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Gardener's World Magazines (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
17d
- 17 magazines from Jan 2020 to May 2021.
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Colour cards (Belmont TN35)
Expired
18d
- A pile of old paint chip colour cards from various companies including Farrow & Ball and Little Greene
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Big Cardboard boxes (Belmont TN35)
Expired
21d
- Getting rid of some big so called "coffin" boxes: 2 at 155 x 22 x 22 and 2 at 155 x 31 x 31. These are old and a bit tatty. Useful for storing longs things or perhaps flattened on an allotment? .... they originally had 150cm wide wallpaper in them. Also various other random boxes - see photos
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Cardboard tubes and linen offcut (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
27d
- About 6 long cardboard tubes: various lengths around 153cm long (they were used to roll fabric on) Plus one big heavy tube 151cm x 10.5cm (outer diameter). Long narrow length of un-primed artist's linen (bit musty smelling)
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Empty 5 litre plastic bottles. (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
52d
- Before these go to recycling, does anyone have a use for these big 5 litre plastic bottles? In the garden perhaps? We've 4 ready to go and another 2 I can empty out this week. So 6 total.
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Robot Vacuum Cleaner - functioning poorly (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
55d
- A DEENKEE Robotic Vacuum Cleaner that we've recently replaced as it wasn't working very well. Poor suction and a bit dithery. Does anyone want this to experiment with or use for parts? Comes in original box with spare filter and brushes + manual
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two floor lamps (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
176d
- Lamp 1 is a metal uplighter with dimmer switch. Works perfectly well. Just some speckled rust spots on the base. Lamp 2 is a metal angle poise. Works perfectly well BUT it's a bit unstable because the weighted base has perished. There was a concrete infill held in place by a plastic disc (as seen in the photo) but both have crumbled with age. Since taking the photos I've removed all of this leaving a hollow base. This could be re-cast somehow or you could just use some kind of weight on the base like a sandbag. Otherwise a very useful lamp to read by. Both fully wired and bulbs included
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Decking wood (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
286d
- Wood from dismantled decking: balustrades and posts. All pretty sound - just mossy - as seen in photo
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Canna Tubers & achillea (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
339d
- We've split up our cannas and giving away the surplus tubers. There are two types: one with a stripy leaf and flame orange flowers (don't know the name), the other with giant lush green leaves but no flowers (Canna Musifolia). All the bits of tuber have signs if growth and need to be potted up asap. Note these are tender perennials and will need rich, moist soil and over-winter protection ~ but they're glorious! Also just dug up a spare achillea "Gold Plate"
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Shed clearance ~ various items (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
1y
- Random bits n bobs from our shed. Would prefer the whole lot to go at once but will consider requests for individual items too. See photos for item descriptions
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Automatic Pet Feeder (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
1y
- Giving away this feeder we used for our cat. It started ejecting food a bit erratically just before we went on holiday so we bought a replacement as didn't have time to work out what was wrong with it. Big capacity - also suitable for feeding a dog. Cosmetically it's in v.good condition with original box, manual and replacement parts that came with it. Here's the Amazon link for full details (note on Amazon it's branded as Faroro whilst ours is branded Roffie but they look identical).
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Garden chairs (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
1y
- Three vintage metal and fabric garden chairs. One has a spring missing (see photo) but still works fine
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Bike pouches (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
1y
- A couple of under-seat bicycle pouches for storing small tools etc. Velcro fixing Both never used but dusty from storage in shed.
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bird feeders (Belmont TN35)
Expired
1y
- Box of old bird feeders - various types
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length of old hose pipe (Belmont TN35)
Expired
1y
- Our hosepipe sprang a leak so we snipped this length off where the hole was. It's just over 4m length. Useful for an irrigation system??
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A variety of plants (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
1y
- Having a plant purge and giving away the following: IRIS: needs splitting, repotting or putting in ground. Flowers are yellow but not sure the variety. (Also some forget-me-not seedlings in the pot) ECHIUM Amazing tall biennial which should flower next year then self seeds everywhere. Amazing for the bees! Ideally needs to go in the ground or certainly a bigger pot. (comes with a little nasturtium stow-away) ARUM LILY (Zantedeschia aethiopica) - perennial Has flowered already but may flower again. Would probably be happier in the ground. Comes complete with self seeded erigeron (aka fleabane/Mexican daisy) and, I think, a pulsatilla. NOTE: I'd like to keep the pots so will decant all; the above into old soil bags for collection.
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Boxes and packaging (Belmont TN35)
Expired
1y
- Any use to anyone? Sturdy boxes and inserts for bottles (all recyclable cardboard). Two available.
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Flower and vegetable seeds (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
1y
- Giving away a batch of mixed seed packets. Most have been opened but carefully resealed and with plenty of seeds left. Most of them are a year (some two years) out of date but still highly likely to germinate I should think. Probably too late to get these started off indoors this year but perfect timing for direct sowing outdoors
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Aloe Vera pups (Belmont TN35)
Gifted
1y
- I've just repotted a second large aloe vera indoor plant and these pups are looking for a good home. They're now all in one pot ready to pot on so need to be collected soon. (also got tons of lovely forget-me-nots in full bloom in our garden....happy to pull up a bunch to self seed wherever you replant it) Thanks
