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New products at Jersey Plants Direct

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Jersey Plants Direct just added these new products

Begonia Compacta 12 Mega Plants

Begonia Compacta 12 Mega Plants £9.99
A New Compact Non-Stop Flowering BegoniaThis amazing compact variety of Begonia simply won’t stop flowering! Begonia Compacta is great in all types of weather including wet and damp. This makes it ideal for those stereotypical British Summers.

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Price reductions at GreenFingers

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

GreenFingers has cut the price of these items

Peckish Complete 5 in 1 Wild Bird Seed  5kg

Peckish Complete 5 in 1 Wild Bird Seed 5kg was £10.99 now £8.99
This Peckish Complete 5 in 1 Bird Seed is a great all-round bird food that has been specially designed to bring a huge variety of beautiful and colourful birds to your garden. Formulated with a high-energy principle the feed contains seeds that are known to be popular among wild birds. What

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New products at GreenFingers

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

New lines added today at GreenFingers

Multi-Position Padded Relaxer Folding Chair

Multi-Position Padded Relaxer Folding Chair £79.99
Enjoy lazy afternoons in the sunshine on this fabulous padded multi position relaxer chair. This excellent quality folding lounger chair is perfect for camping holidays festivals keeping at the allotment or just for the garden. It benefits from a lightweight but sturdy tubular steel powder coated frame and can be neatly folded flat to make this easy to store transport and perfect for travelling. The frame is designed to give extra stability and includes an adjustable head rest and arm rests with multi chair position options. The plush padded seat is fabricated from strong weatherproof textilene fabric with a foot rest shaped to give you a comfortable lounging or sitting position. The perfect choice of relaxer chair for everyday use. Overall Height: 115cmSeat Height: 49cmSeat Width: 52cmMax load: 120kgAvailable in Mocha or Olive please make your selection belowTake a look at our range of parasols and shade sails

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Price reductions at Crocus

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Price reduction at Crocus

Musa basjoo (Japanese banana)

Musa basjoo (Japanese banana) was £19.99 now £9.99
Position: mainly sunny, with a little midday shade Soil: rich and fertile or loam based compost in pots Rate of growth: average to fast Flowers: white flowers in bronze/red bracts Flower colour: creamy yellow Other features: unpalatable greeny-yellow fruits Hardiness: half hardy – will need protection in winter An extraordinary, architectural plant with huge, green, paddle-like leaves that can each grow up to 3m long. It produces creamy yellow flowers in summer, that are often followed by yellowish-green fruit. These are not tasty enough to eat, however the plants look brilliant when incorporated into a jungle-style planting schemes, and can be potted up into large pots and treated as a dynamic feature. Garden care:Though the root is fairly hardy, you should apply a thick layer of mulch to protect the crown in autumn and protect the foliage with a blanket of fleece or straw. In colder areas, or where the soil remains heavy in winter, they are best grown in pots, so they can be over-wintered under glass.

Foxglove illumination pink

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Foxglove ‘Illumination Pink’ – 3 jumbo plugs
 £14.99
Winner of Chelsea Flower Show RHS Plant of the Year 2012. Thought to be an impossible hybridisation, this is the most spectacular foxglove you will have ever seen! The breeding of little-known Isoplexis gives this exciting new variety its fabulous tropical colouring. Incredibly long flowering, with many side branches, ‘Illuminationis extra hardy, will happily grow in sun or shade, in borders or containers

Foxglove ‘Illumination Chelsea Gold’ – 3 jumbo plugs
 £14.99
The only foxglove of its kind, ‘Illumination Pink’ does everything that everyday foxgloves don’t! It’s reliably perennial, it flowers for months on end (May to November) and it boasts stunning colourings that are comparable to any exotic fl ower. With a distinctive growing habit - multi-branching and compact - these brand new and exclusive plants are perfect for containers as well as borders. To celebrate our Best New Plant success at the RHS show, we have named our new Illumination variety ‘Chelsea Gold’

Foxglove ‘Illumination Chelsea Gold’ – 3 jumbo plugs
 £14.99
The only foxglove of its kind, ‘Illumination Pink’ does everything that everyday foxgloves don’t! It’s reliably perennial, it flowers for months on end (May to November) and it boasts stunning colourings that are comparable to any exotic fl ower. With a distinctive growing habit - multi-branching and compact - these brand new and exclusive plants are perfect for containers as well as borders. To celebrate our Best New Plant success at the RHS show, we have named our new Illumination variety ‘Chelsea Gold’

Foxglove ‘Illumination Pink’ – 3 jumbo plugs
 £14.99
Winner of Chelsea Flower Show RHS Plant of the Year 2012. Thought to be an impossible hybridisation, this is the most spectacular foxglove you will have ever seen! The breeding of little-known Isoplexis gives this exciting new variety its fabulous tropical colouring. Incredibly long flowering, with many side branches, ‘Illuminationis extra hardy, will happily grow in sun or shade, in borders or containers

Foxglove ‘Illumination Pink’ – 6 jumbo plugs
 £19.98
Winner of Chelsea Flower Show RHS Plant of the Year 2012. Thought to be an impossible hybridisation, this is the most spectacular foxglove you will have ever seen! The breeding of little-known Isoplexis gives this exciting new variety its fabulous tropical colouring. Incredibly long flowering, with many side branches, ‘Illuminationis extra hardy, will happily grow in sun or shade, in borders or containers

Foxglove ‘Illumination Chelsea Gold’ – 6 jumbo plugs
 £19.98
The only foxglove of its kind, ‘Illumination Pink’ does everything that everyday foxgloves don’t! It’s reliably perennial, it flowers for months on end (May to November) and it boasts stunning colourings that are comparable to any exotic fl ower. With a distinctive growing habit - multi-branching and compact - these brand new and exclusive plants are perfect for containers as well as borders. To celebrate our Best New Plant success at the RHS show, we have named our new Illumination variety ‘Chelsea Gold’

Foxglove ‘Illumination Pink’ – 6 jumbo plugs
 £19.98
Winner of Chelsea Flower Show RHS Plant of the Year 2012. Thought to be an impossible hybridisation, this is the most spectacular foxglove you will have ever seen! The breeding of little-known Isoplexis gives this exciting new variety its fabulous tropical colouring. Incredibly long flowering, with many side branches, ‘Illuminationis extra hardy, will happily grow in sun or shade, in borders or containers

Foxglove ‘Illumination Duo’ – 6 jumbo plugs – 3 of each variety
 £19.98
The only foxglove of its kind, ‘Illumination Pink’ does everything that everyday foxgloves don’t! It’s reliably perennial, it flowers for months on end (May to November) and it boasts stunning colourings that are comparable to any exotic fl ower. With a distinctive growing habit - multi-branching and compact - these brand new and exclusive plants are perfect for containers as well as borders. To celebrate our Best New Plant success at the RHS show, we have named our new Illumination variety ‘Chelsea Gold’. Collection includes the varieties ‘Illumination Pinkand ‘Illumination Chelsea Gold’

Foxglove ‘Illumination Chelsea Gold’ – 6 jumbo plugs
 £19.98
The only foxglove of its kind, ‘Illumination Pink’ does everything that everyday foxgloves don’t! It’s reliably perennial, it flowers for months on end (May to November) and it boasts stunning colourings that are comparable to any exotic fl ower. With a distinctive growing habit - multi-branching and compact - these brand new and exclusive plants are perfect for containers as well as borders. To celebrate our Best New Plant success at the RHS show, we have named our new Illumination variety ‘Chelsea Gold’

Rubbish …

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Carrier bags not for the binSlightly off my usual topic of gardening, but related to the eco-theme:
Bin bags and household bins.
How many of you think you are recycling plastic bags when you use them once as a rubbish bag to contain waste from your kitchen (Or other household bins) to the actual bin?

Unless your council is forcing you to put out bin bags still, you don’t need to wrap your rubbish in plastic to put it inside another bin.
Think about how many carrier bags you use a week to line bins? Assume you empty bins once a week and you have three bins then that’s 150 carrier bags you are sending to the tip.

If you have a wicker bin then you might not want to put anything wet or food waste into it – but I’d recommend you don’t put nasty stuff straight into the bin anyway. Rinse out meat trays and leave them to drain before throwing them away. If you have food waste then harass your local council until you have a food waste collection.
Your kitchen bin is probably a sturdy plastic container that has no holes in the bottom. This is perfectly suitable for using as a bin without the addition of a liner.

Stop wasting plastic bags – put your rubbish straight into a bin and then empty this in to your wheely bin without wasting hundreds of plastic bags a year.

Reuse plastic bags by using them as bags for carrying things back from the shop.
Don’t be afraid of asking people to not give you a bag – take your own and pack your own stuff into a bag you’re reusing.
Always carry a couple of bags for life with you. Keep a few in the car in case you end up out shopping

Please don’t waste carrier bags and bin liners by sending them to landfill. If we all stop doing this then we will be massively reducing the amount of landfill waste we have.

If you end up with a huge bag of carriers at home then you need to start taking some back out with you when you’re shopping.

If I don’t have enough bags out with me when I am shopping then I ask for a cardboard box. These have plenty of uses in my house – for collecting up items for sending to the local jumble sale, for storage of items and for using on my allotment as weed suppressant.
Fold up bags neatly and put some in your everyday bag or coat.
Once you get into the habit you’ll realise just how many bags you’ve been wasting over the years.
Our local supermarket has a proper carrier bag recycling container too – this means they get turned into something useful rather than ending up in landfill.

Please share this blog post with your friends and on facebook to spread the word about not wasting plastic bags!

Diane

New products at Van Meuwen

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Van Meuwen just added these new items

Viola 'Unique Collection' - 6 plug plants

Viola ‘Unique Collection’ – 6 plug plants £14.98
Perfect border gap fillers – this dainty collection includes 3 beautiful varieties that will coordinate beautifully with any colour scheme – a zesty lemon, a pale gold edged with delicate lilac and a vibrant purple and orange bi-colour. Violas are very versatile plants – you can plant them in borders, beds, containers, hanging baskets, but they are particularly good for edging paths. Height: 20cm (8″). Spread: 23cm (9″). Supplied as plug plants.Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.

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New products at Garden Centre Online

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Garden Centre Online just added these new products

Parasene Garden Square Incinerator with lid

Parasene Garden Square Incinerator with lid £29.99
This square incinerator with a lid will help to effectively manage your garden refuse. It is constructed of strong galvenised steel and it comes flat packed for easy home assembly. Dimensions Height: 65cm Width: 46cm Depth: 46cm

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New products at Tooled Up

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Tooled Up has this new product today

McCulloch Replacement Heavy Duty Cutting Line Pack of 12 Strips for MWT420 Wheeled Grass Trimmer

McCulloch Replacement Heavy Duty Cutting Line Pack of 12 Strips for MWT420 Wheeled Grass Trimmer £11.95
McCulloch Replacement Heavy Duty Cutting Line Pack of 12 Strips for MWT420 Wheeled Grass Trimmer…

Price reductions at MowDirect

Friday, May 17th, 2013

MowDirect reduced the price on these items today

Greenworks 120 Bar Electric Pressure Washer (51017)

Greenworks 120 Bar Electric Pressure Washer (51017) was £108.29 now £99.95
Any new product from US manufacturer Greenworks is worth looking at, not least because, like this neat, compact pressure washer their products have a pretty impressive pedigree, combining great build quality, advanced design and real value-for-money. Exclusive to MowDIRECT in the UK, this quality, surprisingly low-priced pressure washer offers great innovative features and specifications, as well as plenty of cleaning power. 1600 watts of maintenance free, quiet and economically sound electric power drives the pump, delivering a max pressure of 120 bar and a flow rate of 360 litres per hour to clean cars, bikes, motorbikes fences or patio furniture effectively and quickly. The profile is low, avoiding the problem of tipping over that you can get with washers that stands upright. A telescoping handle and transport wheels make it very mobile and it’s easy to tow the Greenworks 51017 pressure washer where you want, from car to garden, from decking to trailer, saving you from perpetually having to bend, lift and carry it. In fact, everything about this model is neat, compact and aimed to make use convenient, with the spray gun and wand mounting easily on the body of the washer and two hooks available for on-board storage of the power-cord, as well as a space saving wall mounting option so you can simply hand it on the wall and store it easily in your garage or shed. Another great feature of this quality machine is the QC – quick connect system. All the fittings just require a simple snap and click and you are ready to go, and the fittings are brass, from the water intake to the nozzle connectors, so very good value for money and offering durability, corrosion resistance and strength. Also included are a six metre long high-pressure hose, a fixed brush and a soap tank that attaches to the spray gun. Two extra nozzle are included, a 2