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New 2000-2001 Catalogue

This year has gone flying by and it seems like only last week I wrote the last Newsletter, but I see it was in fact done in July. Since then we have been busy preparing our 2000-2001 Catalogue. For those who are not familiar with the catalogue, it lists most of the many bare rooted plants we sell between November and March. These are mainly hedging plants and young trees. There are also climbers, ground cover plants, ornamental trees and shrubs, fruit trees, soft fruit plus useful gardening sundries such as ground cover material, tree shelters, rabbit guards etc. Any of the items listed in the catalogue are available for collection from the Garden Centre or for despatch throughout this country and even to some European destinations by our mail order service.

Our catalogue is also available on-line at www.hedging.co.uk We had not realised how much information there is in the catalogue until we split it all up to get it onto the web!

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Great Value Composters

Great news for those wanting to make their own compost. We have available now Blackwall 330 and 220 litre composters at £15 and £10 each respectively. The normal retail price of these compost bins is £49.95 and £39.95. This offer would not be possible without support of the scheme by Aylesbury Vale who are subsidising this offer in order to try to decrease the amount of waste which is being sent to landfill sites. Up to 30% of the 44,000 tonnes of domestic waste created within the District and disposed of through landfill is, in fact, organic and could be recycled to produce nutritious compost.

The composters are being offered through three Garden Centres in Aylesbury Vale, ourselves in the north, World's End in Wendover and Haddenham Garden Centre in the south. Not only are the converters available at 'give away' prices, but there are also Compost Aerators at £4.95 (rrp £9.95), Biotal Activator at £4.95 (rrp £7.15) and really useful lidded, handled kitchen bins to collect your kitchen waste in at only £4.95 (rrp £6.95) The offer is only available for a limited period, so take advantage now!

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Autumn Planting Bulbs

The furniture season is now behind us and the shop is shelved again to take all the thousands of autumn planting bulbs. There are some exciting offers amongst these, for instance 10kg bags of mixed daffodils and narcissi at £9.99, 10kg bags of King Alfreds again at £9.99 or 4½kg bags at £4.99. For those needing even larger quantities we do, as usual, have 25kg bags available. Another good value line is collections of bulbs at £1.99. For instance 25 narcissi, 60 specie crocus, 40 Tête à Tête daffodils and 35 Dutch crocus. For those looking for something a little more unusual a few worth considering are Fritillaria Golden Flag, Calochortus, Dichelostemma, 'White' Camassia or Hyacinth Woodstock, a really deep red.

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Recommended Plants

Out amongst the plants the autumn colouring is starting to show, and there are so many plants in flower and looking wonderful. If your garden is lacking colour at the moment it might be worth your while to come and look at some of our displays to give you inspiration. A well designed garden should be a joy all year round, so to help those who do not know their plants that well we try to have a seasonal display of plants on show all the year round.

It is always difficult to know what plants to mention to you, but now is a good time to add extra perennials to your garden as they are available again in 9cm pots at prices from £1.65. In summer they need to be in larger pots which means the price is considerably higher. There is also a good range of bamboos and these range in size and price from £3.99 up to larger specimens in 15 litre pots at approximately £39.

One tree which catches so many customers' eyes at the moment is the new Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides Gold Rush. Its brilliant feathery golden foliage is truly outstanding, and as it will only reach 5 metres in 20 years it is practical for a large garden. For those who enjoy the qualities of the Hebe family, we have two new varieties available, Silver Dollar which is a sport of the well known Red Edge, and Purple Shamrock which boasts of the unusual quality that its new foliage appears purple, and this becomes variegated as it matures.

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Plant Protection: Mini-Greenhouses

For those looking for protection for some plants during the winter, we have available again the four shelf Multi-grow at £39.99. They stand against a wall and have a plastic cover which opens at the front. These were very popular last season. A new line we are stocking this autumn is the Halls Supreme Wall Garden. This is a new concept of the traditional lean-to greenhouse, but instead of a side section, an end section is used. This must sound rather odd, but to show you how attractive it is a show model of this most practical house will be on display very shortly so look out for it when you next visit us. It is 6ft wide and only 2ft deep, but because of the many shelves its capacity is far more than one would expect.

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New Range of Garden Buildings

We shall very soon be taking on the Dandf (British despite its name) range of garden building, decking and arches, and to make room for them we need to clear some of our existing show buildings. On offer (there is only one, so first come first served!) is our show model Highly Summerhouse. The normal recommended price is for this is £632 but this show model is available at £474. Summer houses are often used to store the garden furniture in the wet winter days, but if you do not have anywhere to over winter your furniture it is a good idea to invest in a purpose made furniture cover, as this will lengthen its life considerably.

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Autumn Lawn Care

For those who like to manicure their lawn, this is the time to apply an autumn dressing. With this in mind we have a good stock of Evergreen Autumn (as it is now called) at only £19.99 for a bag containing enough for 400 square metres. This kills moss and strengthens the roots so that the grass will get off to a good start next year. We also have good stocks of turf dressing compost and grass seed. If you have bare or thin patches on your lawn now is the time to re-seed.

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Feeding Wild Birds

At this time of the year, and of course during the winter, it is particularly important to have a good supply of food available for the birds. For those with coloured ceramic pots already in their gardens we have a new range range of bird feeders to complement these. They are a little more expensive than others, but at £15.50 they could make very good presents. As normal we have a good stock of different bird food, some prepacked and some loose, and you may be amused to read that we now have an intelligent robin who pops into the shop to help himself from the seed bins. We do have a good supply outside for the birds but this little one has his exclusive supply!

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Apple Day at Sulgrave Manor

And finally a date for your diary - Apple Day at Sulgrave Manor on the 21nd and 22rd October. This year it will be taking on a new attraction as there will be a Farmers' Market there as well. As we have been going for so many years I assume everyone knows about 'Apple Day' but talking to the gardening correspondent of the Daily Telegraph the other week I was astounded to find out that he was unaware of this marvellous event where you can buy delicious English Apples, take your unknown variety of apple for identification, inspect many weird and wonderful varieties, browse in recipe books, watch cooking demonstrations etc. etc. If you have not visited the event before we would thoroughly recommend it.

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