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Price reductions at Crocus

Saturday, September 14th, 2013

Reduced items at Crocus

Hippeastrum 'Snow Queen' (amaryllis Snow Queen bulb)

Hippeastrum ‘Snow Queen’ (amaryllis Snow Queen bulb) was £8.99 now £6.99
Position: bright but not in full sun Soil: good quality potting compost Flowering period: December to March Flower colour: white Other features: knock-out flowers Hardiness: frost tender Bulb size: 26/28 Often in flower at Christmas if planted early enough, this magnificent white flowering amaryllis will often produce several large, trumpet-shaped blooms on top of the tall stems during the coldest months of the year. Wonderful for adding colour and brightness to your home, the flowers will usually open over a period of several weeks. Bulb Size: 26/28 General care: Fill a pot with good quality potting compost, setting the bulb in the compost so that the top two thirds are exposed. Water the compost only when the surface is dry, watering too much just after potting can cause the bulb to rot. Keep the plant in a sunny spot, though not direct sun and rotate the plant so as to avoid the flower stalk leaning towards the light. Once flowering has finished cut off the flower stalk 5-10cm above the bulb – don’t cut off the foliage. Water when the surface of the compost is dry and feed regularly with a balanced liquid fertiliser. Usually the best thing to do is keep watering it through the summer and in autumn stop watering and move to a dark, dim spot. This stimulates the drought season of the plant’s native South America. Allow it to dry out for a few months so that the foliage wilts and dies back. In November bring it back in to the light and start watering again. Old foliage should be removed though take care not to cut any new shoots off. In a few weeks a new flower shoot will appear and flower just in time for Christmas.

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New products at Lawn Mowers UK

Friday, September 13th, 2013

Lawn Mowers UK has these new lines today

Sanli LSPR48 48cm Self Propelled Petrol Rear Roller Lawn mower

Sanli LSPR48 48cm Self Propelled Petrol Rear Roller Lawn mower £449.99
Sanli LSPR48 48cm Self Propelled Petrol Rear Roller Lawn mower

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New products at Van Meuwen

Friday, September 13th, 2013

Van Meuwen has this new item today

Perfect Perennial Collection - 72 plug plants - 6 of each variety

Perfect Perennial Collection – 72 plug plants – 6 of each variety £18.99
A collection of 12 stunning hardy perennials - just perfect for creating a cottage garden or filling in gaps in your borders! These popular perennial plants are exceptional value for money and will get bigger and better each year, filling your garden with colour as well as attracting bees and butterflies. Supplied as plug plants.Collection comprises:Aquilegia ‘Swan Mixed’ - Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 25cm (10").Carnation ‘Ever-blooming Mix’ - Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 40cm (16").Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’ - Height and spread: 45cm (18").Delphinium ‘Pacific Giants’ - Height: 150cm (60"). Spread: 75cm (30").Echinacea ‘Primadona’ - Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 45cm (18").Geum ‘Blazing Sunset’ - Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 60cm (24").Gaillardia ‘Arizona Apricot’ - Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 45cm (18").Heuchera villosa ‘Palace Purple’ - Height and spread: 60cm (24").Lavender ‘Munstead’ - Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 60cm (24").Poppy ‘Pizzicato’ - Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 30cm (12").Scabiosa ‘Blue Jeans’ - Height and spread: 45cm (18").Silene ‘Jack Flash’ - Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 30cm (12").

New products at PondKeeper

Friday, September 13th, 2013

PondKeeper just added these new products

Oase IceFree Thermo 330 Auto Pond Heater

Oase IceFree Thermo 330 Auto Pond Heater £89.99
This 330 watt pond heater provides reassurance that your pond life will be safe this winter. The heater is thermostatically controlled and switches on automatically when frost is detected.
The unit has been designed to cope with the harshest winters – even up to minus 30 degrees C.
Pond heater ensures oxygen has access to the pond and allows harmful gases to escape
Resistance heating technology for higher performance in the frost area and protection against damage.
Maintains the warm temperature zones on the floor of the pond

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New products at Garden Centre Online

Friday, September 13th, 2013

New products at Garden Centre Online

12.55Kg Premium Quality Peanuts

12.55Kg Premium Quality Peanuts £22.99
12.55Kg Premium Quality Peanuts Peanuts are a very versatile source of nutrition for wild birds as they are full of calories and have a high content of natural oils, protein, essential vitamins and minerals. They are a great feed to use throughout the year but especially beneficial in winter and spring when extra energy is needed to raise their young. Peanuts will attract a wide range of birds including: – Blackbird, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Nuthatch, Robin, Siskin, Song Thrush, Starling, Swallow and Wren. Wild birds can often fly miles to feed from your feeder, once your new friends have established a feeding routine it is important to ensure that you keep a fresh supply of food available to stop them having a wasted journey and using up much needed energy. These whole peanuts should ideally be fed from a peanut feeder, but they can be fed from bird tables and from the ground . However feeding from a ground feeder or table should be avoided during the breeding season as there is a risk of choking if whole nuts are feed to young chicks. Peanuts can be contaminated by a fungus which produces a poison – aflatoxin that is harmful to birds. All the peanuts that we supply have been stringently tested to ensure they are within EC safety standards and safe for birds to feed upon.

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Price reductions at MowDirect

Friday, September 13th, 2013

MowDirect has cut the price of this product

MD 4-in-1 Multi Tool

MD 4-in-1 Multi Tool was £169.95 now £149.95
This practical, powerful and exclusive 4-in-1 Multi-Tool delivers excellent value for money, quality cutting, trimming and pruning power and is the ideal all-round hand-held neatening solution for your garden. Offering you convenience as well as saving time, energy and money, the well balanced, MD 4-in-1 Multi Tool gives you a hedge cutter, line trimmer, brush cutter and long range pruner in one. The straight shaft power unit is fitted with a 25.4cc 2-stroke petrol engine, full crank for extra reliability, and has a very easy to use recoil start with full and half choke for dependable starting at all times. The engine has a diaphragm carburettor, a type that can be mounted in virtually any position so ideal for this kind of variable position tool, and also known to be lighter, with a self contained vacuum powered fuel pump. An automatic centrifugal clutch makes fingertip control of the Multi-Tool very easy and saves on saves on wear and tear. The power unit section has a ‘D’ shaped handle with a stand bar for firm and comfortable control and incorporates anti-vibration technology for reduced fatigue. A shoulder harness is also included for proper support. All four of the attachments can be fitted easily and quickly, clicking in place in seconds without tools, allowing you to move from one job to another with ease. The curved-shaft line trimmer is ideal for mowing grass or trimming borders and lawn edges or weed trimming on paths and drives without damage. It comes with an auto-feeding, double line-head and has a 381mm cutting width. If you need to deal with tougher, thicker weeds and grass, and those long overgrown corners, the tri-toothed, sharp-bladed brushcutter with straight shaft is the perfect attachment. It has a safety guard fitted and a cutting width of 20.5cm. The long reach hedgetrimmer attachment has a sharp and tough cutting bar with a good practical length of 37cm, a cutting capacity of 2.4 cm, and reciprocating double-sided blades for heavy-duty hedge and shrub trimming. It has an easily adjustable rotation through 180

New products at Suttons Seeds

Friday, September 13th, 2013

New products today at Suttons Seeds

Nut Tree - Walnut Lara

Nut Tree – Walnut Lara £39.99
A magnificent tree for the larger garden, Lara is self-fertile, producing creamy-flavoured nuts from September. Grafted onto Juglans regia rootstock. Height 12m (39′).Ever thought of growing your own nuts? It’s very easy and rewarding! Many nuts are very nutritious and have health-giving properties and the trees are very ornamental too!

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Price reductions at GreenFingers

Friday, September 13th, 2013

GreenFingers has cut the price of these items

Grosfillex Athena Planter 40cm - Charcoal

Grosfillex Athena Planter 40cm – Charcoal was £17.99 now £8.99
Ideal for brightening up an outdoor area this Grosfillex Athena Planter is a good decorative piece that engages practicality with fine design and at great value for money too. Made using strong resin the Planter is UV resistant lightweight and can accommodate a whole host of floral types and creations. Also suitable for indoors in a conservatory or kitchen. Includes manufacturers 2 year guarantee Also available in Green and Taupe Measures approximately L40 x W40 x H30cm Capacity 23 litres

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New products at GreenFingers

Friday, September 13th, 2013

GreenFingers has these new items today

Expanding Hose - 25ft

Expanding Hose – 25ft £29.99
This amazing Expanding Hose is super lightweight and will stretch up to 3 times its length! Simply attach to your garden tap and turn on the water and the hose will expand as you stretch it. Switch the water off and it automatically retracts for easy storage. It is a fabulous non-kinking easy to use hose which is so small when it retracts that it can be held in the palms of your hands. It will make your watering and cleaning tasks so much easier!Durable Fits any standard

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Price reductions at Crocus

Friday, September 13th, 2013

We've found a reduced price today on this item at Crocus

Hydrangea Endless Summer Twist-n-Shout ('Piihm-I') (lacecap hydrangea)

Hydrangea Endless Summer Twist-n-Shout (‘Piihm-I’) (lacecap hydrangea) was £22.99 now £17.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soil Rate of growth: fast-growing Flowering period: June to October Flower colour: pink (in normal or alkaline soils) Hardiness: fully hardy The latest member of the ‘Endless Summer’ group of hydrangeas, this cultivar produces masses of pink lacecap flowers for a very long period throughout summer and autumn – usually right up to the first hard frosts. These flowers are held on sturdy, upright, reddish stems and create a really beautiful splash of colour. Ideal for mixed borders, they also cope well in large pots as long as they are kept well watered. In acidic soils, the flower colour will become bluer. Garden care: Leave the old flower heads in place through the winter. As the new shoots start to emerge in spring cut back a third to a quarter of the previous seasons flowering stems to the base and cut back the remaining flower heads to the first pair of buds.