plants, seeds & lawn
New range
Tree Wash, Greenhouse shading and Maggot Traps.
Vitax has a history that dates back to the late 1800s
when G H Richards manufactured a range of insec-
from Vitax
Tackle
ticides and garden sundires. The brand holds a
Royal Warrant and the new collection helps
Vitax has hit 2010 running with a brand new range strengthen Vitax’s reputation as a specialist in pest the weeds
of essential products for the enthusiastic gardener control, plant care, and weed and disease control.
and house-proud homeowner. Vitax created the For more information call 01530 510060,
Bayer Garden is giving lawn lovers a helping
range following demand from the trade. It includes; email marketing @vitax.co.uk or visit
hand with the launch of Lawn Weedkiller
Tree bands, Fly Traps, Slug tape, Sulphur Candles, www.vitax.co.uk.
Ready to Use 2. A spot weedkiller with an
advanced formulation, Lawn Weedkiller
Ready to Use 2 is ideal for tackling all com-
mon broad-leaved weeds including dock,
thistles and ragwort in established lawns and
grass paddocks. It can be used from spring
through to the autumn. The new weedkiller
is also ideal for those with small paddocks in
which they keep horses as it is a quick and
easy way for horse lovers to clear small pad-
docks of ragwort, which can be harmful to
horses. Alison Mulvaney, product manager at
Bayer Garden, explained “We are always lis-
tening to consumers to find out what they
think of our products and what problems or
challenges they would like our help with
next. It was clear there was a demand for
something easy to use that would effectively
tackle tenacious broad-leaved weeds in
lawns. We explored the formulations devel-
oped by our parent Bayer CropScience and
identified this solution, which we have been
able to bring to market in the packaging con-
sumers have come to expect from us.”
For more information call 08451 947060.
A revolutionary
this revolutionary product, Scotts is also launching
Miracle-Gro All Purpose Grass Seed that provides
a thicker, greener lawn. This superior grass seed
new idea
mixture will show visible results in just five days
under optimal weather and soil conditions. Three
Miracle-Gro has entered the lawn seed sizes are available: 210g carton to sow 7sq m
market with three new products. patch (SRP £4.99); 450g re-sealable pouch to
Miracle-Gro Patch Magic is a revolu- sow a 15sq m lawn (SRP £7.99); and 900g
tionary new lawn repair product that re-sealable bag to sow double that area
contains a combination of grass seed, (SRP £12.99). To complete the range is
feed and coir that ensures excellent re- Miracle-Gro Lawn Thickener Grass
sults anywhere – even on concrete! Scotts Seed and Feed, a combination of 60
Miracle Gro says it’s the only patching per cent grass seed and 40 per cemt
mix that takes care of the seed so anyone fertiliser that’s perfect for over-
can grow thick, beautiful grass anywhere. seeding worn-out lawns. The 500g
Three sizes are available: 750g golden re-sealable pouch will over-seed a
shaker pack to treat up to 10 patches 20sq m lawn (SRP £9.99).
(SRP £9.99); 1.5kg bag to treat 20 patch- For more information call
es (SRP £15.99); 3.6kg bag to treat up to 01483 410334 or visit
16sq m (SRP £24.99). To complement www.lovethegarden.com
Retail promotion
Commenting on the promotion, marketing manager,
Maryanne Stokes said, “This is an especially good op-
from Vital Earth
portunity for garden retailers to have a core product in
stock at an especially competitive price. We hope that
the deal will also give new Vital Earth stockists a perfect
Peat-free and 100 per cent recycled composts manufac- opportunity to try us out for the first time.” There are
turer, Vital Earth has launched a terrific spring retail now over 30 compost products in the Vital Earth range
promotion featuring four bags of garden soil for £10. all made form recycled garden waste, together with top-
Vital Earth garden soil is a recycled product, which soils and mulches. All the products have an excellent
comes in 25 litre bags with an RRP of £2.99 per bag shelf life of more than 12 months and are extensively
and represents an economic alternative to premium trialled and tested before being launched to the market.
topsoil products. The promotion is started in January For more information call 01335 300355,
and will run through to March 2010. Retailers have email 01335 300355 or visit www.greenergar-
been able to place orders from December onwards with dener.comwww.bonningtonplastics.com
product being delivered into store from April.
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