PRESS RELEASE MARCH 2014 DRAFT

SPOIL THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE WITH HOZELOCK GARDENING GIFTS

Stuck on the usual flower or chocolates dilemma? Why not find some inspiration in the garden this Mother’s Day, and treat the women in your life to one of the best mum- friendly gardening gifts?

Help is at hand from Britain’s leading gardening supplier, Hozelock, to make life easier for mums with the launch of the AquaDéco globe, a decorative and functional self- watering feature.

If your mother doesn't want to be a slave to watering her pots, treat her to the new hand-made glass globe. You simply make a hole in the compost, fill the globe with water and place the neck of it into the soil. Through capillary action, the plant will absorb the quantity of water it needs.

Not only do they help solve your indoor and outdoor plant watering needs by allowing the plant to absorb only the quantity of water it desires, they have been made to add style to your plant – a real alternative Mother’s Day gift which can be enjoyed whilst on holiday too!

Hozelock are offering six vibrant colours to choose from, making the globes a perfect gift for plant lovers.

For the more green fingered mums, Hozelock also offers its unique Growbag Waterer – a simple solution for growing vegetables and plants achieving expert home grown results that last for longer. By simply placing a growbag on top of the waterer the integral capillary matting transfers the required amount of water from the reservoir to the compost – helping gardeners to produce home grown vegetables and fruits they can be proud of, and also that ‘just picked from the garden’ taste.

Both products are now available to gardeners from DIY stores, leading garden centres and specialist retailers. Hozelock Growbag Waterer is available at RRP £24.99 and Hozelock AquaDéco RRP: £4.99. The AquaDéco pack of three retails at RRP: £12.99.

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For more information on Hozelock including images and product samples please contact Louise Bucknall or Sheridan Okey at Cogent Elliott on 0121 627 5040/01676 526 568 or email [email protected] / [email protected].

About Hozelock Hozelock is the global specialist in garden watering.

Founded in 1959, Hozelock is a leading British manufacturer of gardening products and one of the UK’s favourite gardening suppliers. Its annual turnover is £100m and it has 500 employees. With over half a century of horticultural expertise, Hozelock understands the rewards of gardening and continues to manufacture over 85% of its products in Europe at its factories in UK and France.

Designed by gardeners for gardeners, and with a 50 year heritage of innovation Hozelock’s products are developed following on-going research and feedback from consumers every step of the way.

Hozelock manufactures a variety of garden products covering: garden watering, garden pressure sprayers and pond equipment. It sells in over 40 countries and is the market leader in the UK.