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Post by Jasmine on Jul 11, 2024 16:50:07 GMT
Tell me about it Tig! I am not bothering with SR sickly/wrong plug plants again although that said I have 5 very healthy Nictonia that were sent out as white antirrhinum! |
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Post by Dutchy on Jul 18, 2024 7:59:57 GMT
Ah good old SR eh Jas. Fingers crossed they are white. When one magics A into N one might also change white to hm what is in vogue these days... old pink?
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Aug 8, 2024 14:39:25 GMT
Went to a GC today and bought 2 heleniums..one for my sister and one for me....and a houseplant (zamioculcas raven). Last time I was in dobbies i bought a maidenhair fern...WHY? I invariably kill them after a few days...they really need to be in a terrarium..never allowed to dry out...it's starting to go crispy already  But they're SO pretty *sigh* |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 19, 2024 11:04:01 GMT
I went to Parkers this morning for bulbs for spring. I bought ,
Iris reticula.
Allium purple sensation.
Tulips kingsblood
Iris blonde perfection
Narcissus Martinette
Narcissus cyclaminius tete a tete
Lots of planting planned for this week now
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 20, 2024 7:50:46 GMT
Jenny and I went to the big garden centre (it does some home things too ) near us on Saturday. Between us we bought
Creeping Jenny
Echium candicans (I've tried this a few times but I think there's a good spot in our garden now where we can grow it and keep it protected during the winter, fingers crossed)
Helianthemum "Ben Hope"
2 Perovskia "Prime Time"
2 Hebe donna "Emma" with purple flowers
Verbena (mixed purple / pink flowers)
Limonium "Salt lake"
Jenny intends doing 2 purple themed containers for the front of the house and the other plants will go into the garden.
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Post by Tig on Sept 10, 2024 12:45:31 GMT
Thanks to the heads up from Jasmine that Lidl had bulbs in store I have procured a bag of narcissus (must be at least 30+ bulbs) for £2.99p 20 Iris hollandica symphony Tulips 10 darwin orange van eijk, 10 dawin van eijk, 10 triumph seadov and 8 spring mix which are pink shades 10 Narcissus Tete Boucle All those were £1.49 a pack! Enough to fill my gaps for under £12 total. |
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 10, 2024 17:08:02 GMT
Your bulbs were even more of a bargain Tig! |
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Post by Tig on Sept 10, 2024 22:35:48 GMT
I was surprised when I looked at my receipt Jasmine, I'm sure the notice above the box said £1.99 per pack! |
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 12, 2024 8:46:29 GMT
I wondered if they charged different prices in different parts of the country Tig! Still, glad you got even more of a bargain! I bought some daffodil bulbs and tulip bulbs at the GC yesterday - they had such a lovely choice! I also got confirmation of my Croft 16 daffodil order. That's a bit of a lottery when you order but I've got some lovely bulbs coming! |
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Post by Dutchy on Sept 13, 2024 7:22:41 GMT
Sounds like next year is going to be bright with flowers eh?  |
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 13, 2024 11:21:13 GMT
Helps with the thought of winter...planting a little bit of spring!
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 13, 2024 11:22:27 GMT
Our FG order arrived yesterday and I've written out labels for everything. They'll get planted (most of them in containers) over the next week or so.
Narcissus 'More and More' × 1
10 bulbs
Ixia 'Eos' × 1
25 bulbs
Leucojum aestivum × 1
5 bulbs
Tulip 'Amazing Grace' × 1
5 bulbs
Tulip 'Copper Image' × 1
5 bulbs
Allium atropurpureum × 1
25 bulbs
Tulip 'Vincent van Gogh' × 1
10 bulbs
Tulip 'Sunset Miami' × 1
10 bulbs
Gladiolus 'Vulcano' × 1
30 corms
Gladiolus 'Impressive' × 1
30 corms
Gladiolus 'Prins Claus' × 1
30 corms
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 26, 2024 8:58:34 GMT
What a lovely selection Ladygardener! I called into the GC yesterday and bought 2 half price perennials - Anemone Frilly Knickers (what a silly name!) and Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow and some compost and some top soil. Oh, I got purple and orange wallflowers too! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 27, 2024 9:54:17 GMT
Lovely buys Jasmine, we have that Euphorbia and it's a really good dooer. |
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 4, 2024 10:29:49 GMT
That's good to know Ladygardener, thank you! Yesterday we got 5 bags of mushroom compost, some violas, Tulip Bojangles and China Town and Narcissus Doll Baby and Lobularis. |
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 5, 2024 9:40:50 GMT
My special Narcissus bulbs arrived. Who hee.
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 5, 2024 10:13:35 GMT
Jenny bought a little tray of blue and purple shades of Viola.
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 6, 2024 10:00:31 GMT
Dare I say that I bought a bit of heather in a pot to sit by the front door?
I never liked it but now looked and thought yes why not.
Got compost for future tulip planting as well and some grit to top those off.
Still think I am turning into my mum where the heather is concerned……….
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Post by Tig on Oct 6, 2024 10:38:45 GMT
The bees like heather Dutchy, not my favourite plant but I have a few in the front garden and apart from trimming back after flowering they look after themselves and are often teeming with pollinators. |
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Post by Tig on Oct 10, 2024 23:52:33 GMT
Had a 'little' buying spree from T & M's £3 mix & match sale, I'd had a lotto win of £30 so thought why not!
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 11, 2024 13:00:41 GMT
Dare I say that I bought a bit of heather in a pot to sit by the front door? I never liked it but now looked and thought yes why not. Got compost for future tulip planting as well and some grit to top those off. Still think I am turning into my mum where the heather is concerned………. I'm not sure if you'll be able to see via this link or not Dutchy, but there has been a lot of talk about RHS Wisley's new Heather Bed it looks amazing. If you can't use the link then try googling it maybe.. Heather is making a comeback they say and with more modern planting schemes including grasses etc.. it's a far cry from the old 60's and 70's designs where it was grown in a rockery. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m09y |
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 13, 2024 11:13:05 GMT
that does look pretty Ladygardener, thanks. Mind it is probably that heather is such a low plant and has been misused over the years by people even painting the flowers a bright blue. Or green. And it does not belong where I live as heather does not like clay soil. Ah well I have a small plant now and it isn't too bad at all  |
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Post by Tig on Oct 19, 2024 23:13:49 GMT
I have wanted peony King's Day for a while, but FG wanted £39.99 for it. Got a Hayloft offer for two bareroot peonies, She's my star & King's Day for £30, just hope they are not miniscule roots when they arrive. Also added Cosmos cherry chocolate, and the abundant primula Barnhaven collection (3 plants) so the order was just over £50 & qualified for free p & p.
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 24, 2024 8:22:25 GMT
Charity shop, new roll of garden string €0.50. Well it will always come in handy. Discolored but with its label still on.
The little things in life eh?
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 16, 2024 9:21:42 GMT
Bargain Dutchy! On the way back from Sheffield Park yesterday we called into M&S. Well, I did anyway, and Alan stayed in the car and looked after Brenna - the one thing she cannot cope with is being left in the car on her own. While I was looking about for the bits we needed I found their boxes of spring bulbs - there was an offer on 2 boxes so I got Tulip Amazing Parrot and Cranberry Thistle. |
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Post by Dutchy on Nov 16, 2024 11:21:18 GMT
Handsome tulips those Jas.
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 16, 2024 12:34:11 GMT
Never seen Cranberry Thistle before Dutchy, looking forward to seeing the flowers! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 16, 2024 13:12:11 GMT
Cranberry Thistle tulips look lovely Jasmine, I see they're sold out from FG as that was the only hit I could get here on my laptop. I love the colours in Amazing Parrot, those colours or similar to them would be my favourites for springtime. |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Nov 16, 2024 19:37:22 GMT
 new ballet pumps |
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 17, 2024 9:36:22 GMT
Cranberry Thistle tulips look lovely Jasmine , I see they're sold out from FG as that was the only hit I could get here on my laptop. I love the colours in Amazing Parrot, those colours or similar to them would be my favourites for springtime. When I googled them they came up on FG Ladygardener, but despite many looks on their website I never noticed Cranberry Thistle previously!!! |
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