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Post by Chuckles on Mar 26, 2008 14:28:43 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Mar 26, 2008 15:00:01 GMT
spent £30 odd on plants on easter monday, mostly for hanging baskets, but couldnt resist a blue phlox and a blue campanula, 'cause i have white of both, and thought they would go well together  oh nearly forgot sweet pea seeds, and lettuce seeds.  |
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Post by snowowl on Mar 26, 2008 15:05:37 GMT
 I bought this yummy Fatsia cant wait to plant it out in the garden |
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Post by Amo on Mar 26, 2008 15:16:25 GMT
You really don't want to know  If I confess here I'll feel very naughty. Just today I popped into a GC on the way home. It was screaming at me to do so, like they do. Just a few (10 for £15 little ones) perennials and some seeds. £65.  I do have lots of bare soil you know!!!  |
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Post by cjhomebird on Mar 26, 2008 15:31:02 GMT
Feel quite tight now looking at all the gorgeous plants you have all been buying. I bought two large pots of Thyme and a double Hellebore last week from Wilkinsons and yesterday a box of assorted Hostas. I always feel sorry for Wilkinsons stuff as there is someone in the store 24 hours.The poor things never go to sleep and they hardly ever water their plants. Saying that I was talking to a nice lady who worked at night stacking shelves but asked to work days on the garden section as she too felt sorry that so many plants were neglected and left to die. So there is hope in the Redditch store. CJ |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 26, 2008 15:44:04 GMT
You really don't want to know If I confess here I'll feel very naughty. Just today I popped into a GC on the way home. It was screaming at me to do so, like they do. Just a few (10 for £15 little ones) perennials and some seeds. £65. I do have lots of bare soil you know!!! my problem amo is i dont have loads of spare soil, i keep digging out more lawn every time i buy new plants  |
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Post by Amo on Mar 26, 2008 16:06:30 GMT
I've done it the other way around. I've cut and mulched where I want the beds and now they're sitting there waiting like big accusing scars. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2008 17:33:12 GMT
Nothing recently - well, really recently - but am going to buy lots of herbs tomorrow in Lidl (one of their specials) ;D ... cheers ...
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Post by isabella on Mar 26, 2008 17:53:13 GMT
There are some really lovely plants there I am in a Bedding,Basket and container frame of mind at this time of year and I have been naughty too Plants just seem to jump in my trolley This week I have bought some pink busy lizzie plugs for my hanging bags Red geranium plugs for the little border by the water feature. Red busy lizzie plugs for the two big pots by the bench. 6 upright fuchsias for the baskets - I have grown my own trailing ones 4 scaveola 2 convolvulus sabatius 3 fuchsias with fancy foliage 1 white gaura 1 pink gaura 4 plugs of pink bacopa 1 pot lemon balm 5 huuuge begonia corms 15 small Heliotrope plants OMG I have been naughty - don't tell OH P.S I love those pansies Chuckles |
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Post by Shrubrose on Mar 26, 2008 18:54:57 GMT
I've just ordered two cedrus deodara aurea. I'm waiting for a phone call....
And they've cost me nuffink! Cos I'm using my birthday gardening vouchers ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 26, 2008 18:57:23 GMT
Flippin eck  looks like I have some serious catching up to do ;D |
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Post by piggingardener on Mar 26, 2008 21:01:47 GMT
I bought 4 strawberry plants and a clematis armandii at the weekend. Fairly restrained but i'm going to Arley Hall Plant Fair next weekend so I'm saving myself (and my dosh) |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 27, 2008 6:45:59 GMT
Goodness I shall not feel guilty when I visit the GC soon - not bought anything much - it all builds up to the first warm day and then I am oooooooooooooooooooooooofffffffff whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh Bought couple purple/lavender primroses thats about it |
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Post by Weeterrier on Mar 27, 2008 9:33:57 GMT
I haven't managed to get to a good plant place yet. But I REALLY am tight for space now that I'm digging up plants to replace with vegetables. And I have very little lawn left to dig up Plus I have all the Gladioli bulbs to find room for. There is only one solution. Move house. ;D |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 28, 2008 16:53:20 GMT
I consider that I've been quite restrained really....over the past few weeks I've bought :
6 v old, thin, small terracotta pots (from a junk shop...cost me £3 for 6)
2 large, black ceramic plant holders for pot plants in the house.
1 small applemint plant
1 small French thyme plant.
1 lollipop myrtle plant.
2 tickets for G.W. Live (Thursday 12th)
About 60 3" square pots
About 10 bags of various types of compost.
I have sooooo many seedlings that I don't have room for wot else atm
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Post by Tig on Mar 28, 2008 19:26:51 GMT
 Today Another helleborus niger; another phormium (dark leaf colour); 24 petunias; 24 impatiens; cistus purpureum; and a tree fern ;D Oh and 3 planters for the price of 2 at Wilkinsons  x Tig
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Post by isabella on Mar 28, 2008 21:07:25 GMT
Good Fun isn't it ;D
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 28, 2008 22:06:31 GMT
Well I feel better after confessing the other day ;D I did forgot to mention 8 terracota pots that I bought recently 4 largish ones that are currently sat on an old rug inside the front room, need OH to lift them outside. 4 medium ones that I did manage to carry outside. Well they were all bargains ;D Love everyones confessions, we should keep it up. SO, I can't believe you just bought one plant, although it is a fab looking Fatsia. Are you sure you confessed everything Amo you can't get a way with the excuse of having lots of bare soil, it's the time of year  CJ your'e not tight at all you just care  I had a spending binge in Wilkos a few weeks ago had a problem carrying all the bags ;D Barbara, what you need to do is sell the grass as turf and put the money towards the plants ;D CC I just love a special, unfortunately my nearest Lidl is about 16 miles away and 2 buses Isabella, you are naughty but as you said you loved my Pansies we won't tell OH what youv'e been buying BTW they are called Antique something or other, they are really frilly as they open. I'll look at the label for you Shrub gardening vouchers what excuse are you going to use when you next confess Karlslass, 2 days and still nothing to confess PG, like the tactics.....start small then go for it big time at Arley ;D jennywrenn, you'll wear yourself out doing it all in one go Wee, shall we buy a big house together and then go on a mad spending spree CPB where is this junk shop then sounds like I should take a trip on the train to Leicester ;D Tig, whats all this "another" and "another" So who's not confessed yet ;D |
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Post by Shrubrose on Mar 29, 2008 17:35:38 GMT
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 29, 2008 17:46:21 GMT
The 'junk shop' was at a GC just outside Newtown Linford CBB...it used to be a Mushroom farm and as well as selling plants they have 4 hyooodge old barns full of STUFF.....pine furniture, old tools etc. Your OH might like it if he likes things like wood planes...and they have a rather good tea room. I'll find out the name and post it...wouldn't make a special trip for this one tho..not that big...but you could fit in some of the other GCs in the area at the same time... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2008 19:19:40 GMT
Just went for a look on Sunday & bought some primrose, choisiya(?), buddleia(?) i white & 1 purple erica, hydrangea and some stepping stones to set in the lawn. Was only looking mind! LOL
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2008 22:15:28 GMT
My local nursery opened its doors today for the season, so I had to pop in and say hello ;D Meconopsis betonicifolia Heuchera Euphorbia griffithii well you gotta pace yourself |
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Post by Weeterrier on Apr 2, 2008 9:16:49 GMT
My resolution to not buy anything has collapsed. I logged on to Crocus Bought two special Hellebores, an Iris chrysographes, some lilies and two plastic tomato greenhouses.  I had the Iris before, and I gave them away by mistake. |
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Post by nightowl on Apr 2, 2008 11:54:01 GMT
Are they the black irises Wee?? They look fab but I don't seem to have much luck with irises Given up on Dutch Irises . Buy 'em, plant 'em, maybe get some foliage, never see ' em again Actually, that's reminded me I haven't seen last spring's Iris reticulata either... .... |
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Post by Shrubrose on Apr 2, 2008 19:07:10 GMT
I'm not good with iris either NO, except in the pond - and that really has nowt to do with me!
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Post by Tig on Apr 2, 2008 19:27:01 GMT
I've bought another clematis today, Mayleen? Says the pink flowers smell of vanilla? Probably should ask Plocket Just need to erect the arches I've bought and get all my climbers planted and growing ;D x Tig |
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Post by Weeterrier on Apr 3, 2008 9:13:10 GMT
My resolution to not buy anything has collapsed. I logged on to Crocus Bought two special Hellebores, an Iris chrysographes, some lilies and two plastic tomato greenhouses. I had the Iris before, and I gave them away by mistake. Yes the black ones. I have no luck with Iris reticulata either. |
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Post by purplejulia on Apr 4, 2008 12:04:17 GMT
I went into LIDL the other day as I had heard from WeeT that they bargains there. I picked up the following for 49p each
2 Astilbe Spirea
3 Eryngium Planum
3 Gypsophila paniculata
5 Liastris Spicata
2 Phlox Paniculata
Still don't know where I am going to put them and I think I have to soak the roots before planting.
PJ
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Post by andy on Apr 4, 2008 13:12:43 GMT
Just bought my sweetpeas...10 pots of ready-germinated SP's for £8.....that's 5 pots for £5 + 20% off ALL plants this weekend at Wyevale.
Also bought 24 plugs of Impatiens 'orange flare'
;D
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Post by purplejulia on Apr 4, 2008 18:30:37 GMT
I went into LIDL the other day as I had heard from WeeT that they bargains there. I picked up the following for 49p each 2 Astilbe Spirea 3 Eryngium Planum 3 Gypsophila paniculata 5 Liastris Spicata 2 Phlox Paniculata Still don't know where I am going to put them and I think I have to soak the roots before planting. PJ May not be such a bargain as some of the bags contained compost and all the roots of the perennials had disintegrated. I suspect they were very old stock. Anyway to cheer myself up I went to Focus and bought some primulas £3.49 - 3 lots of 8 for the price of 2. BTW They are still selling cheap 4 tier mini greenhouses! I am tempted to buy another one. PJ |
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Also have to confess I bought 6 new terracota pots 
looks like I have some serious catching up to do ;D 
I had a spending binge in Wilkos a few weeks ago 
