Focus DIY launches new summer Gardening and Outdoor Living Collection

Get ‘hands on’ this summer with Focus DIY’s exciting new Gardening and Outdoor Living collection 2011.

The exclusive spring / summer range includes brand new items under FOCUS’ popular World of Garden and Payless brands, including the very best quality garden furniture, sheds and summerhouses, hand tools and accessories, along with performance power tools by Einhell, Flymo, Bosch and Focus’ own brand Champion.

Focus DIY is helping families to get digging with a range of key Grow Your Own essentials for 2011. Choose from a variety of growing seeds and Instant Vegetable Sow Pots and young plants, all starting at 99p and Grow Me Starter Packs, priced at 3 for £5. Save costs on florist bought flowers and embrace the ‘cut your own’ phenomenon – grow your own flowers to cut and give as gifts or for use inside the home. Great value grow your own flower products include the Alstromeria for £9.99 and Payless Roses at only £2.99 each.

Create an outdoor space to be proud of in 2011 with Focus DIY’s inspirational summertime garden furniture. The cosy, two-seater Harrogate Tete a Tete (£99.99) and the classic Harrogate Square Table at £69.99, are ideal for creating a classic English Garden look.

For a beautiful Balearic Bliss themed garden, choose from the Marseille Bistro set, priced at £159.99 or sit backand relax in the stunning Lunar Swing Hammock with comfortable cushion for £199.99. FOCUS’ elegant Jakarta and Rio sets add a touch of Eastern Promise, or select from the Oriental Style Parasol, priced at £79.99 or a set of 10 Oriental Style Lights for just £9.99.

Craig Sankey, Outdoor Living category manager at Focus DIY says: “Our new Gardening and Outdoor Living Collection is bigger and better than ever. We have put the collection together with ease of shopping in mind, introducing inspirational summertime garden themes to help customers conveniently choose everything they need for the summer season, at an affordable price.”

He adds: “Grow Your Own products are key this year as is the new phenomemon of ‘cut your own flowers’, which we are expecting to take off in 2011. There is no better feeling than growing your own products, it is something that the whole family can enjoy and reap the benefits of. We are encouraging all our customers to get out in the garden and enjoy the fresh air with our range of value for money products.”

Keep your garden in tip-top shape this summer with FOCUS’ range of power tools and hand tools. Products include the Bosch ART 23 280W Easy Trim Electric Grass Trimmer (£22.99) and the Champion Push Petrol Rotary Mower, £189.99, while the Midi Compact Shed at just £97.49 is the ideal spacesaving solution for gardeners looking to store their garden essentials.

Entertaining will be a breeze this summer so why not cook up a treat on a brand new BBQ, such as FOCUS’ Payless BBQ, with an adjustable cooking height, for just £12.99. Children will love the Lookout Playhouse, priced at £219.00, the playhouse features a gentle sloping ramp and look out posts. FOCUS’ trampolines are also a real hit with little ones. Choose from the popular Jumpking Universal Combo 12ft Trampoline, priced at £219.99.

Make gardening easier and get tooled up with FOCUS’ smart, performance power tools, featuring FOCUS’ own brand Champion, as well as Einhell, Flymo and Bosch products. The Champion range includes four great new lawnmowers, 3 of which have Briggs & Stratton engines, with prices starting at £139.99 for a 46cm Push Petrol Rotary Mower, to a 51cm Self Propelled Rotary Mower with Honda engine for £399.99.

Other products from the summer range include paving, decking, fencing and aggregates, with FOCUS’ Plum Decorate Slate, priced at £5.79 per bag, and Payless Value Deck board, from £3.49 for each board, both ideal for laying the foundations for any garden.

Available exclusively in store, with many products also available online at www.focusdiy.co.uk

FOCUS has everything for the summer season. For added convenience, many items are available for home delivery.

For further details on FOCUS’ products, log onto the website www.focusdiy.co.uk

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