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Post by sweetpea on Mar 22, 2018 13:28:53 GMT
Couple of £1.00 pots at Morrissons yesterday. Aubretia and a saxifrage.
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Post by Eli on Mar 22, 2018 19:32:00 GMT
I bought little pot of Eranthis. I'm going to plant it in a tub with some other winter flowering things. It won't grow in the ground here. I've tried it several times.
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Post by grindle on Mar 23, 2018 4:40:25 GMT
I've tried growing these in the ground with no success either Eli good luck with it
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Post by SueA on Mar 23, 2018 8:25:39 GMT
Me too, I thought it must be me but maybe they are a bit fussy! I've tried them in various different parts of the garden & they rarely come back or spread as they're supposed to.
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Post by Eli on Mar 23, 2018 9:17:37 GMT
I'm glad to know it isn't only me that gets trouble with them .... not that I'm glad you both can't grow them you understand, but sort of relieved that now I know I'm not doing anything wrong. It's probably that they don't like the soil in our gardens.
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Post by Geumlover on Mar 23, 2018 20:53:05 GMT
Out of interest, once the Eranthis have flowered the seed (if set) needs to be taken when still green. You can tell if it is ready by gently rubbing it with a thumb It comes off easily when ripe. Sow immediately in ordinary MPC and cover lightly and keep shady and moist over summer. The seeds germinate in spring. Sow in deep pots and leave pricking out until the following spring. They take about 2 years to reach flowering size. Got dozens of them in pots waiting to be planted out.
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Post by Eli on Mar 24, 2018 9:37:51 GMT
Thanks, that's good to know Geumlover. I'll try to collect some this year
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 24, 2018 12:29:35 GMT
As an alternative why not try Celandine. lesser celandine in flower now in my garden. Quite common and even considered a weed by some. however the yellow flowers are a cheering sight at this time of year. I'm sure there will be someone who can let you have some to try if you wanted. just a thought. lesser celandine
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Post by Eli on Mar 24, 2018 17:06:03 GMT
They are very pretty and the hedgerows are full of them sweetpea. It's also in my garden. I have to keep pulling it out. I bought a bronze leaved variety a few years ago but that is also spreading through my garden.
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 24, 2018 17:14:26 GMT
They are very pretty and the hedgerows are full of them sweetpea. It's also in my garden. I have to keep pulling it out. I bought a bronze leaved variety a few years ago but that is also spreading through my garden. Yes that is the downside but they at least flower when not much else is .
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Post by Cherry on Mar 25, 2018 8:09:31 GMT
I purchased 5 solar lamps from the PDSA to sit in Steven’s pots. They were in a box on the pavement and cost £1 each.
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Post by SueA on Mar 26, 2018 8:09:21 GMT
Bargain Cherry , we bought some solar 'lightbulb' type lights with a tiny string of fairy lights in each one from Fryers on offer on Saturday 6 for £15. Called in Marbury nursery on our walk yesterday & I got a tray of pretty pink/white primulas for £2 to replace a few dead plants in the hanging baskets & a sedum & sempervivum to replace a couple in the box frame in the porch for £1.60 each.
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 26, 2018 12:52:12 GMT
Every solar light that I have ever had has died a death so not going to bother any more. Sunlight and moonlight from now on. ps Wonder what's happened to Moonlight. she's not been on here for ages.
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Post by Nucleus on Mar 28, 2018 10:31:41 GMT
Not a plant purchase but very much related. Those Flower Towers I mentioned in an earlier post. Seeing some around and about last year, they're very impressive when bursting with nice flowers and colour. Well Googling around I found prices ranging from £12.99 plus P+P up to £24.59. But I saw them on Amazon at 8 for £61.06 (inc P+P), a great bargain which left me wondering were they the official thing or a cheapo imitation? The Amazon page states "by Flower Tower", so I ordered them, they arrived this morning, yes they are the official thing, great bargain, works out about £7.60 each! They're flat packed. The main tower is made from flexible but strong plastic sheet that won't rip or tear, the base plate, inner watering tube and joints are a strong plastic and the whole thing slotted together quite easily, clicking the tabs together that form the cylindrical tower is a bit fiddly at first, but once I'd done the first one it takes just a few minutes, a pair of gloves are useful. Should you want to dis-assemble at the end of the season, that looks pretty easy. Anyway I just put three together, few pics of the assembly below. Good product and great bargain at that price for 8. Height is 855mm (just over 33.5 inch). Each tower accommodates 30 plants and I suppose you might put a couple in the top. I'm going to keep a few and give the others out to family/friends as gifts when planted up with petunias or whatever. Official Flower Tower Site: www.flower-tower.co.uk/index.htmlAmazon UK - 8 for £56.47 + £4.59 P+P www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071L72S3V?m=A30KSINO2NZ7M&ref_=v_sp_widget_detail_pageAssembly pics (click for larger):
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Post by SueA on Mar 29, 2018 7:21:35 GMT
They look good Nucleus, I've never tried those, I've tried the hanging 'plastic bag' type planters once or twice but have had problems getting the water evenly through the bag & have tried bits of hosepipe with holes in pushed in to them, the towers appear to have solved that with the watering pole down the middle. Let us know how you get on with them when they're planted up.
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