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  • Coolings Family Offers for July 2022

    Summer is officially on it’s way! To celebrate we have some fantastic offers available to exclusively to our Coolings Family cardholders. Offers are available in-store and online!

    Not a member? Join now and start saving on a whole range of plants, gardening products and much more.
    To find out more or to join click here.

    Coolings Family members’ can take advantage of these fantastic June offers:

    Offers are only available in-store & online| Discover your nearest centre.

     

    *We offer a delivery service for both online and in-store orders. A minimum order value of £30 applies to all orders. Orders over the value of £80 qualify for free delivery. To view all postcodes available for delivery please click here. 

     

     

  • July Feel Good Gardens

    Get your garden ready for a month full of summer celebrations as we add some bright colours to our well-being gardens.

    Whether you are hosting a garden party or celebrating from the comfort of your own patio or balcony, we have the perfect additions to add a pop of colour to your borders.

     

     

    This beautiful array of colourful plants have all been handpicked by our Horticultural Manager Jon, to help you create the ‘Colour’ look in your garden at home! A stunning mix of herbaceous perennials and shrubs that add instant colour to your beddings at home!

    In the growhouse this month we have our star products that will help you grow your colourful plants for the best bloom. All of these items are available to purchase in-store and online. Hand selected by our Head of Retail to give you the best results at home.

     

    Complete your ‘Colour’ look with these accessories that bring it all together while adding to theme! Garden accessories make a huge difference to your outdoor living area. Bringing your indoor’s outdoors not only extends your living room but also adds little extra touch of home to your garden! Perfect for celebrating! All these products can be purchased online and in-store.

     

    We hope you have a fabulous month full of garden parties and celebrating! If our Feel Good Garden has inspired you to recreate your own Colourful well-being garden at home, be sure to upload a photo and tag us on social media! @CoolingsGardenCentre #CoolingsGC. We love to see your tags!

     

     

     

  • Gardening for Small Spaces

    Growing in containers is great for small spaces and allows you to enjoy the area without making it feel overly crowded. Alpine planters are an especially good choice as they are low maintenance and provide interest and colour all through the year.

    Create your own alpine container garden by following these easy steps…

    1.Choose your Planter – An ideal alpine planter is shallower and wider than a normal pot. Our range of Errington Low Bowls are available in a range of colours to add additional interest to your space. You could also repurpose other items to plant in such as our wooden crates, or an old butler sink. Ensure your planter has holes for drainage to keep your alpines looking their best.

     

    2. Acquire Materials – Alpines enjoy a free draining soil to grow in so you’ll need plenty of grit, sharp sand and even broken pots or large stones. The sand and grits need to be horticultural grade so there are no impurities like salt which can affect how your plants grow. You will also need a soil based compost, like John Innes No.2, to mix with sand to decrease its water retention. Place the broken pot in first over the drainage holes to stop them from clogging up, then cover with the grit, then the sand, making sure each layer is about 1 inch thick. Fill the rest with the sand/compost mix leaving about 1 inch from the rim.

     

    3. Choose Plants – This is mostly down to personal choice but if you want interest all year try and choose evergreen varieties with different flowering times, this will prevent your planter from becoming a pot of promise over the winter period. You will also want to think about having a mix of trailing, low growing and upright varieties as these will increase the depth of colour without taking up any extra room.

     

    4. Planting – When placing your alpines in your container be conscious of their growth habits, it’s best to place any trailing varieties near the edge and taller ones in the middle. You will also want to plant your alpines fairly shallow, with the top of the root ball in line with the compost in the planter.

     

    5. Water & Aftercare – Finally, give your container a good drink to settle your plants in, then water sparingly after that, watering more regularly in the heat of summer, but most of all, sit back, relax and enjoy your outside space!

     

    TOP TIP: Cover the top of your planter with decorative stones or grits to finish the look!

     

    Balcony Planters…

    Depending on what outdoor space you have there are plenty of other pots and planters to suit your small space such as the Elho Vibia range made from recycled plastic. Perfect for placing over your balcony rail to increase the height of colour around your outside space. The pots are available in various colours and sizes and are even frost and UV-proof, stock at each centre may vary.

     

     

    Shop balcony planters here

  • Coolings Family Offers for June 2022

    Summer is officially on it’s way! To celebrate we have some fantastic offers available to exclusively to our Coolings Family cardholders. Offers are available in-store and online!

    Not a member? Join now and start saving on a whole range of plants, gardening products and much more.
    To find out more or to join click here.

    Coolings Family members’ can take advantage of these fantastic June offers:

    Offers are only available in-store & online| Discover your nearest centre.

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    *We offer a delivery service for both online and in-store orders. A minimum order value of £30 applies to all orders. Orders over the value of £80 qualify for free delivery. To view all postcodes available for delivery please click here. 

     

     

  • Coolings Feel Good Gardens – June

    This month we are celebrating everything ‘Beautifully British’! In line with getting ready for the Queen’s Jubilee, our theme for this month’s well-being garden is…

    Get your garden ready for a month full of patriotic celebrations as we celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

    Whether you are hosting a garden party or celebrating from the comfort of your own patio or balcony, we have the perfect additions that not only add a touch of patriotism, but those that also add a beautiful aroma to your outdoor space. Our Feel Good Gardens can be found at all 4 of our sites. Find your local Coolings here.

    ‘Scent & Celebration’ checklist

     

    This beautiful array of red, white and blue plants have all been handpicked by our Horticultural Manager Jon, to help you create the ‘Scent & Celebration’ look in your garden at home! A stunning mix of herbaceous perennials that add instant colour to your patriotic beddings!

    In the growhouse this month we have our star products that will help you grow your Scent & Celebration plants for the best bloom. All of these items are available to purchase in-store and online. Hand selected by our Head of Retail to give you the best results at home.

     

    Complete your ‘Scent & Celebration’ look with these accessories that bring it all together while adding to theme! Garden accessories make a huge difference to your outdoor living area. Bringing your indoor’s outdoors not only extends your living room but also adds little extra touch of home to your garden! Perfect for celebrating! All these products can be purchased online and in-store.

     

     

    Watch our walk through!

    Join Bobby & Jon for a walk through of this month’s Feel Good Garden.

    Bobby shows us his favourite shop products while Jon talks us through his plant selection process so you can continue the celebrations in your garden at home.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    We hope you have a fabulous month full of garden parties and celebrating! If our Feel Good Garden has inspired you to recreate your own ‘Scent & Celebration’ well-being garden at home, be sure to upload a photo and tag us on social media! @CoolingsGardenCentre #CoolingsGC. We love to see your tags!

     

     

     

  • Jon’s Jubilee Planter

    Follow Jon as he shows you how to plant a Jubilee themed planter using Coolings home grown bedding plants!

    Plants featured:
    👑 Fuchsia Bella ‘Evita’
    👑 Bacopa White
    👑 Petunia ‘Night Sky’
    👑 Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’

    All available to purchase in-store and online! Click here to find your local Coolings.

  • Radiant Roses

    A Summer Celebration of English Roses

    This Summer, we are celebrating all the wonderful things about England’s favourite flower! We will be sharing our favourite roses, along with some handy hints and tips to help you get the best out of your roses.

    See our rose planting guides below, where you will be able to find plenty of advice about roses. From how to plant them, to the best plants to grow alongside them.

    Did you know, our roses are grown on-site at Coolings Wych Cross Garden Centre. We are very proud of the Wych Cross rose heritage where we have been able to grow roses to supply all four of our centres. We stock over 400 varieties to suit every occasion and setting so be sure to visit us in-store, or take a look online and take advantage of our excellent rose selection.


    Occasion


    Hybrid Tea


    Floribunda


    Patio Miniature


    Patio Climber


    Climber/Rambler


    Shrub/County


    David Austin Shrub


    Shop Roses Online

    Rose Planting Guides


    How To Choose The Right Roses

    The rose is regularly voted the nation’s favourite plant and at Coolings we offer a huge range of superb home-grown varieties. See our guide to help choose the best type for your situation.


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    How To Plant A Potted Rose

    Containerised Roses can be planted at any time of year. Follow these simple steps, to ensure your potted rose gets off to the best possible start.


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    Roses For Specific Situations

    Roses are wonderful and diverse plants for growing in a variety of situations. Knowing which rose is best suited to a specific position can be overwhelming. We’ve put together a few suggestions, to give some guidance.


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    Companion Plants For Roses

    Roses are beautiful on their own. But paired with a plant that complements their form or texture, they can make a really beautiful statement in the garden.
    We’ve put together a few plant suggestions, that will make great companions for your rose plants.


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  • Will at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022

    Watch videos from my top three show gardens and my favourite garden from every other category, plus much more from my day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

  • Grow your own: Tomatoes

    Here are our four best ideas for how to grow tomatoes

    1. In hanging baskets and window boxes.

    Trailing varieties such as ‘Tumbler’ can be grown in hanging baskets. These sweet cherry tomatoes will thrive if fed and watered regularly.

    1. On the patio in pots or containers.

    Tomatoes grow well on a patio or sheltered balcony and can produce a steady crop. ‘Gardeners Delight’ will create a great crop if planted in a larger pot. Smaller varieties such as ‘Red Alert’ and ‘Red Profusion’ also flourish in pots.

    1. Outside in the ground.

    Sometimes the traditional approaches to gardening can be the best! Tomatoes planted in the ground will need canes to support them. Ideally, plant somewhere that has not had tomato plants before as this can damage their chances. Tomatoes are cold sensitive, so ensure frosts have passed before planting out.

    1. In a growbag.

    Tomatoes are shallow rooted plant so have no problems with growing in a growbag! A variety such as ‘Shirley’ is a good choice and will need a little help with canes or string to support its growth. We recommend using a Levington Tomorite Peat Free Planter.

    We would recommend feeding your tomato plants with a food such as Levington Tomorite or Bronte Organic Tomato Plant Food. When the tomato fruit is ripe and fully coloured then it is ready for you to pick and enjoy!

    Click here to shop tomato plants online

  • 5 Easy Vegetable Plants to Grow

    There is no better satisfaction than growing, harvesting and eating your own vegetables, and you don’t need a green thumb to be successful at it.  Apart from being super fresh, they also taste much better.  To get started, all you need is a couple of pots or a patch of soil and you can make a contribution to your family’s five-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables.

    Whether you’re a gardening novice or just want to start a vegetable garden with the least amount of time and effort, here are some of the most popular (and easiest) vegetables to grow for a delicious supply of fresh produce.

     

    Courgettes
    Courgettes, or Zucchini as it’s known in other parts of the world, can be planted in May after the late frosts.  Some varieties are perfect for patio containers – keep them well watered and pick the fruit regularly.  For a fantastic summer crop try Courgette F1. The flowers can also be eaten and taste great when stuffed and fried.

     

     

     

     

     

    Tomatoes
    Supermarket tomatoes are expensive and are often tasteless.  However, they are very easy to grow at home.  We sell lots of varieties of tomatoes at Coolings that produce reliable, heavy crops with lots of flavour which you wouldn’t find from a Supermarket tomato!

     

     

     

     

     

    Beetroot
    For an easy to grow root vegetable try beetroot.  Often used in salads but are also delicious when cooked or pickled.  Their leaves can also be cooked and enjoyed in the same way as spinach.  Beetroot can be sown directly into the ground from March to July.  As they grow, thin the seedlings to about 5cm apart.  You can look forward to harvesting your own colourful beetroot from May to September.  Our favourites are Beetroot ‘Darko’ and ‘Golden’.

     

     

     

     

    Chilli Peppers

    How about being adventurous and growing your own hot chilli peppers this year? They grow very well in containers on a window sill or outside in a sunny position and one plant will often give you a hundred chillies or more, brightening up your space as well as your meals!

     

     

     

     

     

    Simple Salad Leaves
    Lettuce grows very quickly, is easy to harvest (harvest while plants are mature or pick leaves as needed), and takes up very little space. They can even be grown in containers, perhaps accompanied by flowers.  Crunchy fresh leaves with a fantastic range of textures and flavours.  Try growing some of our ‘cut and come again’ salad leaves such as ‘Baby Leaf Mix’ throughout the summer months, and you’ll be cutting fresh leaves for your sandwiches and salads just 3 weeks later! Better still, they will continue growing so you can harvest them again and again.