For all your gardening needs
With the gardening season now in full swing Shaws Garden and Pet Care Centre on the Westport Road, Castlebar, has the following hot tips for garden lovers:
Prepare window boxes and hanging baskets but take care in frost.
Spray roses for aphids and blackspot with roseclear.
Three-in-one weed, feed and mosskiller for lawns.
Spray Damine for general weeds in lawn eg dandelion, daisy, buttercup, etc.
Apply a balanced feed to shrubs. Growmore is very effective.
Feed fruit trees to bushes with sulphate of potash.
Sow a new lawn from now on using No 2 stadium lawnseed.
For florists, Shaws also has a wonderful range for creating arrangements and also supplies all sundries at very reasonable rates. It stocks dry and wet oasis, tapes, dishes, Cellophane, tools, glassware, ribbon, baskets, and much more.
Opened in 1992, Shaws Garden Centre is a family run business which has grown from strength to strength and today offers a comprehensive range of products. The business has also diversified into pet care and supplies Madra and Petmaster dog food, Royal Canine cat and dog food, dog leads and collars, animal toys, fish food and accessories, wild bird food, and caged bird care. It also stocks dog kennels, pet carriers, rabbit hutches, hamster cages, and much more at very competitive prices.
If you need further specialist advice be sure to call Triona or Matt on 094-90 21792.