Another top up of the autumn bulbs this week includes Snowdrops, English Bluebells, Anemones, Alliums. All good to plant now. Please bear in mind these sell through quite quickly so stock is changing daily. We also have winter pansies, violas, heathers, cyclamen to brighten up your pots and beds for the autumn and winter.
We have now received the Winter Onion Sets & Shallots-Varieties and it’s time to get planting!
ONION SETS
ELECTRIC RED
AUTUMN CHAMPION
SENSHYU YELLOW
IDEALLY, ONIONS AND SHALLOTS SHOULD BE PLANTED ON A NEW SITE EACH YEAR TO PREVENT DISEASES AND PESTS. FEEDING WITH A GENERAL FERTILIZER WILL IMPROVE YIELDS. AUTUMN PLANTING FOR EARLY HARVESTING. PLANT 12M / 5″ APART
GARLIC VARIETIES
EARLY PURPLE WHITE
GARCUA
ELEPHANT GARLIC
THERMIDROME
TOPADROME
Garlic requires free-draining, fertile soil in a sunny position. Adding a general fertilizer will improve yields. Break the bulb into cloves before planting. Plant the cloves 3cm deep and 10cm apart.
The Autumn Bulbs have arrived so now is a great time to get planning and planting.
COLCHICUM, AUTUMN CROCUS, TULIPS, ALLIUMS, NARCISSUS, ANEMONE, FRITILLARIA, MUSCARI, CROCUS, IRIS, HYACINTHS, CAMASSIA ERANTHUS, IPHEION, DAFFODILS are just some of the varieties now in – we still have more to come when they are ready.
We have had a lovely delivery of Dahlias and perennials – perfect to fill those gaps in the garden and give you a burst of colour.
Dahlias in lots of colours – also Delphiniums, Eucomis, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Scabious, and Astilbe.
We have had a delivery of soft fruit –
Blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, gooseberry, loganberry, tayberry, pinkcurrant, rhubarb.
We have been waiting patiently for our deliveries and we now have a good range of compost including PEAT FREE & ORGANIC along with MANURE.
COMPOSTS & BARK AUGUST 2021
NEW HORIZON PEAT FREE & ORGANIC MPC 2 FOR £12.00-COLLECTION 50L £7.00
20L £5.00
MPC PLUS JI 2 FOR £12.00-COLLECTION 50L £7.00
JOHN INNES NO 3 35L £6.00
MELCOURT/ SYLVAGROW PEAT-FREE 50L £9.00
SYLVAGROW PLANTER ORGANIC PEAT-FREE 45L £8.00
TOMATO PLANTER £6.00
TREE & SHRUB COMPOST 60L £7.00
MANURE 2 FOR £10.00 -COLLECTION 50L £6.00
BLOOMIN AMAZING
(PEAT FREE SOIL CONDITIONER/MULCH/FEED) 50L £6.00
STRULCH ORGANIC 9KG £10.00
MELCOURT COMPOSTED FINE BARK 50L £7.00
MELCOURT BARK SPRUCE ORNAMENTAL 60L £9.00
WESTLAND BED AND BORDER BARK 70L £8.00
LANDSCAPE BARK 100L £10.00
GRIT OR HORTICULTURAL SAND 20KG £5.00
10/20MM SHINGLE £3.00
TOPSOIL 35 L £5.00
PLAY SAND MINI £4.00
We are now able to choose our own varieties of perennials and are getting deliveries most weeks. Here are some pictures of this weeks delivery.
These are great for adding colour to your garden and come back next year!
We would recommend protecting against slugs when you plant in the form of barriers or pellets.
GROW YOUR OWN!
PLANT NOW FOR NEW POTATOES AT CHRISTMAS.
Just in from Taylors bulbs are 5 varieties of seed potatoes that you plant now and harvest for Christmas.
PENTLAND JAVELIN / MARIS PEER / CHARLOTTE / SHARPES’S EXPRESS / DESIREE
Planting time July to September for harvest from November onwards. Can be planted into containers/ potato bags or open ground. Approximate harvest is 12 weeks or after flowering – harvest as required, the remainder can be left in situ for up to a month.
Stock is slow to arrive at the moment but there will always be stock on order but it may take a while to get to us. It is best to pop in and see what is in or you can email us.
We have a selection of composts, manure, bark and soil conditioners in stock.
Please see click here for a full list – composts, manure, soil conditioners, bark etc COMPOST MANURE & BARK ETC – LIST JAN 2021[207461]
It is lightweight, clean and almost odourless – it has so many of the properties of real manure – so it’s ideal for the garden.
It’s entirely pet and family-friendly, and very high in organic matter making it a perfect soil enricher and very effective weed suppressant.
With only green material in its makeup, it is entirely organic and vegan friendly.
Now in 50-litre bags to make handling easier.
