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New products at Suttons Seeds

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

New items today at Suttons Seeds

Poppy Planters, Wall Planters & Seed Kit

Poppy Planters, Wall Planters & Seed Kit £80.00
Poppy Planter & 2 Wall Planters x 2 packs:POPPY PLANTERS – Don’t be confused by its odd name – our Poppy Planter is a quick, easy and very affordable way to grow your own veg, at easy working height, on a patio or balcony! Its easy-to-assemble powder-coated steel tubular frame is tough yet lightweight, and it folds flat for easy storage. The robust pre-formed liner has a sewn-in water membrane to ensure good moisture retention, and the planter has angled feet caps for greater stability. Measures 40cm (16) x 65cm (26) x 79cm (31) high. Holds approximately 50 litres of compost. Plus it comes complete with 2 Living Wall Planters! WALL PLANTERS – Ideal for flowers, herbs or salads, our Wall Planters make vertical wall gardening easy – just add compost and plants! They’re easy to mount on a wall, fence or balcony, with a simle hook system (expandable metal S hooks included) for adding more planters. They feature reinforced eylets and webbing for strength, and are lined to ensure good moisture retention.PLUS 7 Veg Seed Varieties: Tomato F1 Lizzano – Lizzano, as confirmed by Bangor University, is the most blight tolerant variety we have seen. It is a semi-determinate type producing abundant yields of tasty, high quality, bright red, baby cherry sized fruits. It is a vigorous variety with a compact, uniform trailing habit. Height and spread approximately 50cm (20). Patio type. For greenhouse crops, sow February/April under glass 18-21C (65-70F). Grow in well-prepared borders, large pots, or growing bags, removing laterals as they appear. For outdoor crops, sow April under glass 18-21C (65-70F). Grow in warm, sunny positions in well prepared, moisture retentive soil allowing 45-60cm (1-2′) between plants, and water regularly in dry periods. (16-18 weeks maturity). Packet of 7 seeds.Dwarf Bean Mascotte – Ideal for growing in window-boxes and pots, and very attractive in flower. Produces good crops of round, extra fine, absolutely stringless pods approximately 14cm in length on plants approximately 40-45cm in height. Easy to harvest because the pods are held well outside the foliage. Packet of average 110 seeds.Beetroot Boltardy – Smooth-skinned roots of fine colour, ideal for exhibition. Resistant to bolting and recommended for early sowing. Seed Tape x 1.Spring Onion Lisbon – White Lisbon is an ever popular spring onion, very quick growing, with silvery skin and mild flavour. No thinning required. Seed Tape x 1.Radish French Breakfast – French Breakfast 3 produces solid, sweet, cylindrical crimson and white radishes. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Seed Tape x 1.Salad Italian – Grow nutritious mixed salad leaves with this Italian Mix on a biodegradable tape. Contains Italian Parsley, Rocket, Sweet Basil, Lettuce, Radicchio and Broccoli. It couldn’t be easier to grow your own salad. Seed Tape x 1.Carrot Early Nantes – Early Nantes 5 is a suberb tasting carrot that’s excellent for successional sowing, or in frames or under cloches for early roots. Suitable for salads, cooking or freezing. Seed Tape x 1.SEED TAPES – Suttons Groweasy Seed Tapes are just the thing for you. Pre-spaced seed in a tape – less thinning out! 5m (16′) of bio-degradable tape per pack. Simply prepare your soil, draw out a groove, roll out your tape, cover with soil, water well and watch your seedlings grow! Growing instructions on packet.

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New products at Plant Me Now

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

New items today at Plant Me Now

Wild Flower Meadow Seeds Collection (7sqm)

Wild Flower Meadow Seeds Collection (7sqm) £10.95
Rediscover all the charm of the classic countryside with this beautiful wild flower meadow seed collection. This mix of wild flowers and grass plants will help to re-establish a natural meadow at the heart of your garden. Ideal for the expert or novice gardener alike, simply follow the easy growing instructions and you should see blooms between 6 and 8 weeks from sowing. Contains carefully selected flowering species and will bloom for 3 to 4 months and attract friendly pollinating insects. 1 box covers an area of 7 square metres. Contains 13 annual and perennial flowering varieties with differing flowering times for a long lasting display includes the following species: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Papaver rhoeas Centaurea cyanus Chrysanthemum segetum Best time to sow, Autumn or Spring. Mowing your floral meadow at the end of the season will encourage another super display the following year.

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Price reductions at Harrod Horticultural

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Harrod Horticultural has cut the price of this item

Showa Floreo 370 Gloves

Showa Floreo 370 Gloves was £7.95 now £7.45
Available In His And Hers Colours – Pink And Black – These Range-topping Showa Floreo 370 Gloves Provide The Ultimate Second Skin For Gardeners Hands. precision Gardening Becomes A Simple Task Thanks To The Lightweight Tailoring Which Gives An Amazing Tactile Touch And Great Grip When Pruning, Trimming, Weeding, Pricking Out And Deadheading, And Added To The Manufacturing Technology Which Brings An Anti-perspirant Breathable Liner And A Snug Fitting Wrist To Keep Both Dirt And Liquid Out, The Showa Floreo 370 Gloves Really Are The Only Gardening Gloves Youll Need! Black Showa Floreo 370 Gloves Are Available In Large (size 8) With Small (6) And Medium (7) In The Pink.showa Floreo 370 Gloves Available In Black And Pink1 Size Available In Black – Large (8)small (6) And Medium (7) Supplied In Pinksecond Skin Fit With Breathable Linervery Tactile Touch – Suitable For Delicate Garden Tasks Such As Planting And Pricking Outnitrile Coated Palm For Strong And Secure Gripelasticated Wrist To Keep Out Dirt And Waterhis And Hers Coloursseamless Nylon Linernitrile Coated Palmwashable At 40cextra Value – Buy 2 Pairs Of Any Size And Save 1 (discount Deducted At Checkout)!

New products at Harrod Horticultural

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Harrod Horticultural just added this new product

Eco-coir Bale

Eco-coir Bale £1.95
Producing 70-80 Litres Of Peat-free Growing Medium From A 30cm L X 30cm W X 13cm H Coir Bale Sounds Like Something Only Derren Brown Or Paul Daniels Could Manage – But This Seemingly Impossible Horticultural Magic Trick Is Something You Can Perform In Your Own Kitchen Garden, Vegetable Patch Or Allotment, Thanks To The Eco-coir Bricks And Bale! just By Adding Water And Stirring, You Can Convert These Organic, Peat-free, Compact Bricks Of All-natural Coconut Fibre (coir) Into A Growing Medium For Soil Conditioning, Hanging Baskets And Container Growing Or As Additional Brown Matter For Home Composts – Even As A Bedding Material For Worm Composters.they Can Also Be Used To Lighten Clay Soils, Improve Water Capacity In Sandy Soils Or Can Play A Major Part In Creating An Ideal Potting Compost By Mixing With Other Components, Such As Sand, Garden Compost, Loam And Manure. The Eco-coir Bales Measures 30cm L X 30cm W X 13cm H And Will Provide You With Between 70 And 80 Litres Of Peat-free Multi-purpose Compost – The Size Of A Large Garden Centre-bought Bag!eco-coir Bale Measures 30cm L X 30cm W X 13cm Hweighs 5kgmakes Between 70-80 Litres Of Multi-purpose Compostsuitable As A Base Material For Potting Mixessaves Time, Space And Effortideal Where Home Composting Is Limited Or Impossibleno More Buying Expensive Bags Of Garden Centre Compostenvironmentally Friendly – No Waste Packaging Or Bags To Dispose Ofimpoves Water Retention In Sandy Soilsideal Soil Structure Improver

Price reductions at Tooled Up

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Tooled Up reduced the price on these items today

Bosch Dual Line Auto Spool 2 x 5 Metre x 1.6mm For Art 30 Gsd & Gsdv 2 x 5M Grass Trimmers

Bosch Dual Line Auto Spool 2 x 5 Metre x 1.6mm For Art 30 Gsd & Gsdv 2 x 5M Grass Trimmers was £6.12 now £4.95
dual Line Auto Spool for Art 30 Gsd & Gsdv 2 x 5M Grass Trimmers…

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New products at Tooled Up

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

New products at Tooled Up

Draper Expert Petrol 4 in 1 Grass Trimmer & Brush Cutter with 30cc 2 Stroke Engine

Draper Expert Petrol 4 in 1 Grass Trimmer & Brush Cutter with 30cc 2 Stroke Engine £355.95
Features:&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbspExpert Quality&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbspFour attachments for different tasks around the garden&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp2 stroke petrol engine&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbspEasy start re…

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Price reductions at Gardens and Homes Direct

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Gardens and Homes Direct has cut the price of these items

Camillion 2 Seat Wooden Garden Bench

Camillion 2 Seat Wooden Garden Bench was £49.99 now £39.99
Our Camillion 2 Seat Wooden Garden Bench is sturdily constructed in hardwood in traditional style and is a perfect addition to any patio or garden setting. The frame is pressure treated and finished in a natural stain with smoothed edges for additional comfort.Features:•    Perfect for lawns, terraces  and patios.•    Durable, quality hardwood construction.•    Pressure treated, natural stain finish.•    Hardwood sourced from sustainable plantations.Dimensions:Width: 126cm/50in Depth 61cm/24in Height 95cm/37.5in

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New products at Gardens and Homes Direct

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

New lines today at Gardens and Homes Direct

Ferndown Brown 7 Piece Garden & Conservatory 1.6m Dining Set

Ferndown Brown 7 Piece Garden & Conservatory 1.6m Dining Set £599.99
Our Ferndown Brown 7 Piece Garden Dining Set combines design-elegance, comfort and versatility. Perfect in the garden, on the patio or in the conservatory. Sturdily constructed powder-coated steel framed chairs with generous, brown, buttoned cushions, complement the rectangular table. The chairs have beautifully contoured framing with classically styled cross-membered backs and scrolled arms. The table includes a strong, tempered, brown-shaded glass top with a parasol hole.   Features: • Elegant powder coated steel framed, weather resistant construction*.• Removable buttoned seat cushions with zip-on covers.• Shaded 5mm brown, tempered glass table top.• Part of a complementary range.   Dimensions: Table Length 160cm/5ft 3inChairs: Height 95cm/37.5in Width…

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New products at Suttons Seeds

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Suttons Seeds has these new products today

Marberry Cascade Planter

Marberry Cascade Planter £199.00
This superb planter has an attractive three tier design and a natural timber finish that will complement any outdoor space. Constructed from pressure treated timber, which is highly resistant to rot and insects, it will last for years to come.Versatile and easily portable, it can be quickly and conveniently placed in a location of your choice. It fits neatly into a corner and can be used together or as three separate planters. Liner included, to protect the timber structure. Measures 122cm (4’4) wide x 82cm (2’8) deep x 102cm (34) high.

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Price reductions at Crocus

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Crocus has cut the price of these lines

Dahlia 'Sunshine' (dahlia tuber)

Dahlia ‘Sunshine’ (dahlia tuber) was £3.49 now £1.99
Position: full sun Soil: fertile, humus-rich soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: July to September Flower colour: golden with an orange centre Other features: excellent cut-flowers Hardiness: half hardy (will need winter protection) Perfect for pots and containers, this relatively low-growing dahlia will produce an abundance of golden-yellow single flowers, each with a bright band or orange around their centre. The foliage is dark and flushed with purple, so this creates further interest as well as offering a stunning contrast to the flowerheads. Garden care: Dahlia tubers can be planted outside after frost, or started off in pots under glass in late winter to early spring. Plant them horizontally approximately 12cm deep, making sure the ‘eyes’ are uppermost. Allow enough room between each tuber so the plants can grow and spread to their full size without being over-crowded. While in growth, provide a high-nitrogen liquid feed each week in June, then a high-potash fertiliser each week from July to September. Stake with canes or brushwood if it becomes necessary. In mild areas, leave them in situ over winter, but protect the crown with a generous layer of dry mulch. In colder areas, carefully lift and clean the tubers once the first frosts have blackened the foliage and allow them to dry naturally indoors. Then place the dry tubers in a shallow tray, just covered with slightly moist potting compost, sand or vermiculite and store in a frost-free place until planting out again.

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