Tropical Fish

This week we have a lovely selection of plecos to choose from. The full availability list is

DUMBO EAR MALE SIAMESE FIGHTER FISH

GOLD BRISTLENOSE PLECO

ORANGE SEAM PLECO

QUEEN GOLD NUGGET PLECO

GOLDEN NUGGET PLECO

VAMPIRE PLECO

GOLDEN NUGGET PLECO VAR

ROYAL PLECO

FLASH PLECO

FALSE ROYAL PLECO

All at fantastic prices - just perfect for your aquarium. 

Visit our aquatic department at Sidmouth Road, Cyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1AE. 

In the press

Just read a lovely article about our company's 90th anniversary in Exeter Life magazine. Thank you Laura Dale for such a lovely write up. We're very proud of the fact we are a local independent, family run firm.
Flick to page 30 to read the article here 

Fish availability at our Cyst St Mary aquatic centre

This weekend we have some fabulous new aquarium fish for sale at our Cyst St Mary Aquatics Centre. Please call to check availability before making a special visit. Bleeding Heart Moon Platy

Tuxedo Variatus Platy

Marble S/F Molly (Male)

Pink Kissing Gourami

Ember Tetra

Rummy Nose Tetra

White Spotted Dora

Mixed LF Dragon Fighter

Mixed HM Fighter

Cardinal Tetra

Red & White Sword

Asst. Male Betta

Asst. Female Betta

Albino Walking Catfish

Marbled Walking Catfish

Yellow Stripe Candy Catfish

Bronze Corydoras

Peppered Corydoras

Sumatran 2 Spotted Catfish

Blue Ramirezi

Black Line Otocinclus Catfish

Arnold's Otocinclus Catfish

Glass Ghost Catfish

Albino Rainbow Shark

Rainbow Shark

Redtail Black Shark

Leopard Danio

Peacock Spiny Eel

Tyre Track Eel

Blue Turquoise Discus

Cobalt Blue Discus

Pigeon Blood Discus

Neon Royal Red Gourami-Pair (Special Grade)

Black Ghost Knife

Borneo Freshwater Bumble Bee Goby

Panda Garra

Indian Dwaft Puffer

Taiwanese Blue Velvet Shrimp

Taiwanese Bumble Bee Shrimp

Amber Tetra

Cardinal Tetra

Silver Shark

Clown Loach

Dahlias, Cannas and Large Flowered Begonias

Once the first frost has blackened the foliage of dahlias it’s time to carefully lift the tubers for overwintering in a cool but frost-free place. Remove any loose soil and hang them upside down for a few days to drain any water in the stems. Then remove all dried soil, label and store them in just damp compost. The tubers of cannas and large-flowered begonias will also need lifting. Canna tubers are also stored in just damp compost, but begonias should be stored dry in nets.

Soft fruit plants available now

Create your own fruit garden – now’s an excellent time to plant fruit trees and bushes, and we have a superb range available.
To ensure bumper crops, plant with plenty of organic matter and slow-release fertiliser. Make sure you train bushes where necessary, and use stakes and ties for fruit trees. 
Our 2014 soft fruit range is now in stock. Imagine all the blueberries, currants, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries you could grow for tasty treats next year - yum yum!

Composting

Don’t throw away your spent bedding plants, kitchen waste and other plant material – turn them into valuable compost for improving your soil and mulching your beds.
Fallen tree leaves can be turned into leaf mould – the perfect soil improver and mulch, especially for rhododendrons, azaleas and other woodland plants.
Making good compost and leaf mould is easy with our wide range of compost bins, compost and leaf mould accelerators, leaf rakes and collectors. We sell everything you'll need at our Exeter garden centres and new this year at our Old Rydon Lane garden centre are composter aerators - a hand tool that enables you to turn and mix your composter easily.

Brrrrr it's getting cold - time to wrap up

Tender plants won’t appreciate being kept out in the cold – so move them somewhere protected from frost and cold winds.

We have an excellent selection of cold frames and heaters to give protection and beat off the worst of the winter weather.

Plants that are hardier but still sensitive to winter cold will appreciate a thick mulch of bark around their stems to keep the soil (and therefore their roots) warm. You can also cover plants with fleece and bubble wrap in the coldest weather. Make sure you don't wrap them in with any pests.

We've got all the equipment you need at our garden centres and many are on sepcial offer at the moment.

Remember all our tender plants come with a pink (rather than a white) label. Unfortunately our tender plants don't come with our plant guarantee so make sure you wrap them up.