Factsheet #7 - The Beechgrove Garden

Factsheet #7
Date 16 th May 2011
Hello and welcome to this week’s factsheet.
INTRODUCTION
It was a blustery day, with an air of impending
rain, so Jim, as promised last week, welcomed us
to programme 7 from the safety of the
greenhouse. And it was pots, pots, pots in the
greenhouse this week as Jim prepared his
greenhouse vegetables. Last year we used quite
large airpots, made by the Caledonian Tree
Company, to grow our tomatoes. But this year the
company have made a new size - a 10 litre one,
specifically designed to grow crops like tomatoes
and cucumbers, and Jim’s plan was to do just this
and grow not just tomatoes, but aubergines,
cucumbers, and peppers.
To recap, airpots are made from recycled material,
and were initially used to grow trees. Circular in
shape, they have a perforated side wall, which is
textured like an egg carton. The texture and
perforations are key to the success of the airpot as
they stop roots from growing in a circular manner.
The pimples direct the roots to the holes, and the
roots are then burned off by the air. The plant
responds to this by sending out more roots to
compensate, thus leading to a much denser and
more fibrous root system.
Jim planted a variety of tomatoes, cucumbers,
aubergines and peppers, and pointed out that it is
a good idea to firm the compost down as you fill
the pots. The pots can also be filled all the way to
the top of the pot. There are no holes at the top,
meaning the plants can be watered and it will not
drain away. Jim used string suspended from the
roof of the greenhouse to support the young
plants.
The airpots can be made to any diameter, and can
be used with or without a base. We used the
10litre size, and added the draining base.
Jim planted the following varieties:
From Suttons – www.suttons.co.uk, tel: 0844 922
0606
Tomato ‘Shirley’ – standard red fruited
From D.T. Brown - www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk, tel:
0845 3710532, fax: 0845 3710534:
Tomato ‘Vanessa F1’ – standard red fruited
Tomato ‘Sungold’ – standard yellow fruited
From Dobies, www.dobies.co.uk, tel: 0844 701
7625:
Tomato ‘Golden Sunrise’ – standard yellow fruited
Tomato ‘Sungold’ – standard yellow fruited
Tomato ‘Gardener’s Delight’ – small red fruited
Cucumber ‘Cucino F1’
Pepper ‘Ingrid’
Aubergine ‘Ophelia’
From Thompson and Morgan - www.thompsonmorgan.com,
tel: 0844 248 5383, fax: 01473 680
199:
Tomato ‘Cream Sausage’ – small yellow fruited
Pepper ‘Super Chilli’

Airpots available online from
www.airpotgarden.com
GARDEN DIARY
Lesley was in the potting shed where she was
potting on peppers and chillies for a trial in one of
our greenhouses. They like temperatures of
between 15C and 20C, so our temperatures just
don’t cut it for growing peppers and chillies
outside, without a little help anyway. We started
these veggies off as seeds, which we sowed mid-
March time, and it was now time to pot them on.
Lesley used a bell shaped pot, placing gravel at the
bottom for drainage purposes, then filled it with
multipurpose compost. She placed one plant in
each pot, and these can now be placed in a
greenhouse or on a windowsill where they will be
both ornamental and edible.
Lesley planted a range of peppers. Of the sweet
peppers she planted ‘Orange Baby’ which is a nice
compact plant, and ‘Mini Mix’ which will produce
red and yellow fruits. Getting hot and spicy, Lesley
then planted ‘Demon Red’, ‘Orange Wonder’ and
‘Razzmatazz’ which will produce orange, purple
and yellow fruits.
This time of year is a busy one for greenhouse
gardeners, with greenhouses still full of tender
plants that are yet to be hardened off, as well as a
whole range of new plants needing to go in there.
And our greenhouse is no different. We met
Carole in the Keder which was absolutely
chockablock with tender plants, and with more
ready to go in there, it’s going to be a tight
squeeze for a while yet.
Carole took us through the trial of ornamental
gourds she plans to set up. She had a whole range
of imaginatively named ones in there: ‘Speckled
Swan’, Russian Doll’, ‘Snakes’, ‘Autumn Glory’, and
‘Crown of Thorns’.
She showed us a new bagged growing system that
she intends to use for the gourds. Similar to a
raised bed, the Marshalls ‘Four Seasons
Greenhouse Gro-System’, is like a large bag - W 80
x D 54 x H 30cm. Bamboo canes are thread
through the sides for support and they already
have holes for drainage. They can be used under
cover or outside on decking.
Carole also told us about her attempt to make up
for her failure with the watermelon last year by
making another attempt, this time with melon
‘Orange Sherbet’.
She too was getting involved in some tomato
action and told us how she plans to plant tomato
‘Losetto’ which is supposed to be blight resistant.
It is also a cherry variety, so there won’t be any
need to nip off the side shoots, making it great for
hanging baskets. She also plans to plant them in
the air pots too.
Peppers Corno di Toro Rosso and Ingrid from
Dobies:
www.dobies.co.uk.
Customer Services (open 8.30am-4.30pm, Monday
- Friday) 0844 701 7623
Orderphone (open 24 hours) 0844 701 7625
Canadian Wonder from D.T.Brown:
www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk
Telephone: 0845 3710532
Fax: 0845 3710534
Post:
Customer Services
D.T. Brown
Bury Road
Newmarket
CB8 7PQ
Gourds, melon ‘Orange Sherbet’ and tomato
‘Losetto’, Chillies – Cayenne, Jalapeno and Super
Chilli all from Thompson and Morgan
Chilli Redskin and Apache – both F1 from Dobies
Four Seasons Greenhouse Gro-System, made by
Marshalls:
Tel: 01480 443390
www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk
A pack of 3 costs £9.95, but if you buy two or more
packs, they are £7.95 for 3.
PROBLEM CORNER
Over the last few weeks, Lesley has been taking a
leaf out of the fashion industry and giving an “Off

the Peg” garden design. This helps to inspire us to
make the best out of our garden shape.
We have looked at how to transform long and
narrow gardens as well as short and wide and this
brings us to the final instalment of “Off the Peg”
for this year. Follow the handy hints below for the
design solutions to a square and boring garden, a
type and shape of garden which are very often
found with new housing estates.
• First of all lay the patio, as always
making sure that it will comfortably
accommodate your garden furniture
and pretty pots.
• Lesley made the patio more interesting
by including a decorative paving infill.
It’s a good idea to choose an infill
which co-ordinates with or matches the
house material. This time we used a
terracotta brick slab.
• Landscape fabric was laid to represent
flower borders around the edges like a
picture frame. It was tempting but not
very exciting.
• The borders were reshaped into gentle
curves making sure the back corner bed
was at least 4ft deep.
• Canes were used to define the
lawn/border boundary. This is an easy
way to plan your borders as you can
move them easily if you are not happy
with the shape.
• Large specimen plants were put in to
show how the borders would look
when the plants grow up.
• The Romeo and Juliet statue was put
into position snuggled amongst all of
the greenery.
• Two raised vegetable beds were
installed by the patio.
The garden looked ok but Lesley and Mike
reckoned it was still a bit boring. The problem was
that you could see the entire garden at once. It
was a garden of no surprises or journeys.
Solution for this -
• An island bed with the gazebo and seat.
This gives a focal point from the patio.
Now the whole garden cannot be seen
at once. There was even a secret
birdbath for the birds to bathe in
private.
• Walk around the back of the arbour.
This must be at least 3ft wide.
• An island bed like this is also a good
way to disguise an ugly view and
distract the eye from the garden rather
than too tall planting on the perimeter.
The plants used throughout the “Off the Peg”
design slots have only been used to clothe the
area to show what it all might look like.
Lesley showed us the Capsule Wardrobe for a
garden. For example, the equivalent of the must
haves for any ladies wardrobe – the little black
dress, good pair of jeans and smart jacket. In
other words, she showed us, which plants will
work in everyone’s garden regardless of its shape
or orientation and conditions. This palette of
plants gives us year round colour and would cope
with most garden conditions –
• 3x Erica carnea and Viburnum tinus –
Winter Interest
• 3x Amelanchier canadensis – Spring
• 3x Dicentra “King of Hearts” – Spring
• 3x Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’ and 3x
Euonymus ‘Emerald Gaiety’ – Evergreens,
about 1/3 should be evergreen.
• 3x Spiraea arguta (Bridal Wreath) – Spring
• 3x Geranium ‘Wargrave Pink’ – Summer
• 3X Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange
Blossom) – Summer
• 3x Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’ –
autumn
We hope that you have enjoyed the “Off the Peg”
design slots and solutions and they have helped to
inspire you to create the best possible shape out
of your garden.
Beechgrove is very grateful to Forest Garden for
supplying the privacy trellis fencing and arch for
these pieces.
Forest Garden
Unit 291 & 296 Hartlebury Trading Estate
Hartlebury
Worcestershire
DY10 4JB
Tel: 0844 248 9801
Fax: 0844 248 9888

Email: info@forestgarden.co.uk
www.forestgarden.co.uk
BACK TO BASICS
Jim was in the potager where we don’t often see
him. Nonetheless he was let loose in the potager
to take a quirky look at some new and interesting
vegetables. Wendy our head gardener had
designed the layout for these veggies, and Jim
showed us how they had laid out parsley into
compartments, to use as wee hedges to plant inbetween
different vegetables. Jim told us to plant
imaginatively, and indeed this is what potager
style planting is all about: planting edible varieties
in a way that is pretty and pleasing to the eye.
Vegetable planting does not need to be square
and boring, and neither it seems, do the
vegetables.
Jim showed us Celtuce, which has leaves that can
be used like lettuce, and a stalk which can be
grated into salads or steamed.
Jim planted Celtuce, Chicory ‘Zoom F1’, Claytonia,
Chinese kale ‘Kailaan’, Runner Bean ‘Celebration’,
Pea Bean, all available from Kings Seeds:
Tel: 01376 570000
Fax: 01376 571189
sales@kingsseeds.com
www.kingsseeds.com
Lettuce Red Deers Tongue from Dobies
BACK TO BASICS
Lesley and Carole were in the cutting garden, and
what a difference a week has made. The heavy
rain we had a few days previously mean that the
tulips have almost gone over, and it is now time to
dead head some of them. Lesley plans to repeat
the experiment of covering one bed and leaving
another exposed, to see what sort of results we
get next year.
Now, it’s officially time to move from spring to
summer. Lesley’s words, let’s hope she’s right.
Lesley took us through her plans for summer
colour in the cutting garden. Of the four square
beds, Lesley was planting the ‘cool’ colours,
leaving the ‘hot’ colours for another time. In one
bed, she planted perennials on the diagonal,
creating a chevron effect. Half the bed consisted
of Eryngium, the other half Achillea, with the
tallest plants in the middle. She also planted other
perennials in there: Rudbeckia paradiso and
Catanache caerulea. All of these perennials are
particularly good for fragrance and for pressing.
In the opposite bed, Lesley and Carole were
planting hardy annuals from seed, making them an
inexpensive way of filling a bed. Again, Lesley
sowed these in a similar pattern to the perennial
bed, with the tallest in the middle, making a
chevron pattern. Into this bed went Bupleurum
‘Chatterbox’, Love in a Mist ‘Allsorts’, Amberboa
muricata, Conflower the Bride and Larkspur ajacis
‘The 7 Dwarves’.
Eryngium and Achillea from Highland Liliums:
www.highlandliliums.co.uk
Highland Liliums Garden Centre
10 Loaneckheim
Kiltarlity
Nr Beauly
Invernessshire
IV4 7JQ
Phone: 01463 741698 Speak to Sue Mullins.
Fax: 01463 741272
email: info@highlandliliums.co.uk
Eryngium planum ‘Blue Glitter’, ‘Blue Hobbit’
Eryngium bourgatii ‘Graham Stuart Thomas’
Eryngium alpinum ‘Blue Star’
Eryngium tripartitum
Eryngium varifolium
Eryngium maritimum ‘Miss Wilmott’s Ghost’
Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’
Achillea millefolium ‘Lilac Beauty’
Achillea salicifolia Salmon Beauty
Achillea sibirica ‘The Beacon’, ‘Terracotta’
Love in a Mist ‘Allsorts’ available from Unwins:

Unwins at Elm House Nurseries
Alconbury Hill
Huntingdon
PE28 4HY
01480 443395
www.unwins.co.uk
Bupleurum ‘Chatterbox’ and Rudbeckia paradiso
available from Suttons.
Catanache caerulea, Love in a Mist ‘Allsorts’,
Amberboa muricata, Conflower the Bride and
Larkspur ajacis ‘The 7 Dwarves’ available from
Thompson and Morgan.
THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE
Glenwhan has recently been described as the
latest gem in Scotland’s crown of beautiful
gardens, commanding spectacular views over Luce
bay and the Mull of Galloway. Started in 1979, the
picturesque creation was hewn from a hillside
covered in bracken and gorse. Two lakes were
made by damming up bogs to provide a rich
habitat for rare species. Winding paths lead
though to enchanting woodland walks with
bluebells, snowdrops and daffodils in spring.
Rhododendrons azaleas and shrub roses nestle
together in a blaze of colour. There are some new
areas open to the public. Including a magnificent
Primula arena and a wooded streamside walk.
After three weeks of glorious sunshine, the
heavens opened as Jim took us on the latest
Through the Garden Gate journey. However, this
did not detract from the captivating Glenwhan
Gardens in Galloway. Jim first visited the garden
10 years ago and was back again to meet Tessa
Knot, the lady who created it starting 31 years ago
when she started to tackle her unruly Moorland
hillside.
Tessa proudly talks about digging ponds out by
herself with her own hands. To start with 3
decades ago, they fenced off 12 acres and planted
a mixed shelterbelt around the perimeter, as it
was crucial to give something to get the plants
going at 300ft above sea level.
There is an incredible sculpture in the garden,
which actually looks like a topiary tree and it is
called the Peace Pinnacle. This tower of 5 slate
globes, created Joe Smith - from nearby
Crocketford and famous for his curvaceous work -
was put in place for the Millennium and also to
mark a very special birthday belonging to Tessa’s
husband Bill. It also acts as the demarcation of the
wild and the garden and can be seen from quite a
distance. It really is quite stunning and sets the
scene for the upcoming discovery of exotic plants
throughout this beautiful garden.
Jim’s lasting memory of the garden was the
Rhododendrons and he was pleased to see Tessa
had kept them going. A favourite of Tessa’s is
“Nancy Evans” as it has beautiful orange buds
before it comes out. The beauty of these is also
that they start to flower quite early after planting
and they never get too big. Rhododendron “Nancy
Evans” would have been grafted compared to
Rhododendron decorum – native of the Himalayas
-which would have been grown from seed. This
means that you really have to wait for the
decorum to come into bloom, but when they do,
they are worth it with their white funnel shaped
flowers.
Rhododendrons “Shrimp girl” and “Iceberg” really
brighten up the soggy day and leap out with their
huge, bright pink individual flowers. The
Rhododendron leaves looked rather droopy
because they had been suffering from drought.
However, that certainly will not be the case after
the day of rain they had recently with the change
in the weather. Another attractive Rhododendron
Tessa has in her garden is “Percy Wiseman”. It is
really reliable and worthy to grow in a smaller
garden. Rhododendron yakushimanum from
Japan is a species Rhododendron and the parent
of the yak hybrids. They are most popular because
the too are ideal for a smaller garden.
Although it was not the best of days to explore the
garden, it did not disappoint with so much to see.
Not only is Glenwhan Garden open to the public, it
has joined forces in a project with five other
gardens in Scotland’s south western peninsula in
the hope that they will boost garden visitor
numbers by more than 50% over the next two
years.
The Gardens of Galloway comprise of Logan
Botanic Garden, Castle Kennedy Garden, Dunskey
Gardens, Glenwhan Gardens, Logan House
Gardens and Ardwell Gardens. These are all
situated within 10 miles of each other and to
encourage people to visit these neighbouring
gardens they are running a passport scheme,
which gives discounts on entry fees. Once you

validate your gardens passport you receive 10%
discount on entry at each of the other gardens.
For more information about this initiative visit
www.scotlandsgardenroute.co.uk or for
information regarding Glenwhan Gardens take a
look at the website - www.glenwhangardens.co.uk
HANDY HINTS
Lesley - Lesley was in the Equinox garden where
our arbour had been getting a little out of hand.
Made from living willow it can grow extremely
rapidly, so we will need to trim it about twice a
year. And that’s exactly what she set about doing.
Jim – Jim was over at the strawberry patch where
he had some bad news in the shape of frosted
flowers. Some of our strawberry flowers have a
black centre, indicating they have been affected by
frost. Those flowers with the black centre will now
not produce fruit, so it’s really important that
close attention is paid and protection given when
there is still a chance of frost.
Carole - Carole was ‘weeding’ out some of the
problems that effect every garden across the
country. Weeds. What to do? Well, weeds like
dandelions can be particularly difficult to hand
weed especially in paths as they have such long
root systems. So the only answer really is to use
weed killer. For weeds and grass on paths, Carole
used Bayer Garden Glyphosate. However, as this
kills grass, it mustn’t be used on lawns. For dealing
with weeds in the lawn, Carole recommended
using a specific lawn weed killer. She used
Verdone Extra Lawn Weedkiller. Both products are
available from all good garden centres.
GOODBYE
It had been all hands on deck to get the new barrel
greenhouse into place in the potager, but it was
there and looking lovely when we met Carole,
Lesley and Jim there for the goodbye. We’d first
seen a barrel greenhouse at last year’s community
garden in Girvan. It has a base constructed from
an old whisky barrel with a resultant smell when
you open the doors, that Jim, Carole and Lesley
were all enjoying.
The barrel greenhouse will be used to house basil
and some little tomatoes, proving that it is
functional as well as beautiful.
We have a week off next week as we step aside for
Chelsea coverage, but in a fortnight George will be
looking at Bonsai in the run up to Gardening
Scotland and Jim will be showing us a new hardy
type of Gerbera – the Garvinea.
The Barrel greenhouse is made by Carrick
Cooperage in Girvan
www.carrickcooperage.co.uk
Carrick Cooperage & Garden Supplies Limited
Unit 21
Grangestone Industrial Estate
Ladywell Avenue
Girvan
Ayrshire
KA26 9PL
Tel: 01465 710001
EVENTS DIARY
Thursday 19 May
Perth & Kinross Rossie House, Forgandenny
Friday 20 May
Kincardine & Deeside Drum Castle, Drumoak
Saturday 21 May
Fife Lindores House, By
Newburgh
Glasgow & District 5 Ellergreen Road, Bearsden
Wigtownshire Smithy Hill Cottage, Leswalt
Sunday 22 May
Angus Dalfruin, Kirriemuir
Ayrshire Blair House, Dalry
Dumfriesshire Dabton, Thornill
Dunbartonshire Ross Priory, Gartocharn
East Lothian Eastfield and Redcliff
Gardens, Whittingehame
Edinburgh & West Lothian 61 Fountainhall Rd,
Edinburgh
Edinburgh & West Lothian Redhall Walled Garden,

Edinburgh
Fife Strathairly House, Leven
Fife Tayport Gardens, Tayport
Glasgow & District Kilsyth Gardens, Kilsyth
Isle of Aaron Strabane, Brodick
Kincardine & Deeside Inchmarlo House Garden,
Banchory
Kirkcudbrightshire Spottes, Haugh of Urr
Renfrewshire Duchal, Kilmacolm
Stirlingshire Gartmore Village, Gartmore
Stirlingshire Roman Camp Hotel &
Orchardlea House Gardens,
Callendar
Stirlingshire The Pepper Pot, Killearn
Monday 23 May
Caithness, Sutherland Shangri-La, Lerwick,
Shetland
Orkney and Shetland
RECIPES
Ladybirds in Nettle Pesto
To make the pesto:
What to find:
50g young nettle leaves
25g Parmesan cheese
clove garlic
25g toasted pine nuts
Few twists freshly ground black pepper
Aprrox 100ml rapeseed oil
What to do:
Put all of the ingredients apart from the oil in a
food processor and blend. Slowly add (with the
machine running) enough rapeseed oil to make a
thick paste
What to find:
Butter for greasing
25g butter
Large leek, washed and finely shredded
2tbsps nettle pesto
14-15 cherry tomatoes halved
125g-mozzarella cheese cut into 1cm cubes
250g puff pastry
Flour for rolling
3 olives chopped
What to do:
Oven 425°F 220°C 200°CFan gas 6
1. Grease 18 x 14 rectangle shallow
ovenproof dish.
2. Heat the butter in a frying pan and add the
shredded leeks. Cook for 2-3 minutes but do not
allow them to brown. Add the pesto to the pan,
stir well and remove from heat.
3. Put the cherry tomato halves, skin side
down in the greased dish. Scatter the mozzarella
over the top. Add the leeks and pesto and spread
evenly.
4. Roll the pastry to roughly fit the dish and
place over the mixture. Turn the edges in; to make
the pastry fit the dish.
5. Bake in the pre- heated oven for 15-20
minutes until the pastry is golden. Allow to cool
for 5 minutes.
6. Turn the dish upside down onto a serving
dish and decorate the tomatoes with chopped
olives to resemble Ladybird spots.
©Fiona Bird
For more recipes like this, please go to
www.amazon.co.uk/Kids-Kitchen-1-Fiona-
Bird/dp/1846861756
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SUPPLIER INFORMATION
We would like to express our appreciation to the
many suppliers who help the Beechgrove Garden
throughout the series.
Garden Centres

Ben Reid and Company
Countesswells Road
Aberdeen
Tel: 01224 318 744
Binny Plants
Binny Estate
Ecclesmachan
West Lothian
EH52 6NL
Tel: 01506 858 931
Christie’s Nursery
‘Downfield’
Westmuir
Kirriemuir
Angus
DD8 5LP
F.P Matthews
Berrington Court
Tenbury Wells
Worchester
WR15 8TH
Tel: 01584 810 214
Web: www.trees-for-life.com
Glendoick Garden Centre
Perth
PH2 7NS
Web: www.glendoick.com
Greens Nurseries
New Fleenas Farm
Nairn
IV12 5QN
Highland Liliums
Kiltarlity
Beauly
Inverness-shire
IV4 7JQ
The Hydroponicum
Achiltibuie
Ullapool
IV26 2YG
Tel: 01854 622 202
Kirkdale Nursery
Daviot
Inverurie
AB51 0JL
Tel: 01467 671 264
Web: www.kirkdale-nursery.co.uk
MacPlants
Berrybank
5 Boggs Holdings
Pencaitland
East Lothian
EH34 5BA
Tel: 01875 341 179
Email: sales@macplants.co.uk
O.A. Taylor and Sons Bulbs Ltd
Washway House Farm
Holbeach
Lincs
PE12 7PP
Tel: 01406 422 266
Email: sales@taylors-bulbs.com
Park Hill Nursery
Parkhill
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 7AT
Tel: 01224 722 167
Raemoir Garden Centre
Raemoir Road
Banchory
AB31 4EJ
Tel: 01330 825 059
Email: info@raemoirgc.co.uk
Speyside Heather Centre
Skye of Curr
Dulnain Bridge
Inverness-shire
PH26 3PA
Tel: 01479 851 359
Web: www.heathercentre.com
JBA Seed Potatoes
Rosefield Farm
Old Carlisle Road
Annan

Dumfries & Galloway
DG12 6QX
Tel: 01461 202567
Email: info@jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk
Web: www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk
Tools
La Plata Works
Holme Lane
Sheffield
England
S6 4JY
Mail order sales call - 0114 233 8262
Customer Service
Spear & Jackson
Atlas Way
Atlas North
Sheffield
S4 7QQ
Tel: 0114 281 4242
Web: www.spear-and-jackson.com
Email: sales@spear-and-jackson.com
www.wilkinsonswordgarden.co.uk
The Great British Trug Company
Beech Barn
Manor Farm Road
Waresley
Cambridgeshire
SG19 3BX
Tel: +44 (0)1767 652929
www.trugs.net
Carl Kammerling International
For a catalogue Tel 01758 704 704
Email: sales@ck-tools.com
Web www.ck-tools.com
Hard Landscaping &
Building Materials
Bradstone
Hulland Ward
Ashbourne
Derbyshire DE6 3ET
Tel 01335 372222
Web www.bradstone.com
Jewson Ltd
Sales Line 0800 53766
Web www.jewson.co.uk
300 Crown Point Road
Glasgow
Tel 0141 550 6150
OR
Woodside Road
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen AB23 8AF
Tel 01224 703703
Garden Warehouse,
Standroyd Mill,
Cottontree, Colne,
Lancs

BB8 7BW.
Tel: 01282 873370
Email: webadmin@lbs-group.co.uk
Equipment Hire
Access Plus
Tel: 0800 32 88 178
Fax: 01294 466633
Email: sales@access-plus.co.uk
Gardening Catalogues
Agralan Ltd
The Old Brickyard
Ashton Keynes
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 6QR
Tel: (01285) 860015
The Organic Gardening Catalogue
Riverdene Business Park
Molesey Road
Hersham
Surrey
KT12 4RG
Tel: 0845 130 1304
Composts and Mulch
Carbon Gold Ltd
106 High St
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3ES
Tel: 01424 438973
Web: www.carbongold.com
Garden Solutions
Ballencrieff
Longniddry
EH32 0PJ
Tel: 01875 871133
Web: www.gardensolutions.info
Dalefoot Composts
Dalefoot, Heltondale, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2QL
Telephone : 01931 713281
www.dalefootcomposts.co.uk
email: info@dalefootcomposts.co.uk
William Sinclair Horticulture Ltd.
Firth Road
Lincoln
England
LN6 7AH
Tel: 01522 537561
Email: Andrea.Marshall@william-sinclair.co.uk

Levington Compost
C/oThe Scotts Company (UK) Ltd
Salisbury House
Weyside Park
Catteshall Lane
Godalming
Surrey GU7 1XE
Tel 0871 2205353
Web www.scottsukonline.com
John Innes Manufacturers Association
PO Box 8
Harrogate
North Yorkshire HG2 8XB
Tel 01423 879208
Scot Bark
41 Culduthel Road
Inverness
Tel 01463 223 821
Easter Queenslee Road
Easter Queenslee Industrial Estate
GLASGOW
Tel 0141 781 4791
Web www.scotbarkuk.com
Westland
14 Granville Industrial Estate
Granville Road
Dungannon
Freephone 0800 0644 300
Web www.gardenhealth.com
Seeds
Thompson & Morgan (UK) Limited
Poplar Lane
Ipswich
Suffolk
England IP8 3BU
Seed Catalogue Request
Tel 01473 695224
Web www.thompson-morgan.com
The James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen
AB15 8QH
Tel: 0844 928 5428
Web: www.hutton.ac.uk
Paint & Wood Stain
Cuprinol
Wexham Road
Slough
Berkshire SL2 5DS
Product information or stockist enquiries
Tel 01753 550555
Brochure request Tel 01753 556979
Lawn Care
Qualcast
PO Box 98
Broadwater Park
North Orbital Road
Denham
Uxbridge
Middlesex UB9 5HJ
Service/repairs/stockists/info 01895 838782
Web www.qualcast.co.uk

Pond & Water Products
Hozelock Limited
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Bucks HP17 8JD
Tel Helpline 01844 292002
Web www.hozelock.com
Weather
Meteorologica Ltd
70 Grayrigg Drive
Morecambe
Lancs LA4 4UL
Web www.meteorologica.co.uk
Email sales@meteorologica.co.uk
Email info@meteorologica.co.uk
General Supplies
Gripple Limited
The Old West Gun Works
Savile Street East
Sheffield S4 7UQ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 114 275 2255
Fax: +44 (0) 114 275 1155
B&Q Plc
Portswood House
1 Hampshire Corporate Park
Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 3YX
Tel: 0845 609 6688
Web: www.diy.com
Haxnicks Ltd. - UK distributor of DuPont
GreenVista®
Beaumont Business Centre
Woodlands Road
Mere
Wiltshire BA12 6BT
Tel: 0845 241 1555
E-mail: enquiries@haxnicks.co.uk
Visit us at: www.haxnicks.co.uk
163 Parker Drive,
Leicester,
Leics,
LE4 0JP
Telephone: 0116 234 4644
email: customerservices@burton-mccall.co.uk
Tel: 0116 234 4682
Fax: 0116 234 4661
Notcutts Garden Centres,
Woodbridge,
Suffolk
IP12 4AF
Tel 01394 383344
www.notcutts.co.uk

LBS
Garden Warehouse
Standroyd Mill
Cottontree
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 7BW
Tel: 01282 873370
Email: webadmin@lbs-group.co.uk
Web: www.lbsgardenwarehouse.co.uk/
Haws Watering Cans
120 Beakes Road
Smethwick
West Midlands
B67 5AB
Tel 0121 420 2494
Website www.haws.co.uk
E Mail sales@haws.demon.co.uk
Harrod Horticulture
Pinbush Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 7NL
Web: www.harrodhorticultural.com
Tel: 01502 505300
Fax: 01502 582456
Suttons
Woodview Road
Paignton
Devon TQ4 7NG
Web: www.suttons.co.uk
Tel: 0844 922 0606
Two Wests & Elliott Ltd
Unit 4 Carrwood Road
Sheepbridge Ind. Estate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 9RH
Advise, information, and order line: 01246 451077,
Monday – Friday 8am to 5.30pm
www.twowests.co.uk
Bamboo Chic Fences
9 Whitton Drive
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 6EE
Web: www.bamboochic.co.uk
Tel: 0141 5714202
Mob. 0757 683 7094
Email: nazihmehanna@hotmail.com
andrinamehanna@hotmail.com
Osmogro
Dumbarton
Scotland
G82 3QW
www.osmogro.com
Email: info@osmogro.com