Avoid soiling your car

November 11, 2005

Avoid soiling your car

Stephanie emailed to ask:

I saw somewhere an advertisement for a website which sold a tray that you put in the boot of your car for transporting plants, and I can't find it anywhere! Would you have any idea of where I could buy one?

I haven't seen one of these, but it would be a great idea. My favourite garden centre hands out plastic "boot liners" (trunk liners for all you North Americans) when you buy plants there, but it's not very green - I usually take along an old blanket to lay things on. Anyone seen one of these things advertised anywhere?

Update: Martin Gale emailed to suggest that the mini raised bed liners (£7.25 each) on page 97 of the Organic Gardening Catalogue might also work as a boot liner - you can see them online here.

Update 2: It seems as if Stephanie has found what she's looking for, here.

11 Nov 2005 17:36:19 | Tools etc

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I've also seen potting trays ( http://www.greenfingers.com/superstore/product.asp?pf_id=LS0011D ) that would probably be of similar use. They're for sale in most garden centres - definitely the Wyevale ones, anyway...

Posted by: Lyle | November 14, 2005 at 11:52 AM

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