Good Morning everyone!!  As you may have noticed on our website - we love ladybirds!  They are great for the garden and they are cute.  So today I am not just going to show you a "Product of the Week" but I have put together some of our ladybird items to make it our "Products of the Week"  So we have a fantastic Ladybird House http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/birds/ladybird_house.html  which you will find on our Best For Birds page.  It has been designed to allow ladybirds to shelter whilst
keeping out other likely inhabitants or predators and so that ladybirds can access it easily.  Ladybirds often hibernate in clusters and it is advisable to put some leaves inside to make them feel at home so the house has a pull down front to give easy access for you to do this.  The house measures 17x10x22cm and is priced at just £9.99.

 Next up are our Seeds which have been put together to encourage ladybirds to come into your garden.  You will find these on our Seeds page http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/seeds/ladybirds.html  They are part of     the Garden's Friends Range.  In each box there are 28 annual and perennial species including borage, cornflowers and chamomile. The contents of the box will cover a 7m2 area and is priced at £9.99 and as you can see from the above picture you really do get a beautiful display.  Finally we have our Ladybird Thermometer.                                                                        

 This is a bright and fun item for young and old alike.  There are four suction pads on the reverse of the ladybird and you just attach these to your outside window and then you can see the temperature outside from the inside! You will find this on our What's The Weather page and it is priced at just £4.99.

http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/weather/ladybird_thermometer.html     
So there you have it, our ladybird products which I think are all great.  Remember ladybirds do a lot of good in the garden as well as being a joy to watch.  Did you know for example that an adult ladybird eats over 100 aphids per day?! which is a really good reason for encouraging them into your garden and making them comfortable when they get there.

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 Happy Friday folks, well we made it to the end of the week and here's hoping the weekend is going to be fine.  I thought today you might like to see some pictures from one of my customers who bought some of my seeds.  They chose the seeds for Birds in the Garden's Friends Range on our Seeds page.  
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/seeds/birds.html

 Each box costs £9.99 and covers a 7m2 area. In this particular box there are 17 annual species including poppies, helianthus and cosmos.  The special meadow mix offers birds a source of food from early in the season right through until winter.  Full instructions are on the box and the only thing you need to make sure of is that you sow them in a sheltered area.  This customer sowed these in June and look at the lovely show they have just 8 weeks later!  So why not give our Seeds a try they really do make gardening simple.        

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 Hello everyone and welcome to the middle of the week.  Thought you might like to see a picture of Alfie in his new bed!  He's not too sure about it but is getting used to it.  He had is boosters at the vets yesterday so was feeling a little sorry for himself.   Anyway, enough of that - I hope you all had a very enjoyable bank holiday weekend and were able to get out

in your gardens.  You have to make the most of the weather now as autumn will be here before you know it.  We had a lovely barbeque on Saturday night and one thing that came in really handy was our Citronella Bowl which worked perfectly keeping away all those annoying insects.  You can find it on our Fire & Light page and it is priced at just £2.99.  Why not order some today so you have them at the ready.  It really is very simple!
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/fire/citronella_bowl.html

Another great product for keeping insects at bay in the garden are our Citronella Garden Torches.  You get 3 in a pack and they cost £7.99 ideal for placing round your garden when you are entertaining.  Not only do they give a nice ambient light but they keep away all those annoying flies!!  The garden torches can also be found on our Fire & Light page so why not go and take a look, there are loads of other brilliant ideas for you and your garden.

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Welcome to the Bank Holiday Weekend and I hope you all have something lovely planned.  Today our "Product of the Week" is another new item I would like to share with you.  It is our Lavender Incense Set http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/inside/lavender_incense_set.html
which can be found on our Inside Gifts page.
The set comprises of a terracotta burner for a candle, a stainless steel sieve, a small box of dried lavender, a packet of seeds for growing your own lavender and a handy book with tips on using your burner. The set comes gift boxed and is priced at just £9.99.  

Lavender is perfect for helping restore peace and calm and relieving stress and tension.  It is also helpful for headaches and insomnia.  The set is so easy to use - simply find a quiet spot, put some of the dried lavender onto the sieve on top of the burner, pop a tea light into the bottom of the burner and light.  After a short time the fragrance will spread throughout your room giving you a wonderful sense of relaxation.  This would make an ideal gift for family or friends or simply treat yourself.  What better way to unwind after a hectic day than relaxing with our Lavender Incense Set.  So go on give it a go, it is sooooo easy - pop on over to our Inside Gifts page, click on what you want and buy.  We aim to deliver in 3 - 4 working days so by next weekend you too could be enjoying the benefits of Lavender.

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 Happy Friday everyone and I hope you are all having an enjoyable day.  Thought you might like to see my new sign writing on my car!  I have to say I love the ladybird even though it is massive!  Hopefully this will mean as I am tootling along from place to place lots of new people will see me and go look at my website.  Here's hoping. Anyway,  enough of that and onto my featured product for today which is a great one for the kids - it is our DIY Paint Nest Box 
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/birds/diy_paint_nest_box.html

As you can see from the picture you get the nest box, paintbrush and three paints in yellow, red and blue.  So if you mix yellow and blue you also get green and if you mix red and yellow you also get orange so that is a potential of 5 colours!
The birdhouse measures 15 x 12 x 20 cm and is priced at £9.99.  You will find it on our Best For Birds page.  The birdhouse is suitable for Blue Tits, Coal Tits, Crested Tits and Willow Tits and once decorated it is best placed in a sheltered spot, not in full sunlight or facing the prevailing weather.  The entrance must have a clear flight path for the birds.  So why not give it a go now.  Get your nest box all spruced up ready for the birds this winter and make this little fella happy with a new home!

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 Middle of the week time folks and welcome to your sneaky peek at one of our NEW PRODUCTS - and here it is our Lavender Bath Salt Set http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/inside/lavender_bath_salts.html

 The kit contains everything you need to make a soothing, stress relieving lavender bath. You will get a glass jar, a 500g bag of bath salts, a 9g box of dried lavender and a wooden spoon as well as a packet of seeds to grow your own lavender and a book with tips on how to enjoy your lavender bath.  The set comes gift boxed and can be found on our Inside Gifts page.  It is priced at just £10.99 and would make an ideal present for family and friends.  Think ahead to Christmas, wouldn't this be a lovely gift?  You could either give it as it is or make it up into the bath salts and give that as a present.  

Lavender is great for all sorts of reasons, it relaxes spasms, stimulates circulation and has antiseptic properties.  It can be used to treat muscular pains, sunburn and rheumatism which is why it makes a fantastic bath time experience.  So go on give it a try either for yourself or a loved one, it really does make an excellent gift.

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Hello again and welcome to our "Product of the Week".  This week I have chosen one of our fabulous Inside Gifts but to be honest they can go outside too!  Meet Sykes - he is one of our doggy ornaments made from ceramistone which means he can go inside or outside your home.  Obviously I would advise not to leave him outside during the really
bad weather but certainly through the summer months he could stay outside.  And then in the winter he would look great sitting by your hearth or anywhere in your home. So, Sykes is an English Bull Terrier ornament which measures 18cm in height and costs £38.00. You will find him on our Inside Gifts page.
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/inside/sykes.html

Also on this page we have Dale who is a cute little kitten ornament. Again made from ceramistone he can go inside or outside your home.  Personally I would probably want to keep this little fella inside as he is just sooooo cute!   He measures 11cm in height and costs just £35.00. http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/inside/dale.html
He would make a brilliant gift for all you cat lovers out there.  So why not take a look at our Inside Gifts page and meet some of our great characters such as Roland the Rooster, Mac the Westie, Baa'bara the Sheep and Tyson the Staffie.  I am sure there will be at least one that will capture your heart.

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Hey, hey hey, how's it going with you guys out there?  Here's a question for you - What happens in 132 days?
The picture might give you a clue ..............
CHRISTMAS that's what!! Can you believe it?  Well I have decided it's about time I started to look at new products to add to our website that would make especially good Christmas presents for all you gardeners and friends out there.  We already have some great ideas on our website but there are several others which I am hoping to add in the next couple of months.  You know what to do then, WATCH THIS SPACE!  Until then here are just a few of the products we have at the moment that would make brilliant gifts not just for Christmas but birthdays, anniversary's or just to say thank you, see what you think.....

So there you have it, some great ideas I think.  Check out more at www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk or find us on facebook, twitter and linkedin.  And remember only 132 days to go.  I promise I won't mention it for another couple of weeks.

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Well, here we are Monday - AGAIN!!  and guess what?  I forgot to do my "Product of the Week" yesterday, how very bad of me I hear you cry!  Well, anyway better late than never, as they say.....
So, last week I gave our patio a good pressure cleaning, took me nearly six hours!!  And afterwards I was very grateful for one of these, a Cast Iron Boot Jack.  As you can see it has two brushes 
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/feet/boot_jack.html

on either side so you can clean off those muddy boots and a handy jack on the front, so no more bending down and struggling with getting your wellies off.  See just how easy it is.  It measures 22x25x11cm and can be found on our Wipe Your Feet page.

 It is very reasonably priced at just £24.99. Take a good look at our Wipe your Feet page as there are some fantastic doormats too.  Lets face it the weather we get in this country you don't really want to be trampling muck and mud into your lovely houses now do you so why not treat yourselves to one of our fantastic products.  I know 

you are probably thinking "it's summertime" we don't want to be thinking about mucky and muddy wellies but believe me that time of year is fast approaching and you will be very glad you got in first with your Ruddick Garden Gifts Boot Jack and Doormats.

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Welcome to Friday, another week gone.  Hope you're all feeling great!  I think we have had a great summer this year, I know I have spent loads of time out in the garden, how about you?

 This is a little bit of my back garden earlier in the year.  I would love to show you it now but as I said in previous blogs my camera is still poorly!  Anyway, the perfect item for doing any work in your garden as I have mentioned on other occasions are our Gloves. They are really brilliant.  These are our Soft n Care Flora Aqua Blue and they come in small and medium.    They are a fantastic fit and perfect for sensitive work such as planting small pots etc. Priced at just £4.75 why not give them a try, you wont be disappointed.  Find out more at http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/gloves/aqua.html
They come in three colours too, blue, pink and yellow and would make a great gift for any gardener.  Something else for the gardener is our Gardeners Handcream.  Made from rich ingredients such as multivitamins and moisturising factor, this handcream can moisten the skin and make hands smoother.  It comes in a 100g pot and is just £5.99.  Why not make up a little gift parcel for your gardening friends and family, a pair of our gloves, the handcream and a lovely plant that would be a great idea!!
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/accessories/gardeners_handcream.html

 Find our handcream on our Garden Accessories page and try it out, I'm sure you wont be disappointed.

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Hello everyone and as the picture says we're on the downhill slope to the weekend!  Today I am showing you again our Silver Birch T-Lite Holder http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/fire/silver_birch_rectangular_t-lite_holder.html

mainly because I think it is really lovely.  As you can see it is a rectangular shape and made from the wood of a Silver Birch (hence the name).  It has three heart shapes at the front and back so you can see your candles glowing.

 The picture on the right shows inside where there are three removable glass containers in which to pop your tea lights. Then just light them and enjoy.  The holder measures 28x9.5x9cm and is priced at £14.99.  You will find it on our Fire & Light page.

 As you can see it not only looks good outside in the garden but it is very effective inside your home too.  This t-light holder would make an ideal gift for any friend or loved one so why not order yours today.

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Hello Sunday!  So my camera has officially died and I have to wait to get a new one so no new photos for today's "Product of the Week".  I am going to show you again some of our brilliant Outdoor Clocks/Thermometers.  First up is the Stonegate Clock,

http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/clocks/stonegate_clock.html it is fully weather resistant and has a slate effect surround with a 10" diameter.  Priced at just £18.00.  Next one is this lovely little 8" diameter, hand painted Blue Tit Clock.  Made from polyresin and fully weather resistant it is great for either inside or outside your home and at only £14.00 is a real bargain.http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/clocks/blue_tit_clock.html

                                                                                         

Last one for today is something a little bit different.  It is a Bird Clock/Thermometer which is also made from polyresin so it too is weather resistant, however it has been hand painted with a Robin on the clock face and a Blue Tit on the thermometer part of the clock.  It also has been decorated with ivy round the edges and the words "Welcome to my Garden".  A perfect gift for any garden lover and at only £15.00 a perfect price too.  http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/weather/bird_thermometer_clock.html

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 Hey, hey hey, it's Friday again!  Woo hoo!! (Do you think I'm excited by any chance?)  Anyway, bit of a problem here at Ruddick Garden Gifts - all cameras are broken so I can't take new photos of my products which is why you are probably thinking you have already seen these, but this will have to do until I get it back from the repairers.  So to recap on this product - this is our Small Candle Bowl which comes in four funky colours,
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/fire/small_candle_bowl.html

 pink, orange, blue and green.  This is ideal for outside living as it looks really good when lit.  It comes in a white ceramic bowl and the burn time is estimated at about 2.5 hours.  You will find these on our Fire & Light page and they are priced at only £1.99.  Similarly, we have this Citronella Candle Bowl now this not only looks good but as it has a citronella candle in it will keep away unwanted flies and insects when you are dining outside. It comes in a small terracotta bowl and is priced at £2.99.
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/fire/citronella_bowl.html

Finally, you will also find on

our Fire & Light page  these Citronella Garden Torches.   They are £7.99 for the set of three and all you do is simply push the bamboo stake into the ground and light.  The burn time is approximately 3 hours and they are ideal if you are entertaining in the garden as they will keep away all those unwanted insect guests!              http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/fire/citronella_garden_torches.html

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 Middle of the week time folks, not long until the weekend, yeah, I hear you cry!  (Go on, Yeah!)  Right so today I am showing you a 

product  I have featured
before, these Silver Birch Love Heart Containers, pictured with spring flowers in, but imagine how lovely they would look with summer bedding in. Gorgeous I bet! 

Anyway, you get the set of three, sizes are: 
Large 28x28x9cm - Medium 20x21x7.5cm - Small 12x12x6cm
You will find them on our Garden Accessories page and they are priced at £24.99 for the three which I think is a really great price for three planters.  As they are made from the wood of a Silver Birch they are going to look brilliant in your garden and lets face it, 

everyone loves hearts!  These would make a great gift idea either on their own or planted up. So, go on why not take a look at these planters and while you're on our Garden Accessories page take a peek at some of our other great products I'm sure you'll find something you like.
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/accessories/silver_birch_love_heart_containers.html

While I'm here, have you looked at our facebook page?  We have lots of interesting things on there so take a look and if you like it, click the like button.  Also, if you have purchased anything from us you can leave a comment and rate our service on there as well.  All feedback is much appreciated.  So, enjoy the rest of your week and don't worry only a few days until the weekend!

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 Happy Sunday Everyone!! and welcome to today's "Product of the Week" which today is going to be....... GLOVES.

Most gardeners would agree I think that a decent pair of gardening gloves is very important and they are so hard to find.  Well here at Ruddick Garden Gifts we have the perfect pair of gloves for you. Introducing the Soft n Care Flora Range 
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/gloves/yellow.html
available in 3 great colours, yellow (pictured), pink and aqua blue. The gloves are soft and fit to your hands perfectly making them ideal for sensitive work such as planting small pots, watering plants and fruit picking to name just three.  The 13 gauge polyester lining

offers maximum comfort and eliminates hand fatigue.  They are designed to protect the flowers and fruits by having a soft covering however the natural rubber back enables you to garden without getting too many thorns stuck into you.  They are machine washable and come in two sizes, small and medium.  You can find these along

with our Soft n Care Landscape Range on our Gloves page.  Once you have used our gloves I am certain you will never buy any other type of gardening glove as these really are the best.  And the best thing about them is........ they are only £4.75 a pair!

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