Cuttings from Coolings - Early Bird 2020

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O F F E R S AT A L L F O U R S I T E S YO U R E X C L U S I V E F A M I LY MEMBER OFFERS INSIDE

Lavender Offers Page 4

NEW SEASON 2020

Tasty Treats at Coolings Pages 13 & 14

Main image: Goldfinch on blossom

Spring Hanging Baskets Now Half Price Page 8

Join our Coolings Team this Spring Recruiting now for both full and part time vacancies at Coolings The Gardener’s Garden Centre, Coolings Wych Cross and Coolings Potted Garden Nursery.

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of our locations. You can read more about our sustainable and environmental policies on page 16. To find out more about what’s on at our garden centres, visit our revamped website www.coolings.co.uk

Dear Friends, This is the first issue of our quarterly Cuttings magazine for 2020 and this edition is dedicated to the fantastic Early Bird Sale offers on plants, compost, garden products, and menu items in our restaurants and tea rooms. The Coolings Family Card and offers are now valid at each of the four Coolings Garden Centres.

We hope you enjoy your exclusive Family member offers throughout January and February.

Following the successful opening of Coolings Wych Cross in the Ashdown Forest in August last year, we have seen a period of growth within the business and all four sites will continue to have further investment in the coming year. Coolings Green & Pleasant are now included in the Family Offers. We have plans for the restoration of the rose nursery at Wych Cross and further development at The Potted Garden amongst others.

We continue to be very aware of our impact on the environment and our award-winning plastic pot recycling scheme is available at all

At Coolings we have over 100 years of horticultural heritage and our focus continues to be on producing top quality plants and providing you with everything you might require for your garden.

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

Best Wishes.

Chairman Coolings

Welcome to the family Visit our Open Afternoon from 1.00pm - 4.30pm on Saturday 18 January 2020 in our Oak Education Room at The Gardener’s Garden Centre, Rushmore Hill.

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Use your Family Card when purchasing any qualifying hardy plant to enjoy 2 years extra guarantee beyond our standard 5 years.

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NOW ON! OUR BIGGEST E A R LY B I R D EVENT EVER!

Selected Shrub Pick 'n' Mix Bonanza (4 for £10) Pages 4 & 5

Spring is in the Air with our Half Price Planted Arrangements and Baskets Page 6

New Year Delights in Arthurs Pages 10 & 11 Trailblazers Pages 6-7

NEW SEASON 2018

Coolings Family Vouchers Pages 16-17

The Gardener’s Garden Centre

THE EXPERIENCE IS GROWING Main image: Dianthus ‘Sweet Memories’, an extremely floriferous and fragrant variety that can be found in Arthurs Garden.

Little Lovelies Pages 10-11

Beautiful Japanese Anemones Pages 4 & 5

Bulb Lasagne Planting Pages 8 & 9

The Gardener’s Garden Centre

THE EXPERIENCE IS GROWING Main image: Autumn plants at Coolings.

Coolings Family Vouchers Pages 16 & 17

Rose Buddies Pages 8 & 9

Len Goodman Comes to Coolings Page 3

Coolings Family Vouchers Pages 12 & 13

The Gardener’s Garden Centre

THE EXPERIENCE IS GROWING Main image: Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’. See pages 6 & 7 for details.

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All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

Early Bird S A L E In-store now

Herbaceous Perennial

Fantastic Plant Offers Spring Colour

Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

Lavender just £4

Buy 4 fo r

£10

Pick ‘n’ Mix Collection

Normall y £5.99 ea ch

Offer applies to all 1 litre Herbaceous. Our HOT PICKS include:

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Buy 1 get 1

Native Wild Primrose (1 litre)

FREE

Normally £4.99 each

Lavender 'Phenomenal' (3 litre)

Buy 4 packs for Spring Viola and Pansy Multipacks

£10 Normally £3.99 per pack

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Normally £4.99 each

Normally £11.99 each

Digitalis purpurea 'Alba' (1litre)

Lupin Gallery Series

Delphinium Magic Fountain Series

Heuchera 'Palace Purple' (1litre)

Doronicum 'Little Leo' (1litre)

Alcea Chaters Series

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Lavender 'Loddon Pink' (2 litre)

£4 Normally £11.99 each

Now

Buy 1 get 1

Potted Hyacinth 1L pot

£4

Lavender 'Blue Jeans' (2 litre)

£4 Normally £11.99 each

WIDER CHOICE AVAILABLE IN STORE All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

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Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

Early Bird S A L E In-store now

Hardy Shrubs

Fantastic Plant Offers!

Pick ‘n’ Mix Collection

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

Offer applies to all 1 litre Shrubs

£4 Each

Buddleja Bonanza

Loved by butterflies Normally £15.99 NOW JUST £4 EACH

£4 Each

Buy 3 fo r

£10 Normall y £6.99 ea ch

Buddleja davidii 'Hot Raspberry' (2 litre)

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' (2 litre)

£4 Each

£4 Each

Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' (2 litre)

£4 Each

Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red' (2 litre)

Coprosma Collection

Fantastic foliage Normally £13.99 NOW JUST £4 EACH

Coprosma ‘Evening Glow’ (2 litre)

£4 Each Mixed Shrubs

Coprosma ‘Fire Burst’ (2 litre)

£4 Each

Coprosma ‘Inferno’ (2 litre)

£4 Each Coprosma ‘Pacific Dawn’ (2 litre)

£4 Each Coprosma ‘Pacific Night’ (2 litre)

OVER 100 VARIETIES TO CHOOSE FROM 6

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Offer price is available at all of our centres.

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Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

Early Bird S A L E In-store now

Fantastic Plant Offers!

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

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£5 Off marked price on all Potted Garden Roses!

Offer valid on over 100 roses including David Austin varieties. Now that Wych Cross, with its fantastic rose heritage, is part of the Coolings family, we are delighted that our large selection of roses has increased even more!

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Eight of our favourite roses are:

Price Rosa 'Absolutely Fabulous'

Rosa 'Mum In A Million'

Rosa 'Iceberg'

Rosa 'Blue for You'

Rosa 'Just Joey

Rosa 'Sweet Dreams'

Rosa 'Golden Wedding'

Rosa 'Remember Me'

Planted Spring hanging baskets

3L was £15.99

All Soft Fruit

25% OFF Marked

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' Hedging Laurel

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

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Early Bird S A L E In-store now

Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

Fantastic Shrubs now at Amazing prices!

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Weigela florida ‘Magical Rainbow’ 2 litre

£4 Normally £15.99 each

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Indigofera himalayensis ‘Silk Road’ 2 litre

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£4 Normally £15.99 each

Start preparing for your summer garden by purchasing young starter plants. These will be available from mid-February. They need to be kept somewhere warm and light whilst they mature; ideally in a greenhouse, but a sunny windowsill is a good alternative. Our favourite picks for 2020 are Petunia 'Lightning Sky', Lobelia 'Waterfall Blue' and, a new variety this year, Bidens 'Blazing Fire'. Only available at Coolings the Gardeners Garden Centre and Coolings Wych Cross Garden Centre.

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Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’ 3 litre

£4 Normally £15.99 each

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Philadelphus ‘Belle Étoile’ 2 litre

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£4 Normally £15.99 each

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

YOUNG STARTER PLANTS

Petunia 'Lightning Sky'

Bidens 'Blazing Fire'

Growing your own seed potatoes is easy and rewarding when it comes to harvest time; homegrown potatoes are nutritious and tasty. Here at Coolings we stock many hand-picked varieties in our shop, which are well suited to the UK climate. In January you can start chitting potatoes to prepare them for planting. First early and second early potatoes can then be planted in March (with frost protection) and should be ready for harvest a few months later. If you are short on space you can grow potatoes in bags. It’s the perfect method for growing spuds in small gardens, patios or even on balconies. Potatoes growing in containers are also at much less risk of pests and diseases. At Coolings we are always looking for ways to be sustainable. This year, seed potatoes will be sold loose to give you a great selection, fresh for you to fill up a paper bag, making us plastic free. Why not try ‘Charlotte’, ideal boiled and in salads.

To provide beautiful displays, summer-flowering bulbs should be planted in early spring. Most bulbs should be planted at three times their depth and generally they like warm, sunny positions in the garden. Some of our favourites include Canna ‘Wyoming’ (dramatic, lush and colourful), Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ (a bright red variety which flowers well) and Dhalia ‘Café au Lait’ (a showstopping, peachy coloured dinner plate dahlia).

Action!

Available from MidFebruary

Lobelia 'Waterfall Blue'

SEED POTATOES

Charlotte potatoes

Available from Late January 2020.

Not available at Coolings Green & Pleasant.

SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS

Canna 'Wyoming'

Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

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All vouchers can only be redeemed upon presentation of a Coolings Family Card.

Coolings may refuse to redeem the voucher without a Family Card. Some offers are not valid at all four Coolings centres, please see individual vouchers for details.

Early Bird Food & Drink offers with...

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6 - 10 Jan 2020

Buy One Get One Free Breakfast

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Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon-Fri 9-11am (Arthurs/Green & Pleasant) Mon-Sun 10am-11.30am at The Potted Garden Mon-Sun 9am-11.30am at Wych Cross (From 10am Sundays)

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Buy One Get One Free Breakfast

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Includes Seedling/Classic/Gardener’s only Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon-Fri 9-11am (Arthurs/Green & Pleasant) Mon-Sun 10am-11.30am at The Potted Garden Mon-Sun 9am-11.30am at Wych Cross (From 10am Sundays)

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Buy One Get One Free Breakfast

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Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon-Fri 9-11am (Arthurs/Green & Pleasant) Mon-Sun 10am-11.30am at The Potted Garden Mon-Sun 9am-11.30am at Wych Cross (From 10am Sundays)

Includes Seedling/Classic/Gardener’s only Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon-Fri 9-11am (Arthurs/Green & Pleasant) Mon-Sun 10am-11.30am at The Potted Garden Mon-Sun 9am-11.30am at Wych Cross (From 10am Sundays)

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Valid once per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering.

Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.

Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

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27 Jan - 2 Feb 2020

Buy One Get One Free Hot Drinks Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Monday - Saturday 2 - 4pm

Valid for 2 people per voucher. Pot of Tea or regular Americano. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.

Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

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Half Price Soup & Roll Valid for 2 people per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

10 - 16 Feb 2020

Buy One Get One Free Any Hot Drinks

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Valid for 2 people per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.

Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

Vouchers applicable at Arthurs / Green & Pleasant Monday - Friday 12 - 3pm

Valid for once per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

Terms and conditions apply to all vouchers. Available whilst stocks last. Only one voucher per transaction and one voucher per household. No cash alternative. Not valid with trade cards or any other offers. Please present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend the offer or terms without prior notice. For full Terms & Conditions please see www.coolings.co.uk. These offers are valid at participating centres, please see individual vouchers for details.

24 Feb - 1 Mar 2020

Buy One Get One Free Any Hot Drinks Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon-Sat 9-10am (Arthurs / Green & Pleasant) Mon-Sat 9am-11am (The Potted Garden / Wych Cross) Valid for 2 people per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

24 - 28 Feb 2020

Buy One Get One Half Price Ham, Egg & Chips

Pot of Tea or Americano & Any Cake for £4.50

Valid for 2 people per voucher. This voucher is NOT valid at Green & Pleasant. Pot of Tea or regular Americano. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.

Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

17 - 21 Feb 2020

Free Kids Meal with any Hot Main Meal

17 - 22 Feb 2020

Vouchers applicable at Arthurs / The Potted Garden / Wych Cross Monday - Saturday 2 - 4pm

Vouchers applicable at Arthurs / Green & Pleasant Monday - Friday 12 - 3pm

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10 - 14 Feb 2020

Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon - Fri 12 - 3pm Arthurs / Green & Pleasant Mon - Sun 12 - 3pm The Potted Garden / Wych Cross

Excludes toasties / sandwiches / soup

Valid for 2 people per voucher. Pot of Tea or regular Americano. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.

Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www. coolings.co.uk

Breakfast offering differs at each site, image representation only.

Buy One Get One Free Breakfast

Pot of Tea or Americano & Any Cake for £4.50

Scone & Tea or Americano for £3.50

Valid for 2 people per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.

Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Monday - Saturday 2 - 4pm

Valid once per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering.

Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

27 - 31 Jan 2020

20 - 25 Jan 2020

3 - 7 Feb 2020

Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon-Sat 9-10am (Arthurs/Green & Pleasant) Mon-Sat 9am-11am at The Potted Garden / Wych Cross)

Valid for 2 people per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

Includes Seedling/Classic/Gardener’s only

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Half Price Soup & Roll

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Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Mon-Fri 12-3pm Arthurs / Green & Pleasant Mon-Sun 12-3pm The Potted Garden / Wych Cross

Valid once per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering.

Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption.

Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

20 - 24 Jan 2020

13 - 18 Jan 2020

Free Cup of Soup with any Toasted Sandwich Valid for 2 people per voucher. Soup does not include roll. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

Valid for 2 people per voucher. Pot of Tea or regular Americano, does not include jam, cream or preserve. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

Valid once per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering.

Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

3 - 7 Feb 2020

Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Monday - Friday 12 - 3pm

Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Monday - Friday 9-11am

Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Monday - Saturday 2 - 4pm

Valid once per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering.

Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

13 - 17 Jan 2020

Cream Tea for Two for £8

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2 scones, 2 jams, 2 clotted creams & 2 teas / Americano regular

Includes Seedling/Classic/Gardener’s only

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6 - 11 Jan 2020

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2 - 6 Mar 2020

Buy One Get One Half Price Jacket Potato Vouchers applicable at all 4 sites Monday - Friday 12 - 3pm

Valid for 2 once per voucher. Voucher must be presented at time of ordering. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher / promotion. Only valid when you present your Coolings Family card at time of redemption. Coolings reserves the right to amend terms, see www.coolings.co.uk

Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

Early Bird S A L E In-store now Sensational Shop Offers!

Sensational Shop Offers!

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

Weed, Feed & Control

Compost Available at Coolings Potted Garden and Coolings Wych Cross only

Miracle-Gro All purpose Concentrated Liquid Plant Food 1litre

2 FOR

Bulrush Decorative Bark Chips 70 Litre

£10 Normally £6.99 each

Vitax Q4 Fertiliser Tub 4.5kg

Levington Tomorite 1 litre + 30% Extra Free

NOW

2 FOR

2 FOR

Normally £17.99 each

Normally £4.99 each

Normally £4.99 each

£7

£9

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£7

Roseclear Ultra 1litre RTU

NOW

£4.89 Normally £6.99 each

PEAT FREE

Levington Essentials Multi Purpose Compost 50 litre

5 FOR

£10 Normally £4.99 each

Coolings Decorative Bark Chips 80 litre

2 FOR

£11 Normally £7.49 each

Miracle-Gro Peat Free All Purpose Compost 40L

2 FOR

£8

Normally £5.99 each

PEAT FREE

Coolings Rose, Tree & Shrub Peat Free Compost 50 litre

2 FOR

£10 Normally £6.99 each

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Miracle-Gro Slow Release Food 1kg Jar Miracle-Gro Rose & Shrub Slow Release Food 1kg Jar Miracle-Gro Ericaceous Slow Release Plant Food 1kg Jar

Available at Coolings Rushmore Hill & Coolings Green & Pleasant

MIX & MATCH

Vitax Stay Wet 200g

ANY 2 FOR

£9

NOW

£3.49 Normally £4.99 each

Normally £6.49 each

Neudorff Sluggo Slug and Snail Killer 800g

6X Chicken Manure Tub 8kg

2 FOR

£12 Normally £8.99 each

NOW

Levington Organic Blend Farmyard Manure 50 litre

3 FOR

£10

£4

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Normally £6.99 each

HOSATE GLYP FREE

Roundup Speed Ultra Weedkiller 1litre

NOW

£3.99 Normally £5.99 each

Normally £5.49 each

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

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Coolings and the

Environment

KEiBA 2019 Winners of the Commitment to the Environment Award

Early Bird S A L E In-store now Sensational Shop Offers!

At Coolings our award winning commitment to the environment includes being as green as possible, reducing our impact on the environment.

Thousands of our plants are grown on our own nursery at Knockholt, where we have full time qualified horticultural growers on site. This means we are not as reliant on imported stock which not only reduces our carbon footprint, but eliminates the risk of imported pests and diseases.

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We have also reintroduced our public plastic pot recycling scheme, being one of the first garden centres in the country to start doing this.

We revised the scope of the scheme to expand the operation, investing in a 4th baler and building containers for pot collection in our car parks at all four sites. We are aiming to recycle over 20 tonnes per year.

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Lawncare RICE! HALF P

HOSATE GLYP FREE

Harvesting Rainwater We are very conscious of water consumption and have 2 on-site reservoirs at Knockholt.

These hold the equivalent of 6 Olympic sized swimming pools worth of rainwater (approximately 1.3 million gallons).

We installed pumps, pipes, gullies and guttering on all our buildings, glasshouses and polythene tunnels to collect rainwater and run off from on-site irrigation, this is then pumped back into the reservoirs for reuse.

We also use drip irrigation and sub irrigation extensively, so our plants take up their water requirement through a capillary action, using less water and only the water they need, which creates less dependent, stronger and healthier plants and means the site is less dependent on tap water.

NOW

£3.99 Normally £5.99 each

Evergreen Complete 4 in 1 Normally 360m2 + £24.99 each SAVE £7 10% Extra Free

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£7.99

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Normally £9.99 each

20% OFF

Coolings, alongside the rest of the horticultural industry have been looking at sustainable alternatives to single use plastics in our industry. The black plant pots used by garden centres contain carbon black pigment, which hinders recycling processes, therefore local authorities have been unable to recycle these.

At Coolings in 2019, recyclable taupe pots were introduced, these use a carbon black pigment free polypropylene which solves the issue. We are transferring from our black pots to these new recyclable pots.

Evergreen Complete 4 in 1 80m2 + 25% Extra Free

Roundup Lawn Weedkiller 1 litre Glyphosate Free

NOW

£3.99 Normally £7.99 each

Johnsons General Purpose Grass Seed 500g

Bird Care Peckish Winter Warmer 1.7kg

NOW

£3.49 Normally £4.99 each

30% OFF

Single Use Plastic

Public Plastic Pot Recycling Scheme

Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

Peckish Extra Goodness Fat Balls 50 Tub

NOW

£8.99 Normally £14.99 each

HALF PRICE!

Peckish Secret Garden Energy Ball Feeder

Easy Feeder Multi Seed & Nut Mix

NOW

£4.99 Normally £9.99 each

Easy Feeder Peanut

50% OFF

Easy Feeder No More Mess Mix

NOW

£4.49 Normally £8.99 each

Peckish Natural Balance Coconut Bird Feeder

MIX & MATCH

ANY 3 FOR Peckish Daily Goodness Peanut & Mealworm Suet Cake

Peckish Natural Balance Energy Balls 6 Pack

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

£4

Normally £1.99 each

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Top Tips for January & February Sowing, Planting and Gardening in January & February Time spent on beds and borders now will reap huge benefits later in the year. But if you can’t face outdoors just yet, there’s plenty to do indoors to prepare for the season ahead.

Here are our top things to do now: 1. Transplant pot grown Christmas trees

into the garden as soon as possible. Water regularly until established.

2. Pot up Amaryllis bulbs received as Christmas gifts. Bring into active growth with regular watering ready to put on a fabulous display of flower in Winter.

3. If you are planning on moving any plants in your garden it's best to do it now when they're still dormant (provided the ground is not frozen or waterlogged), before they put on lots of spring growth.

4. On frost free days prune established fruit trees, deciduous trees and shrubs to create the desired shape and framework for the coming seasons. Now is the time to prune late summer/autumn flowering roses and clematis.

5. If weather allows, now is great time to plant new roses, but try to avoid planting them in areas where roses have previously grown, to avoid diseases that might still be in the soil.

6. Have a good tidy up of flower beds cutting down seed heads and other foliage. Retain mulch over the roots of flowers in case of a frost and to keep weeds at bay.

7. Top-dress plants in containers with compost.

Edible crops

Shallots can be sown outdoors now.

Force rhubarb plants for an early crop.

Plant new rhubarb crowns now. Sow tomatoes and peppers in a heated propagator.

Sow broad beans, hardy peas and summer radishes in a sheltered spot in well-drained soil, or start the seeds off indoors for planting out in March.

Seed Potatoes arrive in store

this month – Chit early potatoes in a light, frost free shed or garage.

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Flowers

Summer flowering bulbs should be planted during spring. In store from late January, make sure you buy your dahlia, gladiolus and other summer-flowering bulbs and corms while we have a full range in stock (ready to plant out after the last frosts).

Start sowing summer bedding indoors, a window sill works if you haven’t got a greenhouse. You can sow sweet peas, dianthus, lobelia, ageratum and bedding geraniums.

Don’t forget to pick up everything you will need such as propagators, compost, pots, seed trays and labels. All available at Coolings.

We have a large range of young starter plants in store now, which will be ready to plant outside about mid-May. Start sowing slow-growers under cover like antirrhinums.

Available at Coolings Rushmore Hill only

Put our experienced gardeners to work in your garden..

Spring Garden Tidy

After

For a flat fee, our team will visit your garden and perform all those gardening tasks and chores that you can’t quite find the time to start.

Before

Gladiolus 'Charming Beauty'

Gardening

Dig over vacant veggie plots and leave rough for the frost to break down. Remove debris and leaves from the lawn and spike with a fork to aid drainage.

Divide congested spring bulbs, such as snowdrops, when they have finished flowering and replant them in new positions.

Cut down the stems of herbaceous perennials (to ground level) with secateurs and lightly dig a layer of compost around the roots.

Plan your herb garden and pot up the seeds in a greenhouse. Prepare a site outside in your garden to transfer the herbs later on (they grow best in warm, still air, so any established perennials such as Rosemary, Thyme and Lavender will provide great shelter for annual varieties).

Finally - It’s a good time of year to get your mower serviced!

BOOKING NOW OPEN! Hurry, limited availability Call for more information:

Coolings Lawn Revival Service

01959 532 269

SCARIFYING WEED REMOVAL TURF LAYING FEEDING

Early Bird Sale starts Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6thJanuary Januaryuntil Monday 14th until the end of February the end2020 of February 2019

Early Bird S A L E In-store now Sensational Shop Offers!

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

Sensational Shop Offers!

Home and Patio

Pots

Smart Click Light - Red

RICE! HALF P

NOW

Smart Nordic Lantern

£1.99

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

50% OFF

Smarten up your patio with selected pots in our Woodland Ranges. These are some of our favourites: Fibre Aladdin Pots

NOW

£9.99

Normally £4.99 each

60% OFF

Normally £19.99 each

RICE! HALF P

Smart Montana Stainless Steel Stake Light

Smart Crocus Solar Flower Stake Light

Patio Magic 5 litres

NOW

NOW

NOW

£2

.99

Normally £4.99 each

£8

.49

Normally £16.99 each

£14.99 Normally £22.99 each

50%

Cube Magma Pots

OFF

selected Woodland Range Pots

20% Only available at Coolings Rushmore Hill, Knockholt and Coolings Wych Cross

20

F RO M C O O L I N G S

OFF

ALL PTMD products

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

Curved Magma Pots

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

Patina and Copper Rustic Garden Pots

F RO M C O O L I N G S

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Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

Early Bird S A L E In-store now Sensational Shop Offers!

All offers available to Coolings Family Members only

All Christmas items 50% OFF

Tools

UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY

Our pick of tools to kick off the gardening season RICE! HALF P

RICE! HALF P

RICE! HALF P

Briers Ladies Seed & Weed Gloves Triple Pack

£3

Normally £6.99 each

Briers Secateurs Black

£4.99

NOW

£3

.49

Briers Mens Grey Rigger Gloves

Normally £9.99 each

Normally £6.99 each

NOW

SAVE

1/3

£19.99 each

Kent & Stowe Stainless Steel Digging Spade

Normally £29.99 each

Crest Mixed Broom with Scraper

NOW

£9.99 Normally £14.99 each

SAVE

1/3

Acacia Coffee Table & Chairs Set

NOW

NOW

.49

Exclusive Offers only available at Coolings Green & Pleasant

Kent & Stowe Stainless Steel Hand Fork

Kent & Stowe Stainless Steel Digging Fork

NOW

Includes 2 x Armchair and seat pads, 1x 2 seater bench and seat pads and coffee table. Made from FSC certified Acacia wood, guaranteed for 2 years.

£299 Normally £399

SAVE £100

NOW

£19.99

Pop-up Giraffe/Zebra play tent

Jamie Oliver Feastable 6 seater set

Acacia Coffee Table &Weber ChairsMaster Set Touch 57cm Charcoal BBQ packet with features such as porcelain enamelled cooking bowl, GBS stainless steel cooking grate, one touch cleaning system and more. 10 year limited warrantee.

Cover Buy BBQ material (RRP £295) heavy duty and Cover breathable (RRP £64.99) polyester.

for £259

SAVE £100

NOW

Normally £24.99

20% OFF RRP

NOW

Includes 1x Feastable table, 6x dining chairs with cushions, includes integral fire-pit and ice bucket. Guaranteed for 2 years.

£1299 Normally £1499

SAVE £200

£4.99 each

RICE! HALF P

60% OFF

Woodlodge Snow Shovel

Briers Plain Green Kneeler

NOW

NOW

£3

.99

Normally £9.99 each

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F RO M C O O L I N G S

£6

.99

Normally £13.99 each

Normally £9.99 each

50%

1.5kg Salt shakers

OFF

Kent & Stowe Stainless Steel Hand Trowel

All offers are subject to availability, alternatives may be offered.

Offer price is available at all of our centres.

3m Cantilever parasol with lights & base

NOW

£449

Includes 1x 3m round silver frame, grey canopy (not as shown in image) cantilever Normally £549 SAVE £100 parasol, set of 4 integral solar powered lights, 19kg wafer base.

All offers ONLY available at Coolings Green & Pleasant

3 for the price of 2 SAVE £3.99 F RO M C O O L I N G S

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Early Bird S A L E In-store now

Early Bird Sale starts Monday 6th January until the end of February 2020

EVENTS AT COOLINGS RUSHMORE HILL, KNOCKHOLT

FIND US AT

Coolings The Gardener's Garden Centre Rushmore Hill, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7NN T: 01959 532269

Coolings Green & Pleasant Main Road, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7LJ T: 01959 534386

Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm

(during extended hours April 1st to July 31st - hours

(during extended hours April 1st to July 31st hours are 9am - 5.30pm).

Sunday 10am - 4.30pm all year

Sunday 9am - 4.30pm all year

Coolings Potted Garden Nursery Ashford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4NH T: 01622 737801

Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm are 9am - 5.30pm).

Coolings Wych Cross Garden Centre Colemans Hatch Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JW T: 01342 822705 Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm

Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm

(during extended hours April 1st to July 31st - hours

hours are 9am - 5.30pm).

Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm

(during extended hours April 1st to July 31st -

Sunday 9am - 4.30pm all year

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are 9am - 5.30pm).

(doors open at 10am for browsing).

visit us at www.coolings.co.uk Please see website for coffee shop opening times

Coolings Family is promoted by Coolings Nurseries Ltd.The use of all Coolings Family benefits are bound by our terms and conditions available on www.coolings.co.uk or by request.