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We are having a clear out ! We have got a selection of 2nd grade ornamental trees from £9.90,  random shrubs all at 1/2 price or less, There is also some hedging plants.  Now is the time to fill up gaps nice and cheap. This sale will be short lived as the Christmas trees will be here soon.

Tree, shrub & hedging clearance sale

We have a great selection of quality ornamental shrubs, ornamental grasses, and herbaceous perennials in 2L pots for just £9.90! Great if you have got a space to fill quickly.

4 plants for £9.90

Derwen Garden Centre

<p>With <strong>Mothers Day</strong> approaching, it is time to treat the special person in your life and show her how much you care and love her. Sunday, March 14&nbsp;&nbsp;it's the day we say 'thank you, mom', 'I love you mom' a little more.</p>

<p>With <strong>Mothers Day</strong> approaching, it is time to treat the special person in your life and show her how much you care and love her. Sunday, March 14&nbsp;&nbsp;it's the day we say 'thank you, mom', 'I love you mom' a little more. Our <strong>gift guide</strong> will help you decide what to wrap up and gift with love to your favourite person. Even if you cannot see her, you can show her how thankful you are to her and post something special to make her day.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>1. Flowers</h2>
<p>It might be the most obvious, but it is also the most welcome! From bouquets to posies and letterbox deliveries, there are many options. But, in our opinion, there is nothing better than&nbsp;saying&nbsp;‘you are special’ with a spring bunch of Daffodils and Tulips plus a gorgeous new vase to put them in. So much colour and joy in a vase from some of our best-loved spring flowers.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>2. Scented candles</h2>
<p>Relaxing with a candle flickering is so peaceful, and maybe your special lady could do with some indulgence and time to chill. Gift a large scented candle and throw in some bubble bath, so she gets the picture. Choose a scent your Mum loves, from spicy cinnamon to light Lily and Rose. Don’t forget if she’s going to take some time out, offer to walk the dog or look after the kids.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>3. Gardening accessories</h2>
<p>No one can have too many gardening tools and accessories. There are some lovely hand tool gift sets available, or if she needs to get digging, how about a new spade and fork? Then there are gloves, kneeling pads and gardening aprons. Perhaps she needs some new garden pots, seed sowing trays or other gardening items. So many options to show her how special she is.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>4. Garden rose</h2>
<p>Roses always show how much you love someone, and with so many varieties and incredible colours, there is a Rose for everyone. Why not pick a Rose that has some meaning, such as a particular colour your Mum loves or even one with a name that has a meaning. There is one called ‘Mum in a Million’, which is a beautiful pink colour. ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ is a lovely yellow Rose, and there are many more with names that might suit.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>5. A good book&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Your Mum can take some time out, put her feet up, grab a cup of tea and enjoy a good book. If she loves gardening, why not find the best plant-filled book you can or houseplants if she prefers to garden indoors. Cut flower books to floristry, recipes to a really great fiction book. Take some time to think about what she would really enjoy and wrap it up into a gift.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We can cover all of your mothers day gifts in one shop! Visit us in store.</p>

Top 5 best Mothers Day Gifts

<p>Our guide to <strong>keeping a great lawn</strong> will help you to take the steps needed to ensure it is lush, green and in good health. Lawns are essential aspects of many gardens and can bring so much to a garden design. From long, straight formal lawns to curved edges surrounded by perennials and bedding plants, the lawn is a place to lounge, exercise and play.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Our guide to <strong>keeping a great lawn</strong> will help you to take the steps needed to ensure it is lush, green and in good health. Lawns are essential aspects of many gardens and can bring so much to a garden design. From long, straight formal lawns to curved edges surrounded by perennials and bedding plants, the lawn is a place to lounge, exercise and play.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Keeping a great lawn requires care</h2>
<p>Even a patchy lawn can be saved with the proper care and attention.</p>
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<p>If it’s looking tired or not in the best condition, it will just need some time and attention to bring it back to life.</p>
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<p>As the weather warms up during spring, start to cut your lawn on the highest setting on your mower. This will ensure your grass doesn't go into shock when it first gets cut.</p>
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<p>Then gradually lower the setting, so each time you mow, the setting is lower.</p>
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<p>If you spot moss, spring is a good time to remove that. If you need to feed your lawn, apply it to the lawn when rain is due so it can be absorbed into the soil.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>Summer tips for keeping a great lawn</h2>
<p>During summer, the lawn can look a little well used, especially if you have children or pets playing outside all of the time. You can apply a pet-friendly fertiliser and water well but don’t feed after August because any new growth may get damaged as autumn approaches and the weather gets cooler. If it is patchy, you could re-sow seeds in late summer/autumn and protect them with some netting from little feet.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Keeping a great lawn means sowing more seeds</h2>
<p>There will be times when you need to reseed your lawn. Just remove any weeds in autumn or spring, rake over the surface and break it up a little before sowing seeds and watering. You must pick the best seed for your lawn and if there is heavy footfall, make sure it is hard-wearing so it is easier to maintain when used a lot.</p>
<h2>Winter care for keeping a great lawn</h2>
<p>During the colder months of the year, your lawn won’t need feeding or weeding but still be aware that it does need some attention to make sure it doesn't get ruined during sustained periods of wet weather. If you can, try not to walk on the lawn so much over the winter period that it can help keep it in great shape.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Visit us in store for a selection of lawn seed, feed and lawn care accessories, plus some expert advice.</p>

Keeping a great lawn

<p>With daffodils in flowers and leaf buds swelling on branches, spring is definitely in the air again. Get your garden into shape for the year with our <strong>top gardening tips for March</strong>.</p>

<p>With daffodils in flowers and leaf buds swelling on branches, spring is definitely in the air again. Get your garden into shape for the year with our <strong>top gardening tips for March</strong>.</p>
<h2>Top gardening tips for March</h2>
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<p>Now’s the time to plant your chitted first early potatoes. (You can also plant unchitted potatoes, but chitting them will give you a better harvest.) Plant onion sets, too, covering them with netting to stop birds pulling them up. &nbsp;</p>
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<p>Once the daffodils have finished flowering, deadhead them. Leave the foliage to die back naturally so that the plants can store enough food in their bulbs to produce next year’s blooms.</p>
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<p>Dig up large clumps of snowdrop clumps while their leaves are still green and divide them into smaller clumps for replanting. This will encourage them to spread.</p>
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<p>Choose a day when the grass is dry, and cut your lawn on a high setting.</p>
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<p>In parts of the country with milder climates, you can start sowing seeds outdoors towards the end of March. Hardy annuals like Californian poppies, Nigella, cornflower and nasturtium can all be direct sown outdoors now, as can carrots, parsnips, radishes and broad beans. If the ground is still frozen, sow them indoors in pots instead.</p>
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<p>Sow tomato seeds and chillies indoors in pots, and put them in a greenhouse or warm sunny windowsill to germinate and grow.</p>
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<p>Plant summer-flowering bulbs like gladioli, agapanthus and lilies in pots indoors, ready for planting out once the frosts are over.</p>
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<p>If you haven’t pruned your bush roses yet, do it now, cutting away all dead, damaged and crossing branches, removing spindly growth and cutting the remaining stems down by a third to a half.</p>
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<p>Prune mophead hydrangeas, cutting back last year’s flowering stems to the first strong buds below the dried flowerheads.&nbsp; Prune fuchsia, too, cutting back last year’s flowering stems to one or two buds from the older woody growth.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Lift and divide big clumps of perennials like daylilies, agapanthus and hostas. Lever fibrous clump apart using two garden forks inserted back-to-back in a clump. Use a sharp knife or the cutting edge of a spade to divide woody roots. Dividing overgrown perennials will rejuvenate them and gives you extra plants.</p>
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<p>Feed roses with general-purpose fertilizer and blueberries, camellias and rhododendrons with ericaceous fertilizer.</p>
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<p>Clear weeds from borders and dig compost or well-rotted stable manure into your vegetable beds to get ready for spring planting.</p>
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<p>Put in plant supports now, while your plants are still small, and it’s easier to work around them. As the plants grow, they can be trained into the supports.</p>
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<p>Get ready for summer by installing a water butt connected to a downpipe to collect the rainwater from your roof.</p>
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<p>Top-dress shrubs in pots by removing the top 5cm (2in) of old compost and replacing it with fresh.</p>
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<p>Visit our centre for tools, seeds and all your gardening needs, and get your garden looking great this spring!</p>

15 garden tips for March

<p>If you’re looking for a <strong>houseplant</strong> with sensational foliage, a <strong>Calathea</strong> is just what you’re after.&nbsp;Calatheas are prized for their beautiful leaves, marked with colourful geometric patterns that look as though they have been painted on by an artist.&nbsp;</p>

<p>If you’re looking for a <strong>houseplant</strong> with sensational foliage, a <strong>Calathea</strong> is just what you’re after. Calatheas belong to a genus of plants that come from the tropics, mainly in Brazil. They have many common names, including zebra plants and peacock plants, but are most often called prayer-plants. This name comes from the way some species move their leaves, closing them up at night like praying hands and opening them wider during the day.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Calatheas are prized for their beautiful leaves, marked with colourful geometric patterns that look as though they have been painted on by an artist.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Where to grow calathea</h2>
<p>In their natural environment, calatheas grow in the dappled shade cast by tall trees in tropical forests. When grown as houseplants, they do best in bright but indirect light and will cope quite well with low light conditions. In fact, too much direct bright light is likely to burn their leaves and affect the colourful leaf markings.</p>
<p>Calatheas prefer soil that is moist but not sodden. When planting them in pots, use a pot with good drainage holes and a good potting compost that retains moisture. Water regularly to keep the compost moist but don’t allow them to stand in water for long periods, as this can cause root rot. Ideally, use rainwater or filtered water.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Being tropical plants, calatheas like high humidity and a warm environment. To raise the humidity around your plant, stand the pot on a drip tray filled with pebbles and topped up with water. Mist occasionally, spraying the leaves from below to avoid water collecting around new leaf buds.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Aim for a reasonably constant temperature, anywhere between 18-30°C (65-86°F), away from cold draughts, and don’t let the temperature around the plant drop below 15°C (59°F). Drooping leaves are a sign that the plant is too cold – if this happens, move the plant to a warmer place as soon as possible.</p>
<h2>Caring for calathea</h2>
<p>Feed your calathea plant once a month from spring to autumn, using a liquid houseplant fertilizer&nbsp;diluted to half strength.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There is no need to prune a calathea, simply cut off any dead leaves as they appear. If your plant loses all its leaves as a result of stress, such as underwatering, don’t give up hope straight away - calathea are surprisingly resilient plants and it may well put out new leaves once the problem has been resolved.</p>
<h2>Calathea problems</h2>
<p>Once you have found the right location for your calathea plant, the most likely problems are likely to be caused by either over-or under-watering. Here are the signs to watch out for:</p>
<p><strong>Under-watering:</strong></p>
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<li>Wilting</li>
<li>Curling leaves</li>
<li>Leaf edges browning</li>
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<p><strong>Over-watering</strong></p>
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<li>Yellowing leaves</li>
<li>Rotting stems&nbsp;</li>
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<p>If you’re looking for a houseplant to brighten up your home, come and see the exciting range available in our centres. We’ve got the perfect plant for you!</p>

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Tree, shrub & hedging clearance sale

4 plants for £9.90

Derwen Garden Centre

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