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Spring 2008 has got off to a severe start up here in the North East of Scotland. March has come and gone with gales at the start of the month and snow blizzards at the end. Business however has been brisk and to keep you up to date with all that’s been happening, here’s our latest newsletter. |
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STOP PRESS:
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Exciting news just in is that SEER Rockdust is to be trialled in the Joe Swift inspired allotment beds that are currently being prepared for the BBC GARDENERS WORLD LIVE, 11th to 15th June 2008, at the NEC Birmingham
These allotments are being prepared by Mr Lander and his colleagues who are in the West Midlands branch of the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners.
At the time of going to press these beds are being prepared for brassicas, potatoes, salads, herbs, annual flowers, dahlias, raspberries and alliums. |
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Big feature in Garden News
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"Have you heard of Rockdust yet? No? Well pretty soon it will be rolling off your tongue as easily as farmyard manure or fish blood and bone" thus started the 2 page article in Garden News on 6th February 2008 Garden News This article brought in a fantastic response and Angus phones were ringing from dawn till dusk. The callers, from throughout the UK, were looking for local garden centres to stock SEER Rockdust.
As Jennifer, Angus Horticulture Ltd's Sales Manager, says "We have a 100% natural, organically approved product with all the amazing benefits AND we have the customers. With abundant free POS, including PALLET DISPLAY STANDS, descriptive FLIERS and POSTERS, files of TESTIMONIALS and the CUSTOMERS, we are now really keen to get distributors established throughout the country. Our current distributors get business from our website as this is where we list their details. Our 12 month rolling Web Directory adverts are in 6 leading gardening magazines back this up. We really are keen to hear from anyone who wants the business!" |
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Gardening Scotland 2008 – May 30th to 1st June
For the 4th year in succession Angus Horticulture Ltd will be exhibiting at Gardening Scotland 2008 at Ingliston, near Edinburgh. This is Scotland's premier Gardening Show and Cameron and Moira Thomson from the SEER Centre will be attending on at least one of the days. It is a marvellous event and well worth a visit. |
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Things are happening in Ireland
Angus has taken on Unichem Ltd as our distributor in Ireland. In January 2008 Jennifer held a stand at Unichem's trade show in Port Laois and if you visit our website you will see the Irish stockists that are now selling the Angus Garden Products, including SEER Rockdust. www.angus-horticulture.co.uk/ireland.html. Another exciting Irish development is that SEER Rockdust stockist, David and Sue Shead, in County Cork sent in a Testimonial showing that thanks to SEER Rockdust they were growing 7 FOOT HIGH SPROUTS in Country Cork. In David's words "I now think it (SEER Rockdust) is essential in a small intensive cropping system". |
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Things are also happening over in Sweden
Angus's Swedish agent "Wiksunds Trädgard" based near Sweden, and who took their first lorry load of SEER Rockdust in May 2007, is building up a network of outlets throughout Sweden that you can find on www.angus-horticulture.co.uk/sweden.html.
Lars Angstrom, who has just completed 8 years as a Member of the Green Party of the Swedish Parliament, and his wife Katarina are going to be exhibited at Sweden's biggest Garden Festival in Stockholm from 10th - 13th April. |
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"Organic Gardening with SEER Rockdust" Training Courses
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Preparation is underway to run amateur gardening training courses in the use of SEER Rockdust later in 2008. These are to be run between Kindrogan Field Studies Centre, who will be providing the full accommodation and classroom facilities and the SEER Centre where the practical side of training will take place with tuition by Cameron and Moira Thomson. |
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Graham Harvey issues a 2nd edition of
"We Want Real Food"
2008 sees the publication of Graham Harvey’s 2nd Edition of his book entitled ”We Want Real Food”. This first class read includes a directory of farmers markets around the UK and it features The SEER Centre and SEER Rockdust. It is now available as a wholesale item in Angus Garden Products range. |
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Beating the Slugs
Angus Garden Products has recently taken on SlugGone to help combat these unwelcome intruders into the garden. These pellets are made of sheep’s wool that create a 100% natural barrier to slugs. SlugGone also acts as a weed suppressant and a soil conditioner and is safe for animals and children. |
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Jamie is showing an interest in SEER Rockdust
Jamie Oliver’s invaluable cookery and advice book ‘Jamie at Home’, lists the SEER centre in his ‘great websites’ section. Jamie is very keen on his garden as we all know and it’s great to see that he’s a fan. |
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