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What would you buy with these?

Penny_ForthemPenny_Forthem Posts: 455
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While doing some sorting out today, I found £40 of national garden vouchers, which were a Christmas gift to us from family a while ago. Luckily, still in date.

My trips to garden centres usually involve checking the bank balance before I go!!

So, what can/should we buy with our £40 vouchers? And what would you buy?
Beautiful North Wales - hiraeth

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'd buy something like containers or troughs if they need to be used soon.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    That's a nice surprise ! I would also go for something like a pot, it can act as a reminder of the family who bought them for you (assuming you want to be reminded :) ).

    You could head down the practical route and go for tools, gloves etc. Maybe a nice shrub ?
    Bear in mind that some garden centres have different rules when it comes to these vouchers if you don't spend it all in one go.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    I've just been to my local GC this morning.  How about a Hellebore for some winter colour?  Or, you can never have too much compost and dahlia bulbs are now in stock!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    Penny_Forthem said:
    While doing some sorting out today, I found £40 of national garden vouchers, which were a Christmas gift to us from family a while ago. Luckily, still in date.

    My trips to garden centres usually involve checking the bank balance before I go!!

    So, what can/should we buy with our £40 vouchers? And what would you buy?
    Seeds! .. just think how many you could buy.
    Also, try plant fairs or nurseries - generally a little cheaper than GC's.
    If you do shop at at the GC though, have a look at the sale section (Death Row!). They often sell off perennials at this time of year that are merely dormant or plants that, with a simple prune & a water, will recover quite happily. 
  • janetfossjanetfoss Posts: 303
    That's a lovely surprise, @ Penny-Forthem. I think I would buy a winter-scented plant, such as one of these
    1. Viburnum x bodnantense (arrowwood)
    2. Hamamelis (witch hazel)
    3. Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet)
    4. Mahonia (Oregon grape)
    5. Sarcococca (Sweet box)
    And put it in a pot by the door, to be enjoyed by yourself and of course, hungry bees and moths.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Probably some Rodney Davey group hellebores or two (?) nice climbing roses.

  • Penny_ForthemPenny_Forthem Posts: 455
    We went to our local GC (not part of the voucher scheme) and I was very taken with the hellebores, but we have no place for them as I'd want to see them from the house. 
    Seeds I have a'plenty!
    Always want a Hamamelis.
    Our next garden will have that and hellebores!
    I did treat myself to a lovely soft scarf, ostensibly for dog walking, but just fell in love with the colours. Not given to spontaneous purchases (unless plants!)
    Beautiful North Wales - hiraeth
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Something you've always fancied but could not afford or justify the cost of.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Why don't you just go to the GC, have a good look round and buy what you fancy. I would probably buy roses.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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