With the hustle and bustle of summer is over the great autumn clean-up should be in full swing as autumn breezes flurry fallen leaves into little damp heaps and bedraggled plants are in need of a good tidy up. Tidying up the garden is a great way to start composting too!

In celebration of an incredible 160 years in business, Nichol’s is rewarding one lucky loyal customer with the ultimate thank you – a dream trip for two to Rarotonga!

August can be an interesting month; if the weather warms up it is ideal gardening time, however, you can get stung by an about-face from Mother Nature sending us back to winter mode. All things going well though, August should be all about getting back into the garden, preparing for spring planting and having a general tidy up.

Have you entered Pet Of The Year yet? You’ve got until Friday 11th July morn, so get that tail waggin’!

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