Garden And Gardener

Turf

Sarah — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:03:13 +0000

RoLawn Direct has turf for sale and plenty of advice on laying it!

Medallion Turf contains:
* Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass 25%
* Slender Creeping Red Fescue 35%
* Chewings Fescue 20%
* Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass 20%

Minster Pro Turf
* Slender Creeping Red Fescue 50%
* Chewings Fescue 50%

Rolawn Minster Pro Turf (approx 1m² Rolls) £4.12
Minster Pro Turf is the ultimate fine bladed fescue turf, for a lawn with an outstanding appearance and characteristics of a putting green. Shade and drought tolerant.

Rolawn Medallion Turf (approx 1m² Rolls) £3.22
Rolawn Medallion turf is specially cultivated to produce a lawn turf with an outstanding, fine leafed appearance that is hard wearing, slow growing, easy to maintain and drought tolerant. It is ideal where high quality top class appearance, strength and low maintenance are important.

Lawn care in the autumn

Sarah — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:01:10 +0000

Lawn care products at RoLawn Direct. Your lawn will benefit from a little care
and attention at this time of year. It’s coming to the end of the growing season.

Rolawn
Lawn Top Dressing (approx 0.73m³ when packed) £129.50
Rolawn Lawn Topdressing is a high quality, sand based, multi-purpose lawn dressing,
designed for use on Rolawn lawns. It can also be used to improve any utility
lawn. It will enhance a lawn’s appearance, stimulate new grass growth, level
an uneven lawn, improve drainage and tolerance to wear and tear and reduce thatch.
Top dressing can be applied anytime, when the grass is actively growing.

Rolawn
GroRight Lawn Establishment Fertiliser 5kg £14.99
Slow release pre-turfing and seeding fertiliser that feeds turf and seed from
the roots up. GroRight Lawn Establishment Fertiliser ensures your new lawn
gets off to the best possible start. Use all year round in any soil type.
Feeds for up to 4 months. Covers 125sqm.

Rolawn
GroRight Lawn Establishment Fertiliser 2Kg £7.99
Slow release pre-turfing and seeding fertiliser that feeds turf and seed from
the roots up. GroRight ensures your new lawn gets off to the best possible
start. Use all year round in any soil type. Feeds for up to 4 months. Covers
50sqm.

Rolawn
GroRight Autumn Lawn Food Twin Pack £20.90
SPECIAL OFFER Save Â£5 when you buy Rolawn GroRight Autumn Lawn Twin Pack.
Using GroRight Spring Lawn Food in conjunction with GroRight Autumn Lawn Food
provides a year round programme to promote a healthy, green and hardwearing
lawn. Each 4Kg box covers 100sqm.

Rolawn
GroRight Autumn Lawn Food £12.95
Rolawn GroRight Autumn Lawn Food provides the optimum balance of nutrients
required for Rolawn turf. It can also be used on other lawns. Using GroRight
Spring & Autumn Lawn Food provides a year round programme to promote a healthy,
green and hardwearing lawn. 4Kg box covers 100sqm.

Price reductions at Garden Buildings Direct

Sarah — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:07:38 +0000

Price cut on this product at Garden Buildings Direct

28mm ‘Chamonix Extra’ 13 x 18 Log Cabin was £2199.95 now £1999.95
. The BillyOh Chamonix Office Log Cabin is now available in 3 sizes ensuring that we offer an ideal building to use in any medium to large garden as a personal home office. Take the opportunity to start that business you have always dreamed of, or to convince your boss that you are more productive in the tranquil setting of your own garden with this versatile affordable option. The Chamonix Home Offices all uses an alpine styled roofline adding character and a practical front overhang. The Chamonix Home Office ranges from the smallest size suiting 2 to 3 people, up to the largest size suiting 5 to 6 people to work comfortably. The added bonus of the construction method of interlocking timbers is to add flexibillity in the door and window positions, ensuring that this building is assembled to suit the needs of you the customer. . Overview . . . . The Chamonix Home Office is available in 3 sizes constructed from 28mm Interlocking timbers, Tongue and groove floor and roof complete with a

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Sarah — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:59:13 +0000

New lines added today at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Petunia Black Velvet x15 Plants £15.90
Buy 2 Packs Get 1 FREE! When we saw this amazing new petunia at our breeder’s trials we just had to have it! It’s the first of its type and has wonderful deep black velvety flowers set against luscious green foliage. A real novelty Black Velvet has a compact habit perfectly suited to hanging baskets pots and containers. It’ll create a real WOW factor when planted on its own or combined with small white flowered varieties such as Euphorbia Disacia or Lobelia. Delivered from May onwards Petunia Black Velvet is grown from cuttings which give a more vigorous plant with better developed roots. They’ll arrive as large plugs approximately 10-12cm tall from root to tip – ready for planting out.

Hardy Garden ‘Mums’ x15 Plants £13.90
Special Offer – Buy 2 Packs Get 1 FREE! Requiring only a minimal amount of pinching out these naturally free-branching plants form bushy mounds that get smothered with so many flowers that the foliage gets almost totally obscured. And once they start flowering in late August/early September they’ll just go on and on until the first frosts. Perfect in patio pots they also make excellent subjects for edging a pathway. Leave them in situ to die back over winter cut out the died-back stems when new growth appears in the spring and the flowering cycle starts all over again. A rich reward indeed for so little effort! Collection consists of 15 plants 3 each of the following: Padre White Aklion Pink Carmina Red Axima Yellow Padre Lilac

Early Decorative Spray Chrysanthemum x15 Plants £13.90
Special Offer – Buy 2 Packs Get 1 FREE! Chrysanthemums still manage to maintain their popularity near the top of the cut flower charts second only to the rose perhaps. And it’s easy to see why. They are long lasting come in a wide range of shapes and colours and are inexpensive. Growing your own will give you even better value-for-money. Sprays are not difficult to grow – they don’t require dis-budding like the Blooms they just need to have the growing tip pinched out – and only a few plants will provide lots of sturdy stems for cutting. Collection consists of 15 plants 3 each of the following: Pamela Bronze Gompie Purple Ellen Yellow Red Lilian Hoek Ellen White

Fuchsia Bedding & Border x15 Plants £13.90
Special Offer – Buy 2 Get 1 FREE! Unwins young plants are supplied ready for immediate planting into your containers or potting on into 3 1/2in/9cm pots. Keep them frost free and grow on for a few weeks before planting out. With their more upright habit these varieties are suitable for patio containers and borders alike. Pinch all shoots back at least twice to encourage a neat bushy shape and they will be hard to beat for sheer flower power starting in June and going right through until the first frosts especially if regularly dead headed. This Collection includes 15 Young Plants 3 of each: Display Snowcap Garden News Delta’s Sarah Willow Tinsdale

nermorosa ‘Robinsoniana’ £8.95
As A. nemorosa doesn’t hybridise we have to rely on keen-eyed enthusiasts to spot natural variants and this selection is on of the very best.

Petunia Black Velvet x5 Plants £7.95
When we saw this amazing new petunia at our breeder’s trials we just had to have it! It’s the first of its type and has wonderful deep black velvety flowers set against luscious green foliage. A real novelty Black Velvet has a compact habit perfectly suited to hanging baskets pots and containers. It’ll create a real WOW factor when planted on its own or combined with small white flowered varieties such as Euphorbia Disacia or Lobelia. Delivered from May onwards Petunia Black Velvet is grown from cuttings which give a more vigorous plant with better developed roots. They’ll arrive as large plugs approximately 10-12cm tall from root to tip – ready for planting out.

Narcissus Chromacolor £6.95
Some ‘pink’ daffodils can look a bit wishy-washy but not this recently introduced variety which has one of the deepest coral pink cups that we have yet come across.

Micro-Leaf Seed Collection £6.95
Our Micro-Leaf Collection consists of 1 pack of the follwing: Broccoli – Super-nutritious green sprouts contain high levels of anti-cancer chemicals Mustard Red Frills – Superb deep red and green shoots with a mild potato taste at first followed by a fiery mustard flavour Leaf Celery – Excellent fresh celery taste with slight lemony understones Red Stemmed Radish Sangira – Bright sprouts with highly attractive bright red stems and a spicy and peppery flavour Basil Dark Opal – Lovely dark purple shoots are particually attractive and add a beautiful contrast to salads or as a garnish SAVE £2.00 with this superb Micro-Leaf Seed Collection!

Micro Veg Gro-Tray Set £4.95
Our Micro-Leaves have been so successful we have now designed a special Gro-Tray to make growing extra easy! Plus – we’ve included a purpose made cellulose Gro-Felt Mat used by professionals for micro leaf production. Ensuring good water absorption and retention for quick germination. And of corse they are biodegradable and can be composted. Gro-Tray set consists of 5 Gro-Trays with propagation lids PLUS 10 Gro-Felt Mats! Four Simple Steps to Success: Moisten Gro-Felt Sow Micro Seeds Cover with clear Propagator lid Harvest after around 7-14 days!!

Micro-Leaf Red Stemmed Radish Sangria Seeds £1.95

Re-Fill Gro-Felt – Pack of 20 £1.75

Micro-Leaf Celery Seeds £1.75

Micro-Leaf Basil Dark Opal Seeds £1.75

Micro-Leaf Mustard Red Frills Seeds £1.75

Micro-Leaf Broccoli Seeds £1.75

New products at Gardens and Homes Direct

Sarah — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:46:31 +0000

Gardens and Homes Direct has this new product today

Solar Border Ball Lights £13.49
These elegant solar powered globes create a beautiful light and effect on your garden features at night.

Price reductions at GreenFingers

John — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:43:36 +0000

GreenFingers has cut the price of these products

Levington Tomorite Giant Compost Planter With Seaweed 56L was £6.99 now £4.99
The Levington Tomorite Giant planter enriched with Tomorite plant food and added seaweed for full flavoured tomatoes. The seaweed contains Potassium which encourages the formation of the fruits.Recommend as 3 plant size. Larger size allows easier watering and promotes better root growth.56 litre

BBQ Tool Set With Case – 18 piece was £24.99 now £19.99
This 18-piece BBQ Tool Set is a must have for any dedicated barbecue chef! Stored within a sturdy plastic protective carry case are all the tools you could ever need each with stainless steel heads and softwood handles. Each tool also has a handy hanging hook too so are easy to have close to hand while you cook. This BBQ Tool Set Includes:1 x carving knife 1 x spatula with integral bottle opener 1 x fork 1 x tongs 1 x basting brush 1 x scrubbing brush 4 x skewers 4 pairs of Sweetcorn forks Carry Case dimensions: 53 x 23 x 6cm high

Urn Water Feature was £59.99 now £49.99
This mains powered Urn Water Feature would make a delightful addition to your surroundings and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Consisting of 3 urns each at a different angle the water flows out of the top urn before flowing down through each of the others in turn.A stylish addition to any garden this resin water feature will not only look great but also stand the test of time. Pump and 1.5m Cable included.29.5 x 29 x 53cm high

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New products at GreenFingers

John — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:42:36 +0000

GreenFingers just added these new products

Folding Wheelbarrow – Green £19.99
Ideal for all your lightweight gardening tasks this green Folding Wheelbarrow is great for moving that pile of leaves to your compost bin. It

Christmas Meerkat Ornament – Three Wise Meerkats £19.99
O we three Meerkats of Orient are bearing gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh from afar. Simples!This Christmas garden ornament will look great in your garden or on your patio and is an ideal Xmas gift for any meerkat enthusiast! Manufactured from resin this meerkat garden ornament will not crack or chip and is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Completely frost proof and weather resistant too it

Christmas Meerkat Ornament – Scrooge Meerkat £14.99
Meerkat Christmas? Meerkat Christmas! Bah humbug! It’s just a simples day. What is all the fuss about?! This Christmas garden ornament will look great in your garden or on your patio and is an ideal Xmas gift for any meerkat enthusiast! Manufactured from resin this meerkat garden ornament will not crack or chip and is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Completely frost proof and weather resistant too it

Christmas Meerkat Ornament – Carol Singing Meerkats £19.99
All Meerkat families go out carol singing at Meerkat Christmas

Wishing Well Planter £22.99
Simply charming this hexagonal shaped Wishing Well Planter looks great in the garden or on the patio. Made from Pine it

Frog Solar Lights – Set Of 4 £9.99
These decorative Frog Solar Lights are a great way to cheer up the garden and are ideal for brighten up your decking patio bushes or hedges. These frog lights have 4 energy saving green LED lights and are powered by a separate solar panel which allows you to place them in shady areas of your garden. They are simple and easy to install with no mains wiring or operating costs. These frog lights automatically illuminate during darkness and the battery capacity will give you 5 hours of light each night. At darker times of the year it is best to recharge the batteries in a rechargable unit. Solar panel height: 37cm Width: 11cm Frog Light: 5cm wide 1.5m of cable to first frog 1m between frogs 1 x rechargeable AA battery Set of 4

Christmas Meerkat Ornament – Meerkat Family Round The Xmas Tree £17.99
Xmas eve and what is this? Papa Meerkat proudly drinks a mug of hot chocolate after finishing the tree but didn’t notice naughty Meerpup opening his present! This is not in traditional Meerkat spirit – gifts are for Meerkat Xmas Day. Simples! This Christmas garden ornament will look great in your garden or on your patio and is an ideal Xmas gift for any meerkat enthusiast! Manufactured from resin this meerkat garden ornament will not crack or chip and is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Completely frost proof and weather resistant too it

Turtle Solar Lights – Set Of 4 £9.99
These delightful Turtle Solar Lights are a great addition to your garden and are ideal for brighten up your decking patio bushes or hedges. These turtle lights have 4 energy saving green LED lights and are powered by a separate solar panel which allows you to place them in shady areas of your garden. They are simple and easy to install with no mains wiring or operating costs. These frog lights automatically illuminate during darkness and the battery capacity will give you 5 hours of light each night. At darker times of the year it is best to recharge the batteries in a rechargable unit. Solar panel height: 37cm Width: 11cm Turtle Light: 5cm wide 1.5m of cable to first turtle 1m between turtles 1 x rechargeable AA battery Set of 4

Mosaic Glass Solar Lantern £7.49
This stylish Mosaic Glass Solar Lantern is ideal for garden table as well as your garden patio or decking areas. The decorative mosaic glass pattern creates a wonderfully pleasing effect on any surface. Powered by an integral solar panel this light makes use of the energy-saving white LED bulb. Automatically illuminating during darkness this gives up to 8 hours of light each night when fully charged. It

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New products at Blooming Direct

John — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:42:01 +0000

New items added today at Blooming Direct

Filigree Square Bird Feeder £14.95
A fine ornamental wirework bird feeder which combines style with practicality. Birds not provided! Can also be used as a tealight holder. Perfect gift for nature lovers and gardeners!

Alan Titchmarsh Gardener’s Mug £10.95
This mug has been designed for gardeners, with Alan Titchmarsh unique artwork, based on the shape of a plant pot complete with a saucer that multitasks as an antibug lid, a coaster and a biscuit plate, helping to keep your drink warm and bugs out!

Price reductions at Garden Centre Online

Sarah — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:36:05 +0000

Garden Centre Online reduced the price on these products today

Revolution Junior Kettle BBQ Jet Black was £7.99 now £4.99
The new range from Solus includes a stylish range of BBQ’s and accessories. The range includes this small kettle barbecue in Jet Black, perfect for smaller gardens, patios or picnics. Features a 34cm diameter cooking area with enamelled firebowl, ash collection plate and air vent. The lid features an air vent and grip handle.

Auto Greenhouse Vent Arm was £25.53 now £24.99
Vent arm to open vent automatically when temperatures raise. Cleverly engineered specifically to replace the manual vent arm. Opens vent at warm temperatures, closes when temperature cools – perfect for when you are not able to tend to your greenhouse when the weather changes. Frame is made from aluminium with a supporting arm to keep the vent open. To fit the Silverline, Greenline and Multiline range. Does not fit the Snap-n-Grow Greenhouse. Easy to install and supplied with all the fittings.

2 Shelf Staging Kit / Greenhouse Workbench was £51.08 now £49.99
Create an organised space in your greenhouse with 2 tier shelf staging kit. Top tier can also be used as a greenhouse workbench The 2 shelving system to hold heavy weights and is made from durable galvanised rust resistant steel. Size 105cm width x 50cm depth x 81cm height. NOTE: This item is not suitable for the 4′ x 2′ Lean-to Greenhouse [GH42L].

New products at Garden Centre Online

Sarah — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:04 +0000

New item at Garden Centre Online

Bayer Garden Multirose 3 In 1 – 1 Litre £5.00
Advanced 3 in 1 formulation. Systematic fungicide plus insecticide with added foliar feed. Keeps roses and ornamental garden plants healthy, productive and free from pest and fungal diseases. 1 litre ready to use. Contains myclobutanil and bifenthrin.