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To help you get growing, the nation’s biggest gardening stores and organisations have all teamed up here in one place. Here you’ll find perfect products, special offers and starter kits that make growing a snip. Explore them below. Or sign up to our newsletter to be instantly notified when we launch great new deals.

Win tickets to party with the Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales is throwing ‘A Garden Party to Make a Difference’ from the 8th till the 19th September in his gardens at Clarence House and the neighbours’ gardens at Lancaster House and Marlborough House. A blend of exhibitions, interactive displays and fun activities with live performances from comedians, musicians and speakers.
Click here to enter our prize draw for the chance to win 2 free tickets.

Terms and conditions: Closing date: 15th July 2010. One winner will be picked at random from a list of entrants. The winner will be contacted by email and asked for the address to receive the tickets by post. If the winner doesn’t respond with their address within 2 weeks, another winner will be selected. Tickets are for the timeslot of the winners choice on a midweek day, again of the winners choice.

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Alan Titchmarsh joins forces with B&Q

This year Alan Titchmarsh is joining forces with B&Q to help the nation develop green fingered know how. B&Q polled its customers to find out who they would most like to advise them on their garden and over 88 per cent said that they would trust Alan more than any other well known gardener and home improvement specialist. Alan will be working with B&Q to give his expert advice to keen and novice gardeners alike. He will be providing regular tips and advice in store and online.

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Free grow your own fruit and veg workshops at Dobbies

Dobbies are running free gardening workshops in their stores throughout the UK. Their plant experts will be on hand to inspire everybody to grow their own fruit and vegetables for the summer. Whether you’re a green-fingered gardening guru or a complete novice, Dobbies’ horticulturally-trained staff will show you how easy it is to get growing. You don’t even need to have a large space as many fruit and vegetable varieties can be grown in small containers, window boxes and indoors too. Next workshop: Create a beautiful hanging basket, Thursday 13th May, 6pm.

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Explore the Top Ten easiest fruit and veg to grow at Dobbies

Visit Dobbies garden centres up and down the country for expert advice on how to grow our Top Ten easiest to grow fruit and veg. There’s also a great new section on their website packed with helpful information.

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40% off this great kids gardening book

Packed with over 50 project ideas and recipes, Kids in the Garden encourages children to learn about gardening, healthy eating and caring for the environment in a simple and engaging way. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, colourful photography and fun illustrations, Kids in the Garden will appeal to children of all ages and their parents. Covering a range of gardening topics such as harvesting seasons, encouraging wildlife in your garden, growing plants from seed, and the water cycle, Kids in the Garden is ideal for any inquisitive youngster, whether already green-fingered or a complete gardening novice. Click here to place your order with a 40% discount.

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Take the One Pot Pledge

The One Pot Pledge is an exciting new grow your own campaign from Garden Organic. Their aim is to get 30,000 people who have never grown anything before to give growing a go. Growing your own food can be fun, it tastes great and you don’t even need a garden – one pot on a window ledge is all you need to get started. Taking part is easy. If you’ve not grown your own before then make the pledge and choose to grow one of Garden Organic’s recommended vegetables – you’ll find most of them in our Top Ten Easiest Fruit and Veg to Grow. If you have grown before but want to help others you can give help and advice as a Veg Doctor, recruiting new growers and helping them make their first attempt a success.

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RHS launch Grow Your Own iPhone app

The new Grow Your Own iPhone app from the Royal Horticultural Society is designed to help you choose the fruit and vegetables that will be best suited for you to grow. It helps you choose plants for your garden based on key criteria (space/time/expertise) and gives you the chance to access expert advice from the RHS while you are out and about. Works with iPhone or iPod Touch.

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Kids gardening equipment at B&Q

Getting children to help in the garden is great fun and also an important step to help them understand where their food comes from. What better way to encourage them to eat their green than letting them grow, pick and eat vegetables that they have tended. Teaching them how to care for seedlings and tend plants will be a challenge and will help them develop valuable life skills. It’s also a part of the National Curriculum for 4 to 7 year olds. This year B&Q have a whole range of kids grow your own kit including seeds, tools and planting sets.

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All-in-one kits for new growers at B&Q

2009 saw more Brits than ever before decide to grow their own fruit and vegetables for the first time. B&Q saw sales of vegetable seeds rise by 30% and predict 2010 will see even more people get the Grow Your Own habit. To celebrate the nation’s new-found enthusiasm B&Q has introduced a new range of Grow Your Own products for both experienced and novice gardeners. For first-time growers, there are some great all-in-one kits that make it really easy to get started. They include: strawberry pop-up planter, strawberry pot kit, parsley in a yoghurt pot, tomato planter and potato planter.

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Build Your Own Community Growing Scheme

The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens provides support and advice for groups wishing to set up community spaces to grow their own fruit and veg. They’ll be offering some basic guidance for free to Eat Seasonably users wishing to set up their own community garden and linking up with Channel4’s Landshare initiative to support people who want to set something up themselves.

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Grow Your Own with Suttons

Suttons have launched a brand new section on their website especially for new veg growers. They have recommendations on the best easy to grow varieties of tomatoes, carrots and lots more easy to grow fruit and vegetables. They have also included a ‘New Veg Growers’ section which will feature ‘Back to Basics’ instructions on how to grow from seed, how much to water your plants and other frequently asked questions. COMING SOON - Look out for the Suttons Vegetable Grower starter pack, perfect for growing your own for the Big Lunch. It will not only have seeds to grow but containers to grow them in, plant labels, fertilizer, full growing instructions, and £10 worth of Suttons vouchers to spend when you get into the swing of things.

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Get composting with Recycle Now!

Recycle Now offers compost bins at great prices, through partnerships with local authorities. So why not resolve to be a green gardener and get composting at home? In a landfill tip vegetable peelings and garden waste cause powerful gases to be released into the atmosphere. Using your own compost will improve your soil and aide the growth of your plants, making your flowers bloom and your fruit and vegetables nutritious and delicious. People wanting more information about how to purchase a compost bin at a great price or just needing clear information on how to make and use compost should click the link below:

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Plan your perfect vegetable garden with GrowVeg.com’s Garden Planning Tool

Get 30 days free access to grow veg.com’s innovative online tool that helps you plan your perfect vegetable garden. Simply sketch out your garden and then click to add vegetables, herbs and fruits to the plan. Each plant shows the space it requires and growing information is just a click away. The system then sends personalised email reminders of when to sow and plant out each crop. Start planning here:

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Gardener’s Question Time at Dobbies

From sowing seeds to harvesting veg, from managing weeds to minimising unwanted pests. Whatever your gardening conundrum might be, come along on any Tuesday evening and ask our plant experts! Plus share tips and ideas with other gardening enthusiasts at this interactive plant clinic.

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Grow it, cook it, eat it

Visit Freshly Forked for premium kitchen and garden tools, smart storage solutions, innovative gadgets, nifty accessories and stylish gifts. Freshly Forked is a refreshing alternative to other online shops, placing a stronger focus on quality, practicality and seasonal significance. In keeping with the seasons, we are growing and constantly up-dating our site with the latest new products and innovations. Why not join our mailing list to keep up-to-date with the latest new additions and news?

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Get 10% off expert organic gardening advice and great gardening gear!

If you’re looking to green up your garden, chat to other like-minded organic gardeners and get sustainable solutions to your gardening problems then take advantage of this exclusive offer:

Garden Organic, the UK’s leading experts on organic growing, are offering 10% off their full membership to all Eat Seasonably friends

Membership benefits include:

Welcome pack with membership card, free seeds, organic guides, and leaflets
10% discount on all orders from The Organic Gardening catalogue
Free subscription to Garden Organic’s own magazine The Organic Way (quarterly)
Free access to expert advice on organic gardening
Discounts on Garden Organic courses and workshops
Free access to Garden Organic's gardens at Ryton, Warwickshire and Audley End, Essex
Free or discounted entry to more than 20 gardens around the UK
Exclusive members' area of the website

To claim your 10% discount on this exceptional package please call 024 7630 8210, quoting discount code SEASON09.

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40% off fun guide to growing

Growing Stuff: An Alternative Guide to Gardening is a vibrant and quirky guide for anyone wishing to transform their outdoor space. Packed with illustrations and focusing on the fun aspects of gardening, Growing Stuff is a refreshing alternative to traditional gardening books and a stylish guide to bringing nature to the city. Growing Stuff ’s engaging and simple project ideas come from a diverse range of contributors—from enthusiastic amateurs, to professional horticulturists and creative practitioners, including Richard Reynolds, founder of London’s Guerrilla Gardening community who explains how to make seed bombs. Other projects include: Plant a Living Salad; Build Your Own Polytunnel; Preserve your Root Vegetables and Sow your own Lavender Pillows. Click here to place your order today with a fantastic 40% off.

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