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Save our Bees

Save our Bees

Save Our Bees - Your Guide To Creating A Bee Friendly Environment is a guide to show you what you can do to save our dwindling bee population. Over 70% of our food crops are pollinated by bees; a species that is dying out at a frightening rate. Scientists have expressed their concern that if something is not done soon to stop these pollinating insects disappearing, we will face serious, irreparable problems with the world's food supply.Bees are an amazing species of insect; there are over 25,000 different types of bee on the planet, with over 4,000 in the USA and around 250 in the United Kingdom. Honey bees are probably the most important species of bee as it is estimated that 80% of the food eaten has been pollinated by a honey bee! These 'busy bees' work tirelessly to pollinate our food yet they are losing their habitat and their natural environment as our monoculture farming expands.There is a big movement across the Western world to save the bees and provide them with an environment that supports them. Everyone, no matter whether you live in the middle of a city or the country, can help the bees. This book is a complete guide to everything you can do for the bees from the best flowers to grow for them, to how to support them with our changing weather and much, much more. When you read this book you will understand how this docile, much mis-understood insect is the foundation stone of much of the life on Earth and why it is so important that something is done to help them.As you read 'Save Our Bees', you will discover:Exactly how the bees are so important and why it is vital we help themWhy bees are generally completely harmless and misunderstood and feared by many peopleThe different types of bee, both social and solitaryHow to provide bees with natural sources of food throughout the yearWhy early season flowers are so vital for bees and ones you can grow to provide them with foodWhich plants you must avoid growing as they are toxic to beesThe truth behind the myth of feeding bees sugar water and how it can threaten their survivalWhy pesticides are so dangerous to bees and some natural, bee safe alternatives to use around your home and gardenHow to reduce your need for chemicals through environmentally friendly companion plantingWhat city dwellers can do to help bees and a surprising fact about urban bees that few people knowExactly what you need to keep bees at home if you want to become a beekeeperInformation and resources on creating a bee friendly neighborhoodThis in-depth guide has been written to give you all the information you need to start saving our bees. It is something anyone can do no matter how big or small your garden is, or even if you do not have a garden! Bees are an amazing species of insect and you can help them now.Working together, we can help the bees and prevent their decline. Once you have read, 'Save Our Bees', you will know exactly what you can do to help the bees no matter where you live. Even now, there is something magical about sitting back on a hot summer's day, watching bees lazily fly from flower to flower. Whether you want to become a beekeeper or just plant a bee friendly garden, there is plenty you can do to help these vital insects survive.

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Peony Red Sarah Bernhardt

Peony Red Sarah Bernhardt

Lending the name of the ever-popular 'Sarah Bernhardt', with several shared characteristics, from the appealing flowering time and striking shaped flowers, to the fantastic disease resistance - but this red version is a variety in its own right!Despite being known as 'Red Sarah Bernhardt', there are few other similarities between the two, but they do look incredible grown alongside one-another! This peony produces an abundance of scented flowers around the start of summer.The colour really is vibrant when young - pink-purple with hints of red, only becoming pinker with age, revealing glowing yellow centres. Look at the flowers at the start and end of their life cycle - you won't believe they're from the same plant.Truly easy to grow, thriving in well-drained soil in a spot where it can soak up the sun. Stretching up to almost 1m tall, with double blooms each around 15-20cm across - so big, and so impressive!Supplied as one bare root, grade 1 with 2/3 eyes.

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Radish Scarlet Globe Seeds

Radish Scarlet Globe Seeds

A classic salad radish with crisp round roots of bright scarlet with moist, white flesh and a superbly sweet and mild flavour. Not only do they taste good, these nutritious beauties are an excellent source of vitamin C and potassium.A winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, this reliable and fast-growing variety is an ideal choice for the novice and experienced gardener alike - and great for encouraging children to garden as they will be rewarded with quick results.Easy to grow, 'Scarlet Globe' can be harvested within 4-6 weeks of sowing direct into their cropping position. Suitable for container growing as well as beds and borders, they like a sunny, sheltered position in well-drained, fertile soil, although will grow well in poorer soils too. They make an excellent 'marker' crop between rows of slower growing veg such as potatoes, peas, parsnip and onion, to be harvested before the main crop fills the space.Supplied as a packet of 700 (approx.) seeds ready to sow outdoors from February to September directly into their cropping position.

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Honeyfields Insect and Mealworm Feast 1.6Kg

Honeyfields Insect and Mealworm Feast 1.6Kg

So why buy Honeyfield's 'Fair To Nature'?Where the ingredients allow, Honeyfield's wild bird foods contain cereals and other seeds grown on Fair to Nature farms. These farms grow special areas of seed-bearing crops to provide food for farmland bird species, such as linnets, skylarks, and buntings as well as providing habitats for a host of other wildlife. This means that Honeyfield's wild bird food not only feeds the birds in your garden, it looks after the wild birds and wildlife in our countryside too. It's always good to give the wild birds a helping hand when it comes to feeding and it's a joy to bring a wide range of birds into the garden. This 'Fair to Nature' Insect Mealworm feast will do just that.  It is an all seasons mix with an added mealworm treat suitable for use in hanging feeders, table and ground feeders.  It is especially popular with Greenfinches, Wrens, Robins and Nuthatches.1.6kg BagContains: Mealworms, Yellow Millet, Black Sunflower, Peeled Oats, Cut Maize, Wheat, Sunflower Hearts, Flaked Wheat, Pinhead Oats, Kibbled Peanuts and Rapeseed Oil.  

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Lavatera Marshmallow Strawberry Cream

Lavatera Marshmallow Strawberry Cream

Trumpet flowers hold a special place in the hearts of many gardeners, as they leave an impression on all that see them. The 'Marshmallow' series of Lavatera promises not to disappoint, with brilliant and colourful blooms.Also known as a Tree Mallow, the compact and well-branched 'Marshmallow Strawberry Cream' perennial bursts to life for weeks through summer, and well into autumn.Flowering shrubs, such as this, will treat your garden to repeat performances of flowers for years to come, with silky petals - go on and give them a feel!Do not fret when leaves drop across the winter as the plant falls dormant, as new growth will emerge in the following March.Blooms are soft pink, only brightening towards the centre, with a near white eye. Lavatera are hardy and easy to grow, forming good-sized shrubs with the headline trumpet flowers.What's more, the blooms are particularly rich in nectar, so are attractive to pollinators, while the long and strong stems that hold each flower are perfect for cutting for a vase. Plant throughout the sunny beds and borders of your garden, including in patio pots or containers.Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting.

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Siberian bugloss Jack Frost

Siberian bugloss Jack Frost

The remarkable leaves of 'Jack Frost' are just as intricate as the flurries of spring flowers. Heart-shaped and dark green-veined shimmering silver leaves catch the eye across spring and summer, joined by a dusting of dainty bright blue blooms. The flowers even look drastically like the ever-popular Forget-Me-Not.Position this pollinator-favourite at the front of a busy border for a contrasting treat or plant a few together to edge shaded pathways with variegated colour.Renowned for being a favourite amongst the bees thanks to pollen rich flowers, this Brunnera is a brilliant option for those wishing to encourage wildlife into their garden. What better way to spend a sunny morning in your country garden than watching Mother Nature do what she does best?Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come.Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant.

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Pea (Maincrop) Ambassador

Pea (Maincrop) Ambassador

Bred as an improvement to the popular 'Onward' pea variety, this excellent maincrop type produces high yields of juicy, plump marrowfat peas, each pod containing up to 9 dark green peas.The plants' compact and robust habit makes them ideal for exposed locations and smaller gardens. They show good resistance to powdery mildew, which is helpful for later sowings for successional cropping through a long season.A worthy recipient of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Ambassador' is a dependable variety that is easy to grow and a long-time favourite of vegetable growers. It is also a great choice for introducing children to gardening as the peas are so good to eat raw when picked straight from the plant.Not only tasty, these succulent peas are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, having particularly high levels of vitamin C. When frozen, the peas will retain good nutritional values.Supplied as a packet of 325 (approx.) seeds ready to sow outdoors from March to June directly into their cropping position. They will tolerate most soil types but will do best in neutral ph, deeply dug, fertilised soil.

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Lavatera Marshmallow Cherry Blush

Lavatera Marshmallow Cherry Blush

Trumpet flowers hold a special place in the hearts of many gardeners, as they leave an impression on all that see them. The 'Marshmallow' series of Lavatera promises not to disappoint, with brilliant and colourful blooms.Also known as a Tree Mallow, the compact and well-branched 'Marshmallow Cherry Blush' perennial bursts to life for weeks through summer, and well into autumn.Flowering shrubs, such as this, will treat your garden to repeat performances of flowers for years to come, with silky petals - go on and give them a feel!Do not fret when leaves drop across the winter as the plant falls dormant, as new growth will emerge in the following March.Blooms are near-white, yet tinged in pink, darkening towards the centre, with a brighter eye. Lavatera are hardy and easy to grow, forming good-sized shrubs with the headline trumpet flowers.What's more, the blooms are particularly rich in nectar, so are attractive to pollinators, while the long and strong stems that hold each flower are perfect for cutting for a vase. Plant throughout the sunny beds and borders of your garden, including in patio pots or containers.Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting.

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Bamboo Cane and Spiral Guard Set

Bamboo Cane and Spiral Guard Set

A handy set of equipment to create impressively shaped displays in your garden - a bamboo cane and spiral guard. The bamboo cane is made from premium quality bamboo to be durable and eco-friendly. Sourced from sustainable plantations, these canes are reliable, so you can confidently support plants and create stunning structures.Very versatile - stake delicate flowers, train climbing plants, or create a trellis display to be proud of. Meanwhile, the spiral guard is an easy to use and hassle-free solution to protect young trees in your garden as they establish. No need for fixing stakes or fastenings, trees will hold the low-maintenance guards on their own. You do not even need to worry about keeping an eye on or removing the spiral guard, as the UV protection will last for five years and then break down naturally in most situations, offering top-notch and sustainable tree protection. Just attach and forget! The cane makes planting a bare root hedge as easy as it can be - keeping the bare root upright as it grows, while also allowing exact distances between hedges to be worked out, for a dense growth. Use the spiral guard to protect the bare root as it grows to achieve as thick a hedge as possible.  Supplied as one 90cm bamboo cane and a 60cm spiral guard.

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Pink Delicious Apple Tree

Pink Delicious Apple Tree

Picture-perfect luscious apples in abundance - and not just any old apple you will pluck from an everyday orchard or supermarket shelf. With unique red-to-pink centres and a remarkably sweet taste, 'Pink Delicious' apples are at the front of the queue to be your new favourite.The joy of growing your own produce and serving from garden to table is so satisfying, and so achievable with this tree.A wonderful waft of beautiful pink blossom erupts in April and May, before making way for the impressive blush-red fruits. Sweeter than many other varieties, 'Pink Delicious' boast a crisp, yet tangy, taste to be incredibly refreshing on the palate.Enjoy a mass of fruits as this tree is a heavier cropper than many others - so you will be sharing and showing off your homegrown beauties to your friends and family in no time!The fruit will be ripe and ready for picking from the tail end of September to early October, while a greater colour can be achieved as the picking weeks progress. Do not feel concerned if you are left with an abundance of fruits, as the apples will keep in an excellent condition for up to six weeks when stored in a cool place.If you want to experience an even bigger crop, be sure to thin down the growth, by removing excess fruits. This will even enhance the taste and colour of the apples. The tree will be fully grown after around seven years, when it will reach a height of 3m, and a spread of 2m, although can be kept significantly smaller, uniform, and compact, when pruned.Supplied as a 1.2m - 1.4m bare root tree, on an M9 rootstock, ready for planting.

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Raspberry Glen Ample Long Canes

Raspberry Glen Ample Long Canes

Long cane raspberries are your opportunity to benefit from a massive breakthrough in raspberry fruit production! Raspberries usually produce their fruit on the previous year's growth of canes. However, they are often sold in garden centres cut back as short canes - great value, but you have to wait an extra year for fruit.Now, with long canes you will get fruit in the first season, because they have not been cut back - they are harvested at about 1m or taller and will fruit this summer.A great garden variety, not too vigorous, yet fruiting early to mid-season in July and August and producing good bright red sweet fruits. You will get around a pound of fruit or more per cane for 4-5 years. These raspberries will fruit on the full length of the canes you receive so do not prune them down when you plant them!Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. This raspberry variety, 'Glen Ample', has also been recommended as a 'Plant for Pollinators'.If space is at a premium, grow them in large pots in a wigwam form it will look great and also produce massive amounts or fruit in the minimum of space! Otherwise, plant in rows about 60cm apart, using supporting wires for easier fruit picking. Take advantage of new long cane raspberry production techniques for bigger and quicker crops.Supplied as long canes, each approximately 100-120cm tall which means you will get fruit this year!

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Basil Sweet Seeds

Basil Sweet Seeds

This 'Sweet' Basil is the classic, large-leaved variety that is most popularly used in cuisines all over the world. Native to tropical regions of central Africa and Southeast Asia, it is a tender, half-hardy annual when grown outdoors in Britain for summer cropping. Or it can be grown successfully indoors on your windowsill all through the year to ensure a continuous supply of fresh leaves for culinary use.A favourite herb particularly of Italian cooking, its sweet, aromatic leaves are a characteristic ingredient for many dishes from salads and garnishes to soups, casseroles, ragu, pizza, and pasta dishes - and superb for making fresh pesto. The flavour comes from the intense essential oils in the glossy green leaves that are at their best when eaten raw or added to hot dishes at the last minute.Growing your own 'Sweet' Basil from seed, whether indoors or outdoors, will reward you with neat, bushy and vigorous plants that can be cut just when you need a fresh bunch for your cooking - a much better solution than those frustrating supermarket pot herbs that barely last 2-3 weeks and are reluctant to grow back when cut.Sow all year round indoors into pots for your windowsill or for transplanting outdoors from May to July. Or sow outdoors from May to June; they will do best in pots or containers, but can be sown directly into a well-prepared bed or border. All they require is a sunny but sheltered position, in fertile, moist but well-drained soil or compost, then regular cutting to encourage new growth.Supplied as a packet of 450 (approx.) seeds ready to plant indoors or outdoors in their growing position. Mature plants can reach 30cm height and spread. Harvest indoors all year round or throughout the summer when grown outdoors.

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