Pontefract July 2014
Issue No. 06
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Editor’s letter...
Carolyn, Julie & Michelle! Welcome to the July issue of the Pontefract Arrow. The Pontefract Arrow is distributed to 3000 homes in Pontefract every month. If you want to promote your business in the Pontefract area, contact me on the details below. Advertising costs start at £20.00 per month plus vat up to £90.00 for a full page advert. The deadline for the August issue will be Wednesday 9th July. Farewell for now, and I hope to hear from you soon.
Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 Email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk
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Gardening For Anyone One of the biggest trends in gardening over the past 3 years at Bentleys has been the rise of the instant garden. Between 2011 and 2014, sales of large pots over 20 litres rose by more than 50%. Sales of Palm trees, big leaf specimen plants and trees and Olive trees, which provide instant, low-maintenance structure in the garden, were up by 42%. Sales of various topiary including Buxus, Taxus, Olive and Bay were up 36% Mature trees, shrubs, plants and stunning planters are the basic building blocks of any garden: 3-4m tall trees give dull flat gardens instant height, privacy and ready-grown hedges form instant boundaries while stone urns, jars, large planters and large Ironstone bowls give big impact and the real “woe� factor. Here's your guide to buying mature plants for your plot.
Getting started
Large plants are costly, and an instant garden is in the same sort of price league as a quality kitchen. Becoming involved in the process is part of the pleasure, but choosing the right plants and planters is paramount: if you don't get it right, it's costly to undo. At Bentleys we are here to guide you through the process to ensure that you get exactly what your looking for when you visit us (pictures often help!). If more help is needed, we can usually make a one-off visit to your home to see your garden. Or we can offer the services of a trained garden designer to create that perfect space with full 3D walkthroughs.
Design and layout
Before you buy, you must decide on the overall look of your garden. What kind of mood are you looking to create? A few spires of Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) and a mature olive will transport you to Italy; a clipped box can transform your patch into a minimalist sanctuary. According to Paul Meakin of Bentleys: "It's vital not to make your garden a mishmash of different ideas. If, for example, a client has a minimalist house with sharp, straight lines, I would follow that look through to the garden by using mature clipped beech trees. But if they want a wilderness, the paving and flower beds would be gentle and curving, and we'd use more relaxed native plants grown into looser shapes or if your looking for a more “High Octane” feel we would go for big leaf and Palms mixed with bright coloured big planters." Make a list of how your garden is going to be used, Parsons advises: do you want a children's play area? Or is it used primarily for entertaining? Maybe you want a relaxed haven? Collect magazine cuttings of gardens you like and use them as inspiration. Instant gardens are a very big subject but one that here at Bentleys we deal with every day. We help plan, we help you decide, we help you get your “perfect”. We can help you dress your decked area or patio area from the very start right through to delivering and placing your perfect plants and planters in your garden. Bentleys of Pontefract, Wakefield Road, Pontefract (by the main lights) WF8 4HW. Open 7 days Tel:01977 277525 www.bigbentleys.co.uk Facebook - bentleysofpontefract
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