. Pak Choi Purple F1 is ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as ‘baby leaf’ or 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings for ‘baby leaf’ can be made under cloches or fleece.

Pak Choi ‘White’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (150 seeds)
 £2.39
Pak Choi White F1 produces pure white, juicy stems. Ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as ‘baby leaf’ or 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings of Pak Choi White F1 for ‘baby leaf’ can be made under cloches or fleece.

Pak Choi ‘Green’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (150 seeds)
 £2.39
Pak Choi Green F1 produces vibrant apple green stems. Ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as ‘baby leaf’ or 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings of Pak Choi Green F1 for ‘baby leaf’ can be made under cloches or fleece.

Allotment Gardening for dummies

Sunday, November 25th, 2012

Allotment Gardening For Dummies

Allotment Gardening For Dummies

Allotment Gardening For Dummies

Allotment Gardening For Dummies is a lively, hands–on guide to getting the most out of your allotment. Whether you′re interested in eating fresh, saving money, getting exercise or enjoying wholesome family fun, this is the guide for you. The step–by–step advice takes you through all the stages in the process, from securing an allotment and preparing your plot, to choosing what to grow and enjoying the benefits of abundant fresh food and a sociable and healthy hobby. With over 50 handy line drawings, plus information on how to grow organic and advice on storing and cooking the food you grow, this guide really does have it all! Allotment Gardening For Dummies includes: Part 1: Getting to Grips with Allotment Gardening Chapter 1: What Are Allotments All About? Chapter 2: Getting hold of an Allotment Chapter 3: Getting Started Part 2: Preparing for Allotment Success Chapter 4: Deciding What to Grow, When Chapter 5: Preparing Your Plot Chapter 6: Keeping Your Soil Healthy Chapter 7: Keeping Your Plants Healthy Chapter 8: Growing Organic Part 3: Growing a Few of Your Favourite Vegetables Chapter 9: Going Underground Chapter 10: The Staples Chapter 11: Growing Leafy Greens Chapter 12: Planting Peas, Beans and Other Pods Chapter 13: Growing More Exotic Veg Part 4: Extending Your Allotment Repetoire Chapter 14: Growing Wholesome Herbs Chapter 15: Growing Fruitful Fruit Chapter 16: Nurturing Flowers on an Allotment Part 5: Getting the Most Out of Your Allotment Chapter 17: Involving Children Around the Allotment Chapter 18: Hobnobbing with Allotment Society Chapter 19: Growing Giant Veg Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter Chapter 20: Ten Common Accidents and How to Prevent Them Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment

Autumn new allotment

Sunday, November 25th, 2012


4 weeks hard work gets this plotholder ready for some autumn planting

Snow on the allotment

Sunday, November 25th, 2012

How crops can be helped by snow on the allotment

Jersey plants direct offers

Friday, November 23rd, 2012

Petunia Tumbelina (Scented) Melissa 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Scented double flowering petuniaPetunias have colourful flowers that will bring masses of interest throughout the summer. This Petunia Tumbelina has masses of scented double flowers that will cascade beautifully over the sides of your hanging baskets or containers.

Petunia Tumbelina (Scented) Joanna 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Scented double flowering petuniaPetunias have colourful flowers that will bring masses of interest throughout the summer. This Petunia Tumbelina has masses of scented double flowers that will cascade beautifully over the sides of your hanging baskets or containers.

Petunia Tumbelina (Scented) Priscilla 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Scented double flowering petuniaPetunias have colourful flowers that will bring masses of interest throughout the summer. This Petunia Tumbelina has masses of scented double flowers that will cascade beautifully over the sides of your hanging baskets or containers.

Scaevola Gem (Trailing) 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
An unusual plant that will look fantastic in patio potsThis tropical plant, originally from Australia, loves hot weather and is great in hanging baskets and patio pots. The delicate coloured flowers radiate out from the stems providing ‘balls’ of colour.

Petunia Million Bells Patio Mix 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Add some striking colour to your Patio potsPetunias have colourful flowers that will bring masses of interest throughout the summer. This Petunia Million Bells Mix has masses of brightly coloured trumpet shaped flowers that will cascade beautifully over the sides of your patio pots. This variety will flower all summer long.

Senetti 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Don’t worry about early frosts, Senetti is here!Senetti have a great ability to cope with early frosts, meaning a guaranteed early splash of colour. This brightly coloured plant is sure to brighten those early Spring days.

Impatiens Sun Harmony 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Beautiful Impatiens Sun HarmonyThese superb larger sized Impatiens Sun Harmony provide a melody of stunning bold colours. This variety grows to a much larger size than normal Impatiens, it is also more robust and stronger in growth.

Torenia Wishbone (Semi Trailing) 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
An abundance of unique coloured flowersThis bedding plant, with its unique wishbone shaped stamen, quickly establishes itself to produce colourful vigorous flowers in abundance. Ideal for container and hanging baskets.

Trailing Sunflowers 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
The world’s first trailing sunflower!A Mail Order ExclusiveThese unique sunflowers are a perfect way to brighten up your Spring garden! They are the world’s first trailing variety and the traditional yellow flowers will bloom until the first frost of winter!

Verbena (Trailing) 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Bold coloured flowers that are ideal for baskets and tubsThese Bedding plants have large flowers with a compact habit. They are resistant to mildew. Colours chosen are proven performers. Ideal for baskets and tubs

Lantana Tropic 24 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £19.96
Colour Changing Flower HeadsThis wonderful variety produces a profusion of bright, multi-coloured flowers on neat mounded plants. As the season progresses, the flower heads will change as they develop.

Lantana Tropic 12 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £14.98
Colour Changing Flower HeadsThis wonderful variety produces a profusion of bright, multi-coloured flowers on neat mounded plants. As the season progresses, the flower heads will change as they develop.

Senetti 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
Don’t worry about early frosts, Senetti is here!Senetti have a great ability to cope with early frosts, meaning a guaranteed early splash of colour. This brightly coloured plant is sure to brighten those early Spring days.

Lantana Tropic 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
Colour Changing Flower HeadsThis wonderful variety produces a profusion of bright, multi-coloured flowers on neat mounded plants. As the season progresses, the flower heads will change as they develop.

Petunia Million Bells Patio Mix 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
Add some striking colour to your Patio potsPetunias have colourful flowers that will bring masses of interest throughout the summer. This Petunia Million Bells Mix has masses of brightly coloured trumpet shaped flowers that will cascade beautifully over the sides of your patio pots. This variety will flower all summer long.

Garden Tool maintenance kit

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

Tool maintenancetool maintenance kit

The Sneeboer tool kit consists of linseed oil, a whetstone, storage tin and wire brush, and is essential for keeping your Sneeboer tools in tip-top condition – from the top of the handle to the tip of the blade. The oil is used for wiping ash handles and is also particularly useful for cleaning and coating carbon steel Sneeboer tools; use the whetstone to keep an edge on bladed tools like the asparagus knife; there’s also a multi-use wire brush for effective cleaning – even the most stubborn clay won’t have an answer – and a tin for storing the linseed-oil soaked cloth.
This would be a lovely gift for a gardener – allow them to sharpen and oil their tools properly

Cuttings tube set

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

Cuttings Tube SetThis is a lovely cuttings tube set ideal for a Christmas gift for a gardener

Dinky little vases for putting cuttings in on your windowsill. A lovely place to start off your cuttings. Yes you can just use a cup – but how many times have you got in trouble for filling cups with cuttings on the windowsill? Designed to allow you to see the roots – and very ornamental!
You could use this for herbs too or single stem flowers!