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Innovative PlantMinder wins award for Best New Garden Product

Judges at the 2006 DIY & Garden Show were so impressed with the exciting new product from PlantMinder that they named it as winner in the category for Best New Garden Product.

The PlantMinder is a new invention set to take the world by storm and revolutionise plant watering for good. As a self-watering and feeding system for house and garden plants, The PlantMinder takes the guesswork out of watering and provides an easy to use system, which can keep plants watered for up to 6 weeks!

With a simple and elegant design, the PlantMinder consists of a porous terracotta clay cone, which is planted deep into the soil next to the plants roots and a reservoir globe that mounts on top of the cone.

The porous cone allows water to seep through the PlantMinder ‘on demand’ as the plants wraps its roots around it and takes only what it needs, avoiding the necessity for constant re-watering or the danger of drowning the plant. This makes the PlantMinder ideal for holidays when no one can water the plants or even for those less green-fingered people who can be a little over generous with the watering can.

Judges considered all the aspects of the PlantMinder in the judging process and scored it highly in all the criteria: Innovative in its design and originality; a high quality product free from gimmicks; presented and packaged well - communicating all the necessary information to the consumer; functional in its purpose and doing exactly what it promises to do; priced realistically for a retail market while allowing retailers to make good margins.

With merchandising support being offered to retailers to communicate the science of the PlantMinder to the general public and a variety of sizes on offer including two different sizes for pot plants, a ring for hanging baskets and a special system for grow/seed trays, the PlantMinder is an ideal profit opportunity for retailers. The low recommended retail price of just £9.99 for a pack of 4 PlantMinder minis, means that the PlantMinder is a product which will be in high demand from consumers who will consider it a small price to pay to make a plant thrive for years.

The PlantMinder is an exciting, award winning innovation, which will become as essential as the pot when buying a new plant.

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