IF you had been watching Dragons Den this week – you’ll have observed a pitch not usually related to company boardroom shenanigans.
Intelligent Henry Bartlam and co-founder Alex Hollingsworth managed to safe a whopping £75k funding from entrepreneur Sara Davies for brand new firm Dig Membership – one in every of just a few horticultural endeavours to win massive on the BBC sequence.
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The Dad-of-four instructed Solar Gardening: “Dig was a lockdown thought and was all about making gardening simpler and extra accessible for everybody.
“From my expertise, gardening is nice, it is actually rewarding, nevertheless it’s difficult. You purchase crops, you place them within the floor, you hope for the most effective.
“But it surely’s arduous to get that completed backyard design look with out spending an unlimited sum of money on a backyard designer.
“So I began Dig as a technique to sort of get that backyard design take a look at backyard centre costs.
“Very like recipe kits, the place you possibly can form of create scrumptious meals however have the arduous work finished for you when it comes to recipe planning – that is basically what Dig does for gardening.
“You select from our themes, you inform us whether or not you have got flower or raised beds, solar or shade, after which we ship what we name prompt flower beds which can be pre-designed.
“Every little thing’s color coded, it is paint by numbers – and also you get pretty established crops, so that you get that sort of prompt impression virtually from day one.
“It is actually about making gardening straightforward, however the good thing is that you just nonetheless get to plant all of it your self.
“And that is when the sort of love of gardening actually comes from – when one thing grows and thrives.”
Sara mentioned: “When Alex and Henry started their pitch, I instantly noticed how Dig’s providing would resonate with a life-style and DIY-focused client base who love the thought of gardening however don’t know the place to begin.
“They’re obsessed with sharing their pleasure and information for gardening, and I imagine there’s a complete technology of customers on the market wanting to get pleasure from the advantages of Dig’s Immediate Beds and different merchandise.
“I’m excited to roll up my sleeves and dig in with the group to make gardening straightforward and accessible for everybody.”
Additionally in Veronica’s Column this week
Information, High Suggestions and Competitors to win £200 value of Air-Pots
NEWS! Tuesday noticed the annual Backyard Press Occasion, the place unbelievable innovators and entrepreneurs offered what’s new within the gardening world this 12 months. Right here’s my high 5 one’s to observe….
Copper & Greens copper rings that go spherical the highest of pots to discourage slugs. They appear lovely, handmade, and are versatile to suit practically any pot.Walberton’s Euphorbia Little Treasure is a stunning wanting red-tipped plant now, however wait till it bursts into flame yellow – and when it will get colder it apparently turns a copper color. Sounds lush. Accessible from AugustA complete Jurassic Backyard – crammed with crops from when the dinosaurs roamed – accessible to order quickly from HSK Unique Westland’s raised mattress and veg soil – crammed with ‘anti-slump’ properties to keep away from virtually inevitable soil sinkage in a mattress.A self-watering hanging basket from Eazy Gardening to be launched on QVC this summer season. Hanging baskets dry out a lot faster – so it is a excellent resolution.
NEWS! TO have a good time Flymo turning 60, it needs to seek out the oldest working Flymo. Darren Feasey, Flymo Product Director, mentioned: “This competitors is a superb technique to have a good time our heritage, honour our loyal prospects, and showcase the Flymos which have been a part of household gardens for thus a few years.”To enter the prospect to win a birthday bag value as much as £100, members should share the main points and photographs of their oldest working Flymo by way of direct message or by tagging @flymo_lawnmowers on Instagram or @FlymoOfficial on Fb. Alternatively, gardeners can electronic mail flymo@democracypr.com
NEWS! THE Eden Venture in Cornwall has added to its assortment of crops with 5 new cultivars of Kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos) – believed to be the primary of their type to be on public show within the UK.
WIN! Air-Pot are providing one fortunate reader a bumper prize – together with a worth pack, containing greater than ten pots, and a 300l compost pot with lid – value practically £200. To enter go to www.thesun.co.uk/airpot or write to Solar Air Pot Competitors, PO Field 3190, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8GP. Embrace your identify, age, electronic mail or telephone. UK residents 18+ solely. Ends 23.59GMT 08.3.25 T&Cs apply.
SAVE! This £44.99 Functionality Digging spade from Kent and Stowe will tackle the hardest of duties. Or Wilko.com has a heavy obligation model for £12.99
JOB OF THE WEEK In the reduction of over rising ivy earlier than birds select it as a nesting spot. However don’t compost it – take it to council waste.
TOP TIP Cucumbers hate being transplanted – so plant indoors now in bathroom rolls – then you possibly can plant the entire roll within the soil as an alternative of making an attempt to get them out the pot.
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