This is in today's independent.
Tried to find a weblink but couldn't so here they are for consideration and comment:
1 - Garlic Emulsion - from 95p - " BEST BUDGET BUY"
2 - Topiary-www.topiary.co.uk
3 - Katsura tree - www.tree-shop.co.uk
4 - Anything from Roger Platts' nursery - www.rogerplatts.com "BEST BUY"
5 - Wormcast £17.99 - www.wormcastcompany.com
6 - Tina garedn pruning knife - £73 ! " BEST LUXURY BUY"
7 - Azara microphylaa - shrub form Chile, smells of chocolate pudding
8 - The Art and Craft of Garden Making - Thomas Mawson- £12.70 - first published 1920s, explains how an English garden should be laid out
9 - On ths Wild SIde: Experiments in New Naturalism - Keith Wiley - £19.99 -
10 - Bridgedale socks - £11
I have (11) for walking, so do use them in my boots - and yes, they are excellent and wouldn't have any others now (having tried others)
But... as to the others, I think there are others things which I'd prefer... this newspaper article sounds more like an advertising feature...
my current list of gifts I'd like...
insect mesh
compost bin (wood)
wood to make pigeon proof veg barriers...
new Meindl walking(/allotment boots) - mine have done a few thousand miles (literally, as they did over 1000 alone in the year 2000...) and so I could do with some new ones...
mat
brilliant idea mat, perhaps Dan could set up a wish list facility on A4a, that would be popular with OHs ;D
I'd add
1m square, 12" tall galvanised mesh seed covers (anti pigeon and anti squirrel)
a compost bin with three huge compartments
someone to put my shed up for me (it's still sitting at the end of the lottie in kit form) :'(
a kelly kettle :)
I'd like half my neighbour's garden ;D
Best gift for gardeners= A Truffle-Tree!!! www.PlantationSystems.com (but i would say that, wouldn't I?)
Also, I would like a huge Victorian glasshouse- I can but dream,
Truffle
I'd like a couple of big greenhouses and a big summerhouse. One day...
reading these wishes i only have one :'(
the sun to come out during the day and for it to rain only at night after nine pm ;D i think that would make for a good wish
Think I may have had nemaslug for my birthday last year!
10m best gifts? 10 tons of manure ;D