{"id":2805,"date":"2013-11-01T18:02:09","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T18:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seedparade.co.uk\/news\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2023-02-17T08:33:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T08:33:10","slug":"win-a-great-new-allotment-book-and-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seedparade.co.uk\/news\/industry-news\/win-a-great-new-allotment-book-and-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Win a great new allotment book and seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Win Matthew Appleby&#8217;s new book plus 50 packets of randomly picked seeds from our shop. Competition ends 11\/10\/2013. Enter by commenting below, just let us know what is your favourite vegetable to grow on your plot or in your garden.Winner will be randomly picked and will be notified by email and announced here on the blog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seedparade.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Allotment-Planner-cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2806\" title=\"Allotment Planner cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seedparade.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Allotment-Planner-cover-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE<br \/>\nALLOTMENT<br \/>\nPLANNER<br \/>\nMORE THAN 200 WAYS TO<br \/>\nTRANSFORM YOUR PLOT<br \/>\nMATTHEW APPLEBY<br \/>\nIntroduction by Alys Fowler<br \/>\n9780711234703<br \/>\nHardback<br \/>\n\u00a314.99<br \/>\nNovember 2013<br \/>\nPublished by Frances Lincoln<br \/>\nHelp your allotment to thrive all year round with more than 200 timely projects.<br \/>\n\u2022 The Allotment Planner shows you how to focus your gardening<br \/>\nenergies to transform your plot in impressive and creative ways.<br \/>\n\u2022 Find out how to grow the tastiest crops, keep the busiest bees,<br \/>\nproduce the largest pumpkins and make your own jam and wine.<br \/>\n\u2022 This unique journal lets you plan and record your successes, failures and<br \/>\nlessons learned, whether it\u2019s keeping hens, blogging or barbecuing under the stars.<br \/>\n\u2022 Start planning now to get the most from your plot every month of the year.<br \/>\nWith fun and challenging projects, The Allotment Planner will help gardeners everywhere truly<br \/>\nmake the most of their allotments. Helping retain interest in your plot, this book will keep you<br \/>\non the right side of the allotment committee, as well as getting the whole family involved. From<br \/>\nblogging to beekeeping, barbecuing to keeping chickens, Matthew suggests a once-a-week project<br \/>\nto sustain Britain\u2019s 330,000 strong allotment community.<br \/>\nArranged into months from January to December, Matthew offers four or five projects per month \u2013<br \/>\nwith a further ten or so timely ways to make a difference to an allotment. As well as containing<br \/>\nall the monthly reminders you need to grow your own crops, the journal focuses specifically on<br \/>\nnew ideas that will bring enjoyment, push the boundaries and inject a sense of originality into<br \/>\nthe proceedings.<br \/>\nWith quotes from the likes of Sir Walter Scott, Eric Morecombe, Mahatma Ghandi and Germaine<br \/>\nGreer, this journal will keep you entertained and informed in all aspects of your allotment.<br \/>\nAuthor Matthew Appleby is a blogging garden journalist on Horticulture Week who writes for<br \/>\nThe Guardian, Amateur Gardening and other national newspapers. He cultivates an allotment in<br \/>\nWimbledon, southwest London.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And if you don&#8217;t win you can still get the book at a discounted price:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000099; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">To order <em>The Allotment Planner <\/em>at the discounted price<\/span> of \u00a312.00 including p&amp;p* (RRP: \u00a314.99), telephone 01903 828503 or email <a title=\"blocked::mailto:mailorders@lbsltd.co.uk\" href=\"mailto:mailorders@lbsltd.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mailorders@lbsltd.co.uk<\/a> and quote the offer code <strong>APG34. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Alternatively, send a cheque made payable to:<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><em>Littlehampton Book Services Mail Order Department, <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>Littlehampton Book Services, <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>PO Box 4264, <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>Worthing, West Sussex <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>BN13 3RB. <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Please quote the offer code <strong>APG34 <\/strong>and include your name and address details.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>*UK ONLY &#8211; Please add \u00a32.50 if ordering from overseas.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Win Matthew Appleby&#8217;s new book plus 50 packets of randomly picked seeds from our shop. 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