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Unfortunately all the retail prices of the water butts and composters have gone up quite a bit last week. This is because the UK manufacturer has had a massive increase in energy costs over the last year, as making them is energy intensive. Melting all the recycled plastic, and then the moulding machines. On top of that delivery costs, which make up a chunk of the total prices on the site has increased.

The timber products, such as the sheds, are all a lot more expensive than they used to be. This is mostly due to the large rise in price of timber. Russia is the world's largest producer of timber, and with sanctions, it means, the global supply is limited, so what is available from everywhere else, such as Sweden, is more expensive. This comes on top of past increases due to demand, and supply issues during the pandemic.(I have not heard a single media publication or news report eve mention the increase in timber, and that affects housebuilding etc. They just talk about the price of gas, and sunflower oil

Everything seems expensive now. The once humble Heinz soup that was always about 90p for a can, was £1.70 the last time I looked in two supermarkets. Even the own brands that were 60p in November, are now 90p. That's a 33% increase in just 2 months. At this rate people might need wheelbarrows to carry money to the shops, as inflation increases, so perhaps I should start selling those?!

Did you know there is a few different palm trees that are cold hardy and can grow in British gardens? The Chusan palm, also known as Chinese windmill palm, is the most common, but there are others. All can survive sub zero winter temperatures. So if you are planning on creating an exotic/jungle style garden this year, make sure you read this article!

https://www.gardenandgreen.co.uk/cold-hardy-palm-trees

You can order preformed ponds here or on our niche site www.gardenpondshop.co.uk . They are a present that will last for more than just Christmas time, and will give the gift receiver years of pleasure. Perfect for anyone you know who likes wildlife and gardening. Even the small 85 litre preformed pond can attract frogs, and also, ponds are great for garden birds. The most popular size is the medium preformed pond (200 litres). 

Delivery is included and they are sent by courier, so should only take a few days to arrive, after ordering.

https://www.gardenis.co.uk/collections/pond-water-features/products/preformed-pond-3-sizes

After a very busy late summer due to the drought conditions, the water butts are available again. The 200 litre double kit (400 litres in total) is the bestseller, and had to be put off sale for a while, to clear a backlog of outstanding orders. Everything is almost back to normal, so it is back on sale now, along with the 227 litre size, which had been out of stock.

If you are thinking of getting a water butt sometime in the coming year, please, if you can afford to, buy it over the autumn and winter. This is a quieter period, so deliveries are generally faster, and you can get it all set up for spring. Every year, everyone waits until it is summer, then orders, and this creates longer delivery times, as too many people order all at once. As you can imagine, a drought being declared in August, with hosepipe bans, made this a much bigger problem than normal.

Water butts can be ordered here;

https://www.gardenis.co.uk/collections/grow-your-own