UK.REC.GARDENING SUPPLIERS AND REFERENCES FAQ - UPDATED
Chris French
UK.REC.GARDENING SUPPLIERS AND REFERENCES FAQ
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Last updated: 14/8/99
Additions:
Abacus Nurseries
Reads Nursery
Iden Croft Herbs
Hozelock Ltd.
Chiltern Seeds - Web site URL
Mulu - email address
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I gave up posting it regularly as I just kept forgetting/was to busy
etc. etc. But as postings to the group tend to result in a few more
nominations I'll occasionaly try to post it, at least when it's been
updated - like now. :-)
This FAQ is a listing of gardening suppliers and useful websites
recommended by posters to uk.rec.gardening (urg). It is also available
on the web. The URL is:
<URL: http://www.spennithorne.demon.co.uk/garden/urg/urgrefs.html>
The FAQ is divided into three sections:
1. Seed, bulb and plant suppliers
2. Gardening Equipment Suppliers - basically everything else
3. Organic Suppliers - a small section with those suppliers especially.
focussing on organic gardening.
Some suppliers could fit into more than one category, in this case I
have picked what I consider the major focus. Web sites for suppliers are
included in the main listing.
Any additions, corrections please e-mail me direct:
mailto:urg...@spennithorne.demon.co.uk
(Hitting reply should work....)
Setting additions out in a similar format as I've used would be helpful,
please include a few details, such as what the company specialise in, or
what the website contains.
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GENERAL SEED, BULB AND PLANT SUPPLIERS
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Abacus Nurseries
Drummau Road
Skewen
Neath
SA10 6NW
Tel: 01792 817994
Website: http://www.swig-online.co.uk/abacus/welcome.html
e-mail: abacus....@swig-online.co.uk
Dahlia specialists, Fuschias and 'hard to find ' plants
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All Seasons
10 Hampden close
Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7SB
Tel/Fax: 01685 890180
E-mail: hal...@globalnet.co.uk
Wide variety of salads, oriental greens, herbs and 'interesting'
vegetables
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Arcadia Nurseries
Brass Castle lane,
Nunthorpe
Middlesborough,
Cleveland,
TS8 9EB
Tel: 01642 310782
Fax: 01642 300817
Fuchsias and Auricula plantlets
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Barthelemy & Co.
262 Wimborne Road West,
Staplehill,
Wimborne,
Dorset,
BH21 2DZ
Tel: 01202 874283
Japanese maples
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Basically Seeds,
Risby Business Park,
Newmarket Rd.,
Risby, Bury St. Edmunds,
Suffolk
IP28 6RD
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The Bluebell Nursery
Annwell Lane
Smisby
Ashby de la Zouch
Leics
LE65 2TA
Tel: 01530 413700
Fax: 01530 417600
Suppliers of 50 Acers including 17 Acer palmatum
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S&N Brackley,
117, Winslow Rd.,
Wingrave,
Aylesbury,
Bucks.
HP22 4QB.
Tel/Fax: 01296 681384
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D.T. Brown and Co. Ltd.
Station Rd,
Poulton le Fylde,
Lancs.
FY6 7HX.
Tel: 01253 882371.
Fax: 01253 890923.
Freephone Orders: 0800 731 1231
E-mail:
mailto:mo_en...@dtbrown.globalnet.co.uk
Website: <URL: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dtbrown/index.htm>
<URL: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dtbrown/noframes/index
2.htm> - no-frames version
Vegetable, herb and flower seeds, flower plants
Organic seeds and potatoes
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Chiltern Seeds,
Bortree Stile,
Ulverston,
Cumbria
LA12 7PB
Tel: 01229 581137
Fax: 01229 584549
E-Mail: chilte...@compuserve.com
Website: http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/
Flower, vegetable, wildflower and herb seeds, mixtures etc.
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The Citrus Centre
West Mare Lane
Marehill
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2EA
Tel: 01798 872786
Fax: 01798 874880
Specializing in Citrus plants
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Cockers Roses
Whitemyres
Lang Stracht
Aberdeen
Scotland AB15 6XH
Tel: 01224 313261
Fax: 01224 312531
Rose specialists and nursery
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Samuel Dobie & Son,
Broomhill Way,
Torquay,
Devon
TQ2 7QW
Tel: 01803 696444
Fax: 01803 696450
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Thomas Etty Esq.
45 Forde Avenue,
Bromley,
Kent
BR1 3EU
Tel: 0181 466 6785
email: rwa...@cix.co.uk
website: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley/thomas.etty/etty/html
Flower and vegetable seeds, bulbs, heritage plant specialists
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Mr. Fothergill Seeds,
Kentford,
Suffolk
CB8 7QB
Tel: 01638 552512
Fax: 01638 750468
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Four Seasons Hardy Perennials
Forncett St Mary
Norwich
Tel: 01508 488 344
Fax: 01508 488478
E-mail: four.s...@dial.pipex.com
Website: http://www.ds.dial.pipes.com/four.seasons
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Glenville Nurseries
PO Box 2,
Walpole St Andrew,
Wisbech,
Cambs.
PE14 7LD
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H. Hansen & Son
North Thoresby,
Grimsby
DN36 5RN
Pansy & bedding seed
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Iden Croft Herbs
Frittenden Road
Staplehurst
Kent
TN12 0DH
Tel: 01580 891432
Fax: 01580 892416
Email: idencro...@dial.piex.com
Web site: http://www.oxalis.co.uk/ic.htm
Specialists in culinary, aromatic & medicinal herbs. Alpine,
wildflowers, Cottage garden, bee, butterfly & herbaceous plants.
Seeds and plants.
National collections of Mentha and Origanum.
Open daily 9 am - 5 pm Monday - Saturday
Sundays and Bank Holidays from March - September 11am - 5 pm
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GM & EA Innes,
Oldtown,
Newmachar,
Aberdeenshire
AB21 7PR
Tel/fax: 01651 862333
Potato specialists - 71 varieties plus 24 heritage varieties from the
MacLean Collection.
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Landlife Wildflowers Ltd.
National Wildflower Centre
Court Hey Park
Liverpool L16 3NA
Tel: 0151 737 1819
Fax: 0151 737 1820
email: in...@landlife.u-net.com
Wildflower seeds and mixtures, starter plugs, advice
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E.W.King & Co. Ltd.
Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex
CO5 9PG
Tel: 01376 570000
Fax: 01376 571189
Flower and Vegetable seed for home gardeners & wholesale
Seed is not chemically treated.
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Orchard Nurseries
Orchard Place,
Flint House Road,
Three Holes,
Wisbech,
Cambs.
PE14 9JN.
Tel/Fax: 01354 638613
Website: http://www.orchard-nurseries.co.uk
E-mail: in...@orchard-nurseries.co.uk
Bulbs, especially, Snowdrops, Aconites and other spring flowering bulbs
'in the green'
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S.E.Marshall & Co. Ltd.
Wisbech,
Cambs. PE13 2RF
Orderline: 01 945 466 711
Customer Services: 01 945 583 407
Fax: 01 945 588 235
Vegetable and flower seed, starter modules, sundries
Specialities: Potato seed, onion set
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Moles Seeds
Turkey Cock Lane,
Stanway,
Colchester,
Essex
CO3 5PD
Tel: 01206 213213
Larger quantities (min order GBP 30.00)
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Ken Muir
Honeypot Farm
Weeley Heath
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
CO16 9BJ
Tel: 01255 830181
Wide range of fruit trees, bushes etc.
Excellent catalogue (it's almost a book). They request 4x1st class
stamps and it's worth it.
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Mulu Nurseries
Burford House
Burford
Tenbury Wells
Worcestershire
WR15 8HG
Tel. 01584 811592
Fax: 01584 810673
Email: in...@mulu.co.uk
Website: http://www.mulu.co.uk
Specialists in exotics;
Aroids, Bananas, Gingers, Palms and Tree ferns and a whole host of other
exotic goodies. All at very competitive prices.
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J. Parker
452 Chester Road
Manchester M16 9HL
Tel:
Customer orders: 0161 848 1100
General Enqs. 0161 872 1700
Fax: 0161 848 9494
Bulb & Plant mail order specialists
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Plants of Distinction
Abacus House
Station Yard
Needham Market
Suffolk
IP6 8AS
Tel: 01449 721720
fax: 01449 721722
Specialize in new and rare seeds plus a few plants.
The catalogue is excellent in that it has full colour plates and good
size and hardiness descriptions.
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Plant Magic
Common Lane,
Ditchling,
Hassocks,
Sussex,
BN6 8TP
Tel: 01444 257463
Fax: 01444 248058
E-mail: infor...@plantmagic.co.uk
Website: http://www.plantmagic.co.uk
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Plant World Seeds
Botanic Gardens and Plant Centre
St. Marychurch Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4SE
Tel: (01803) 872939
Fax: (01803) 872939
Seed of herbaceous perennials and alpines (mainly grown on
site) Gardens open 9:30-5:00 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays)
from Easter to end September.
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Reads Nursery,
Hales Hall,
Loddon,
Norfolk
NR14 6QW
Tel: 01508 548395
Fax: 01508 548040
Email: pla...@readsnursery.co.uk
Web site: http://www.readsnursery.co.uk
Conservatory plants, Citrus, garden climbers, fruits and nuts.
Holder of the National Collection of Figs
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W. Robinson & Sons Ltd.,
Sunny Bank,
Forton,
Nr. Preston
Tel: 01524 791210.
Fax: 01524 791933
Vegetable seeds and plants
Nursery open in April and May, 7 Days/week, 9am - 5pm
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Seymour's Selected Seeds,
PO Box 150,
Chelmsford,
Essex
CM1 4QG.
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Simpson's Seeds
27 Meadowbrook
Old Oxted
Surey
RH8 9LT
Tel/Fax: 01883 715242
Vegetable seeds, very wide range of Tomatoes and Chillies.
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Southview Nurseries
Eversley Cross,
Hants.
RG27 0NT
Tel: 0118 973 2206
Old Pinks, fragrant and hardy plants.
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Suttons
Hele Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7QJ
Tel:
Orders/Cat. Requests 01803 696363
General enquires 01803 696321
Vegetable and flower seeds, flower plants, bulbs, fruit.
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Test Valley Nursery
Stockbridge Road
Timsbury
Romsey
Hants.
SO51 0NG
Tel: 01794 368881
No mail order.
Open: March to November 1030 to 1600 but not Monday or Thursday
Julia Benn says 'I may have to close at short notice so, if travelling
from a distance it is advisable to phone first'
Small individually run nursery specialising in less common and new hardy
perennials. For example good collections of geraniums.
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Thompson & Morgan,
Poplar Lane,
Ipswich,
Suffolk
IP8 3BU
Tel: 01473 688588
Fax: 01473 680199
Vegetable and flower seeds, flower plants.
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Totally Tomatoes,
PO Box 202,
Newton Abbot,
Devon
TQ12 6ZH
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Edwin Tucker and Sons Ltd
Brewery Meadow
Stonepark
Ashburton
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 7DG
Tel: 01364 652403
Fax: 01364 654300
Primarily vegetable seeds.
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Unwins Seeds,
Histon,
Cambridge,
Cambs.
CB4 4ZZ
Tel: 01223 236236
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Van Meuwen
PO Box 2
Spalding
Lincs.
PE12 6EB
Tel:
General enquires: 01775 760011,
Customer care line: 01775 760016
Orders: 01775 712345
Fax: 01775 760019
E-mail: co...@vanmeuwen.nildram.co.uk
Bulbs, plants, shrubs, roses, fruit trees, perennials.
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Vernon Geranium Nusery,
Cuddington Way,
Cheam,
Sutton,
Surrey,
SM2 7JB
Tel: 0181 393 7616
Fax: 0181 786 7437
Geraniums, all varieties plus fuchsias
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Wallis Seeds,
Broad Green,
Great Waltham,
Chelmsford,
Essex
CM3 1DS.
Tel: 01245 360413
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Webster's,
Unit 16,
Ogilvy Place
Arbroath,
Tayside,
Scotland
DD11 4DE
Tel: 01241 434833 (store)
01674 673473 (home)
Potato specialists - over 80 varieties.
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GARDENING EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
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Agriframes Ltd
Charlwoods Road,
East Grinstead
West Sussex,
RH19 2HP
E-mail: agrif...@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.agriframes.co.uk
Fruit cages, arbours, frames etc.
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Ashbourne Greenhouse Accessories
J&M Products
Moor Farm Road West
Airfield Industrial Estate
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1HD
Tel: 01335 345742
Staging, shelving and other greenhouse accessories.
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CJ Wildbird foods Ltd.
The Rea,
Upton Magna,
Shrewsbury
SY4 4UB
Tel: 01743 709545
Fax: 01743 709504
E-mail: CJWildb...@Compuserve.com
Website: http://www.birdfood.co.uk/
Wildbirds foods, feeders etc. (also Hedgehogs etc!)
Good website.
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Defenders
Occupation Road,
Wye
Ashford
Kent
TN25 5EN
Tel: 01233 813121
Fax: 01233 813633
Biological pest control
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Green Gardener
41 Strumpshaw Road
Brundall
Norfolk
NR13 5PG
Tel/Fax 01603 715096
Biological pest controls
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Fertile Fibre
Tenbury Wells
WR15 8LT
Tel: 01584 781575
Fax: 01584 781483
Coir, Coir based compost, cocoshell mulch.
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Hozelock Ltd.
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Bucks.
HP17 8JD
Tel: 01844 292002
Fax: 01844 291820
email: consumer...@hozelock.com
Manufacturers of widely available watering equipment, such has hoses,
fittings, drippers etc.
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Knowles Nets
East Road
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 4NX
Tel: 01308 424342
Fruit cages, netting, fleece etc.
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Lakeland Ltd. (was Lakeland Plastics)
Alexandra Buildings
Windermere
Cumbria LA3 1BQ
Tel: 015394 88100
Fax: 015394 88300
Freezer & food bags & containers; kitchen storage & equip.; etc.
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LBS Horticulture (from 1997 catalogue)
Standroyd Mill,
Cottontree,
Nr.Colne,
Lancs.
BB8 7BW
Tel:
General enquiries: 01282 873311
Customer Service: 01282 873300
Customer Sales: 01282 873333
Irrigation: 01282 873322
Polytunnels: 01282 870444
Fax: 01282 869850
email: l...@provider.co.uk
Polytunnels, sheeting, tools, containers, clothing, sundries etc. etc.
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Midland Butyl Limited
Windmill Farm
Biggin Lane
Near Holland Ward
Ashbourne
Derbyshire DE6 3FN
Tel: 01335 372 133
Fac: 01335 372 199
E-mail: in...@midlandbutyl.com
Website: http://www.midlandbutyl.com
Suppliers of butyl linings for ponds, roofs etc.
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Two Wests and Elliott's
Unit 4
Carrwood Road
Sheepbridge Industrial Estate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 9RH
Tel: 01246 451077
Fax: 01246 260115
Greenhouses and greenhouse equipment and fittings.
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Plastics By Post Ltd
Ventnor
Isle of White
PO38 1YJ
Tel: 01983 852241
Fax: 01983 854079
General plastic materials, sheeting and glazing, pots, irrigation,
fleece, netting, polytunnels. etc.
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Pottering
PO Box 34
Cranleigh
Surrey
GU6 7YL
Tel: 01483 275407
E-mail: 10151...@compuserv.com
Cheap general gardening supplies, plastic pots, labels etc.
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QUEENSWOOD
Wellington,
Hereford,
HR4 8BB
Tel: 01432 830015
Fax: 01432 830833
E-mail: sa...@queenswood.demon.co.uk
General gardening equipment
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ORGANIC SUPPLIERS
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Tamar Organics
Unit 5a
Westbridge Trading Estate
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8DE
Tel/Fax: 01822 618765
E-mail: tamaro...@compuserve.com
General organic gardening supplies, vegetable, herb and flower seeds and
plants
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The Organic Gardening Catalogue (HDRA/Chase)
Riverdene Business Park
Molesey Road,
Hersham
Surrey KT12 4RG
Tel: 01932 253666
Fax: 01932 252707
Organic vegetable and flower seed, herbs, grasses, mixtures, crop
protection, starter plants, books and pamphlets, tools, sundries.
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Suffolk Herbs
Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex
CO5 9PG
Tel: 01376 572456
Fax: 01376 571189
Organic herbs, flowers, wildflowers, vegetables, tools, sundries etc.
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USEFUL WEBSITES
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Title: Beechgrove Garden
URL: http://www.beechgrove.co.uk/
Contents: The website of the BBC Scotland TV program of the same name
General info regarding the program and the garden.
Online versions of the accompanying factsheets.
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Title: British Hedgehog Preservation Society
URL: http://www.software-technics.co.uk/bhps/
Contents: Lots of info about Hedgehogs and how to
help them in your garden.
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Title: From The Ground Up
URL: http://www.ftgu.freeserve.co.uk/index.html
Content: Seed and plant exchange, basic webpage for the above
organisation which publishes a magazine to assist in this.
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Title: HDRA
URL: http://www.hdra.org.uk/index.htm
Contents: Info about the HDRA (Henry Doubleday Research Association)
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Tile: A. J. McCormack and Son - A Guide to UK Paving
URL: http://www.tmac.clara.net/paving/pavpage/paving.htm
Contents: Lots of useful info on paving and other aspects hard
landscaping.
Excellent site put up by a regular contributor to u.r.g, and
professional paving contractor.
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Title: Midnet Organic
URL: http://www.organic.mcmail.com/
Contents: Site with a wide range of info and tips on organic gardening.
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Title: Official Pacific Northwest Slug Page
URL: http://www.webelegance.com/slug/slug.html
Contents: A mainly humorous look at slugs, a US site but with some
useful info on slugs as well.
Cheer yourself up when they've demolished your lettuces.
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Title: Rec.gardens.ecosystems:Organic gardening based on ecology
URL: http://metalab.unc.edu/rge/
Contents: Contains the FAQ of the newsgroup rec.gardens.ecosystems,
which is for those interested in 'gardening from an ecological
perspective . Good info on a wide variety of topics.
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Title: Slug Control
URL: http://www.oxalis.co.uk/slug.htm
Contents: Webpage put up by an invertebrate ecologist. Some basic info
about the different types of UK slugs, plus a review of
different methods of control.
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--
Chris French, Leeds
urg Suppliers and References FAQ:
http://www.spennithorne.demon.co.uk/garden/urg/urgrefs.html