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Gardeners Freebies (for the cost of postage.)
fidgetbones
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Free mini gala apple. £5.60postage. The English Garden magazine.
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/ega74
offer expires 31st october 2013
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200 free spring bulbs Gardeners world magazine £5.60 postage
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/ega74
offer expires 31st October 2013
Gardening weekly .... Free x2 agastache post more details later when I get home and have mag in front of me....
These companies make profit on those 'free P&P' offers and the plants are normally small whips/bare root etc that you can get for a quid in a GC.
I agree blairs that the plants aren't always the largest but that's an individual informed choice for the purchaser..... This thread is just for those people who don't get a barrage of mags and I'm sure if any do take advantage of offers they will research appropriately before purchasing!
I had 10 packets of veg seed last month for about £2.70 from a telegraph offer. it wouldn't suit everyone.
I wouldn't want the apple tree(I have 2 large and 5 small apple trees), but someone growing in pots might.
Not everyone lives next to a garden centre and you have to factor in petrol costs these days.
You pays your money, take your choice.
Sometimes with a bit of nurture they are a real bargain - just bringing on a half price bargain pack of 72 perennials (Thompson & Morgan) and I have 119 plants to plant out next year - most of the very small modules had more than one seedling ...
groupon offer
Bringing colour to autumn gardens, this collection of plants arrive as delicate plugs and include a vibrant array of pansies, forget-me-nots, polyanthus and bellis perennis. With 120 or 240 plants in all, the bumper crop is suitable for pots and borders, and continues to brighten up gardens right through to early winter.
Choose from the following options for autumn plug plants, distributed by Suttons Seeds.
• £19.99 for 120 plants (49% off)
• £36.99 for 240 plants (27% off)
Well, I'd like to thank fidgetbones for a jolly good idea. Even though I'm unlikely to take up any of the offers (I need another half acre as it is) I think lots of people will enjoy seeing the offers
I agree waterbutts
if companys are giving free things away it's because they want your name and address on database's so they can sell on and make money that way. Free things in return for years of junk mail and spam phone calls.