Diary of a HRT Addict.

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Dear Diary,

This weekend it has been difficult to fend of addiction, might not have been too bad if it had not been a holiday weekend!

OH is aware of a couple of transactions, but not all not just addicted but secretive too.

How will I be able to hide the secret plants?

Oh well will try be more restrained next weekend, plants from M&S, CO-OP and Morrison's do not count as can be counted as household expenditure.

So the stash included
1x Rosa "a Shropshire lad"
2x Aquilegia
1X Acer "Sango-Kaku"
5x Osteospurmums
1x Borage
1X Clematis "duchess of Edinburgh"(to replace a dodgy looking one, well that justifies that purchase)
3x Oriental Poppies "wedding day"
2x Hardy Geraniums.

Until the next entry

Sara

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sara said:

Dear Diary,

Oh well will try be more restrained next weekend, plants from M&S, CO-OP and Morrison's do not count as can be counted as household expenditure.

Sara

;D This made me laugh so loud OH came to investigate.....i tend to discount these too......i picked up plants on Friday from Morrison's, planted them Saturday and then went back for more!!!!

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Dear Diary,

I did not expect to be back quite so soon

If we are being totally truthful I must add

1x Clematis "wilsonii"(this of course can be blamed on plocket as it's all her fault for encouraging me to consider Clem's as such things of beauty!)

Also the other small items such as

3x Verbena Bonariensis
3x Penstemon

Until next time

PS I have just received news that others too have the same affliction as far as Scotland.

[nightowl]

Hi Sara. What is the meaning of HRT in this context?

Obviously, like me, you are not safe in a GC, but what's the HRT connection?

[lottielady]

It's Horticultural Retail Therapy no lawn - the best kind!

LLx

[nightowl]

Doh!! How thick am I? Thanks LL. Best therapy is that pic of JS. Stirs up my libido better than any real HRT !! ;D

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Dear diary,

I nearly sucumbed to some "Box balls in zinc planters today"

Held back

Congrats to me ;D

Until next time

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Dear Diary,

3 x Oriental Poppies "scarlet king" accidently found their way into my basket at M&S.

Could have been worse!!!

Until next time

Sara

[Cheerypeabrain]

It's obviously getting worse..well done

It is also catching...Malvern on Sunday...and I'm taking LOTS of pennies...I wanna begonia l'escargot, a rice-paper plant and more banana plant (s) and some of them watering spikes and anything else that I can manage to smuggle past OH (that I can afford) ;D

[nightowl]

I have problems resisting sick plants selling cheap in the supermarket They're usually doomed and I'm wasting my 50p but I can't bear the thought of them not getting a chance.

Today I got a dwarf (very) sunflower with loads of buds but no leaves, a New Guinea Impatiens (not too battered) and a Globe Allium pot with one dead but one very healthy bulb.

They were all standing in half an inch of water!! So they're all in the drying-out clinic and I've got my fingers crossed.

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Dear Diary,

I am such a good girl!!!!

Only 3 x Icelandic poppies.

Until next time

Sara ;D

Hope your revival skills work nolawn!

[nightowl]

Hi Sara. I thought you bought Oriental Poppies??? Or have you since fallen prey to Iceland Poppies as well?

[Jonah]

Sara watch the slugs with those icelandic poppies. I 'rescued' some a couple of years ago, but before I knew it they had disappeared without a trace.

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Due to popular demand, my (eccentric) butcher has now started selling bedding plants. Don't know where he gets them, but I picked up a couple of very healthy looking pelargoniums and a fuchsia this afternoon (every woman needs more fuchsias) - problem is, I can see my daily butcher trips becoming quite expensive ;D

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Nothing wrong with that!

List under household expenditure, works wonders for me ;D

Yes nolawn more poppies different type ;D

Sara

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Hello diary me old friend!!

Just 3x geraniums "claridge druce" today

must cover that bare soil excuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sara ;D

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Sara your thread makes me laugh.....i was sent out to test drive some cars with a view to buying one...when i got home OH asked how i got on.....hmmm well i test drove some wonderful GC trolleys!

Wasn't my fault the GC was across the road from the first garage i went too. ;D

[MamIDdau]

I think I spend more on plants and gardening stuff at B&Q than I actually earn... Although I was dragged past the clearance trolleys earlier by OH cos he wouldn't let me buy any more even though I said I did actually have space for them now after putting the rest into the border earlier.

[Dutchy]

;D

Other excuses?

My friend asked for plants for her
a) Birthday
b) Housewarming party
c) Her OHs Birthday
d) Did not ask but needs perking up
e) ........

Oops bought ones that fit better in my garden than hers.
Will go and get her new ones though

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Dear Diary,

Very good this weekend, planted all the previous purchases and bought





Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Yes what a

Sara ;D

[Chuckles]

Sara whats wrong with you, are you feeling ill ;D ;D

[borderbabe]

OK I confess bought hardy gerannium from car expenses money last week - what is my penance for this skip from the straight and narrow?

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Atleast 40 "Hail the garden"

Sara:)

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Succumbed again to more plants.....have got loads to plant....that should keep me out of mischief for a wee while at least.

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Dear Diary,

A late entry 3x "Digitalis Cameot Rose"

Excuse, bought for the bee's they needed them!!!!!!!!!!!

Sara

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Dear Diary,

Another Bank Holiday weekend oh dear!

Bought a couple of pots(one for that little bamboo which Andy ID ) and one spare well a girl can never have enough pots.

Plant supports for the rain ravaged Tanacetum and other bits that may require supports(mental note to ones self be prepared for next year!)

Now the important bit the booty

1 x Tray white cosmos
2 x daylilies
1 x aquilegia purple emperor
1x Felicia (so pretty)

For my little cone baskets

1 x pelargonium regal type
1 x geranium f1 white
3 X dahlia micronetta (1 white, 1yellow,1 pink)
1 x trailing petunia explorer blue
1 x Verbena sel lascar dark violet with eye
2 x double petunia tumbelina priscilla
2 x petunia viva white with red veins

Lots to do hurray, and the sun is shining but have I got enough compost arghhhh!!


Sara ;D

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Well hello again diary,

Bought a lovely clem "Gipsy Queen"
www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/shop_product_info.php/L/G/IIS/6/ISS/0/IID/47

and a lovely dark purple osteospermum

Now where can i buy a bigger garden?

Sara ;D

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Hello Diary,

Quite a nice weekend, bought stuff for a hanging basket.

1 x 14" hanging basket
1 x Tray lobelia saphire
3 x Bacopa snowflake
1 x Fuchia la campanella
1 x Tray petunia.

Sara

[Dutchy]

;D ;D ;D

Bought a new garden plot yet?

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Dear diary,

It was the first festival on the common in front of the house on saturday and as always the Italian plant lady was their along with another couple of planty people.

Came home with

3 x Purple basil
1 x Poppy
1 x Heuchera
1 x Hemerocallis(dark brown flower)
3 x Hardy Geranium
1 x Lily type thing(will be asking for ID when it flowers)
1 x Bronze Grass
1 x Pyracantha "Harlequin"
1 x Very pretty little thing of which I have no idea but will post a pic!

Sara ;D