Rolawn Direct are specialist in Lawn Care Products and sell very good quality Topsoil, Compost and Turf.

The offer runs until 14th February 2012.

• Daffodil Bouquets - Spring is just around the corner, hopefully, so for an early taste of Spring why not order yourself, or a loved one, a lovely bouquet of Daffodils. Bloomingdirect.com are offering 30 daffodils for just £9.95 or 50 for just £11.95; great value, especially as they also come with Free Delivery. Click here to order your daffodils. ...
• Subscribe to your Favourite Gardening Magazine - The Magazine Group offers discounted subscriptions to the UK’s biggest magazines so you can save up to 99% on the cover price of your favourite gardening magazine. Even better, until midnight on 31st January 2012 you will receive £50 vouchers to spend on many online shops including Virgin Wines and LOVEFiLM and you will be entered ...

We also still have potatoes in the ground which, so far, haven't been eaten or rotted off so we should have them available up to the next set of crop.

George at the allotment has his seed potatoes available so bought a bag of Maris Piper which are now chitting in the shed.

Click here to see our Allotment Progress in Pictures.

• Allotment Progress in Pictures - A photographic diary of the progress on our Allotment in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. 1st February 2012 – most of the allotment is dormant at the moment but the Broad Beans sown early autumn are doing well as are the Sweet Peas, Onions and Garlic. Quite pleased with progress as this is the first time I’ve grown ...
• The GR Allotment: Update - Allan also managed to get three raised beds built and ready for planting so our potatoes went in a couple of weeks ago. We are growing Anya, a second early and Maris Piper a late and our Mum’s favourite potatoe, great for chips, roasting and mash. ...
• Allotment Update – Late May - Netting is up on one of the fruit cages; have had to order some more to complete the other one! The new Walnut Tree from http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk has three tiny fruit on it already and the Plum and Cherry are doing well. Strawberries are all doing well and the new ones from the Allotment Plant Sale have been ...

Seeds to sow indoors in a heated greenhouse or on a sunny windowsill:

• Greenhouse Cucumbers
• Leeks
• Onions
• Greenhouse Tomatoes

Seeds to sow outdoors where they are to grow. Check that the soil is workable and not too cold. A couple of weeks before sowing your seed cover the patch of soil with horticultural fleece or polythene sheets to help warm it up then just before sowing prepare the soil:

• Peas
• Broad Beans
• Radishes
• Turnip

Plants to plant outside in the ground. Before planting seedlings prepare the soil:

• Shallots
• Rhubarb

Other tasks to do in the vegetable garden:

• Dig over the soil if it is not too wet or cold
• Cover establishd Rhubarb to force an early crop
• Chit Seed Potatoes
• Check for wind damage

• The Vegetable Garden in January - Jobs to do in the vegetable garden or allotment in January ...
• Jobs to do in November - Flower/Plants Pull up annuals and put on the compost heap then fork over the beds and border Prune rambling and climbing roses Pot up tender perennials from summer displays and bring under cover for the winter Rake autumn leaves from lawns, and pick them out from around border plants Plant new hedges Fruit/Vegetables Save seeds from your favourite ...
• Jobs to do in January - In the Flower Garden: Plant bare-root roses, trees and shrubs Prune standard roses Take hardwood cuttings from shrubs Remove dead stems and leaves from perennials Tidy grasses In the Vegetable Garden: Fork over empty beds and mix in compost Plant fruit trees Prune Gooseberry bushes Warm up beds for early crops Tie raspberry and blackberry canes to support ...

Even better, until midnight on 31st January 2012 you will receive £50 vouchers to spend on many online shops including Virgin Wines and LOVEFiLM and you will be entered into a £40,000 prize draw to win anything from lipsticks to an iPad. Click here to find out more.

There is a huge choice of gardening and home magazines on offer, here is just a small selection:

• 10% Off Turf, Soil and Lawn Products - Rolawn Direct are currently offering 10% off all orders across their website, just enter code RDFEB12 at the checkout. Rolawn Direct are specialist in Lawn Care Products and sell very good quality Topsoil, Compost and Turf. The offer runs until 14th February 2012. ...
• Daffodil Bouquets - Spring is just around the corner, hopefully, so for an early taste of Spring why not order yourself, or a loved one, a lovely bouquet of Daffodils. Bloomingdirect.com are offering 30 daffodils for just £9.95 or 50 for just £11.95; great value, especially as they also come with Free Delivery. Click here to order your daffodils. ...

Today, 23rd January 2012, I was surprised to notice the size of the Camellia Buds, this time last year they were a lot smaller but we had just had the worst winter in many years so not surprising really.

I went outside with my camera and also found the Snowdrops looking great as well as the Winter Flowering Jasmine and Witch Hazel; take a look below.

• What’s looking good in August - Often August is a quiet time in the garden but with plants such as Japanese anemone, Rudbeckia, Buddleja and Hibiscus you can guarantee a good display of colour. ...

Bloomingdirect.com are offering 30 daffodils for just £9.95 or 50 for just £11.95; great value, especially as they also come with Free Delivery.

Click here to order your daffodils.

• 10% Off Turf, Soil and Lawn Products - Rolawn Direct are currently offering 10% off all orders across their website, just enter code RDFEB12 at the checkout. Rolawn Direct are specialist in Lawn Care Products and sell very good quality Topsoil, Compost and Turf. The offer runs until 14th February 2012. ...
• Subscribe to your Favourite Gardening Magazine - The Magazine Group offers discounted subscriptions to the UK’s biggest magazines so you can save up to 99% on the cover price of your favourite gardening magazine. Even better, until midnight on 31st January 2012 you will receive £50 vouchers to spend on many online shops including Virgin Wines and LOVEFiLM and you will be entered ...

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Why not take a look.

• Free Tickets to RHS Wisley - Just a quick note to let you know that Rolawn Direct have 30 pairs of tickets to the RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey to give away. Wisley is the flagship garden of the RHS, with richly planted borders and luscious rose gardens. The state-of-the-art new Glasshouse showcases their world class plant collection. The competition closes at 5pm ...
• Win a Nilfisk Pressure Washer - The Gardening Register has teamed up with Pressurewasher.co.uk to offer our visitors a chance to win one Nilfisk C110 3-5 PCA X-tra Pressure Washer. I have been very pleased with my Nilfisk C110 and think it is an ideal pressure washer for the home and garden. To find out more read my full review. For your chance ...

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Good luck!

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• Winner will be notified by email so please ensure your email address is typed in correctly
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• The competition is open to UK residents only
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• Free Tickets to RHS Wisley - Just a quick note to let you know that Rolawn Direct have 30 pairs of tickets to the RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey to give away. Wisley is the flagship garden of the RHS, with richly planted borders and luscious rose gardens. The state-of-the-art new Glasshouse showcases their world class plant collection. The competition closes at 5pm ...
• Win an exclusive Gardner’ Gardens mug - The lovely Gardner’ Gardens  are running a fun caption competition to win an exclusive Gardner’ Gardens mug which has a selection of photographs of their designs and garden projects on it. Ideal to inspire any gardener as they sit indoors sipping at a hot beverage waiting for Spring to arrive. It’s fun, it’s free and it’s ...

I am pleasantly surprised how compact and easy to use it is, it is very light to carry and manoeuvre and it cleaned really well. It also comes with extra accessories such as a patio cleaner and car washing brush.

Click here to read the full review.

For a chance to win your own Nilfisk C110 3-5 PCA X-tra click here to enter our competition.

• Win a Nilfisk Pressure Washer - The Gardening Register has teamed up with Pressurewasher.co.uk to offer our visitors a chance to win one Nilfisk C110 3-5 PCA X-tra Pressure Washer. I have been very pleased with my Nilfisk C110 and think it is an ideal pressure washer for the home and garden. To find out more read my full review. For your chance ...
• Karcher K7.85M Pressure Washer Giveaway Competition - Tooled Up have a great competition at the moment. Their competition is for a fantastic Karcher K7.85M Pressure Washer plus a sachet of Karcher Universal Detergent, together worth over £350. This brilliant prize is the highest spec domestic pressure washer from the world leading pressure washer manufacturer Karcher, and is one of the best selling machines of all time. Click ...
• Free Tickets to RHS Wisley - Just a quick note to let you know that Rolawn Direct have 30 pairs of tickets to the RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey to give away. Wisley is the flagship garden of the RHS, with richly planted borders and luscious rose gardens. The state-of-the-art new Glasshouse showcases their world class plant collection. The competition closes at 5pm ...