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Now that summer is finally here or not? Still there are times to get out into your garden and enjoy the day until we start getting winter coming round again. Why not treat yourself to some new garden furniture or ornaments perhaps to keep the garden looking nice and refreshed, you never know the sun might come out.

A selection of various wild flowers for different growing areas, Bee and Butterfly range, Edible range with Tea, herb and Salad mixes and many more, ideal in pots, beds, borders.  Create a wildflower meadow in your garden. View the complete range and more information at SeedBalls     

Flower Pot Men Range – Why not add someone to your garden this summer with these wooden flower pot men doing various tasks around the garden, look great as a collection or by their own planted out. Check out the full range here – https://www.garden-shopping.co.uk/search/flowerpot-men   

The award winning product that is a new concept to growing, these individual balls are designed to keep pests at bay while growing from seed.      

          We have lots of other Seedball mixes that you can use, email us direct to make your order at info@garden-shopping.co.uk  3 tins available at £18.99 including delivery.   Also available are a Tea Mix / Salad Mix, edible range.

Why not give your garden a tidy up ready for the growing season with these handy storage solutions from Garden-shopping. If the sizes are not your liking then we can get them made to your sizes, just send us a message with your sizes, door location any shelving? and we will get a price back to you.  

Happy New Year – 2017. Start by planning your spring/summer vegetable garden.  Cold and foggy days are perfect for planning spring planting and jobs. On the beautiful sunny days of winter, go outside to do pruning, planting, and all the other gardening chores. The positive side of cold weather is that deciduous fruit trees get the chill hours needed to produce fruit. Unlike citrus, there’s no need to protect them on cold nights. Start thinking about composting old waste and tidying around the garden ready for spring. Looking for some... Read More

General tasks and garden maintenance Carry on digging over beds and borders and incorporate as much organic matter as you can. Forking over not only helps prepare the soil for next year, it helps reduce pests by exposing them to hungry birds. Protect pots and taps from frost by wrapping insulation around them. Bubble wrap is ideal and probably in plentiful supply if you are ordering Christmas presents over the internet! Clear paths of moss and lichen, treat timber with preservative, repair fences, check sheds and walls (but avoid any... Read More

In the vegetable garden. • Lift parsnips after the first frosts when their flavour will have sweetened. • Divide mature clumps of rhubarb once they are dormant. • Now is a great time to prepare a perennial vegetable bed which can be planted up with rhubarb crowns and asparagus crowns. • Prepare a bed for planting autumn garlic. Improve heavy soils with organic matter before planting. • Now is an ideal time to invest in mushroom kits. It’s surprisingly easy to grow your own mushrooms. • Place a scaffold plank... Read More

Prepare your soil for next year Your soil is your most precious commodity, so start digging in compost, manure and as much organic matter as you can lay your hands on to replace the goodness in it. The earlier you start the better, especially if your soil is heavy. It can be left in a pretty rough state over the winter when the elements will break the clods down, making spring planting infinitely easier! Watering Hardly an issue at the moment! However, do keep an eye on your pots and... Read More