Cuttings from Coolings - Spring 2024

- FROM COOLINGS -

SPRING 2024

Spring Renewal

with every purchase and we will donate 10p to Demelza (excluding coffee shop purchases)

If you would like to purchase any of the products online,

type in the six-digit number to help you shop easily.

Welcome to Coolings

Dear Friends,

As gardeners, we share an innate sense of optimism, whether our horticultural endeavours were a resounding success last year, or you found blight and mildew, as I did, troublesome and frustrating from time to time. In spite of your outcomes, I am sure, like me, you are raring to go, spurred on by the thought of an early mild spring. With that in mind, we hope you will enjoy your exclusive Coolings Family member in this edition of our Cuttings magazine, in tandem with regular emails throughout this spring and beyond.

This innate optimism was highlighted at the recent Garden Centre Association (GCA) Awards where we were delighted to have two of our Centres listed in the Top 10 Garden Centres in the country!

The collective challenge of our environmental credentials is never far from the headlines. It is incumbent on us all to encourage people from all walks of life and ages to do whatever is possible to reduce our environmental impact, and, of course, this includes us at Coolings. Therefore, mindful of our environmental responsibilities, we continue to review how we operate day to day. Our award-winning pot recycling scheme has proved even more popular this year across all of our four locations. In fact, we are now recycling almost 100 tonnes a year of plastic pots! This is in addition to many tonnes of cardboard, metal and compost. Coolings continues to encourage other garden centres to adopt the same practice.

I read an article recently, that was written as a conclusion to yet even more research into the benefits of gardening for at least 1 to 4 hours per week. It stated the obvious for those of us already enjoying our national pastime - it referred to greater human resilience through influencing factors, such as emotional regulation, confidence, self-esteem and positive thinking.

Gardeners instinctively know that wonderful sense of satisfaction and fascination when planning, planting, and harvesting what has been grown at home or on the allotment. Not to mention, the benefit for the environment when planting oxygen-giving plants and nurturing our gardens in a way to encourage wildlife.

The fact that our horticultural courses have never been so popular suggests we can all take some comfort that the message is getting through.

With the above in mind, our absolute focus continues to be producing the best quality plants, backed-up with an industry-leading guarantee, many are grown by our own team in our three nurseries. With over 100 years of horticultural heritage, we really look forward to providing you with everything you might require for your garden. Our restaurant and cafés continue to offer delicious, freshly prepared food, to add to your enjoyment of Coolings.

On behalf of the whole team at Coolings (the owners of the business), we look forward to welcoming you soon.

Best Wishes,

In this issue, we are also looking at a peat-free future and what it means to gardeners.

Gary Carvosso

Chairman

Spring Season Essentials

Introducing Coolings Essentials Range. Savings for everyone on popular plants and products, all held, or cheaper than 2022 prices!

Popular plants & garden products at yesterday’s prices!

Essential Multi-Pack Bedding

We are well known for the quality and range of our home-grown multi-pack bedding. For an incredible 9th year, we are holding our pack price for the majority of our range at just £3.99 per pack - the same price as they were back in 2015! Even better, there is a multibuy saving for Coolings Family members when buying 3 or more packs - down to just £3.79 per pack!

Essential Shrubs including Photinia ‘Red Robin’

9 Litre £29.99 (326237)

Osmanthus x burkwoodii

3 Litre £17.99 (186047)

Essential Herbaceous including

Essential Ferns including

Mixed Ferns 11cm pots £5.99 (220786)

Salvia ‘East Friesland’ 2 Litre £12.99 (186703)

Bergenia ‘Eroica’

3 Litre £12.99 (212034)

Levington Tomorite

1 Litre £6.49 (306252)

Lavenders 2 Litre £14.99 ‘Hidcote’ (194569) ‘Munstead’ (184395)

Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ 2 Litre £12.99 (188354)

Essential Products

Coolings Multi Purpose

Elho Garden Watering Can 10 Litre Green £7.99 (291985)

Peat Free

20 Litre £4.49 (311730)

Provanto Ultimate Bug Killer

1 Litre £6.49 (179710)

Peckish Natural Balance Energy

Balls 50 Box £8.99 (302567)

Baby Bio 175ml £3.99 (180732)

Horticultural Potting

Grit-Eco Large Bag £5.99 (292632)

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Garland Rectangular Kneeling Mat £4.49 (243710)

Miracle-Gro

Fast Grass Seed 480g £8.99 (304631)

'Step into Spring' Garden

Jon’s Top Picks

The 'Step into Spring' Feel Good Garden is centred on our 5 reasons to celebrate spring.

Beautiful Blossom

Spring

7.5

Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’

12 Litre £79.99 (188695)

Magnolia stellata

Litre £49.99 (214851)

Malus ‘Royalty’

12 Litre £79.99 (163308)

Cabbage - Mixed Selection Multi-pack £4.59 (281831)

Salad Rocket Multi-pack £4.59 (282017)

Curled Parsley

1 Litre £5.59 (194736)

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If you would like to purchase any of the products online, just type in the six-digit number to help you shop easily.

Camassia ‘Maybelle’ 3 Litre £12.99 (260110)

Allium ‘Globemaster’ 2 Litre £12.99 (203418)

Anemone ‘blanda blue’ 1 Litre £5.99 (155704)

Blooming Bulbs

Tulip ‘Red Riding Hood’ 1 Litre £5.99 (203413)

Pulmonaria ‘Shrimps on the Barbie’ 2 Litre £11.99 (294438)

Amelanchier ‘Obelisk’ 10 Litre £49.99 (215326)

Peckish Secret Garden Bird Bath £29.99 (249722)

Tom Chambers Snuggler Nest Box £7.99 (276947)

Cotoneaster ‘Queen of Carpets’ 3 Litre £18.99 (194094)

The Dawn Chorus

Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ 3 Litre £12.99 (161585)

Brunnera ‘Looking Glass’ 2 Litre £13.99 (219603)

Bedding Beauties

Spring is the season to plan ahead for your summer display of annual bedding and patio plants. At Coolings, we are renowned for our huge range of quality home-grown plants. Our nursery team have been busy potting and planting to ensure we can fill your summer with colour.

The Coolings experts are always looking for new or improved plants to enhance our customers’ gardens. This season, the team have found some exceptional introductions from last year’s professional plant trials to add to the Coolings range.

New for 2024

Novelty Petunia Bees

Knees 1 Litre £5.99 (319191)

Stunning New zesty true YELLOW variety ideal for pots and baskets.

Novelty Petunia Lavender

Blush 1 Litre £5.99 (324719)

Attractive cool shades to mellow your summer.

Dahlia Maxi Starburst Pink 2 Litre £13.99 (326242)

Breathtaking new introduction literally smothered with pink blooms all summer long.

Home Grown on our Nursery

Bidens Double Gold

1 Litre £5.99 (316754)

A great filler and spiller plant for tubs and containers with stunning double golden yellow blooms.

Mini Trailing Petunia Pink Shades Yellow Eye 9cm £3.29 (326241)

These pretty little trailers will flower for months and are ideal in pots and baskets.

Verbena Magenta Bi-colour 1 Litre £5.99 (324718)

So popular last summer was Verbena Purple Blue with our customers that we have found a perfect planting companion to join it!

If you would like to purchase any of the products online,

Coolings chosen Charity 2024

Demelza Smiles

Purple Joy

1 Litre £5.99 (324766)

This year’s fundraising plant for Coolings 2024 charity is a delightful NEW trailing combination ideal to fill a pot or basket with summer colour.

Demelza Smiles Purple Joy is available in 1 Litre pots priced £5.99 with £1 from each plant sold going directly to Demelza House Childrens Hospice. Last year we raised £20,000 for this fantastic cause.

New for 2024

Can we raise more this year?

10p also donated with every scan of your Family

If

Nemesia ‘Wisley Vanilla’ 1 Litre £5.99 (194791)

Nemesia 'Rhubarb and Custard'

1 Litre £5.99 (240175)

Nemesia 'Pink Lemonade' 1 Litre £5.99 (258277)

Nemesia 'Vanilla Berry' 1 Litre £5.99 (282528)

Bee Friendly plants & products for Spring

There has been a real buzz around helping our friends the bees in recent years. With wildflower populations at an all-time low, we as gardeners can play an important part in helping feed the pollinators who, in turn, help feed us!

Here we highlight some perfect spring flowering couples which will be loved by you and the bees!

Perennials

Scabiousa

Flowering non-stop through spring and summer, this beautiful duo will add a touch of cottage charm to any garden.

Monarda

Flowering from late spring, these compact and disease resistant “Bee Balm” plants are fantastic pollinator plants.

Erysimum

For flower power it is hard to beat these perennial wallflowers.

Bees love them too!

Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue’ 2 Litre £12.99 (199532)

Scabiosa ‘Pink Mist’ 2 Litre £12.99 (183374)

Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ 2 Litre £13.99 (184906)

Erysimum ‘Red Jep’ 2 Litre £13.99 (219357)

BeeMine™ Lavender 2 Litre £12.99 (326239)

BeeMine™ Pink 2 Litre £12.99 (326238)

Shrubs

Spiraea japonica

Tough as ‘old boots’ but beautiful through spring and summer, bees just love them!

Ribes

Beautiful spring flowering shrubs to get you buzzing!

Ceanothus

Great evergreens for a sunny spot. Blue Mound forms an attractive low dome that is smothered in flowers in spring, while Skylark grows taller and is great for covering a sunny fence. Both are highly attractive to both bees and humans!

If you would like to purchase any of the products online, just type in the six-digit number to help you shop easily.

Bee Friendly Products

Banish Bugs without harming the bees with these Bee friendly plant protection products.

BugClear™ Plant Shield

Spray RTU 800ml £7.49 (325713)

RoseClear® Plant Shield

Spray RTU 800ml £7.49 (325712)

FungusClear® Plant Shield

Spray RTU 800ml £7.49 (325711)

The new CLEAR™ Plant Shield products are a bee friendly solution for keeping your plants beautifully healthy.

100% Recycled packaging

There are three products in the range, BugClear, RoseClear and FungusClear that contain a unique blend of oils which form a natural barrier, shielding plants from relentless attacks by pests like aphids, scale insects and even diseases like rust and black spot. These products are pesticide and insecticide free formulas containing 98% natural organic ingredients. Dual action formula combines a physical barrier and strengthens the plants natural defences.

In addition to protecting your flowers, roses and shrubs from pests and diseases, they are bee and pet-friendly to ensure a balanced ecosystem in your garden.

They should be applied directly on the leaves, every 2 weeks from spring to late summer, to achieve optimal plant protection and barrier resistance to pests.

Spiraea ‘Magic Carpet’ 2 Litre £18.99 (194776)

Spiraea ‘Plumtastic’ 2 Litre £18.99 (260415)

Ribes ‘White Icicle’ 3 Litre £18.99 (194956)

Ribes 'Amore' 3 Litre £20.99 (229935)

Ceanothus ‘Blue Mound’ 3 Litre £18.99 (187042)

Ceanothus ‘Skylark’ 3 Litre £18.99 (184002)

Spring Flowering Perennials to put Spring in your Step!

Spring is the season for rebirth and fresh beginnings. After the chill days of winter, with the arrival of March, the garden begins to awaken. Hardy plants that regrow in the border every year are termed 'hardy perennials'. Here we list a few reliable choices to herald the coming year.

Pulmonaria

These unassuming plants are an ideal easy choice for either sun or shade. Attractive spotted foliage is complemented by an abundance of pretty bell flowers in spring which are loved by pollinators.

Dicentra spectabilis

Also known as “Bleeding Hearts” or “Ladies in the Bath” these unusual perennials return each spring to bring interest and colour to a cool border. ‘Pink Diamonds’ is a recent introduction with attractive ferny foliage and beautiful two-tone pink flowers.

Pulmonaria ‘Pretty in Pink’ 2 Litre £11.99 (294186)

Pulmonaria ‘Twinkle Toes’ 2 Litre £11.99 (308681)

Pulmonaria ‘Sissinghurst White’ 2 Litre £11.99 (186692)

Dicentra spectabilis 3 Litre £13.99 (185281)

Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’ 3 Litre £13.99 (185282)

Dicentra ‘Pink Diamonds’ 2 Litre £13.99 (317710)

Polemonium

Known as “Jacob’s Ladder”, these spring perennials add attractive flowers and foliage to the spring border.

Polemonium ‘Golden Feathers’ 2 Litre £13.99 (298725)

A lovely recent introduction with feathery golden leaves.

Polemonium ‘Bressingham Purple’ 2 Litre £13.99 (165595)

Stunning purple foliage complements the flowers.

Polemonium ‘Brise d’Anjou’ 2 Litre £13.99 (165588)

Attractive variegated foliage and pale blue flowers.

Brunnera

A great choice for dry shade areas. Attractive foliage and dainty 'forget-me-not' flowers in spring.

Brunnera mac. 'Betty Bowring' 2 Litre £13.99 (156785)

Brunnera mac. 'Alexanders Great' 2 Litre £13.99 (245048)

Tiarella

Brunnera mac. 'Variegata' 3 Litre £13.99 (241281)

A must-have plant for either sun or shade, these useful evergreens provide both attractive ornamental foliage and dainty flowers.

If you would like to purchase any of the products online, just type in the six-digit number to help you shop easily.

Tiarella ‘Jeepers Creepers’ 2 Litre £13.99 (259543)

Tiarella ‘Running Tiger’ 2 Litre £13.99 (167317)

Tiarella ‘Sugar and Spice’ 2 Litre £13.99 (225667)

March

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All shop and plant voucher offers can be redeemed at all FOUR Coolings Centres

All shop and plant voucher offers can be redeemed at all FOUR Coolings Centres

In order to redeem your vouchers, simply present your Family card and tell the till operator you would like to redeem the offer, we’ll do the rest!

In order to redeem your vouchers, simply present your Family card and tell the till operator you would like to redeem the offer, we’ll do the rest!

Coolings may refuse to redeem the voucher without your Coolings Family card. If for any reason you have mislaid your Coolings Family card, please speak to a member of our team and we will be more than happy to resolve this for you.

Coolings may refuse to redeem the voucher without your Coolings Family card.

for any reason you have mislaid your Coolings Family card, please speak to a

of our team and we will be more than happy to resolve this for you.

Cannot be

May April

2nd - 30th April 2024

Monday - Friday 12pm - 3pm

HALF PRICE Jacket Potato (includes any filling)

Offer valid 2nd - 30th April 2024. Up to 2 per Coolings Family card used in same transaction. Not valid with any other promotion. Subject to availability.

1st - 30th April 2024

HALF PRICE

Normally £4.99 Now £2.49

Doff Tomato Feed Concentrate (1 Litre)

Offer

1st - 30th April 2024

FREE Normally £2.49

9cm Pot Tomato Plant (any variety)

No purchase necessary

Offer valid 1st -30th April 2024. Valid at all four Coolings Garden Centres. Maximum one free item per Coolings Family card. Subject to availability.

online. Coolings reserves the right to amend the offer or terms

1st - 31st May 2024

Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm

prior notice. For full terms and conditions see www.coolingsgc.co.uk/terms-conditions. One voucher

If you would like to purchase any of the products online, just type in the six-digit number to help you shop easily.

Coolings Family card only.

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Fresh, fun, healthy & delicious! Grow your own

Herbs

See voucher on page 12 for your FREE Herb in March

Coolings stock an impressive range of herbs - both the everyday favourites and the more unusual, get growing for a culinary adventure!

French Parsley 9cm pot

£3.59 (187427)

Ideal as a garnish or for adding flavour to soups and stews.

Apple Mint

Variegated 9cm pot

£3.59 (249983)

This variegated variety is a bit different! Try drying the leaves and use in a refreshing herbal tea.

Oregano Hot ‘n’ Spicy 9cm pot

£3.59 (326240)

Spice up your homemade pizza topping.

Garlic Chives 9cm pot

£3.59 (187336)

Snip from the garden, chop and toss into a salad to add a tasty, mild garlic flavour.

Vegetables

New for

2024

Growing your own made easy! Choose from our large range of pack-and-pot vegetables ready to just plant and grow! Kiss goodbye to lack-lustre lettuce!

Tomato Gigantomo 9cm pot

£2.49 (324771)

Delicious giant fruit in Summer from the largest beef tomato available.

Lettuce Lollo Rosso Multi-Pack £4.59 (241741)

You can’t get fresher than Home Grown!

Tomato Rapunzel 9cm pot

£2.49 (324770)

Produces incredibly long trusses of sweet cherry tomatoes.

Peas Sugar Snap (Sugar Ann)

Multi-Pack £4.59 (241738)

See voucher on page 13 for your FREE Tomato Plant this April

Join the home-grown revolution! We have everything you need to grow your own for a really tasty and satisfying time this year.

Fruit

Have a ‘merry berry’ time this summer picking your own scrummy soft fruit. Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Loganberries, Tayberries, Blueberries, Black and Red Currents, Goosegogs and not forgetting the Rhubarb!

Plant a tree for the planet plus get a tasty crop as your reward! We stock a huge range of fruit trees for every size of garden from Apples to Pears, Plum, Damson and Gages, Walnuts, Almond and Cobnuts, Medlar and Quince, Mulberries, Plumcot, Cherrycot, Peach, Nectarine and Apricot, and last but by no means least, Fig! We have them all!

If you would like to purchase any of the products online, just type in the six-digit number to help you shop easily.

Fig tree

Gage tree

Quince tree

Peach tree

Top of the Pots!

Here are our top picks for shrubs that will live happily in a pot and give spring interest to your outdoor space year after year.

Create lasting and permanent planting features in your garden by selecting plants that will thrive in containers.

Rhododendron

‘Grazeasy® Dark Pink’

5 Litre £34.99 (326452)

Stunning evergreen with an explosion of flower in spring. Perfect in a pot but happy in any humus rich soil

Ideal in a larger pot

Camellia ‘Jury's Yellow’

3 Litre £32.99 (193862)

Glossy evergreen leaves and attractive double creamy yellow flowers in spring.

Plant with ericaceous compost 40 Litre £8.49 (292594)

Viburnum ‘Eskimo’

3 Litre £19.99 (194933)

Compact habit with large white flowers in spring.

Prunus ‘Kojo-no-mai’

2 Litre £18.99 (166041)

Dwarf flowering cherry with attractive twisting branches, delicate spring flowers and beautiful autumn colour.

Plant with Coolings Multi Purpose with John Innes Peat-Free Compost 50 Litres £9.49 (315623)

Azalea ‘Hot Shot’

3 Litre £21.99 (195715)

Variegated foliage and sizzling red flowers in spring.

Hebe ‘Frozen Flame’

2 Litre £18.99 (183607)

Beautiful dwarf evergreen shrub with gorgeous pink flushed foliage.

Introducing three new ranges of timeless outdoor pots from Woodlodge. A collection of quality, hand-crafted Earthenware and Terracotta pots, using traditional techniques to give each pot a unique appearance and distinctive texture. Fired at high temperatures to ensure they are frost-proof. Stylish pots for any patio planting.

The Chao Range

Inspired by nature and is a collection featuring a plain black or terracotta striped finish.

Chao product codes range from 325668 - 325677

Chao striped is available in 5 sizes: 30cm, 35cm, 45cm, 52cm and 63cm. Priced from £19.99

The Chao range is available online and at Coolings

The Gardener’s Garden Centre, and Coolings Potted Garden.

The Ronda Range

Crafted from premium terracotta, features a ribbed finish and is available in two colour palettes - traditional terracotta and chocolate terracotta.

Ronda product codes range from 325196 - 325205

Ronda pots are available in 5 sizes of 2 designs. Priced from £19.99

The Ronda range is available online and at Coolings The Gardener’s Garden Centre, and Coolings Potted Garden.

The Doni Range

Features a beautiful China blue finish or gloss black, a modern take on a classic design.

Doni product codes range from 323834 - 323843

Doni pots come in 5 size ranges: 25cm, 32cm, 39cm, 50cm and 64cm. Priced from £14.99

Doni range is available online and at Coolings

The Gardener’s Garden Centre.

Grow with us

No matter the weather!

You may think that only the most experienced gardeners need a greenhouse in their garden, but with our increasingly unpredictable climate and our shared passion for becoming more eco-friendly, a greenhouse is the perfect addition to everyone’s garden.

With a greenhouse, you can grow plants all year round and spend more time in your garden, even in the winter, which brings added health benefits by getting more sunlight and fresh air rather than being stuck indoors.

You can even save money by growing your own vegetables all year round and by overwintering or frost-protecting your less hardy plants. In addition, the season is extended by allowing you to sow your seeds earlier as well as growing tender vegetables, fruits, and plants that may not survive frost, cold winds or too much rainfall.

As well as already stocking a vast selection of greenhouse accessories, we’ve teamed up with Vitavia to offer a wide range of quality greenhouses for every garden.

From £935

Vitavia Saturn Greenhouse

There are models and sizes to suit every budget, from cold frames to ‘orangery style’ statement greenhouses. Delivery is usually within two weeks, and Vitavia have approved installers available in both Kent and Sussex.

From £2655

From £415

The full range of Vitavia greenhouses are available to order from all our centres, and display models are on show at The Gardener’s Garden Centre and at Wych Cross. Please speak to one of our greenhouse experts in-store for more information.

Greenhouse Accessories

Available online and in-store

Garland Compact Tidy

Tray £7.99 (278797)

Garland Professional Vegetable Tray Set

£12.75 (284787)

Garland Watering/Gravel

Tray with Capillary

Matting £5.49 (248397)

Town & Country Twin Burner

Greenhouse

Paraffin Heater

£49.99 (296160)

Please speak to one of our greenhouse experts in-store for more

Vitavia Sirius Greenhouse

Vitavia Venus Greenhouse

Looking to a Peat-Free Future

Going peat-free is a big change for the better and for our planet.

As part of our commitment to the environment, we have been reducing the amount of peat-based compost we sell and Coolings will be completely peat-free for the sales of bagged compost by the end of 2024. Our nursery production is also well on the way to transitioning to a peat-free future.

Peat-free compost has been scientifically developed with a mix of materials so it might look and feel a bit different to what you’re used to. It often contains wood fibres, topsoil, composted bark, and sometimes green compost from garden waste recycling.

Small changes needed to grow peat-free…

We are sure many of you have already had extremely successful growing results using peat- free compost, however, if you haven’t tried it yet, then some small changes are needed to ensure your plants survive and thrive once planted.

• Make sure you check before watering - peat-free compost can look dry on the surface but still contain plenty of moisture for your plants. Either dip your finger in to check before watering or if you can, lift your container or pot to check how heavy it is to see if it needs watering.

• Feed when needed - although most peat-free composts contain plant food, they typically only feed your plants from anywhere between 6 weeks to 6 months. As there are often fewer nutrients in peat free compost, start feeding as soon as fruiting or flowering starts.

Miracle-Gro

Miracle-Gro All Purpose

Continuous Release Plant

Food 900g £7.99 (306248)

Using a continuous-release feed at the start of spring will feed your plants for the whole season, removing the need for regular feeding. Suitable for indoor or outdoor plants.

Ericaceous Peat Free Compost

40 Litre £8.49 (292594)

Ericaceous peat-free compost is specially formulated to cater for the needs of all ericaceous plants that love acidic growing conditions.

Miracle-Gro Houseplant Potting Mix Peat Free

10 Litre £5.99 (306241)

Coolings Multi Purpose with John Innes Peat Free Compost 50 Litre £9.49 (315623)

Peat Free

Coolings Multi Purpose Peat Free

Compost 50 Litre £9.49 (309244)

Multi Purpose peat-free compost can be used all around your garden in beds, borders, pots, containers or hanging baskets.

Houseplant peat-free compost is ideal for all houseplants and herbs and helps provide the optimum structure for healthy roots.

Smart Aquagel

200g £4.99 (314021)

Mixing in water-retaining crystals to your compost before planting helps to provide moisture which is released when needed. Suitable for indoor or outdoor plants.

Westland Watering Indicator

£3.99 (254884)

A houseplant watering indicator is a simple, helpful accessory that shows you when your houseplants need another drink. Suitable for indoor plants only.

Multi Purpose with John Innes peat-free compost helps plants retain the right balance of moisture, air and nutrients around the plant roots promoting healthy growth.

Coolings Rose, Tree, and Shrub

Peat Free Compost

50 Litre £9.49 (277608)

Rose, tree, and shrub peat-free compost provides the ideal environment for plants, trees, shrubs, perennials, and roses when planting in the ground. It improves drainage and moisture control and supports fast rooting.

Love your lawn

Follow our Spring Lawn Care Tips to help get your lawn looking beautiful for the warmer months ahead.

As winter's chill recedes, it's time to get your lawn ready for spring.

• Aerate - make small holes in the ground, to improve oxygen circulation and drainage.

• Feed - with a nitrogen-rich fertilizer lawn feed. Stimulates robust growth.

• Mow - start in early spring with a higher mower setting then gradually lower. Helps nurture grass gently back to health.

• Weed control - by hand, or use a lawn specific weed killer. Remove weeds when first emerging.

• Overseed - revitalize thin areas. Choose the right seed mix for the local environment.

• Water - it's better to water deeply but less often.

• Check for moss and bugs - treat early to prevent escalation. Use treatments such as MO Bacter.

• Trim edges - leaving a neat finish.

Coolings offers a professional Lawn Care Service, which can take care of all your lawn feeding and scarifying needs. Call 01959 532269 for more information.

Viano Mo Bacter Organic Lawn Fertiliser and Moss Killer 200m² 20kg £49.99 (215218)

Drop Spreader

£39.99 (250638)

Greenkey Rolling Lawn Aerator

£57.99 (181543)

Weedol Lawn Weedkiller Concentrate

£15.99

Vitax Organic Lawn Feed 100m2 1 Litre £9.99 (314570)

Westland Gro-Sure Smart Lawn Seed 40m² 1.6kg £19.99 (247933)

Burgon & Ball RHS Half Moon Lawn Edger £31.99 (233461)

Ambrogio Robot Mowers

Coolings are thrilled to introduce our new range of robot lawn mowers. With advancements in technology, Coolings now feel that robot mowers are capable of providing real benefit to customer lawns, and we are excited to be retailing them first time.

Benefits of a Robot Lawn Mower

• Automated scheduled mowing, even at night

• Saves time

• Reduces mower costs

• Improves the appearance of the lawn

• No noisy petrol engines

• No fossil fuels used

Refreshed this

Our menu specials have been refreshed to include a special Treat of the Month at all sites.

(Available throughout March) March is the ideal time to plant an apple tree. See page 15 for all our fruit trees.

(Available throughout April) April starts the main outdoor sowing season for carrots. See page 14 for our Grow your own ideas.

spring

Spring Specials March

Apple Pie & Custard

April Carrot Cake

May

Lemon & Geranium Cake

This season we are celebrating all things spring in our cafés and restaurant.

Bank Holiday Bonanza!

For Coolings Family members, enjoy a FREE Regular Hot Drink* of your choice on all Spring Bank Holiday Mondays

1st April, 6th May & 27th May 2024. *collect voucher in-store on the day. Valid 8.30-9.30 am only.

(Available throughout May)

Lemons are a source of Vitamin C, with geraniums believed to improve circulation and reduce stress.

Our regular customers will also notice that our seating areas have had a refresh, with significant investment made into new furniture and fittings, helping to ensure your visit is even more welcoming.

at The Gardener’s Garden Centre, Rushmore Hill, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7NN

Café

at Coolings Lifestyle, Main Road, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7LJ

at Coolings Wych Cross Garden Centre, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JW

Did you know? We welcome dogs within all of our cafes and restaurant, with designated indoor seating provided.