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Wickes gardening event sale – 25% off

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Gardening Event

Offer: 25% Off ALL these gardening things

Categories (Top Selling): Deck Boards, Deck Lights, Trellis, Garden Sleepers, Border Log Rolls, Landscape Fabrics and 2.5L Apply & Protect Decking Stain

Other Categories: Screening, Wooden Border Edging, Bamboo Edging and Garden Hand Tools.

Starts: Friday 18th May 2012

Ends: Monday 21st May 2012 (at 23.59pm)

Wickes Compost offer

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Wickes has also got a great offer on multi-purpose compost

Offer: Wickes
70L Multi-Purpose Compost – Only £3 a Bag

Starts: Friday 18th May 2012
Ends: Monday 21st May 2012 (at 23.59pm)

A volcano in your garden

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

No, not some bizarre science experiment gone wrong, but these amazing flowers.
They’ll brighten up your garden
Thompson & Morgan have tons of offers on !

Busy Lizzie 'Sunpatiens Volcano™' - 5 jumbo plugs

Busy Lizzie ‘Sunpatiens Volcano™’ – 5 jumbo plugs £14.99
The world’s first cascading Sunpatiens™. Just one plant per basket is ample – given the speed of growth and coverage that Sunpatiens™ provide! Sunpatiens™ ‘Volcano’ produces hundreds of large scarlet-red blooms on tough, weather-resistant, drought tolerant plants. Trails to: 60cm (24”).

Courgettes!

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

I love courgettes!
Freshly picked and cooked they are just simply the taste of summer.

Courgette ‘All Green Bush’ – 1 packet (25 seeds) £2.09

Courgette ‘Best of British’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £1.99

Courgette ‘Black Forest’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (4 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Cavili’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.69

Courgette ‘Coloured Collection’ – 3 packets – 1 of each variety £5.99

Courgette ‘De Nice a Fruit Rond’ – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid – 5 plants £6.99

Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Dundoo’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.49

Courgette ‘El Greco’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.09

Courgette ‘Firenze’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds) £1.99

Courgette ‘Midnight’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.69

Courgette ‘Nano Verde di Milano’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (54 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Parador’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £2.89

Courgette ‘Parthenocarpic Duo’ – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (5 per pack) £4.69

Courgette ‘Parthenon’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Soleil’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (12 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Soleil’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.49

Courgette ‘Sunstripe’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.69

Courgette ‘Tondo di Toscana’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (45 seeds) £2.29

Courgette ‘Tricolour’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (5 seeds) £3.49

Courgette ‘Venus’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.99

Courgette ‘Zephyr’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £1.99

Courgette Black Forest F1 Patio Kit – 1 kit £18.99

And a pumpkin!
Pumpkin ‘Summer Ball’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.09

Anazing plants at T&M – fill your garden with colour

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

New products at Thompson & Morgan

Petunia 'Summer Sensation Mixture' F2 Hybrid - 24 plug plants

Petunia ‘Summer Sensation Mixture’ F2 Hybrid – 24 plug plants £6.99
A flamboyant blend with a taste of everything in this bargain petunia mix. Petunia ‘Summer Sensation’ offers a succession of blooms in a carnival of summer colour. Fantastic value for filling beds, borders, baskets and flower Pouches®. Height and spread: 30cm (12”).

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Half-Hour Allotment – Lia Leendertz

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The Half-hour AllotmentHalf-Hour Allotment – Lia Leendertz – The Half-hour Allotment (Royal Horticultural Society)

This one is next on my list to get hold of!

The main theme of the book is that you just give your plot 30 mins, 5 days a week to your allotment/garden, with weekends off. Or you dedicate the same time, 2.5 hours at weekends.

This practical and inspirational handbook is aimed at the new generation of gardeners who want to enjoy the taste and health benefits of growing their own food, but who have little time to spare. Expert advice and innovative techniques show you how to grow the right quantities of the fruit and vegetables you love, and enjoy the satisfactions of tending an allotment or vegetable garden without becoming a slave to your plot. Tested by fruit-grower Will Sibley and author Lia Leendertz on their own allotments, these methods will enable you to get the best results in half an hour per day, or even less.

The book covers all aspects of allotmenteering and vegetable gardening, including the practicalities of obtaining and maintaining a site, choosing what to grow, designing the plot and advanced projects such as building paths and shelters. A section on harvesting, storing and cooking shows you what to do when your crop is ripe and ready.

Bishop Dahlias

Monday, May 14th, 2012

DahliasLAST CHANCE TO ORDER!
SAVE £7 on Bishop Dahlias
Top quality Dahlias for just £3.95 each, or buy the collection of all 5 varieties for just £12.75 and SAVE £7!

Bishop Dahlias are among the best known of Dahlia series, with pretty single flowers against striking, dark foliage. Fabulous in the garden, vibrant in a vase and bee friendly – no wonder they’ve been so popular for so many years!

Why you’ll love Bishop Dahlias:
Bee-friendly, on the RHS Perfect for Pollinators list.
Long flowering from July – October.
Lovely cut flowers with vibrant blooms.
Will grow again next year if protected over winter.
Supplied as ready-to-plant tubers.
ORDER TODAY FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH

SAVE £7! Dahlia Collection (1 of each variety)
£12.75

Available individually too
Dahlia Bishop of Dover
£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of Landaff

£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of Leicester
£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of Oxford
£3.95

Dahlia Bishop of York
£3.95

Rolawn Direct Voucher

Monday, May 14th, 2012

15%
discount on all orders at Rolawn Direct

The promotion code is RDMAY15 and is valid until Monday 21st May 2012.

Organic Gardening No Dig Way

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Organic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way by Charles DowdingOrganic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way

In Organic Gardening, Charles Dowding shares the philosophy, tips and techniques which have enabled him to run a successful organic garden supplying local restaurants and shops for over 25 years.
Forget the rules: `received wisdom’ about gardening is surprisingly inaccurate. Understand better what is going on in the soil and with your plants, in your own garden and climate, and work out your own methods instead.
Respect and encourage life as much as your can, chiefly by spreading good compost or manure.
There is no need to dig in compost and manure – just spread it on top and let worms take it in. Digging can harm soil structure, and is not helpful to plants.
You can reduce weeding to a little hand-weeding or hoeing every ten days.
Based on his experience of a system of permanent slightly raised beds, Charles takes you through a delicious variety of fruit and vegetables: what to choose, when to plant and harvest, and how best to avoid pests and diseases. The book includes recipes to inspire you to culinary heights with your fresh-picked produce.

Click here for more info Organic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way

Cold frames and a propogator

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Just a few things for our garden wish list at GreenFingers!
A cold frame can help you harden plants off before putting them outside, as well as being a good place to start many seeds.

Vitopod Heated Propagator - Single Height

Vitopod Heated Propagator – Single Height £139.99
Create the perfect growing environment for your seeds and cuttings in this Vitopod heated propagator cold frame and mini greenhouse in one. This propagator is resistant to UV deterioration so it will not yellow and it is made from a durable slightly flexible material so that there is less risk of it breaking should accidents happen. The Vitopod Propagator has been featured in numerous magazines such as House & Garden BBC Gardener’s World Kitchen Garden Garden Answers and Garden News

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