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Garden Gifts Before you put up the decorations
Philip Stone
Some ideas for the gardener As your mind turns to
from Claire Beaton Christmas decorations, you Painter &
Christmas is often seen as an might think the lounge needs a Decorator
occasion to justify the purchase link of paint. For a high standard of
of a major piece of household West Swindon decorator
equipment. Fridges, cookers, Philip Stone Is ready to give work with references
foodmixers all seen to qualify: your house that bright new look available.
even drills and exercise bikes before the friends and relations
make theChristmas lists. If this is Telephone
the way you organise your visit. His prices are very now for a
budget, there are one or two competitive and he can do the
pieces of garden equipment job at a few days notice. So FREE estimate
worth adding to the list. before putting up the tinsel,
A garden shredder sounds a give Philip a call on 870515. Tel: Swindon
bit of a gimmick. Perhaps it seems 870515
just an expensive way of reducing
garden rubbish to a size lilac bushes but otherwise the
convenient for packing into a only thing to avoid is roots. The
black plastic bin bag. A better soil clinging to them can blunt
way to consider it is to see the the chopping blades. Quality Pine Furniture
shreddings it produces as a For the gardener who is a keen
compost kit. They rot down fast seed raiser and would like to
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soil conditioner. It is a machine something simple but effective in the West Country, at the most
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sure there is a safety RCB plug or want to buy presents on this scale
socket used and that unprotected (C80-€100) or have the resources I.
children and adults do not to do so. The joy of both these
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death machine, but the and help produce a flourishing
precautions are really just garden.
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common sense. Smaller presents can also give (
What to shred? Everything great pleasure. Perhaps the
from hedge trimmings to worn gardener would appreciate a Lydiard Millicent. Tel: Swindon 771 766
out summer bedding. In fact, watering can with an effective Part of the John Toomer Group
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the garden, you begin to eye granules that can be mixed with
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source of desirable compost! basket; the basket will not need
There can be problems with such watering so frequently. Or o Christmas Decorations
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Ideas for expansion in the New Year? for the gardener and
Although most people will be They can also undertake gar-
spending loadsa money in the den improvements such as pat- pet owner
next few weeks, the recent hike in ios, pergolas and wishing wells.
the mortgage rate will have Brannam can be contacted on
caused many householders to 615285.
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ing plans. tory? Westlea based firm C&C
Home improvements may now Windows are selling a number of a Week
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