Bargain blooms

Enjoy success with snowdrops...

...plus, FREE Anemone blanda tubers

Single snowdrops

Double snowdrops

Order a twin pack, or two, of these single- and double-flowered snowdrops, and your plants will arrive in the green, which means they will already have leaves. This way, you know they’re healthy and thriving, rather than buying dry bulbs that you can’t be sure will grow. These winter-flowering gems will settle in over the coming months, then flower bigger and better year after year.

Buy a twin pack of snowdrops, and you’ll get 75 FREE Anemone blanda tubers, saving £20. Buy two twin packs of snowdrops and you’ll receive 150 FREE anemone tubers, saving £50. These vibrant, daisy-like flowers appear as if from nowhere in early spring, creating a carpet of colour in shades of violetblue, pink or white. Then just leave them in the ground and they’ll flower for many years to come.

HOW TO ORDER

✽ GO ONLINE yougarden.com/ RMG147 ✽ CALL 0844 502 0050 quoting code RMG147. Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s access charge. ✽ BY POST Fill in the form, cut it out and post it to the address below with your payment by cheque or provide your payment card details.

Code Description Price Qty Total

480533 Creeping Phlox Collection – 24 Plug Plants worth £29.99 FREE FOR EVERY READER FREE 1 FREE

630014 Snowdrops Twin Pack x 1 – A pack of 75 plants, 25 double-flowered & 50 single-flowered. Plus 75 FREE Anemone blanda tubers SAVE £20 £29.97

630014 Snowdrops Twin Pack x 2 – Two packs of 75 plants, 50 double-flowered & 100 single-flowered. Plus 150 FREE Anemone blanda tubers SAVE £50 £49.94

630009 50 Single-Flowered Snowdrops In The Green £19.99 630010 25 Double-Flowered Snowdrops In The Green £19.99 Postage (per order) £6.99 1 £6.99 Total £

ORDER FORM

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T&CS: Orders dispatched within 7 working days. Contract for supply is with YouGarden Ltd, Eventus House, Sunderland Road, Market Deeping PE6 8FD. Offer subject to availability, and in the event that it is oversubscribed, we reserve the right to send suitable substitutes. UK delivery only. Delivery surcharges may apply for the following postcode areas: AB, DD8-11, GY, HS, IM, IV, JE, KA27-28, KW, PA20-80, PH19-50, TR21-25 and ZE. Images show mature plants. See website for photos of plants as supplied. Following Brexit there are a number of changes that prevent us from trading in N. Ireland. Full terms and product details at www.YouGarden.com. Offer closes 31 March 2022.

Primroses to make your patio pop

Primula bulleyana Primula capitata mooreana

Primula japonica ‘Alba’ Primula japonica ‘Miller’s Crimson’

Your pocket-friendly primrose collection includes all the varieties above plus P. vialii (left). Order now and you’ll get one of each of the five plants for £12, or two of each for £15, saving £9. They will be supplied as young plants and delivered from March.

Cheer the mood with jazzy geums

SAVE £21

A lively addition to any garden or patio pot, it’ll be music to your ears to hear that you’ll get plenty of bang for your buck for very little effort with Geum ‘Tempo Rose’. Just pop it in a spot with part sun/ part shade in moist, well-drained soil, pinch off fading flowers, and you’ll get oodles of single and double, rose-pink flowers erupting from pretty mounds of semi-evergreen foliage from April to July. With such a profusion, you can afford to cut some of these tightly packed, jazzy gems for indoors where they’ll look fab spilling from your favourite vase. Height 45-60cm Spread 30-40cm. Buy one plant in a 9cm pot for £15 or three for £24, saving £21, to be delivered from March.

HOW TO ORDER

✽ ONLINE hayloft.co.uk/ ROMG ✽ CALL 01386 426 245, quoting code ROMG ✽ POST Fill in the form, cut it out and post it to the address below with your payment by cheque or provide your payment card details.

Code Description Price Qty Total ROMG07PC5 Primula Collection x 5 (1 of each) £12 ROMG07PC10 Primula Collection x 10 (2 of each) SAVE £9 £15 ROMG07GT1 Geum ‘Tempo Rose’ x 1 £15 ROMG07GT3 Geum ‘Tempo Rose’ x 3 SAVE £21 £24

Postage (per order) £5.95 1 £5.95

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ORDER FORM

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T&Cs Delivery from March. Your contract for supply of goods is with Hayloft, Manor Farm, Pensham, Worcs WR103HB. Full T&Cs available on request. All items are subject to availability. All orders will receive an order acknowledgement. Occasionally the advertised delivery date may change, however, this will be clearly stated on your order confirmation. Offer available to UK addresses only. Reader offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotions or discounts. Offer closes 31 March 2022.

OUR GARDEN CRU

We’d be living our PATIO DREAMS if we were enjoying the spring sunshine in this seductively curvy designer plot

With mixed paving, cloud-pruned trees and a profusion of blooms, this stunning garden in London is the stuff of our patio dreams. Designed by Julie Toll ( julietoll.co.uk), it blurs the line between hard and soft landscaping so seamlessly, we’re not sure where the patio ends and the rest of the garden begins. “It’s inspired by a desire to combine natural materials with a structured design,” explains Julie, “and the overall look created is contemporary but not harsh or rigid. Natural stone and decking laid in bands creates a crisp, clean finish and then this is softened by gravel and freeform pieces of paving, strategically placed rocks, and soft layers of interesting planting.”

SUBTLE COMBINATIONS

The patio is made from two types of stone – oppdal quartzite and black granite – which, along with the decking, provide understated changes in tone. “It’s not a busy look, so this idea would work in a small garden too,” says Julie.

The staggered ends of the patio soften the strong lines as they reach the lawn, and foliage provides a soft overlay. “The grey leaves of artemisia ‘Valerie Finnis’ look stunning against the grey paving and silver decking,” says Julie.

Mounds of speckled, maroon geranium ‘Katherine Adele’ leaves add colour even before they’re covered with pale-pink flowers from May, while low-mounding grass Sesleria autumnalis steals the show in late summer when its blades take on a bright golden-green hue.

CONTEMPORARY CLOUDS

A cloud-pruned tree gives a shapely focal point to the patio, its curvy shapes emphasising the linear structure of the paving. “Once the cloud shapes have been created, the tree just needs an annual prune to keep the form,” says Julie, “so it’s a great way to create interest in a relatively small space.”

Dark grey tiles make the swimming pool look like a smart water feature Ulmus ‘Jacque line Hillier’

ria autumnalis

A decked area zones a spot for dining that feels warm underfoot.

A s t y l e g u i d e t o t h e o u t s i d e

Industr y exper t and founder of Out and Out Or iginal, Daniel Fairbur n, br ings you this season’s best deals on designer fur niture . Visit www.outandout.com or call 02037 728 752 for more exciting deals and discounts.

Lisbon - Garden Lounge Set

Give your garden space a modern and stylish upgrade this year with the Lisbon Garden Lounge set. It seats 5 people in comfort and comes in charcoal grey. It includes a comfy 3-seater sofa, 2 spacious armchairs and a rectangular slatted coffee table. The cushions are made from polyspun fabric, so soft to touch and have removable covers for washing, to maintain that fresh look. The frame of the lounge set and coffee table are electrostatically coated aluminium to give a durable and sleek fi nish. Normally £1299, it’s now available for just £799* when you quote your £500 discount code MGFEB22 at checkout.

SAVE £500

Marbella - 5-Seater Corner Lounge Set

The ideal addition to your outdoor space, this stunning lounge set offer s comfor t and style at an affordable price. Bang on trend in gorgeous shades of grey, this set is designed with a contemporar y feel. It’s hard-wearing, woven in strong polyrattan on a galvanised steel frame making it vir tually maintenance-free. The comfy cushion cover s can be removed and hand washed with care. The sofa and armchair seats 5 easily, and includes a tempered, glass-topped coffee table so you can enter tain outside with ease. Normally £999, it’s now available for just £799*, when you quote your £200 discount code MGFEB22A at checkout.

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Palma - Corner a an Garden Lounge Set

This luxurious and generously sized outdoor lounge set is made from expertly woven rattan and sits on a robust powder coated steel frame with chunky comfy cushions. It will seat up to 9 and comes with a matching table that has a tempered glass table top. Perfect for garden par ties and lazy late night summer supper s. This contemporar y rattan lounge set comes with a 1 year constr uctional warranty. Normally £1199, this stylish set is now available at an incredible £999*. To receive your £200 discount please quote discount code MGFEB22A at checkout.

SAVE £200