Wealden Times | WT163 | September 2015 | Education supplement inside

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One of Mary’s raised beds looking very decorative
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Time to raise the bar on
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Last year one of the prize
draws featured on this page
was to win a pair of our
Jacksons raised beds. There’s a
great feel-good factor letting
people know they’ve won, the
winners without fail always
seem delighted to have won
something. And sometimes they
get they in get touch in touch say to thanks say thanks again
for again the for prize the and prize to and tell to us tell about
what us about they what are going they are to do going with
the to do products with the they products have won. they In
this have case won. it In was this Mary case Jones it was who
emailed Mary Jones me who to say emailed how me
delighted to say how she delighted was with she her was pair
of with raised her pair beds. of raised beds.
“Thank you so much for my
Win! The raised beds where
delivered yesterday and we we put
put them them together together in no in time no time at all.
at They all. look They so look sturdy so sturdy and strong, and
strong, and they fit exactly in
the and spot they we fit exactly chose for in them. spot
We we plan chose to for dig them. a garden We plan pond to
and dig a my garden husband pond was and worried my
as husband to where was we worried were going as to to
put where the we soil, where but we going now to have put
just the the soil, spot but we for now it, in have your just
raised the spot beds. for We it, in retired your raised 3 years
ago beds. and We bought retired 3 a years bungalow ago and
with bought a garden a bungalow which with needed a
a garden lot of work, which but needed which a lot has of
good work, soil. but I’m which looking has good forward soil.
to I'm planting looking up forward the beds to planting when
we up have the beds dug when out the we pond!” have dug
out the pond!”
I asked Mary if she would
send I asked me Mary some if photos she would of her send
raised me some beds, photos once of they her were raised
planted beds, once up they and were sure enough planted up
she and did, sure as enough you can she see did, from as you
the can lovely see from picture the lovely here. pictures I
think here. I the think veg the looks veg almost looks almost
too good to eat and is is very
decorative. Thank you Mary!
Has this inspired any of you
to Has think this inspired about having any of a you go to at
growing think about in your having own a go raised at
beds? growing You in might your own be interested raised
in beds? some You of might the benefits:
interested in
even some with of the limited benefits: space in
your Even garden with limited or courtyard space in your
can garden grow or vegetables, courtyard you herbs can
or grow flowers a vegetables, in a raised herbs bed. or
Our flowers kits in come a raised in various bed. Our sizes kits
to come suit in any various space sizes or corner. to suit any
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for your certain garden plants, isn’t suitable or the for
drainage certain plants, is poor; or the you drainage can is
fill poor, the you beds can with fill the beds right with
type the right of soil type to of suit soil whatever to suit
you whatever want you to grow. want to grow.
Some plants only do well in
in deeper deeper soil; soil, will so will thrive in a
thrive raised in bed. a raised bed.
Not having to bend down to
to ground ground level level to garden to garden is really
is helpful really to helpful those to who those find this
who find this difficult.
Win a pair of
raised bed kits
To enter the free prize draw
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instructions. The draw closes
31.10.15. go to:
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/ashfordlocal
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Raised beds are not just useful for growing vegetables, here it’s used for ericaceous
(lime hating/acid loving) plants - the ferns and a maple creating a decorative feature
Raised beds with a pergola and tensioned
wires to support plants