So this time next week it will be Easter and we will all be tucking into some chocolate eggs but how about if you bought something the kids could keep instead of eggs.  Here at Ruddick Garden Gifts we have some great ideas...........                     
                                                    For instance what about this DIY Paint Nest Box Kit which comes gift boxed and with the wooden nest box already made up.  There are 3 pots of paint included and a paintbrush.  The kids then just have to decide what design to paint on it to encourage the birds to come into your garden.  This is a fab way of getting children involved in the garden plus it gives them something to do in the Easter holidays!  Priced at £9.99 it is great value too and can be found on our Best for Birds page.


Now if you have more than one child to buy for in the family why not get them a joint gift that they can all play together.  Here we have the brilliant Games Bucket.  This has been created by the designer Sophie Conran
and will give hours of fun for the whole family.  The metal bucket is crammed full of good old fashioned fun games that can be picked up and taken anywhere. Included in the kit are:
4 x eggs & spoons                        2 x three legged race ties
4 x bean bags                               A whistle
Instructions & rules booklet          Target bucket to keep it all in
Priced at £29.95 it is a bit more expensive but the fun you will have will last all year round.  This can be found on our Garden Gifts page so go check it out.  If neither of these take your fancy you can always just go out and buy them eggs, they will taste better but the pleasure doesn't last....................................
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 Yeahhhhh its Friday, we made it to the end of the week.  Hope you've all had a good one!  So for our final instalment this week building you up to National Gardening Week which starts on Monday I am featuring one of our NEW PRODUCTS which I am very excited about as I think it is totally amazing....................  The ORIGINAL PAPER POTTER

This ingenious item allows you to create your very own bio-degradable seed pots from waste paper.  We have two sizes available - the Original Paper Potter which makes 4x5cm pots perfect for small seedlings and this costs just £10.75 and then we have the Big Paper Potter which is exactly the same as the smaller version only this one makes pots that are 6x7.5cm which are ideal for marrows, courgettes, sunflower seeds, larger seedlings and plug plants.  This one is priced at £16.75.  Both are made from FSC Oak and come boxed and with full instructions making them an ideal present for any gardener. It is also a brilliant way of getting children interested in eco friendly gardening.  So go on over to our website and take a look, you will find them on our Seeds page and on our Garden Gifts page.  Collect all your old newspapers together and get pottering!!

I hope you feel inspired from our blogs this week to get out there and enjoy your garden in National Gardening Week.www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk

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Happy Wednesday everyone, half way through the week and not long until the weekend.!!!  As promised today I am going to show you some of our products that bring colour into your garden.  Seeds are a brilliant and satisfying way of getting colour into your garden not to mention economical.  We have a range of seeds that have made it really simple to get a good mix into your garden in one go.
                                                       


They come in four different ranges, The Garden's Friends Range, which includes packs to encourage, bees, aphids, ladybirds, butterflies and birds  helps restore balance into the garden. This range can be seen as a preventative method of pest control attracting large numbers of pollinators and beneficial insects.     






Then we have the Summer Flowers Range which is especially suitable for gardeners who want quality blooms all summer long.  Each pack contains on average 30 species of annual flowers providing long lasting and beautiful displays.




                                                                                 


Next we have the Specifics Range which as the name suggests are packs that have a mixture of seeds for specific areas in your garden, such as edges & borders or shaded areas.






And finally we come to the Dwarves Range which are ideal whether you have a rural or urban garden as dwarf plants are essential for creating a good looking landscape.  This range is very popular with most gardeners as they fill in all the nooks and crannies of your garden.

All our boxes of Seeds cover an area of 7m2 and are priced at £9.99.  The majority can be sown in Spring, so now is the perfect time to start and by the summer you will have some lovely displays. Customers who bought our Seeds last year were delighted with the results and all reported good amounts of flowers.  You will find more information on our Seeds page.
www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk
                                                                             

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Good Morning everyone and welcome to another Sunday.  As you can see today I am going to inspire you all to get out there in your gardens next week for National Gardening Week.  We have some ideal products to help you in the garden for instance our range of Sophie Conran Tools are fabulous.  Each one has been specifically designed by Sophie Conran and comes in a lovely pale blue gift box.  

The Trowel has a handle made from natural waxed beechwood whilst the head is constructed from mirror polished stainless steel which helps it glide smoothly through the soil whilst keeping rust at bay. The trowel has been ergonomically designed and over time the handle will slowly mould itself to the shape of your hand.  Priced at £15.99 this would be a great item to start off with in the garden.  

We also have the Sophie Conran Fork and Sophie Conran Secateurs.  All of these items can be found on our Tools page.  So go there now and read all about them.

Right so that will get you started with the right equipment.  Later in the week I will be showing you some other great ideas for getting colour into your garden like this and for potting your seeds into.  

Remember if you want beautiful flowers in the summer and you want to do it yourself which is always more satisfying, then now is the time to be thinking about seeds and we have a great range made simple on our Seeds page, go check it out now.........

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So we made it, it's finally Friday, thankkkkkkk goodness!!
Hope you have all had a great week and are ready for the weekend I know I am.  Hopefully now that we are into April the weather is going to start picking up and we can all get back out into our gardens.  If you are starting to think about planting then we have some great Seed boxes at Ruddick Garden Gifts that really make it easy to have a lovely display of flowers in your garden.  If you would like a beautiful display like this then you would need to choose our Multi-Coloured box
from the Dwarves Range. These are perfect for an urban or rural garden and will fill in all those little nooks and crannies.   The sowing period is Spring and there are 22 species in each box covering an area of 7m2.  The tallest flowers will grow to 50cm in height and I'm sure you will agree they look lovely.

Similarly we have our Wild flowers box which is from the Specifics Range.  These are ideal for edges, borders and shaded areas and are great for reducing garden maintenance. They can be sown in the Spring and have 13 annual & perennial species in each box growing to a height of 70cm.  Included are grasses, chrysanthemums and centaurea.  You will find these and other seed boxes on our Seeds page.  All boxes cover an area of 7m2 and are priced at £9.99.  So now is the perfect time to be thinking about getting a bit of colour into your garden and what better way to do it than with our seed boxes from Ruddick Garden Gifts.

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Hey, middle of the week time - the weekend is almost in sight!!! The final few NEW PRODUCTS have now gone onto my website so here are just a few to whet your appetite.  They are WIND SPINNERS, but not just any ordinary wind spinners, ours are made from stainless steel so they wont rust and are then powder coated so they will last much longer than a normal spinner if left outside.

So the first one to show you is our Sun Wind Spinner this is 6" and is available in gold and red and has a cute sun at the centre.  This one is priced at £14.99

Next up is our Butterfly Wind Spinner which comes in a choice of blue or purple and again is 6" and is priced at £14.99.

This is our very special Hummingbird Wind Spinner which is a multi-coloured spinner with a hummingbird at its centre.  This gives a very dramatic effect when it spins in the wind.  This is priced at £29.99 and is 12".

And finally, our Butterfly Crystal Tail Wind Spinner which is 6" and comes complete with a crystal tail attached.  This would make an ideal gift as this one comes gift boxed.  Priced at £24.99 I'm sure it would be greatly received.  So those are just a few of our wind spinners to show you, we do have lots more to tempt you with.  They do make a great gift and are totally mesmerising to watch when hung in the garden.  See more on our Wind Spinners page and keep smiling as its only 2 more days until the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk

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Happy Sunday everyone and Happy Mother's Day to all you mums out there.  This is my mam who isn't here anymore but if she were, bless her, she would have got something from Ruddick Garden Gifts as she loved her garden soooooo much!! x

I'm very excited as the website is just about finished being re-jigged and all NEW PRODUCTS are now on so today I am featuring one of those new products as my "Product of the Week" I do hope you like it!!

These are our Toucan Garden Ornaments which come in three different sizes:

Large          23cm
Medium      18cm
Small           12cm

They really will bring a bit of colour and fun to your garden with their googly eyes and bright yellow beaks.  They are made from resin so can stay out in the garden and I'm sure you will agree they are soooo cute you can't help smiling at them.  You will find them on our Garden Gifts page and they range in price from £15.99 - £21.99. 

I hope whilst looking round the website you do like our new products and remember if you want to comment on any of them or give us any feedback that would be great.  You can also follow us on facebook where from time to time we do put special offers on and I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend. 
www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk

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This is just in case you have forgotten but yes, Mother's Day is next Sunday.  Have you got something sorted or are you still wondering what to buy?  Well let us here at Ruddick Garden Gifts help you out! We have some great Gift Sets that would make ideal presents for your special mum.  Find them on our Gift Sets page........
http://www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk/gift-sets.html


First up is our Metal Trug packed full of luxurious Bergamot Bath & Body items for your hard working mum.  In each trug you get:
Hand Wash               Bath Soak
Shower Gel               Body Butter
Foot Butter               Nail Brush
Sisal Sponge             Mini Trowel
Mini Rake                Gloves
Hand & Body Lotion

This set is priced at £34.00

 Next up is our Twin Pail Set which comprises:
Body Soak             Hand Scrub
Hand Wash            Body Soap
Nail Brush             Sisal Sponge
Mini Rake              Mini Trowel
Gardening Gloves
Hand & Body Lotion

This set is priced at £32.00

Here we have our small Metal Pail stuffed full of the following:
Hand Wash            Hand Scrub
Body Soap             Nail Brush
Gardening Gloves
Hand & Body Lotion

This set is just £22.00


                                                  

                                             
Finally we have our metal Watering Can Set which is again made up of beautiful Bergamot fragranced products comprising:
Hand Lotion
Hand Wash
Body Soap
Nail Brush
Gardening Gloves

This set is £26.00


I'm sure you will agree all these sets look lovely and would delight any mum out there and of course once the products have been used the metal containers all can be put to good use too.  So make sure you order by Wednesday 26th March to guarantee delivery for Mother's Day by going to www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk

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Hi everyone and welcome to the official 1st Day of Spring (hence the picture).  I don't know about you but here in Carlisle we have got heavy rain and it is blowing a gale, not exactly spring like but hey ho!!
So, I am sure you are all aware that in 10 days time it will be Mothering Sunday so today I thought I would share with you some of our new products that would make ideal gifts for all your special mums out there.  To start with we have three great tools for those of you whose mums are  

really keen gardeners.  They have been designed by Sophie Conran and come in a lovely duck egg blue gift box.  The handles of the fork and trowel are made from natural waxed beechwood while the head of the trowel is constructed from mirror polished stainless steel helping it glide smoothly through the soil.  The fork has shaped and sharpened tines meaning minimum effort is needed making weeding a pleasure!  And finally the secateurs are made from special stainless steel, meaning they will stay rust free and are outstanding at cutting.

 A simple brass lock keeps the blades safely closed when not in use.  
All of these three products can be found on our Tools page and are priced from £15.99 to £19.99.  They are a little bit more expensive than other tools, however the quality is unquestionable and they will last for years and years.  So why not treat your mum to something she will really find useful this year and order some of our fabulous Sophie Conran tools today!  Remember March 30th is Mother's Day and Ruddick Garden Gifts could be the answer to all your problems.www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk

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Hello everyone and welcome to another Sunday.  It is very exciting here at Ruddick Garden Gifts - after our very successful 1st Birthday Weekend Free Gift Giveaway last week, this week we are starting to introduce you to some of our NEW PRODUCTS. So today's "Product of the Week" is.................................. our brand new ECO TYRE POT.  This is a brilliant idea for any eco-friendly gardeners out there, which I know there are many of you.  Well, these plant pots are made from recycled tyres and have a robust but flexible design.  They are made with rot proof stitching and are not only practical but I think you will agree they look pretty stylish too!  The pots are ideal for indoor or outdoor use and are 16cm in diameter.

They are priced at £7.99 each and can be found on our Garden Gifts page.  

Whilst on our website you will find that things are changing daily - please bear with us whilst we are updating.  We have some great new products for you which I am sure you are all going to love from these Eco Tyre Pots to Notebook & Pen Sets to Gardener's Mugs and Gift Sets we have a wide range of items either for yourselves or as presents.  Our delivery charges are reasonable and we aim to give a fast and reliable service.  Our previous customers have all been impressed by our service and I'm sure you will be too.  So why not give us a go and shop today at www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk

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Hey everyone hope you are all feeling fine this very nice spring Sunday! In case you didn't know we here at Ruddick Garden Gifts have been celebrating our 1st year in business this weekend. So if any of you lovely people out there would like to order from us today, this is your last chance to get a fabulous FREE GIFT as our present to you for all your support this year. So today I thought I would show you, as a little reminder, a few of our "Products of the Week" that we have featured over the last 12 months. 

Baa'bara - £44.00

 

Metal Filigree Thermometer - £19.95

T-Lite Bottle Holders - £4.99

Silver Birch Rectangular T-Lite Holder - £14.99

Welcome Stone - £5.99

Insect Hotel - £19.99 

Soft n Care Flora Gloves -  £4.75

Printed Doormat (Bird Houses) - £8.99

All of these and many more of our brilliant products can be found at www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk  So pop on over, pick your item, pay for it and wait and see what lovely FREE GIFT we send you. Thank you for making this year GREAT!!!! Now come on in the words of "Kool & The Gang"  lets all.........................

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I thought this picture would cheer us all up this Sunday morning. A hint of things to come - hopefully.  Now that Spring is here, (allegedly), we can start to think about getting back out into our gardens after an extremely wet winter. Hooray I here you cry!!

Now for today's "Product of the Week" I am showing you something I know I have featured previously but as it is the beginning of March and the official start of bird nesting season, it seems relevant to remind you of our great bird houses that we have here at Ruddick Garden Gifts.  These Shaker Bird Houses have proved really popular.  In fact I only have brown, white and blue available now but even so

they really are the des-res of the bird world. Each colour has slightly different features but all would look great in any garden.  You will find them on our Best For Birds page and they are priced at £18.99.  I am sure the birds in your garden would love to call one of these home. If however, you are looking for something a little bit more traditional then what about our beautiful Triangular Nest Box.  This has been made from treated wood and even has a handy little hook on the   front so that you can help the birds out by hanging bags of seeds, nuts or even fat balls on it.  Priced at just £9.99 this along with many other bird boxes can be found on our Best For Birds page.   And finally, just a little reminder that Mothers Day is fast approaching ( 28 days to go in fact ) so over the next few days and weeks I will be showcasing some fantastic gift ideas but don't leave it until the last minute - be prepared by taking a look at www.ruddickgardengifts.co.uk

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