What ya bought lately - CONFESS

[Tig]

Very restrained CPB ;D and good to have friends with top notch gardening contacts too

x Tig

[thecleaninglady]

I have been to B&Q's reduced section again - must stop going

[Barbara]

Jun 13, 2008 14:02:00 GMT thecleaninglady said:

I have been to B&Q's reduced section again - must stop going

if your getting what you want, and on the cheap well done, dont stop, 'cause all those little plants would die without you

[Amo]

Still can't find anything

[Shrubrose]

Fancied a little bit of HRT today and we took MiL out for some lunch - at the local GC ;D They had some garden pots on sale in a lovely shade of green - got 13 small ones and 2 big ones. Now all I need is something to put in them. Hmmm..... ;D

[isabella]

I have just bought a variegated Basil (never seen one before!)
and a Pineapple Sage called Golden Delicious - it is a lovely limey green colour

[Weeterrier]

Jun 17, 2008 16:20:49 GMT Shrubrose said:

Fancied a little bit of HRT today and we took MiL out for some lunch - at the local GC ;D They had some garden pots on sale in a lovely shade of green - got 13 small ones and 2 big ones. Now all I need is something to put in them. Hmmm..... ;D

Not a problem, I'm sure. ;D

[Shrubrose]

Jun 18, 2008 8:35:42 GMT Weeterrier said:

Jun 17, 2008 16:20:49 GMT Shrubrose said:

Fancied a little bit of HRT today and we took MiL out for some lunch - at the local GC ;D They had some garden pots on sale in a lovely shade of green - got 13 small ones and 2 big ones. Now all I need is something to put in them. Hmmm..... ;D

Not a problem, I'm sure. ;D

Ah Wee, tha' nos mi too well

[Barbara]

a honeysuckle

[Tig]

You should have filled them all by this evening Shrub

Today I've bought a thermometer for my mini-growhouse, a tool-belt (Amos fault ), a dibber, two pieces of bamboo trellis to attach to the green arch for my climbers to enjoy, and a three foot tall ensete ventricosum Maurelii

x Tig

[Amo]

Moi???

I've had a few little indulgences now and then, which has been nice, usually 'coz OH insists on treating me. (No you can't all meet his twin brother )

Today though I have bought two echiveras, a portolaca, a raoulia australis, a sagina subulata aurea, the most gawwwwjus Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae which I think has got to be one of the prettiest fuchsias ever, 4 pairs of my fave soft touch gloves (they are £9.99 at T&M at the moment!!!!!), some Echium candicans, an armillary and several pots a few of which I insisted on a reduction with due to the odd slight chip.

[Shrubrose]

Blimey - you are the Queen of HRT, Amo ;D Numpty question alert - what is an 'armillary'?

[Weeterrier]

Yes, what is an armillary?

I've never had good gloves. In fact, I go down to the yard at the bottom of the hill, and retrieve the ones that the workmen discard. Sadly, they are usually just right hand ones, so it is a joy to make up a pair. ;D With most of the fingers intact.

[nightowl]

I just cannot bear the feel of gardening gloves (or any other gloves for that matter).

Just have to put up with "garden hands"

[Weeterrier]

Maybe that's why I never splash out either NO. I wear gloves only for really rough jobs. Same with housework, it's red chapped hands for me there too.

Is there anyone else who cannot get the dirt out of their kneecaps? I scrub at them, but they always look grim.

[Tig]

;D I know I probably shouldn't but I have been know to kneel in warm water with bleach in it for a few minutes WT
I also use neat bleach on my hands when they are gross and I have to go out - especially as my thumb and fingers are prone to cracking anyway these days and won't release the dirt even with Swarfega

[Amo]

I'm 50/50 with the gloves thing. We have lots of jobs that need them, huge hedge with lots of Berberis and rose for a start, 3 cats and we also have a lot of flints that can be ferociously sharp. The Soft Touch are really lovely to work with and go in the washing machine. I've been using mine for slab laying though and they are both starting to go. Also daughter uses them, hence 2 pairs at a time!!

Amillary is one of those sun dial thingys in a globe shape. Don't know where it's going yet...

[Weeterrier]

Now I know what you're talking about Amo And Berberis. Lethal.

Tig, I laugh at programmes when they talk about skincare. If they only knew what some of us get up to.
Must try the bleach on the knees tip. Perhaps Ajax would work too, it would certainly remove a few skin cells. ;D Perhaps I should have some 'before and after' pics.

[Amo]

Don't you use Ajax before fake tan to exfoliate Wee?

I had a 2cm berberis thorn go down the side of my little finger nail once. The doctor wouldn't touch it and told me to lay off it for as long as possible and once it had a good head of puss to take the top off and it would float out. Well it did but I don't intend to do that again and we now have the very beautiful , but lethal, one with thorns about three inches long.

Pass the gloves please........

Also as this is the summer I am determined to wear shorts through out I need all the tips possible for grimey knees. And grubby toe nails apart from nail polish. I already use that but they still look.... well used. ;D ;D

[snowowl]

Bought a new Carex to go in the empty pot at the side of my circle i already had one grass in the first pot i needed another to go with it.
Im new at growing these but im well pleased with the 2 i have now.
And another cucumber plant to replace the last one i killed i will see how long this one lasts.
My OH says it cheaper to buy them at the supermarket he doesent understand this need to grow one

[thecleaninglady]

I just cannot bear the feel of gardening gloves (or any other gloves for that matter).

Just have to put up with "garden hands"

I also hate wearing gloves and never used to - but I have been told that I must now wear gloves for gardening and household chores since I had some lymph nodes removed from under my arm. I do if I remember

I have been to B&Q again and the sale area of the GC!

[Weeterrier]

You keep wearing the gloves Amo. Once bitten by a Berberis, is most certainly twice shy. I worked in a nursery once, where we had to propagate them, and pot them on until they were in 2L pots ready to go to the wholesale distributors. There were only three of us, and when the time came for Berberis, it was out with the thick leather gloves.
It is really painful when a little bit finds its way down your trousers and ends up in your knickers.

TCL, glad to hear you're still on your missions of mercy. ;D

[Tig]

Goodness me, Berberis thorns in you pants doesn't bear thinking about WT

I am useless with gloves, all fingers and thumbs so to speak, I wish I could get on with them 'cos my hands are always a mess

Anyway back to purchases ;D

I have 15 new packs of seeds today (thanks to however reminded us that Wilkies had reduced them to half price )

7 types of courgettes , more parnips, cucumber and The Kelsae exhibition onion seeds, the rest are flowers (including Cerinthe major purpurascens - you know who you are ), oh and the last one is some Dwarf Beans that look black - I've planted a couple of rows of them already as it said they can be sown up to end of July

x Tig

[Chuckles]

Got 3 more 100 ltr bags of compo today because I've used the other 3 I bought on the 2/6

My deck chair and Black Bamboo have arrived from that lovely on line shopping site we all love and they are brill. I'm now waiting delivery of a bench and a couple of hardy geraniums ;D

And I'm looking for one of these if anyone can help gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?board=chat&action=display&thread=6267 Ooooh wonder if they do them on Crocus will have to have a look.

[Amo]

My turn for NooNooism. Have replied on the other thread. ;D

[Amo]

And as I mentioned the pots on the WDYDITG? thread I suppose the cofessional is the best place to come to next.

Thursday pastel class at GC.

Came home with 9 assorted pots and plants to fit including 3 large grasses, a Rheum, 2 ferns and a couple of aplines.

[Weeterrier]

Jun 20, 2008 19:02:57 GMT Chuckles said:

Got 3 more 100 ltr bags of compo today because I've used the other 3 I bought on the 2/6

My deck chair and Black Bamboo have arrived from that lovely on line shopping site we all love and they are brill. I'm now waiting delivery of a bench and a couple of hardy geraniums ;D

And I'm looking for one of these if anyone can help gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?board=chat&action=display&thread=6267 Ooooh wonder if they do them on Crocus will have to have a look.

Chuckles, have a look on tooled-up.com

[Amo]

Had to buy some compost for all the pots today. ;D









Coreopsis Turkish Delight
Astelia Silver Spear
Osteospermum jucundum Tresco Pink (yay finally!!)
Achillea Summer Wine
Achillea Paprika
Geranium Black Beauty
Physocarpus Lady in Red
And an estate peony cage

[Jasmine]

I bought a wisteria for a friend's birthday - didn't realise there was going to be such a choice though!! Whizzed into the GC while the boys were at a footie match and then spent ages deciding instead of watching them! Don't think they noticed!! ;D

[Chuckles]

Just happened to pop into a GC today and a few things jumped out at me

Scabious Chile Sauce x 2
Heuchura Palace Purple x 2
Delphinium Galahad x 2
Lychnis White Robin x 2
Sweetheart Melon x 1

Tooled-up is in my faves Wee, had stuff from them before. They are not always the cheapest these days