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Nose to the Time to spring
Ground clean the carpets SURECLEAN
Twelve months ago Andrew Garrett
from Shaw was unemployed after
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getting fed-up with the motor trade.
April is a month filled with the After talking to somebody who came • Powerful up to date equipment
No mess
promises of flowers and abundance to his house to clean the carpets, he •
to come. There are young shoots of decided to provide a similar service • No fuss
paeomes; polyanthus and cultivated to West Swindon and took the big • No shampoo
primrose varieties which have been step into self-employment and setup • FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE
flowering abundantly throughout the Sureclean. • Lounge Carpets
soft winter we have just had and In the last twelve months he has • Hall, Stairs
should continue as a luxuriant carpet indeed built up his carpet and -Landing
throughout April. These are rivalled upholstery cleaning business into a -Bedrooms
in their flower power by the common local service. "Its been hard work .3 Piece Suites - All Types
aubretia which has mats of vivid against stiff competition," said expertly cleaned
purple in slightly differing shades Andrew. "But with only a little
April should also see the bedding advertising in The Link and a lot of Swindon
wallflowers beginning to prove their leauletting, its gone very well. I'm
worth. They are usually bought in getting repeat requests and quite a 874460
the autumn as bare-rooted bundles few jobs through recommendation Andrew Garratt - providing a
of leafy stems that are stuffed in which is encouraging. local service
garden beds emptied of the summer "As for the future, I hope to
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annuals. It is fairly usual for the continue building the service to West Entrance at the Junction of'
lower leaves to drop off as the roots Swindon householders. Asa resident Lady Lane and Westfield
resettle themselves and during the I see this area as the place to establish Way, Haydon Wick.
winter they form dumpy bushes on myself." Tel: Swindon 721221
twiggy legs. Now they will develop Andrew of Sureclean Carpet and
a flat central bunch of flower buds Upholstery cleaning services can be VISIT YOUR
and, as the days lengthen, this will contacted on 874460. LOCAL GARDEN
form the familiar lengthening spike
of small, four-petalled flowers. The CENTRE
colours are the tawny shades of red Competition
to gold and lemon. The scent is Large selection of
wonderful. The problem is bringing for gardeners
yourself to dig them up so you can • Trees. Shrubs
plant summer annuals againi; you West Swindon's Gardening • Alpines. Heathers
need to be quick to pull them out at Club will be running the area's • Conifers
the right moment. first gardening competition in
The joys of watching all this new • Herbaceous Perennials
July.
growth appear in your garden beds • Discounts on all composts
An entry form will be
is best enjoyed at close quarters, • Visit us for all your garden requirements
published in the May edition of il
through that most traditional spring )

The Link and judging will take
activity; hand weeding. Armed with
a sharp pointed trowel in one hand place in the second week of PYfLI wu i ii IfrLihl f (hi! I I
and gardening glove on the other, July. Now isthe time tofinalise —
not forgetting the waterproof kneeler, your plans of how your garden
I hack at the inevitable bittercress, Is going to look. Electrical Contractor & Engineer
shepherd's purse and weedy grasses. Open to anyone living In West Domestic, Commercial
When I have finished there is a Swindon. No entry fee. & Industrial Installations
crumbly surface tilth of a satisfying
Entries to The Link
deep brown. I will have seen all the Fire Alarm installations
Magazine', 13 Castle Dore,
young shoots of remembered plants 24 hour, 7 days a week call out service
from last year reaching surface once Freshbrook, Swindon, not later
than 15 June 1989.
again. Patches that are bare will also -No Job too big -No Job too small
be seen clearly and, as I sift soil from Judging will be carried out
weedy roots, I can think of those during the first two weeks in Special offer on all new shower
plants I would like to see fill the gaps. July.
If I cannot think of any, even better: A short list of six entries will installations this month.
obviously time to ease my back and Ring now for free survey
go forward for the final judging
travel out to one of the small gardens at the end of July.
with attached nurseries now opening 'Quality work Guaranteed 'Competitive rates
their doors for the new season.
All entries will be judged as a Tel: Swindon 870948
*My favourite is Marten's Hall Farm
at Longworth in Oxfordshire, near whole irrespective of size or .
Kingston Bagpuize. Not only does it contents.
sell a fascinating range of tough and The Judges will be looking for:
attractive shrubs and perennials, but
most of these have been propagated -Layout to give a
for the garden that is open 28 and 29
pleasing effect.
April (2-6, admission 70p/30p child).
-Quantity, quality and variety
Walking round the garden visitors
of plants.
can appreciate the clumps of late-
flowering snowdrops, early paeonies -Tidiness- paths swept, flowers
and such early-flowering moist- deadheaded, weeds
ground plants as Podophylla removed, plants staked if
hexandrum and lily of the valley. It is required, lawns mowed
educative to visit such a well cared and edged, etc.
for mix of plants grown in a soil similar -Any special features - EASY PARKING - COLLECTION /DELIVERY SERVICE
to our soggy clay. greenhouse, rockery, tubs MON-FRl.8am-6pm; .Barn-5pm
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Martens Hall Farm is signed from and hanging baskets - I
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the A420, approaching Kingston from • • Unit 9, Marlborough Road Industrial Estate,
to be Judged same way. VJnntt,n Rcc \A1iIk .IA SAY
Swindon, and, once in Longworth, is IN
Tel: Swindon 854821
opposite Bowbank Close.
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