Gardeners Christmas
If you have a keen gardener in your family why not make their Christmas and buy them a special present. Here are our top ten Christmas gardening presents.
White Christmas Plants – Download this planting plan for a white border. By repeating the plan you can build up a big border area and the repetition will give rhythm and structure to the border. Plants can be sourced in small numbers from the web or call me, Sean Mills on 01453 521 421 or sean@millsandassociates.co.uk for bigger projects. I can save you money by using trade suppliers
A Sneeboer bulb planter – £54 from Harrods. For anyone wanting to naturalise bulbs this is the tool for you. It may be expensive but this tool comes complete without any obsolecence factor!
Whichford Planters - Guaranteed frost proof for 10 years. Made by British craftsmen to the highest standards.
Bare Root Trees- winter is the time to plant bare-root trees, which is the most cost effective way to buy trees. See http://www.weasdale.com/ for a nursery with an excellent range.
Christopher Lloyd “Cuttings, A Year in the Garden with Christopher Lloyd” -£7.68 from Amazon. A compilation of his articles for the Saturday Guardian, which are witty, insightful and on occasion well…cutting.
A Wormery – from £22.99 to £75.99. If, like me, you forget to put the vegetable scraps on the compost heap until they are a foul, smelly mess then this is for you. A wormery will cope with all food scraps and the sealed top keeps in the smell.
A Bird Box –An ideal present for children as well as adults. Different species prefer different designs and this website has an excellent range from £15 to £32 from www.nestbox.co.uk.
Garden Sculpture by Peter Hayes. If you have a contemporary garden you could be looking for a suitable sculpture. Peter Hayes has a unmistakable style and his work is highly collectable. He accepts commissions. See www.peterhayes-ceramics.uk.com.
Flexi- Tie at 1.49 from www.gardenoptions.com this makes a great stocking filler.
A Garden Design by sean mills+associates. See www.seanmills.co.uk for examples of our work. From simple planting plans to fully built gardens we guarantee to provide the best Christmas present ever!
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