10% Off Turf, Soil and Lawn Products

Rolawn Direct are currently offering 10% off all orders across their website, just enter code RDFEB12 at the checkout.

Rolawn Direct are specialist in Lawn Care Products and sell very good quality Topsoil, Compost and Turf.

The offer runs until 14th February 2012.

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Most of the allotment is dormant at the moment but the Broad Beans sown early autumn are doing well as are the Sweet Peas, Onions and Garlic. Quite pleased with progress as this is the first time I’ve grown crops over the winter. We also still have potatoes in the ground which, so far, haven’t [...]

Jobs to do in the vegetable garden or allotment in February.

The Magazine Group offers discounted subscriptions to the UK’s biggest magazines so you can save up to 99% on the cover price of your favourite gardening magazine. Even better, until midnight on 31st January 2012 you will receive £50 vouchers to spend on many online shops including Virgin Wines and LOVEFiLM and you will be [...]

Following on from my failed attempt at taking photographs of our garden each week I have decided to just take photographs when there is something interesting to show you. Today, 23rd January 2012, I was surprised to notice the size of the Camellia Buds, this time last year they were a lot smaller but we [...]

Spring is just around the corner, hopefully, so for an early taste of Spring why not order yourself, or a loved one, a lovely bouquet of Daffodils. Bloomingdirect.com are offering 30 daffodils for just £9.95 or 50 for just £11.95; great value, especially as they also come with Free Delivery. Click here to order your [...]

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The Gardening Register has teamed up with Pressurewasher.co.uk to offer our visitors a chance to win one Nilfisk C110 3-5 PCA X-tra Pressure Washer. I have been very pleased with my Nilfisk C110 and think it is an ideal pressure washer for the home and garden. To find out more read my full review. For [...]

I have completed my review of my new pressure washer Nilfisk C110 3-5 PCA X-tra. I am pleasantly surprised how compact and easy to use it is, it is very light to carry and manoeuvre and it cleaned really well. It also comes with extra accessories such as a patio cleaner and car washing brush. Click here to [...]

Rhubarb can be grown from seed sown in April but it is much better to plant “crowns” to ensure a good strong plant and fruitful crop. You can expect to get 5 to 10 years from your plant so they are very good value. The only drawback is that you will not be able to pull your crop until the plant is a couple of years old so you need to be patient in the early days.

Carrot  Go to Carrot Troubles Sowing Time Planting Time Soil Spacing Cutting / Lifting Time Storage Cooking Unless growing carrots for show purposes grow them as close as possible to avoid having to weed. Water during dry periods. Pull up small carrots from June and lift the main crop in October and store between layers [...]

Brussels Sprouts  Go to Brussels Sprouts Troubles Sowing Time Planting Time Soil Spacing Cutting / Lifting Time Storage Cooking Do not grow Brussels Sprouts in the same plot more than once every three years and ideally it will have grown peas or beans previously. Dig the soil deeply in winter and leave several months before [...]

Jobs to do in the vegetable garden or allotment in January

In the Flower Garden: Plant bare-root roses, trees and shrubs Prune standard roses Take hardwood cuttings from shrubs Remove dead stems and leaves from perennials Tidy grasses In the Vegetable Garden: Fork over empty beds and mix in compost Plant fruit trees Prune Gooseberry bushes Warm up beds for early crops Tie raspberry and blackberry [...]

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Try to rest the lawn as much as possible during winter. If practical keep off when wet or frosty, as the grass plants are not actively growing; they will not repair themselves if damaged until the spring. Mowing Only mow the lawn if necessary; this will depend upon weather conditions and temperatures at the time. [...]

In the Flower Garden: Move patio containers to a sheltered spot if very cold Plant out Wallflowers Plant out new rose bushes Take root cuttings of suitable perennials Move shrubs growing in the wrong place In the Vegetable Garden: Take hardwood cuttings from healthy fruit bushes Start pruning apple and pear trees Cut down Jerusalem [...]

Garlic  Click here for Garlic Troubles Sowing Time Planting Time Soil Spacing Cutting / Lifting Time Storage Cooking Garlic grows well in any sunny, fertile site, add organic matter or general-purpose fertiliser before planting. It is best to buy garlic cloves from a garden centre rather than use garlic bought from the supermarket. Break up [...]

Onions  Click here for Onion Troubles Sowing Time Planting Time Soil Spacing Cutting / Lifting Time Storage Cooking Onions can be grown from Sets or from Seed. Onion sets are immature bulbs which have been specially grown for planting. Sets tend to be easier and safer to grow than seed but they are much more [...]

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