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Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Unwins Seeds & Plants just added this new product
Accord Seed Potatoes (First Early) £6.95
An exceptional variety which quickly produces a large crop if uniform oval tubers with shallow eyes. The creamy flesh is firm and tasty. Accord has good disease resistance and is easy to grow making it an ideal choice for growing without the need for chemicals.
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
New lines at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Trailing Begonia Apricot Shades* (132 Plants) £17.90
Trailing Begonia Illumination Apricot Shades – Double Pack SAVE £2 These are the best Trailing Begonias we’ve ever grown super vigorous and with a profusion of lush healthy blooms cascading in wave upon wave of colour right through summer. This collection contains: 132 Begonia Apricot Shades – a hot mix of sizzling sunset red’s yellow’s and orange’s. Step 1We Grow your Trailing Begonias from seed in our nurseries. Our plants are renowned for their health and vigour because they’ve been grown by experts Step 2You receive strong healthy medium sized plants (3in / 6cm from root to tip) ready for planting out or potting on. We’ve done all the hard work for you making them easy for you to look after. Step 3Enjoy the show! You cant find better value anywhere. That works our just 14p per plant! Medium Plugs – Have a well developed root system and are ready for immediate potting up into 7cm/3in pots to allow them to grow on before planting out into their final position. Plants will be approximately 5-7cm/2-3in from base to tip.
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Saturday, January 29th, 2011
New products added today at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Geranium Combo Pack* (48 Medium Plants) £8.90
When you buy this great value combination pack of Geraniums you’ll recieve 24 Mixed Geraniums and 24 classic Red Geraniums. These F1 Geraniums are perfect for gardeners who want value for money but not hundreds of plants of the same variety. They are supplied as Medium Sized Plug Plants which just need to be grow-on in 6cm pots for a few weeks until they are ready for planting out and the risk of frost has passed. Geraniums are the perfect bedding plant they are: Easy to grow and once planted require little maintenance Drought tolerant and weather resistant Reasonably hardy so can be planted out earlier than other bedding varieties Have a long flowering season – from June to September 48 Geraniums will be enough to fill numerous pots and containers or provide a swathe of colour in your summer borders. They will be delivered by First Class Post from Mid March onwards.
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
New items at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Lrg Flowered Gladioli Collection* (75 Corms) £14.75
Buy the entire Large Flowered Gladioli Collection and save £10.00. The Collection consists of 75 Corms 15 of each variety: -Green Star-Unique lime green flowers simply stunning -Wine and Roses-Delicate pink with cerise markings -Rose Supreme-Beautiful pink blooms -Blue Frost-A beautiful lilac-blue with white frosted centre -Florentina-Lovely bicolour of pure white splashed with red. With their large showy flowers these are the most well known of all gladioli. They are superb for exhibition and are prized by florists and gardeners alike. They have very long flowerspikes and up to 7 florets reaching 10cm/4in in width and can reach the height of 90-120cm/3-4ft. They will thrive in fertile well-drained soil. Gladioli prefer full sun and plenty of water but will still grow successfully in partial shade. Lift the new developed corms in late autumn store in a cool dry and dark place until next spring. Flowering July-September
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Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
New items at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Raspberry Canes-Tulamen (Main Season) £18.75
Tulameen Main Season Floricane Exceptional Garden Variety Produces attractive and glossy conical shaped fruits of excellent flavour that have outstanding keeping qualities. The large tasty berries are easy to pick and will be ready from mid July well into August. Easy to grow and manage the tall fully hardy canes are almost spineless making picking a pleasure! Floricane Raspberries flower and fruit on the old previous season’s growth.
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
New items at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Mint Mentha Pineapple Plants £4.75
This is a less vigorous than the green garden mint and can be added to salads and summer drinks. With a very fruity aroma and flavour it can even be added to cake! It can be planted in the garden or in containers.
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
New products added today at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Complete Pond Plant Collection* (15 Plants) £15.90
Complete Pond Plant Collection The Complete Collection is a mix of Marginal Pond-side and Native Wetland plants – top varieties all selected to help you turn your pond into a mini-nature reserve! Grown from cuttings they’ll be supplied as large garden ready plug plants approx 10 – 12cm (4 – 5″) from root to tip. Collection includes 1 of each of the following varieties: Pond-side Plants Arum Lily Japenese Water Iris Chameleon Plant Cardinal Flower Golden Striped Rush Marginal Plants Oenanthe Flamingo Water Plantain Iris pseudacorus Water Spearmint Lizard Tail Native Wetland Plants Water Mint Creeping Jenny Water Forget-Me-Not Purple Loosestrife Marsh Marigold
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
New products at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Butterfly Gladioli Collection* (75 Corms) £14.75
Butterfly Gladioli Collection Exquisite flowers resemble the wings of a butterfly. They are more compact than traditional gladioli making them perfect for containers! Height 60-80cm/24-32in. Flowering July to September. Collection consists of 15 corms each of: Violetta Velvet Joy Lady of Paris Ice Cream Treasure. All Gladioli are half hardy perennials corms need lifting up before the first frosts. They should be stored in frost free cool dark conditions
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011
Price reduction on this product at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Orange Thyme Seeds was £1.49 now £1.45
Lovely Citrus Scent A very attractive bushy little herb the grey-green leaves have a subtle orange-citrus scent. The whole plant becomes covered with fragrant pale pink fl owers during summer. Attracts bees. The dried leaves can be used in potpourri. Sow March – July. Harvest April – Sept. Height 8cm/3in.
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Saturday, January 15th, 2011
New products today at Unwins Seeds & Plants
Helleborus Collection* (9 Young Plants) £17.90
Buy the entire Helleborus Collection and you will receive 1 plant of Pink Lady and two each of the : -Blue Metallic lady -White Lady -Red Lady -White lady Spotted. Some of the Best Hellebores around for Stunning Spring Planting Easy to grow perennial Hellebores are excellent for bringing early colour to shady borders and areas between shrubs and under trees. They thrive in humus rich heavier soils in dappled shade and will naturalise themselves in subsequent years.
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