Green Gardener

Green Gardener: biological pest control for gardening

Green Gardener is a British family-run business with over 25 years of experience in advising on and supplying eco-friendly garden products. Its catalogue focuses on biological pest control, with solutions the company presents as safe and effective, and describes as totally harmless to children, pets and wildlife.

The company operates through its online shop and ships throughout the UK. According to information on its website, it has been selling online for 18 years and accepts payments via American Express, PayPal and Amazon Checkout. The family history goes back to John and Annie Manners, who advised and supplied amateur gardeners for 26 years through a mail-order catalogue; they have recently retired and their son, Jonathan Manners, has taken over the management.

Specialisation in nematodes and beneficial insects

Pest control with nematodes is one of the pillars of its offering. The catalogue includes nematodes for slugs (Nemaslug and alternatives such as EasyNem), for leatherjackets, for vine weevil and for chafer grubs, among others. The company also sells live beneficial insects, such as ladybirds and lacewing larvae for aphid control, and products for breeding butterflies and ladybirds.

Alongside biological agents, it offers barriers and traps for slugs and snails, box moth traps, caterpillar and blight controls, as well as a range of products for greenhouse pest control, such as sciarid fly and aphids.

Products for lawns and gardens

The company has a specific line of organic lawn products, including controls for leatherjackets and chafer grubs, and organic autumn fertilisers. It also sells natural fertilisers, biodegradable weedkillers and moss control products.

Other items in the catalogue include coir pots and pellets, frost protection, irrigation systems and water treatments, ponds and beneficial bacteria, as well as sprayers, traps and various tools. The range is completed with natural cleaning products, gift boxes and composting items, such as Bokashi bins and worms.

Indoor and outdoor pest control

The website organises part of its offering according to the application environment. For outdoors, in addition to nematodes and lawn products, it includes animal repellents and traps, and wasp and fly controls. For indoors, it offers repellents, sprays, traps and barriers against insects, as well as wasp and fly control products.

The company also sells houses and feeders for insects and wildlife, and live solitary bee hives, which it presents as effective and practically harmless pollinators.

Advice and customer service

Green Gardener maintains a help and advice section with customer FAQs and technical answers. Topics covered include the application of nematodes against leatherjackets, the use of ladybirds for woolly aphids and the control of fuchsia gall mite. The company offers advice by email and phone, and publishes a newsletter with seasonal tips, new products and offers.

The website states that orders are placed through secure payment pages and that delivery is free on all UK orders.

Location and contact

Green Gardener, B12 Base Business Park Rendlesham, Suffolk, IP12 2TW · Phone: 01493 750061 · Email: orders@greengardener.co.uk