Biodegradeable Bamboo and Rice pots!

It seemed to us when Gardens World Magazine thought what shall we write about? they thought of Haxnicks.  Okay that's not entirely true... but out of 200 pages no less than 4 of our products were brilliantly featured.  I think that means you'll be reading about Haxnicks every 50 pages!

Our Pots Naturally are very popular with the Gardeners World team due to their being made from biodegradable Bamboo and all round eco-friendliness.

The Bamboo pulp and rice husks used last about 2 or 3 years, depending on their use, they can be added to your compost heap at the end of their life where they will completely breakdown after about 6 months.

Interestingly enough Which? Gardening Magazine tested our Pots Naturally range amongst a host of other and revealed that they did indeed live up to our claims.

So thank you Gardeners World Magazine - we recommend you do subscribe to this fine publication that likes to talk about Haxnicks and if you want us to pass any feedback directly to Gardeners World Magazine let us know and write a comment.

Haxnicks in 20th Anniversary Edition of Gardener's World Magazine

We're very proud to note that Haxnicks products have recieved some fabulous coverage in the 20th Anniversary Edition of Gardener's World magazine. What we want to know is - what do you think?

Helen Riches, Lila Das Gupta and long term friend of Haxnicks Pippa Greenwood can all be seen in the BBC's foremost gardening publication using Haxnicks products.

Helen Riches, award winning garden writer and garden designer, recommended covering with a cloche overnight to give germinating seeds a better chance in her article entitled 'Summer Pots from Seed'.  Lila Das Gupta also wrote an article about sowing Runner Beans and the benefits of using Rootrainers.

Pippa Greenwood meanwhile chose to recommend our Kitchen Garden Cloche for her article on protecting small groups of fruit and vegetables in their early stages and to extend their growing season.  And scattered throughout as always, our Biodegradable Pots Naturally range.

What can we say?  Well, go out and buy Gardeners World Magazine and see for yourselves of course!

Here's the list in full of products featured:

• Pots Naturally
• Victorian Bell Cloches
• Rootrainers
• Kitchen Garden Cloche

And here for your added info is a list of links to Gardeners World Articles and Blogs - enjoy!

• Helen Riches - 'Summer Pots from Seed'
• Lila Das Gupta - 'Step by Step'
• Pippa Greenwood - 'Pippa's Growing Tips'

 Now we want to hear from you... what did you think, have you seen our products in any magazines or TV shows?  Look out for us, we have great links with gardening experts across England and Scotland and even Ireland.  But don't forget we're a company that wants to produce the best quality garden care products we can and that means listening to your feedback.  Please leave us a comment.

Review of 2009 New Product Launches

Last year we achieved Haxnicks' largest expansion yet of new products and tools for plant care and protection, from biodegradable Pots Naturally™ through to the FSC-certified Raised Bed Growing System.

Pots Naturally™, a range of long-life 100% biodegradable pots and saucers made from compressed natural bamboo pulp, have far exceeded our expectations - people are using them for all types of reason from decorative indoor plant pots through to raising seedlings in the greenhouse.

The pots and saucers are designed to last two or three years and are available in a variety of sizes (3", 4", 5" and 6" pot diameters) and four ‘mix-and-match’ colours (bamboo, red earth, olive, and aqua) and are sold in packs of 5. They are used in exactly the same way as plastic pots, but are easily disposed of at the end of their life by simply tossing on the compost heap. They should break down in active compost within 6 months. The bright colours and sturdy nature of the pots has attracted lots of attention from gardening journalists; the range has been awarded Garden Answers’ ‘Best Green Product’ 2008.

Haxnicks also launched the Raised Bed Growing System consisting of four components, each sold separately (or as a combo). The Raised Bed Base is made from 100% FSC-certified, pressure-treated timber and comes with corner joints and extension rods to build multiple tier beds. The Raised Bed Frame provides a framework for the covers, slotting neatly and securely into the timber base. Then there is a choice of two fitted covers, either the Micromesh™ Pest Protection Cover or the Polythene Weather Protection Cover.

Haxnicks Raised Bed Growing System has been lifted by a trend in gardening for raised beds, the key is the lack of digging required to produce vegetables. It is much easier to make a raised bed and fill it with good quality compost.  Now that's not to say we want to be lazy, but salads, rocket and many other delicate vegetable crops that require light airy soils have always grown well in raised beds, this is not new.  Haxnicks hope to have made a range of products that can be easily assembled and used by gardeners.

Other products launched in 2009 included the Tomato Patio Planters (bush and climbing),Pea and Bean Patio Planter, Strawberry and Herb Patio Planter, The Kitchen Garden Cloche (a best seller),  CaneToppers, the complete Jute Naturally Range, the Designer Range of Fleece Jackets and finally the Haxnicks Speedhoe.

We'll have to pass feed back on their progress another day, but this does give some idea as to the direction Haxnicks is starting to move towards in product development.

Chelsea Flower Show Review

Emma models the Bag-to-Boot, whilst Emily tries to hide in the Pea and Bean Planter!

We would really like to thank everyone who came to our stand at the Chelsea Flower Show 2009. It was, for Haxnicks, an incredible experience and we thoroughly enjoyed it, and were pretty much flat out from 7am to 8pm every day!

Because Chelsea is such a great experience we decided early on to get as many of our staff to 'have a go' at running the stand for a couple of days at a time. This provided a great day out and lots of lessons for us at Haxnicks about what customers really think of our products - all positive I might add...

The Haxnicks Planters proved their popularity, selling continuously throughout the show, with a lot of people taking the chance to get some last minute potato planters going- it is still not to late to enjoy home grown organic vegetables.

However ultimately we would like to thank Chelsea for allowing us, during our occasional breaks, to tour (whizz) around the amazing gardens.

Victoria takes a break from her Rootrainer demonstrations, and convinces herself that our Pots Naturally palm tree is actually a real palm, somewhere on a beautiful beach...	...whilst Simon gets into his sales pitch, Julia demonstrates some other uses for the Haxnicks Baby Victorian Bell, and Emily surveys the scene.

‘Mix-and-match’ Pots Naturally

Pots Naturally™, a range of long-life, 100% biodegradable pots and saucers, is the latest organic solution from plant protection specialist, Haxnicks. Their fun and bright colours will look good in the greenhouse and around the home.

Made only from compressed natural bamboo pulp, the high-quality pots and saucers are designed to last two or three years and are available in four sizes: 3 inch, 4 inch, 5 inch and 6 inch diameters, in four ‘mix-and-match’ colours: bamboo, aqua, red earth and olive.

They are used in exactly the same way as plastic pots, but are easily disposed of at the end of their life by simply tossing on the compost heap. They should break down in active compost within 6 months.

Pots Naturally™ offer great value for money when compared with the plastic alternatives: they are competitively priced, extremely sturdy and come in a stylish range of colours. Prices range from 99p for a pack of five 3 inch saucers to £4.99 for a pack of five 6 inch pots.

The new Haxnicks Pots Naturally™ range is available from B&Q (in olive only) and from garden centres from February 2009.