{"id":102309,"date":"2018-12-16T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/stuck-for-gift-ideas-for-the-gardener-in-your-life\/"},"modified":"2018-12-16T13:07:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T06:07:07","slug":"stuck-for-gift-ideas-for-the-gardener-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/stuck-for-gift-ideas-for-the-gardener-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuck for gift ideas for the gardener in your life?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSeeds, string and secateurs\u2026 A few present suggestions for the green-fingered people you knowAll I want for Christmas is a steaming pile of manure, though I\u2019m always happy to be given seed. Brown Envelope Seeds in West Cork does a Christmas card packed with seed. I like their \u2018Peas on Earth\u2019, and their gift boxes, too. I have ordered a Baby\u2019s First Dinner Box for a friend who brings her newborn to the allotment. I\u2019d love to find a Tomato Rainbow Box under our tree. I am also taken with Piccolo seeds, packaged like posh chocolate bars, a fine gift for any kitchen gardener. Or a sweet pea selection from Roger Parsons. I have a hankering for his Spencer or Old-Fashioned mixes.Earlier this year, we lost our Implementations copper trowel, though I\u2019m still hoping to discover it buried with the beetroot. A straight replacement of a shiny Castor trowel would make me happy on Christmas morning. I am almost addicted to their dibber and my short-handled Phoenix hoe. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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