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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Oct 18, 2008 17:09:28 GMT
I spent some of my birthday money today on a paving slab! 'NO' I hear you cry (knowing my OH's slab addiction and my forever moaning about said slabs...) well this one is replacing one slab...it's concrete but has been cast so that it has lots of small ammonites in it...it's right purty. ;D
Also got 24 pansies to add a bit of colour to the garden tubs over winter.
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Post by Barbara on Oct 19, 2008 10:06:14 GMT
Gosh Barbara, sounds like you'll have tons of room for containers. Anything in mind to plant in them? I must haave room for at least 10, so lilys, dhalias, penstamons,pelagoniums, I thought about some type of fruit bush, but NOT blueberrys , eugh. But it sounds like I'm giving myself lots of water carrying  good job we have an outside tap. |
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 19, 2008 13:50:10 GMT
I bought some seeds about 2 months ago but I can't for the life of me remember what they were...
Don't actually know why I bought them cos I've got nowhere for the stuff to go and nowhere to sow them or harden them off...
I need a greenhouse!! Or a potting shed... I ain't fussy!
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 23, 2008 17:27:02 GMT
Panicum virgatum "Rotstrahlbush"
Dendranthema (K) "L'Innocence" ( which with a name like that is bound to be a bldy invasive little chrysanthemum like plant )
And a book Wonderfull Grass by M.King and P.Oudolf
Drooled over other plants but have been very brave....
( April have you got a guest bedroom? I have made a wood windowsill in ours. It is 1/2 a meter deep and 3 1/2 meter wide. I just about manage my seeds on there before they go to the CF or the garden. )
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Post by Ruthie on Oct 25, 2008 19:54:01 GMT
Today I went to a rather cruddy but very interesting nursery where I have never been before. Bought a Sarcococca to replace the one that died. It is a decent looking plant and cost £3.95. The original cost £7.95 and was dead in a few weeks.
Also put down a hefty deposit on the creation of my most recent garden project. Will be ready in 3 weeks.
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Post by Tig on Nov 7, 2008 19:31:32 GMT
Send for the men in white coats  They were selling the spring bulbs off at half-price in Wilkies today and I bought a few Don't tell OH  I'm going to have to widen one of the front borders over the weekend - if it isn't pouring down .. 194 bulbs (to be exact) need to be accommodated ;D Alliums, tulips, snowdrops, narcissus, fritilarias  x Tig Oh and I forgot to mention the two un-named ferns which needed rehoming for 50p each  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 7, 2008 19:35:45 GMT
Oh my word Tig you will be busy, hope it stays dry for you. You do have an eye for the bargans  |
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 7, 2008 20:22:10 GMT
Send for the men in white coats They were selling the spring bulbs off at half-price in Wilkies today and I bought a few Don't tell OH I'm going to have to widen one of the front borders over the weekend - if it isn't pouring down .. 194 bulbs (to be exact) need to be accommodated ;D Alliums, tulips, snowdrops, narcissus, fritilarias x Tig Oh and I forgot to mention the two un-named ferns which needed rehoming for 50p each It had to be done Tig - there is probably a rule somewhere about the complusory rescuing of sad, reduced plants. |
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 21, 2008 13:37:14 GMT
Talking about sad, reduced plants I popped into our local GC for coffee this morning and rescued a Ligustrum Quihoui from their bargain corner - it was a bargain too - £1. I've got home and googled it and found out it is related to privet but is supposed to be more beautiful. Now I'm not so sure about it - couldn't find a picture of it in flower. (We've spent a lot of time and effort removing randomly planted privets from our garden...  |
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Post by Tig on Nov 21, 2008 19:14:30 GMT
Found this from a Telegraph gardening article Jas ... Quote Ligustrum quihoui is a glamorous relative of the dullest of hedging plants, the common privet. It is instantly recognisable as a privet when it flowers but completely outclasses its poor and ubiquitous relation. L. quihoui is quite a large shrub, about 9ft tall, with a very dark, evergreen, glossy leaf that constrasts spectacularly with the white creamy froth of the flowers. They are similar to those of the common privet but borne in panicles four times as large. If you want to get the best from L. quihoui pay some attention to its pruning. This can be done at any time between autumn and early spring. Flowering shoots are instantly recognisable; they are long, whippy, virtually leafless in winter and wave about loftily above the main leafy body of the shrub. They are easily distinguished from last year's flowered shoots, which will have branched into small twiggy growth. The first step is to remove all these, leaving only next year's flowering shoots. The latter need to be culled in their turn by at least half - remove the weaker ones - if you want the privet to flower every year. Otherwise it will lapse into the habit of biennial bearing, which can also afflict some lilacs, apple trees and cotinus. The wood is exceptionally tough, even where it is not particularly thick, and you may swear at its stubbornness. But, come late August, you will be ready to forgive it anything. Found a piccie of the flower for you here ... www.esveld.nl/htmldia/l/liquih.htmx Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 21, 2008 19:25:15 GMT
well done you Tig, I looked on loads of sites but could'nt find one with a picture of the flower for Jasmine. |
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 21, 2008 19:39:45 GMT
Thank you for going to all that trouble Tig. I'd googled it and ploughed through to page 4 of all the hits without finding a picture! Thanks for trying too LNG. The article is right - it does look very much like ordinary privet but the flower spikes look bigger in the picture. It is supposed to smell gorgeous according to the label it had at the GC. |
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Post by Tig on Nov 21, 2008 20:00:26 GMT
You are welcome, no trouble at all Jas - I read it has a delightful scent on my travels - you can let us know if you decide to keep it ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 21, 2008 20:41:10 GMT
I think I'll find it a spot - I'm just a bit worried about the careful pruning it needs which could be tricky when it reaches 9ft!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2008 17:01:29 GMT
I love going around the 5 or 6 gardencentres around here at this time of year picking up gems for less then half price. Today i got to the till and the checkout girl said do you want to change them for some with leaves ;D. I looked at the 2 jap maples and 2 cranesbills for less than 20 euros and said its Autumn love silly girl ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2008 20:21:25 GMT
O and i forgot i got a Buddleia Black Knight
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Post by Dutchy on Nov 24, 2008 8:56:01 GMT
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Nov 25, 2008 19:36:27 GMT
I got a BARGAIN yesterday...wandering around a GC with my sister I found a pennisetum Rene Guy Cadou...75% off ! OK it's just stubble in a pot atm but for £5 I've got a grass with 'deep red claret flower spikes which are flushed through with purple from July to September' ;D Now where shall I put it? |
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 28, 2008 16:19:25 GMT
Have ben very restrained recently but today I bought 3 2m obelisks (for some of my clematises), a Panicum Virgatum Squaw and a Rosa Falstaff. I ordered them from Crocus and the 90838 code got me £29.33 off a bill of £116.90 - that's more than 20% - don't know how they are working out their discounts but I was very pleased with the money off!
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Post by Amo on Nov 30, 2008 7:02:25 GMT
It's the total inc postage less 20% and less postage in that order, if you see what I mean. |
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 30, 2008 8:15:27 GMT
That makes complete sense having just added up the discount in the order you said Amo! ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 3, 2008 16:57:01 GMT
Lots of gardening things in B&Q are well reduced or half price. I got a mock orange for £1 and a big tray of pansies for £1 too. Also 5 sheets of ground cover for half price. Could'nt ffind any when I was looking for them during the summer for my strawberries. I'm very pleased. |
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Post by Jasmine on Dec 3, 2008 17:02:27 GMT
What a lot of bargains LNG! |
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Post by Tig on Dec 3, 2008 19:37:39 GMT
If I'm not snowed in tomorrow I may pop along and have a look - not that I really need anything  Well done lng - can't resist a good bargain x Tig |
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Post by Amo on Dec 5, 2008 6:11:05 GMT
All the roses for the front arrived yesterday from the ever wonderful Crocus. Some are so yummy I can almost smell the roses already!
Blanche Double de Coubert, Constance Spry, Sally Holmes, Peace (funny that one Roan, I ordered back in September ;D ), Ferdinand Pichard, Blythe Spirit, Chartreuse De Parme and Rhapsody in Blue.
The only one I'm a bit dubious of is Blythe Spirit as she is quite a yellow and all the other lean toward the pink. Perhaps if I put her next to Peace she will blend in a bit more harmoniously. If not, there's always somewhere to put her ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Dec 5, 2008 14:05:57 GMT
That sounds like a great selection of roses Amo.
I got another £1.00 bargain from our local GC today. They have only got a few plants left in the 'Oops we grew too many' section but I found a philadelphus snowflake there today and have given it a home!
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 5, 2008 15:50:54 GMT
lovely selection Amo, you may wrap up warm if you're doing your planting. Well done on rescuing yet more little plants Jasmine. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2008 23:32:43 GMT
2 Corkscrew hazels (one red) 1 red jap maple 2 Papillion lavender and a Liatris all half price and an 8 foot xmas tree ;D
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Post by Tig on Dec 9, 2008 23:50:35 GMT
Red contorted hazel sound interesting Steve And an eight foot Christmas tree |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2008 0:51:47 GMT
Red leaves and catkins apparently Tig. We have 9ft ceilings downstairs so the tree fits about right once the stands on
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good job we have an outside tap.
;D
Well done lng - can't resist a good bargain