TReat yourself to some of these hanging baskets that will help you create beautiful displays this summer.
Jersey Plants Direct has these fantastic offers available and delivery is free.

Pick a variety of plants and colours, mix trailing and upright for a great display of colour and foliage. If you want easy planting then get the garden ready plants, otherwise buy smaller cheaper plug plants and ensure a riot of colour. The smaller the plants the cheaper they are and the more you get. You do have to put a bit more effort into them but they’re much better value.
These baskets will increase your flower displays. Add water gel to help them stop drying out in between waterings. Remember they will need regular watering during the summer.
Use a liquid plant feed weekly and water every day when it’s warm.

Easi Hanging Baskets 12inches in diameter, Set of 2 £12.99
Create an eye-catching hanging basket for your gardenThis hanging basket is made of plastic, has 6 removable side panels for all around planting, and a strong chain for stable mounting. Sold as a set of 2.This easy to fill hanging basket will create an eye-catching display to your garden. The flat base gives stability when planting and the side panels allows you to add interest with larger plants for an instant show of beautiful flowers.
My friend Rachel makes beautiful hanging baskets and she does this with plenty of great plants being put in to start with – as long as there’s plant food and they’re watered they should do well.

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Create a simple yet effective colour pattern with these patchwork collections of flowers.
Orders for patchwork collections must arrive by 31st December.
Free delivery on all orders too
So buy as many or as few plants as you like and delivery is free.

These are all the 100 plug plants that need growing on, but they are available in different sizes for later delivery taking less work. If you’ve got a big garden, or are planning to make tubs of flowers for friends as Springtime gifts then this number of plants means you get great value.

Follow instructions included with the plug plants and you should have great success.
Plug plants are easy to grow on but need some shelter so a greenhouse, cold frame or even conservatory will do.
Mix and match plants and colours in your garden for a vibrant colourful effect.
Be bold with your planting.
When planting in tubs remember to mix in some plant food and water retaining crystals to help the plants along.

Antirrhinum Rainbow Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Begonia Destiny Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £11.99

Begonia Sahara Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £10.99

Begonia Sparkle Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Geranium Balcony Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £15.99

100 Geranium Parade Patchwork + 60 Plants FREE £10.99

Impatiens Double Deluxe Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £11.99

Impatiens Jigsaw Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £10.99

Impatiens Summer Waterfall Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £11.99

Lobelia Trail Away Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Mimulus Masterpiece Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Nicotiana Essence Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Pansy Grande Fragrance Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £10.99

Petunia Bolero Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £10.99

Petunia Grand Prix Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Petunia Passionata Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Salvia Hot Hot Hot Patchwork 100 Plants + 60 FREE £12.99

Jersey Plants direct sell tons of plants including Autumn and Spring Bedding plants. Their delivery is always free – no matter what order size. This means you can shop with confidence knowing no matter how little or much you order you don’t have to worry about postage costs on top.

Jersey Plants Direct free delivery on all orders

If you want to brighten up your garden then JPD’s free delivery means you can get more plants for your money.

With some shops charging £5 or more for delivery it is well worth knowing which places offer free delivery. It’s not just on seeds either like some places, it’s on every order.

They currently have Christmas gifts with free delivery too. Perfect gift ideas for those who don’t eat chocolates or like a drink! Safe and lovely Christmas plants that will make someone’s Christmas really special and last for a long time too!
Great value across their entire plant range too.

Christmas Gifts that are available include:
1. Mixed Carnation Bouquet
2. Red & Gold Carnation Bouquet
3. Scented Indoor Hyacinth
4. Multiflowering Amaryllis
5. Princettia

All of these would make fab gifts for all gardeners and plant lovers! Cut flowers are always special to get for Christmas or birthdays!

Runner bean seeds at Jersey Plants direct. I love runner beans! When you grow your own you’ll love being able to pick them and get them cooked within a short time.
Runner Bean 6 Jumbo Ready Plants March Delivery £6.99

Runner Bean Scarlet Emperor 50 Seeds £2.99

Runner Beans Streamline 50 Seeds £2.99

Dwarf Runner Bean Hesita 50 Seeds £2.99

Fantastic flowers at Jersey Plants Direct – the classic large flowered red geranium Fire Queen is a brilliant buy for you garden. It’s bright bold colour will fill your flower beds with fantastic colour all summer.
Available as plants or seeds.

Geranium Fire Queen 28 Super Ready Plants £9.99
Our best selling Geranium new to the super rangeUnderestimated how many plants needed for your summer displays? These new late spring special Super Ready plants are grown to a more mature size for immediate planting. They are ideal for plugging those annoying gaps in your developing displays.This classic large flowered red geranium is a beautiful example of a geranium. The red flowers stand proud of the green coloured leaves, giving a lovely backdrop to the large flowers. Geranium Fire Queen is good in dry conditions and will bloom throughout the summer.

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Jersey Plants Direct just added these new products

Begonia Destiny Patchwork 50 Plants + 20 FREE £11.99
An established favourite with our customersThese early order Patchwork Collections are made up of 6 separately sown and labelled colours giving you the opportunity to create your own uniquely designed planting scheme. Limited AvailabilityOur best selling Begonia Destiny is an established favourite. This strong upright bedding plant has fully double flowers in a colourful mix of red, orange and yellow. It is a profuse flowering plant and will provide colour in your garden all summer long. Orders must arrive by Saturday 31st December

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Why planting soft fruit is an easy option.
You can see the range of soft fruit at Jerseyplantsdirect here. It covers rhubarb, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries and strawberries and blueberries.

Doesn’t sound very lazy does it?
Well it is! The effort is mostly in the preparation of the soil before you plant them. This is the hard bit so why not rope a friend or loved one into helping you dig and prepare the soil. Add some well rotted compost or manure if possible to enrich the soil. If you can’t then throw in some fertiliser. Plant and water. And that’s basically it. You can leave them alone then.
The rhubarb is the one to ignore completely for the first year. You could steal a stalk of it but let the plant use all the leaves to create energy through photosynthesis and build up a really good root system. This will then reward you in years to come as it’ll be bigger and stronger and produce more stalks
Berries are easy. You can let them get on with the growing as much as you like – there’s no work to do. With raspberries you can cut down the stems after they’ve finished fruiting but to be brutally honest if you don’t, no-one will complain to you! The fruit doesn’t mind! They will look a little untidy but it’s not a huge problem. You can thin them out when you’ve got time. Or not. If you leave your raspberry patch alone it’ll still produce loads of fruit so it’s not a huge problem at all.
Strawberries produce runners and if you want them to concentrate on fruit then you can cut off the runners. It takes a little effort. If you leave them you end up with a much bigger, denser strawberry bed and you can cut off the rooted plants and move them elsewhere in the garden.

One favourite of mine that JPD don’t have at the moment is blackcurrants. They are effort free. When you pick them cut off the branches with the fruit on and take it indoors or sit at the table outside with a drink and pick the berries off. This way you harvest and prune together and don’t have to stand up for ages picking tiny berries.

Soft fruit can be really rewarding financially too! Raspeberries are £2 for 100g in the supermarket and off a few plants in you garden you can pick more than that every day for weeks!

If you have room then you should plant some soft fruit. it’s a really useful thing to have and will serve you well in the summer for puddings! Or make jam!

You can grow fruit trees on patios and in small gardens. It’s a great idea in these credit crunch times to invest a little money in something that will give you long term rewards!

Fruit trees at Jerseyplants direct come with free delivery

Patio Apple Trees (Gold Del/Gala) 9cm Pot
£18.99
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. Perfect trees for your garden. Eat these delicious apples or turn them into pies!

Patio Pear Trees (Conf/Doy du Com) 9cm Pot
£18.99
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. Doyenne du Comice: Produces a round fruit with soft, juicy flesh. Very sweet tasting, excellent dessert pear.

Patio Apple(Golden Delicious) & Pear(Conference) Trees 9cm Pot
£18.99
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.

Patio Apple (Gala) & Pear (Doyenne) Trees 9cm Pot
£18.99
They all need a well prepared planting position ideally in Full sun but partial shade will do.

Patio Cherry & Plum Trees 9cm Pot
£19.99

Punica granatum Nana (Dwarf Pomegranate) 1 Plant

Ficus carica Kadota (Fig) I Plant

A tree is a small investment in money now and time to plant. They take very little care year on year and will reward you with fruit for many years to come. It’ll be one of the very best things you grow in your garden. Low maintenance and effort but big rewards. Make this year the year you plant fruit trees!

Bare Root Bargains best for budget gardening!

It’s bare root season and if you’re looking for great value, Jersey Plants Direct have the bargains for you! As mentioned in Amateur Gardening Magazine, Bare Root Plants are sometimes difficult to find in Garden Centres, Jersey Plants Direct have the bare root plant for you and delivered straight to your door at no extra cost!

Hurry, Bare root plants are only available until the end of November!

Peony Kansas, £7.99 -Peony Kansas is a vigorous dependable bloomer with beautiful large fully double carmine red flowers on strong stems. Peonies are great for borders and cut flowers.

Peonies Collection 3 Plants. £15.98

3 for the price of 2! Save £7.99(compared to buying individually) This collection of Peonies will bring delight for many summers to come. Create a selection of cut flowers with these large blooms. Varieties include Kansas, Sarah Bernhardt, Shirley Temple.

Hybrid Tea Roses Scented 5 Plants Bare Root, £15.99

Fantastic Saving – Save £18.96 (compared to buying individually) Bring beautiful colours and perfume to your garden with this collection of Scented Hybrid Tea Roses. Varieties include Ena Harkness, Orange Perfume, Mr Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth, Violet Perfume

They’re the best sort of Christmas presents to give someone who loves flowers! New items today at Jersey Plants Direct

Scented Indoor Hyacinth 7 Bulbs + FREE Diary £13.99
A Wonderfully scented Christmas plant giftSend this lovely Christmas gift delivered with your personalised message plus a FREE 2012 pocket diary! Upgrade to an ornate basket for just £2! Click here Orders must arrive by Monday 19th DecemberPersonalise your message at the checkout basket. Delivered with your own personalised message and Free 2012 Diary!These 7 beautifully scented pink pearl Hyacinth bulbs come planted in a basket and makes a perfect Christmas gift.

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