WARMER, longer days – at last we can properly get out in our gardens and get to work preparing for the Summer.

If you have a pond you will have noticed your fish coming to the surface and asking for food and you are advised to ensure your pond equipment is running effectively.

Check out the seasonal pond tips on Bow Garden & Aquatic Centre’s website: www.bowgardencentre.co.uk .

April is perfect for thinking about salad vegetables to be grown this year and everyone’s favourite is the tomato, and you can get a large crop from just one plant.

Bow Garden Centre has many different varieties of young plants to choose from including Gardeners Delight, Sungold, Roma, Alicante and Shirley and Moneymaker - Pick up a grow bag for a great price at the same time.

Along with tomatoes you can pick up a six- pack of vegetables to get yourself started, choose from leeks, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli to name but a few.

With a full compliment of fertilisers, pest control and compost, at great prices, you will find everything you need to grow successfully.

A greenhouse is the ideal place to start any young vegetable off and Bow Garden Centre offers a full range of "Elite Greenhouses", which are built to last and come with many useful additional features such as heat sensitive opening vents and built-in staging to name just a few.

If you don’t have a greenhouse why not pick up a brochure or talk to a member of staff at the centre? They can price up one to suit your needs whether it is a small lean-to or a larger affair.

Of course, flowers are on the minds of many people and it is not too late to plant some big beautiful showy Dahlias, Gladioli or Begonias. Bow Garden Centre has many varieties of bulbs available to add a massive splash of colour to your garden planting scheme.

Looking for a plant that is different, Bow Garden Centre can usually order in anything out of the ordinary for you.

Bow Garden & Aquatic Centre is a gardeners, pet and fish-keepers’ haven with an extensive garden centre, pet shop, gift shop, a giant koi pond and Country Coffee Shop - It’s well worth a visit!

For more information telephone 01363 82438 or visit: www.bowgardencentre.co.uk .