Autumn’s coming - be prepared!

Protecting precious plants from a sudden cold snap is simply a matter of being prepared and keeping an eye on the weather forecast. Plant-protection and grow-your-own specialist Haxnicks, has a range of frost protection products that can be put in place in a matter of minutes.

Old favourites, Haxnicks Easy Fleece Jackets, are simply slipped over the plants and secured with the integral ties. Job done!

Available in soft-green, they provide good insulation and allow light, air and moisture to filter through so healthy growth is maintained. Available in three sizes: small containers; medium containers and hanging baskets; and, large container, for exotics in pots and borders; priced at £6.99 per pack.

Please view the press release for more details.

From Oak to Acacia - Press Release - July 2010

Grow-your-own specialist, Haxnicks is now using Acacia for the timber frames of their best-selling Hardwood Plant House and Cold Frame. The high quality acacia timber has much to recommend it. It is harder and slightly denser than oak, with a finer grain, and it naturally absorbs less water; all qualities which make it ideal for outdoor use and better suited for the timber frame construction.

The design of the Plant House and Cold Frame has been improved at the same time, with the addition of drainage holes along the front rail of the sloping lids, and pre-fixed door and lid hinges to make self-assembly even easier.

Please view the press release for more details.

Haxnicks Hardwood Plant House (RRP £179.99) and Haxnicks Hardwood Cold Frame (RRP £79.99) are available from garden centres and selected gardening catalogues and websites. For stockists or more information, please call Haxnicks on 0845 241 1555 or contact Philippa Anderson on 07766 827395 or philippa@haxnicks co.uk

It's the Holidays

Mid-August, - Sun, Holidays, and Harvest - we hope all your hard work has paid off and the vegetables are tasting good.

For Haxnicks, this is the time that we prepare for the new season -polishing off our new ideas and products, and visiting various Trade and Retail shows - Hampton Court, GLEE, Cologne and even Chicago. It's the season for us to make sure your local garden centre is well stocked for next year.

However, for you our customers, it is also a good time for you to stock up ready for the winter and we're currently offering 2 for 1 for any Fleece Jackets. Fleece Jackets can be used for bedded plants or container pots, in the vegetable garden, on the patio or for hanging baskets.

The concept is simple, save your plant from the cold frosts of winter. A Haxnicks Designer Fleece Jacket looks great in that garden and we have three types, 'Autumn', 'Snowflake' and 'Green Leaf', so plenty of choice is available. All Fleece Jackets come with a drawstring, so they are really easy to put on the plant.

So enjoy the harvest, and hopefully get some winter crops in the ground, but also start preparing your garden for the colder weather to come.

Gardeners' World Competition

Gardeners World are offering the chance to win one of four Haxnicks Cold Frames, which are ideal for protecting and hardening off young and tender plants.

We realise this is a funny time of year for essentially a spring time product. But we encourage you to enter anyway, think Christmas Presents, or next year, or just a place to protect plants over winter.  The uses of a Cold Frame are flexible.

To enter click 'Gardeners' World' (Competition ends 9th September)

We thoroughly support magazines and run regular competitions in conjunction with many of Britains favourite publications from newspapers to websites, to magazines.

Good Luck, Love to Grow.