The Greatest Gardening Tips in the World
Greatest Gardening Tips in the World Book
is a book:
- with loads of ideas for banishing slugs, snails, aphids, ants, cats and squirrels, etc…
- full of cartoons and fun ideas for saving money
- with innovative tips for making plants healthier in the garden
- by Steve Brookes
- costing £5.99
This book will make a welcome gift or Christmas present. Click this link to buy the book 
Greatest Gardening Tips in the World
paper potter
This paper potter converts old newspapers into plant pots – truly green recycling!
- easy to use – a good job for cosy evenings by the fire
- a good family activity
- seedlings ready to plant out, can be transplanted straight into the garden
- newspaper pots are bio-degradable & will rot down allowing the roots to grow into the soil
Click this link to buy a paper potter, which makes an ideal gift or Christmas present for a gardener.
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It is important to choose a wheelbarrow that is fit for your needs:
- where will you be pushing it to?
- what sort of ground will you be pushing it over – gravel, bogs??
- will the barrow fit down your narrow passages, or through your gates?
- what will you be carrying?
- what capacity would you prefer?
Choose a barrow:
- that suits your needs
- that you can handle easily – try them out
- with the number of wheels to suit your purpose - two-wheeled barrows are easier to push and balance with a heavy load
- narrow tyres are easy to move down narrow paths
- wide tyres are better for heavy loads and will be easier to push over soft ground
- deep bodies are easier to balance & hold more
- plastic bodies are lighter and won’t corrode, leak or rust
- sunlight makes plastic bodies brittle, but metal bodies are easily scratched, rust & leak
- stainless steel bodies will keep in good condition for a long time, but will be heavier
- wooden handles are more comfortable to hold, metal handles are cold in winter
Visit a garden centre when you choose a wheelbarrow, and try several out, then go home and consider the options before making a decision.
There are so many gifts that we would like to receive, so we have made a list of Christmas presents for gardeners!
electric propagator windowsill
Watering can from £12.00
Wheelbarrow £27.99
Electric windowsill propagator £39.99
Garden bag & toolkit £24.99
Paper potter £12.99
Secateurs £14.99
Basket of British apples & pears with £10 gift voucher £24.99
Christmas cactus £24.99
Gardening gift vouchers £5
Book – The greatest gardening tips in the world £5.99
Blueberry plant from £9.49
Baby potato collection £10.99
Please come back and visit us, as we will keep adding to this list of gifts and presents for gardeners!
An electric windowsill propagator gets seeds and cuttings off to a good start. It prevents the development of leggy, spindly plants.
electric propagator windowsill
- especially for windowsill growing
- 7 mini seed raising trays and lids
- for seed raising or taking cuttings
- constant gentle heat
- 15 watt element
- creates a compost temperature of 19C
- costs pennies to run each day
- dimensions: 76cm x 18.5cm
- £ 39.99
Click here to buy this electric window-sill propagator.
This electric, windowsill propagator will make a welcome gift or Christmas present for the vegetable gardener!
This garden bag & tool kit will be a useful, welcome gift or Christmas present for the vegetable gardener!
garden bag & tool kit
- heavy duty green tool bag
- weather resistant aluminium fork and trowel
- soft grip pair of bypass secateurs
- a handy ball of garden twine
- Price: £24.99
Click this link to buy this garden bag & tool kit.
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This Green tomato chutney recipe is a great combination of apples, shallots and green tomatoes. It is cheap & easy to make if you grow your own apples, shallots and green tomatoes. It is also a way of using up the damaged, pecked or wind blown apples.
green-tomatoes
Ingredients for 5 or 6 500kg jars
- 1.5kg green tomatoes
- 1 kg cooking apple
- 450g shallots
- 450g sultanas
- 450g demerara sugar
- juice of 2 lemons
- 50g root ginger
- 50g salt
- 25g mustard seeds
- 1.75litres wine vinegar
- 2 red chillies
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Method
- cut up the tomatoes
- peel, core and chop the apples
- peel and slice the shallots
- crush the ginger with a rolling pin
- halve the chillies
- place the ginger & chillies in a muslin bag, tie it securely & place in the preserving pan, & add all the other ingredients
- put the pan on a gentle heat & stir until the sugar has dissolved
- then simmer for about two hours without the lid on the pan
- when there is no more runny liquid, and the chutney is creamy and thick, remove the muslin bag
- pour into warm, sterilised jars, cover, seal and label
- keep for 2 months to allow the flavour to develop
This recipe for green tomato chutney will make a good Christmas gift.
To make the most of a Christmas Cactus, it needs to be cared for.
christmas-cactus
To give maximum flowers the Christmas cactus plant prefers:
- good light (but not direct sunlight which will burn the leaves)
- warm conditions, between 60 & 70 degrees F
- high humidity
- no draughts
- regular feeding
- regular watering
cactus-flower
A Christmas Cactus makes a great present as they last for years and years.
Click this link to buy a Christmas cactus
or to buy a book on cactus growing click the image below
The right care for a Christmas Cactus pays dividends!
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Gift Vouchers make a great present for the Vegetable Gardener, who can spend hours browsing through the garden catalogue choosing what is really wanted. It may be:
gift voucher
Vouchers are available in £5.00 denominations, so you can choose whatever value you wish. They can be sent straight to your loved ones, beautifully presented in a decorative box along with the DVD, printed catalogue, a Christmas card and a message card. Or have them sent to you to wrap up! Either way click this link for
Gift Vouchers which will be a welcome present for the vegetable gardener!
