B3, I put a trailing petunia in the ground a few weeks ago. So far it's just scrambling about, seems quite happy and is starting to make more flower buds.
Neighbour told me that local Homebase were giving away Plants yesterday as "the person who waters them is on holiday"!!!!! Her sil filled boot of car with healthy plants. As I'm still looking for spaces for what I've got I didn't go over
Thanks dewdrop.they are trays of hanging basket mixtures, creams and whites fuchsia, that plant that looks like little petunias bacupa and creeping Jenny - that one's going in the bin. I've got enough weeds already!
Took my mum on a mammoth 4 hour plant hunt today! Mum got loads of bedding plants for a new window box, B&Q had loads very cheap, as did two of our local GCs. I was picking bits up for my new flower bed.
Two geums for £1 each from B&Q.
A loveky Fuchsia Hawkshead for £2.99 from The Range
Three pots of Osteopermums for 50p a pot from Wyevale, and s nicotiana for £1 from there too:
I was a bit naughty and bought these at full price from a local nursery too (but did get a £5 voucher back as I had filled up my loyalty card!):
These were on offer at 5 for £10:
Got two of these Primulas for one of the shadier beds
Thanks for all the tips aym, I can see myself taking lots of cuttings! I wouldn't have thought to collect the seeds from the nicotiana either, so again, thank you. I'm in north Birmingham, my geums and heucheras seem to do very well here, providing plenty of colour in the borders all year. I love heucheras and hostas, I could easily spend a fortune on those! My garden is mostly sandy soil, it drains well, and with a bit of mulch the moisture levels seem to be pretty good- it never seems to dry out too quickly nor does it hold too much water (been pleasantly surprised we didn't have a swimming pool after the amount of rain we've been getting here recently).
My mum is just learning to garden at the age of 60! I think we amuse some people in the GCs as she asks me the questions and I try to answer with my limited knowledge! I persuaded her to buy a heuchera today, normally she goes with low maintenance annuals, but she was sold on a lovely marmalade one after I explained to her that heucheras are pretty fool proof and a good way to keep some colour going all year round. Mum doesn't drive either, so I like to try to go out with her at least once a week outside work (she also works for me, we are pretty close!).
I've just seen your bargains aym, had missed them as we must have been posting at the same time. You've got some great finds. I can see why you would worry about the lavender, but I'm sure you will be able to make it pull through!
Yes, Morrisons fuchsias are great- I bought a few a couple of years ago and they have come up lovely each year since. They also had these on 2 for £3, so I got 3 heucheras and one physalis. I've often thought that Morrisons offer great value if you don't mind getting a younger plant
I'm terribly "tight" when I buy plants. I bought a little green and white Euonymus and picked the pot that had two shoots in it for £2 at a local nursery (very small plants).
I split it and planted up the larger root ball then potted up the other side which is still in the cold frame waiting for a space.
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What happens if you put trailing plants in the ground on bare earth? Do they rot or do they scramble about?
B3, I put a trailing petunia in the ground a few weeks ago. So far it's just scrambling about, seems quite happy and is starting to make more flower buds.
Neighbour told me that local Homebase were giving away Plants yesterday as "the person who waters them is on holiday"!!!!! Her sil filled boot of car with healthy plants. As I'm still looking for spaces for what I've got I didn't go over
Thanks dewdrop.they are trays of hanging basket mixtures, creams and whites fuchsia, that plant that looks like little petunias bacupa and creeping Jenny - that one's going in the bin. I've got enough weeds already!
Took my mum on a mammoth 4 hour plant hunt today! Mum got loads of bedding plants for a new window box, B&Q had loads very cheap, as did two of our local GCs. I was picking bits up for my new flower bed.
Two geums for £1 each from B&Q.
A loveky Fuchsia Hawkshead for £2.99 from The Range
Three pots of Osteopermums for 50p a pot from Wyevale, and s nicotiana for £1 from there too:
I was a bit naughty and bought these at full price from a local nursery too (but did get a £5 voucher back as I had filled up my loyalty card!):
These were on offer at 5 for £10:
Thanks for all the tips aym, I can see myself taking lots of cuttings! I wouldn't have thought to collect the seeds from the nicotiana either, so again, thank you. I'm in north Birmingham, my geums and heucheras seem to do very well here, providing plenty of colour in the borders all year. I love heucheras and hostas, I could easily spend a fortune on those! My garden is mostly sandy soil, it drains well, and with a bit of mulch the moisture levels seem to be pretty good- it never seems to dry out too quickly nor does it hold too much water (been pleasantly surprised we didn't have a swimming pool after the amount of rain we've been getting here recently).
My mum is just learning to garden at the age of 60! I think we amuse some people in the GCs as she asks me the questions and I try to answer with my limited knowledge! I persuaded her to buy a heuchera today, normally she goes with low maintenance annuals, but she was sold on a lovely marmalade one after I explained to her that heucheras are pretty fool proof and a good way to keep some colour going all year round. Mum doesn't drive either, so I like to try to go out with her at least once a week outside work (she also works for me, we are pretty close!).
Thanks, aym. Really I'm lucky to have her, and my dad, they've been a rock to me during some very difficult times.
I'm off out to pick up some wood chip, so will investigate the sin bin at the same time.
Mum is cooking a Sunday roast for us all today, so I might look for something plant related to say thanks.
I picked this up in Morrisons.
Everything, and I mean everything, in our B&Q looked amazingly healthy today. No sin bin purchases from there! I couldn't believe it.
I've just seen your bargains aym, had missed them as we must have been posting at the same time. You've got some great finds. I can see why you would worry about the lavender, but I'm sure you will be able to make it pull through!
Yes, Morrisons fuchsias are great- I bought a few a couple of years ago and they have come up lovely each year since. They also had these on 2 for £3, so I got 3 heucheras and one physalis. I've often thought that Morrisons offer great value if you don't mind getting a younger plant
I'm terribly "tight" when I buy plants. I bought a little green and white Euonymus and picked the pot that had two shoots in it for £2 at a local nursery (very small plants).
I split it and planted up the larger root ball then potted up the other side which is still in the cold frame waiting for a space.
Do love a bargain though.