New product at Gardening Direct

Buddleia Free Petite Tutti Fruitti 1 Plant 9cm Pot £18.98
Hardy and long floweringThese Buddleias are not only hardy to -25ºc but another positive attribute is that they are also not as invasive as other varieties. They make virtually no seed and if they do they are highly unlikely to sprout.Free Petite® Tutti Fruitti has beautiful dark pink flowers, a dense branching habit and loves full sun. With a long flowering period, from early summer right through to early winter, this plant makes a superb addition to any garden. Ideal as a terrace, balcony, garden and hedge plant.

New products at Gardening Direct

Begonia Compacta 12 Mega Plants £9.99
A New Compact Non-Stop Flowering Begonia Despatched from mid April and thereafter within 14 days of receipt of order.This 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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Fantastic Offer: 4 Tier Mini Greenhouse reduced from £25.99 to just £19.99!

As an extra special treat, this Mini Greenhouse is also available to buy for the fantastic price of just £19.99 that’s an astounding 24% off! This Mini Greenhouse is ideal for protecting your plants and vegetables from the winter chill and spring frosts!

Built from a strong push-fit frame, you won’t need any tools to put this simple greenhouse together. The cover is made from PVC with a stitched seam and roll-up door. To top it all off, this kit is complete with frame ties and wall fixing eyelets.

Hurry though! This offer is only available for a limited time only! – 4 Tier Mini Greenhouse, was £25.99, NOW £19.99!

For more special offers at Gardening Direct click here

Get 3 for 2 on Shrubs at Gardening Direct! Despatching Now!

Shrubs are the backbone of your garden, providing colour and interest throughout the year. Whether they are deciduous or evergreen, flowering or just have attractive foliage they will bring shape and colour to your garden!

Their Shrubs are Despatching Now and are fantastic value start from just £7.49. Or why not take advantage of the Amazing Shrub Offer: Buy 2 Get 1 FREE!

Order today for despatch with 10 days of receipt of Order!

Don’t forget they offer FREE DELIVERY on EVERYTHING

Mature Shrubs
Have glorious colour this year with these 3 litre pot shrubs! They are dispatched in 3 litre pots are ready for IMMEDIATE planting giving INSTANT impact this year and for years to come!
If you have a bigger space to fill, why not Buy Two and Get 2nd Half Price!

Order today for October Dispatch

Take Advantage of the FREE DELIVERY on EVERYTHING and avoid the inconvenience of carrying plants home from the garden centre! Gardening Direct have plenty of great plants available.

Cordyline Red Star 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Phormium Pink Stripe 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Cordyline Sundance 1 Plant 3 litre
£14.99

Sambucus nigra Black Lace 1 Plant 3 Litre
£13.99

Sambucus nigra Black lace 2 Plants
£20.99

Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple (Smoke Bush) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£16.99

Euonymus Emerald Gaiety 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Phormium Back in Black 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Phormium In the Red 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Rhododendron Dopey 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Rhododendron Titan Beauty 3 Litre 1 Plant
£14.99

Berberis Harlequin (Barberry) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Beauty Berry Profusion 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Deutzia Gracilis 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99

Juniperus Blue Carpet 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99

Dryopteris Affinis Crispa Congesta 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99

Patio Rose Red 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99

Patio Rose Pink 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99

Patio Rose White 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99

Passiflora Purple Haze 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Forsythia Mini Gold 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Hibiscus Hamabo 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Hibiscus Woodbridge 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Hydrangea Anomala Petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Jasmine (Jasminium Officianale) 1 Plant 3 litre
£12.99

Kerria Japonica Pleniflora 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Lavatera Burgundy Wine 1 plant 3 litre
£11.99

Honeysuckle Halls Prolific (lonicera) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Virginia Creeper 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99

Passionflower (Passiflora Careula) 1 Plant 3 litre
£14.99

Patio Hypericum 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99

Syringa Vulgaris Michel Buchner (Lilac) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Syringa vulgaris Sensation (Lilac) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99

Aucuba Japonica 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Caryopteris Summer Sorbet 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Choisya Sundance 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99

Cistus Gold Prize 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99

Cyrtomium fortunei 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Juniperus Andorra Compacta 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Escallonia Apple Blossom 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99

Raspberries can be quite invasive so you have to keep an eye on them. Planted at the edges of a lawn they’ll quickly find their way across but it’s easily controlled by mowing the shoots that come up.
I adore raspberries. I love eating them fresh, love them on a flan with cream and enjoy making jam from them. I’ve also just turned 4lb of them into wine – it’s bubbling away at the moment and will take a few weeks before it’s ready for bottling!
The wet weather means you have to pick your moments to go and pick them – the autumn fruiting ones in my front garden put on a real burst of fruit recently and it’s been great to get out and pick it. You can freeze the berries if you don’t want to eat them straight away.

The traditional way to plant them is in rows supported by wires on posts. This allows you to keep them in check and enough room between rows to get between and pick all the fruit. In the height of the season you need to pick every day.
You can plant them in a group in a patch of ground. They will be ok in a sheltered spot without support but will do better if they have some support in the open. Prune after fruiting down to the ground. Thin canes out every so often so that the ground doesn’t become oversaturated with them.
Take the shoots that escape and pot on and pass them on to other gardeners.

Raspberries Rubus Heritage (Red) 3 Plants 9cm Pot £12.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of red fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are great for cooking.

Raspberries Rubus Bristol (Black) 3 Plants 9cm Pot £12.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of black fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are highly disease resistant.

Raspberries Rubus Apricot (Yellow) 3 Plants £12.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of yellow fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are highly disease resistant.

Raspberries 5 Plants Bare Root £11.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are highly disease resistant.

Imagine the delight of picking your own fruit, fresh from your tree on the patio!
Save money and enjoy the delights of your home grown fruit
These Mini Trees are simple to grow, require little training or pruning and will produce an abundance of healthy delicious fruit fro ma single stem.
Order today for despatch Mid October & November

Don’t forget Gardening Direct offer you FREE DELIVERY on EVERYTHING

You don’t need a huge garden to grow fruit.

These trees will be happy on your patio!

Patio Apple Trees (Gold Del/Gala) 9cm Pot £18.99
Home Grown Apples From These Trees Golden Delicious: One of the most popular varieties of apples. Produces a heavy crop of medium sized yellow fruit, with a sweet and tasty flavour. Gala: a crisp and tasty, medium sized dessert apple with a sweet flavour.Imagine the pleasure of harvesting and eating your own home-grown Figs, fresh from your garden. These two trees are so easy to grow and require very little maintenence. Each tree grows masses of apples. Varieties included in this pack are Golden Delicious and Gala.

Patio Apple(Golden Delicious) & Pear(Conference) Trees 9cm Pot £18.99
Home Grown Apples And Pears From These Trees Golden Delicious: One of the most popular varieties of apples. Produces a heavy crop of medium sized yellow fruit, with a sweet and tasty flavour.Conference: One of the most popular variety of pears, produces a long narrow fruit with a firm and tasty flesh. Most reliable variety for garden planting.Imagine the pleasure of harvesting and eating your own home-grown Figs, fresh from your garden. These Apple and Pear trees are so easy to grow and require very little maintenence. Each tree grows an abundance of fruit.

Patio Cherry & Plum Trees 9cm Pot £19.99
Home Grown Cherries And Plums From These Trees Cherry Helena:Produces and abundance of sweet tasting cherries. Plum Black Amber: Dark and sweet tasting fruits.Imagine the pleasure of harvesting and eating your own home-grown Figs, fresh from your garden. These Cherry And Plum trees are so easy to grow and require very little maintenance. Each tree grows an abundance of tasty fruit.

Patio Apple (Gala) & Pear (Doyenne) Trees 9cm Pot £18.99
Home Grown Apples And Pears From These Trees Gala: a crisp and tasty, medium sized dessert apple with a sweet flavour.Doyenne du Comice: Produces a round fruit with soft, juicy flesh. Very sweet tasting, excellent dessert pear.Imagine the pleasure of harvesting and eating your own home-grown Figs, fresh from your garden. These Apple and Pear trees are so easy to grow and require very little maintenence. Each tree grows an abundance of juicy fruit.

Patio Pear Trees (Conf/Doy du Com) 9cm Pot £18.99
Home Grown Pears From These TreesConference: One of the most popular variety of pears, produces a long narrow fruit with a firm and tasty flesh. Most reliable variety for garden planting. Doyenne du Comice: Produces a round fruit with soft, juicy flesh. Very sweet tasting, excellent dessert pear.Imagine the pleasure of harvesting and eating your own home-grown Figs, fresh from your garden. These Pear trees are so easy to grow and require very little maintenence. Each tree grows an abundance of light green fruits. The varieties included are Conf and Doy du Com

Gardening Direct has drought resistant bedding plants – more bedding plant including Verbena Polka Mix and Ptilotus Exultatus Joey.

Geranium Reflection Mix £4.99
These mixed Geraniums are first class performers and a best seller. Flowers are universally large, firmly held on short strong stems with dark green leaves. A very pretty colour range of salmon, pink, rose, red and blush white makes this mix perfect for summer planting everywhere – beds, borders, containers and window boxes.

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Hunter Wellies are some of the best available.
I’m looking for a new pair and have found these in size 6 at Gardening Direct
(I’m size 6 but of course they have lots of other sizes! )

Hunter Original Green Wellington Boots – Size 6 £59.99
Renowned for their ultimate comfort and fit, the Hunter Original Wellington Boot is a great general use boot, ideal for everything from shopping to walking the dog. The simple design, extraordinary comfort and versatility has won the Hunter Original iconic status resulted in it becoming the ultimate outdoor fashion footwear.

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Gardening Direct has loads of new products today

Hunter Original Green Wellington Boots – Size 9 £62.00
Renowned for their ultimate comfort and fit, the Hunter Original Wellington Boot is a great general use boot, ideal for everything from shopping to walking the dog. The simple design, extraordinary comfort and versatility has won the Hunter Original iconic status resulted in it becoming the ultimate outdoor fashion footwear. Upper : Vulcanised natural rubber construction, built on an orthopaedic last for the legendary Hunter fit Outsole : Traditional calendered natural rubber sole Lining : Quick dry knitted nylon lining Footbed : Multi-layer cushioned sponge insole Weight : 1900 gms/pair (size 9)

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