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New products at John Lewis

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

John Lewis just added these new products

John Lewis Hammered Wine Cooler

John Lewis Hammered Wine Cooler £30.00
A sleek, satin steel wine cooler with lightly hammered detail towards the base. With double walled construction for added insulation.

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Price reductions at Garden Centre Online

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Reduced price on lines today at Garden Centre Online

Vancouver Steel Firebasket With Grill

Vancouver Steel Firebasket With Grill was £34.99 now £32.99
Vancouver Steel Firebasket With Grill This firebasket is a stylish alternative to conventional forms of patio heating with attractive rounded shape and incorporated cooking grill for al fresco cooking and dining experiences. Manufactured from steel, the Vancouver is a high quality garden basket with excellent air inflow for efficient burning abilities. The Vancouver has a high capacity and is suitable for burning wood and logs. Ideal for use as a patio fire, barbecue and also incinerator to burn paper and garden rubbish. Some metals when left outside, will rust, and therefore we recommend purchasing a cover to protect the fire basket from the elements. Rust will not affect the performance of the fire basket, and while it is unsightly, it can be re-painted.  Made from steel, it has an attractive basket design with a matt black finish that will look great in your garden. Create a fire inside the basket to enable you and your family to keep warm, so you can stay outdoors for longer. Also features a cooking grill. Approx 56cm h x 40cm diameter Keep children and animals away from the fire basket to prevent accidents.

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New products at Garden Centre Online

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Garden Centre Online just added this new product

Hazelnut Jumbo 70cm bare Root Tree

Hazelnut Jumbo 70cm bare Root Tree £9.99
                                                                                                                                                                                              Hazelnut Jumbo 70cm bare  Root Tree                                                                                                                                                                                     Known as the ‘tree of knowledge’ by the celts, Hazel trees are associated with wisdom and inspiration.Hazelnut is a very popular deciduous ornamental fruit tree. Stunning heart shaped foliage is  rich burgundy in spring  fading to green and purple in summer. It produces pretty red catkins on its bare branches in spring the catkins are pollinated by the wind and it produces fruit in autumn.Will grow  well in most positions. It makes a great specimen tree for small gardens. Supplied as a 70cm Bare Root Tree.

Price reductions at MowDirect

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Price reduction on this item at MowDirect

Tanaka THB-260PF Commercial-Grade Handheld Petrol Blower-Vac

Tanaka THB-260PF Commercial-Grade Handheld Petrol Blower-Vac was £268.00 now £228.00
Characterised by its superior blowing performance (393CFM), robust build-quality and advanced ergonomics, the Tanaka THB-260PF is ideal for intensive commercial use or homeowners seeking the best equipment available. Its powerful but clean-running and fuel-efficient 25cc (1.3hp) PureFire engine is equipped with a Walbro diaphragm carburettor, an electronic ignition and a fuel-primer for reliable starting; and it combines a heavy-duty forged-steel connecting-rod with a chrome-plated, stress-relieved cylinder to ensure a very lengthy service-life. The Tanaka THB-260PF Commercial-Grade Handheld Petrol Blower-Vac benefits from the use of Tanaka’s newly developed high-volume fan, which provides greater control and therefore ensure blowing-efficiency is optimised. It’s not just a blower – the FREE vacuum attachment turns it into a powerful shredder-vac that will make the autumn clear-up far easier. Operator comfort is obviously a key consideration when you’re taking-on large-scale applications with a handheld tool. The Tanaka THB-260PF ticks all the boxes in this regard, with its low-weight design (only 4.1 kg), auxiliary handle (which allows for two-handed use), cruise control and a soft elastomer grip all working to make it pleasure to use. LOOK>>

New products at MowDirect

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

New item today at MowDirect

McCulloch M46-140R Petrol Self-Propelled Lawn Mower

McCulloch M46-140R Petrol Self-Propelled Lawn Mower £279.00
A reliable and superior quality petrol lawn mower for small-medium sized lawns, the McCulloch M46-140R has self-propelled drive to the rear wheels saving on you having to push. This model features a specially formed domed deck that offers excellent grass cutting and a large-sized quality grass catcher for fewer stops to empty. It has a 46 cm metal blade and comes powered by a reliable 140 cc Briggs & Stratton engine. There are six separate heights of cut to suit conditions and a single lever for added convenience. Other features include fold down handles for more compact storage and a special deck-wash facility for cleaning the underside of the cutting deck.

New products at Suttons Seeds

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Suttons Seeds has this new product today

Onion, Shallot & Garlic Collection

Onion, Shallot & Garlic Collection £9.99
This great value collection includes ingredients that are an essential part of so many kitchen gardens, with excellent health benefits (lowering blood pressure, fat and cholesterol levels and combating infections). And they couldn’t be easier to grow. Collection contains:Onion Set Electric – Produces outstanding quality, shiny, deep red semi-globe-shaped onions with excellent flavoured pink tinged flesh. Ideal for over wintering, plant in autumn-early winter for harvest May-June. Ideal for pickling as well as cooking. Easy to grow, undemanding crop. Provides good yields. 250g pack.Onion Sets Troy – An extremely productive, early-maturing hybrid onion with excellent tolerance to bolting, which will produce a heavy crop of tasty, dark yellow-skinned, round to flat-round bulbs. Essential vegetables with a distinct flavour! Ideal for pickling as well as cooking. Easy to grow, undemanding crop. Always provides good yields. Plant from September to December; harvest June-July. 250g pack. Shallot Yellow Moon – An attractive and tasty, round, yellow dutch shallot, with excellent skin quality and a low sensitivity to bolting, which makes it a good choice for autumn planting. It reliably produces a good crop of healthy shallots which should be ready to harvest in June/July. Essential vegetables with a distinct flavour. Ideal for pickling as well as cooking. Easy to grow, undemanding crop. Always provides a good yield. 400g pack.Garlic Champion White (giant garlic, the best bulbs for the home grower – only bigger!) – Great tasting, very large bulbs. Fantastic variety, great for the British climate. Suitable for planting from October right through to April. Begin harvesting in July from an October planting. 1 bulb.Garlic Champion Purple (giant garlic, the best bulbs for the home grower – only bigger!) – Excellent strong taste with very purple skin. Grows great in any climate, even throughout a wet summer! Suitable for planting from October to January. One of the earliest garlics, begin harvesting in June from an October planting. 1 bulb.

Price reductions at GreenFingers

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

GreenFingers reduced the price on these items today

Bamboo Folding Bowl

Bamboo Folding Bowl was £13.99 now £8.99
This Bamboo Folding Bowl will make an interesting as well as practical addition to your home. It opens up to create an attractive bowl for fruit or vegetables or anything else you might wish to place in it. When not in use it can be handily folded up and placed out of the way on your shelf or windowsill. Dimensions: 27 x 20 x 30cm high

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New products at GreenFingers

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

GreenFingers just added these new items

3 Seat Bench Cushion - 145cm

3 Seat Bench Cushion – 145cm £39.99
This 3 Seat Bench Cushion has a stylish check design on one side of the cotton casing and the co-ordinating plain colour on the reverse. Usefully each cushion is packed in its own reusable zipped storage bag. This cushion is a box construction with piped edges and is fibre filled which won

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Price reductions at Crocus

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Crocus reduced the price on these items today

Nectaroscordum siculum (Sicilian honey garlic)

Nectaroscordum siculum (Sicilian honey garlic) was £8.99 now £5.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: any moderately fertile, well-drained soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: May and June Hardiness: fully hardy A really unusual ornamental onion, with an umbrella of hanging, bell- shaped, creamy green flowers flushed with lilac on stiff stems in May and June. This tall, exotic-looking, bulbous perennial will add vertical interest in a sunny, well-drained border and thrives in partial shade, too. As the flowers fade, they turn upright to form curious, shuttlecock-like seedheads that extend the season of interest and add a twist to flower arrangements. Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn.

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New products at Crocus

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Crocus just added these new items

Rosa Carolyn Knight  ('Austurner') (PBR) (rose Carolyn Knight (shrub))

Rosa Carolyn Knight (‘Austurner’) (PBR) (rose Carolyn Knight (shrub)) £25.95
Position: full sun Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil Rate of growth: fast-growing Flowering period: June to September Flower colour: Other features: excellent cut-flowers Hardiness: fully hardy All our roses are grown in an open field and then dug up when the weather conditions are right in October or November. Some suppliers send out their roses as ‘bare root’ plants (ie without pots or compost), but we pot ours up as it helps to keep the roots hydrated and in good condition. As they are dormant throughout the winter, they will not produce any new roots until spring, so don’t be surprised if the compost falls away from the roots when you take them out of their pots. The roses can be kept in their pots throughout the winter provided they are kept well fed and watered, however ideally they should planted out as soon as possible. They will already have been cut back so no further pruning will be required, apart from snipping off any tips that have died back. Routine pruning can begin in late winter the year after planting. Garden care: If planting in winter, choose a frost-free spell when the soil is not frozen. Roses are quite deep-rooted plants so dig a deep hole roughly twice as wide as the plants roots and mix in a generous amount of composted organic matter. A top-dressing of a general purpose fertiliser can be worked into the surrounding soil and we also recommend using Rose Rootgrow at this stage to encourage better root development. This is particularly important when planting into a bed where roses have previously been grown as Rose Rootgrow is said to combat rose sickness (aka. replant disease). Remove the plants from their pots and gently spread out the roots before placing them in the centre of the hole. Try to ensure that the ‘bud union’ (the point where the cultivated rose has been grafted onto the rootstock, and from where the shoots emerge) is at soil level. You can judge this quite easily by laying something flat, like a spade handle or bamboo cane, across the top of the hole. When they are at the right height, back-fill the hole, firming the soil down gently before watering the plant well. Water generously until well established, and apply a specialist rose fertiliser (following the manufacturers instructions) each spring. They will also benefit from a generous mulch of composted farmyard manure in spring, but make sure this is kept awa

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