Whats your latest plant purchase?

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,973	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 17, 2012 8:59:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Oct 17, 2012 8:59:20 GMT Britain is not too fussy Lou. I can't even take a packet of polos into Australia, but I have brought plants back.

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Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 17, 2012 15:15:06 GMT

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Post by SueA on Oct 17, 2012 15:15:06 GMT

Bought 2 trays of violas from the local garden centre, it's the one run by the council & people with learning difficulties, bit worrying as they didn't have a lot of stock & were offering 20% off everything in an 'end of season' sale & when I asked if they had any mini daffodil bulbs they said they had no bulbs at all which they usually do. Could just be they've had a bad season & have not stocked up as winter is coming but I hope they're not trying to run it down & close it.

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Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 18, 2012 8:12:39 GMT

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Oct 17, 2012 8:59:20 GMT Cherry said:

Britain is not too fussy Lou. I can't even take a packet of polos into Australia, but I have brought plants back.

My sister was in Florida recently and bought me some seeds but customs in the US confiscated them

Geordie in Exile..

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 18, 2012 9:43:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Oct 18, 2012 9:43:47 GMT Britain is a "soft touch" for anything these days
	Born and bred in Northumberland!!

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 19, 2012 6:18:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Oct 19, 2012 6:18:41 GMT I'm off to get more pansies etc this morning. I really do need to get the rest of my bulbs in.

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 19, 2012 8:37:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Oct 19, 2012 8:37:40 GMT I've ordered a collection of wallflowers from Wootens ;D
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grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,753	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 19, 2012 18:07:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Oct 19, 2012 18:07:14 GMT are they the perennial ones Lou?

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 19, 2012 18:26:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Oct 19, 2012 18:26:48 GMT No...just the spring flowering ones
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Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 20, 2012 0:40:48 GMT

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Post by Cherry on Oct 20, 2012 0:40:48 GMT

Bought a really really big Bird's Nest Fern called Norfolk Gem and a Queensland plant. I have forgotten its name, but the leaves are gorgeous.
When I 'googled' it, it said small, but this is really huge and cost a fortune.

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Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 20, 2012 5:04:31 GMT

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Post by Geranium on Oct 20, 2012 5:04:31 GMT

A lovely surprise for me yesterday - I went to the little family-run Nursery for my pansies etc, and was told that although the house is still up for sale, they've decided to keep the Nursery. Their prices are so good compared with the 'big boys'. I've saved a lot over the years.

I got 8 packs of pansies/violas, three packs of 6 Cyclamen, an Abelia to go in the village sign box, a Heuchera (£3.50!) and a small Euonymus. Then on to Wilkinsons where I bought some hyacinths to plant in baskets as Christmas presents.

Off up the M5 again, to the big GC, where I'd seen three Skimmias for the price of two. My two 'Magic Marlot' plants are brought out and used in winter containers each year - but they look a bit 'tatty'now, so I splashed out on new ones.

I was wondering if I gave the two 'elderly' ones a bit of TLC, would they recover? Maybe a feed in the spring might help?

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Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 20, 2012 6:54:01 GMT

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Oct 20, 2012 5:04:31 GMT Geranium said:

A lovely surprise for me yesterday - I went to the little family-run Nursery for my pansies etc, and was told that although the house is still up for sale, they've decided to keep the Nursery. Their prices are so good compared with the 'big boys'. I've saved a lot over the years.

I got 8 packs of pansies/violas, three packs of 6 Cyclamen, an Abelia to go in the village sign box, a Heuchera (£3.50!) and a small Euonymus. Then on to Wilkinsons where I bought some hyacinths to plant in baskets as Christmas presents.

Off up the M5 again, to the big GC, where I'd seen three Skimmias for the price of two. My two 'Magic Marlot' plants are brought out and used in winter containers each year - but they look a bit 'tatty'now, so I splashed out on new ones.

I was wondering if I gave the two 'elderly' ones a bit of TLC, would they recover? Maybe a feed in the spring might help?

I,m sure it would. You would be repaying them for their "sterling service" over the last few years ;D

Born and bred in Northumberland!!

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 21, 2012 5:43:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Oct 21, 2012 5:43:27 GMT I'll repot them today - thanks, Lou.

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Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 21, 2012 17:56:51 GMT

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Post by SueA on Oct 21, 2012 17:56:51 GMT

Went to Fryers roses & bought some crocus & daff bulbs, a tray of 4 ornamental cabbages for £3.49 with an extra 10% off all those with my Gardeners' World subscribers card & some assorted mini cyclamen which were on offer at £5 for 12- bargain!

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Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 25, 2012 2:02:56 GMT

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Post by Geranium on Oct 25, 2012 2:02:56 GMT

That's a very good price, Sue. Mine were £4.50 for 6!

I spent a frustrating time online last night with useless and annoying Clematis websites trying to order my last two Clems.

Eventually I gave in and went back to Thorncrofts. They had run out of 'Cassis' so I ordered the one I really want - 'Semu' - and an old variety called 'Mary Rose'. It seemed appropriate as it aparently dates back to the 15th century. Their website is very user-friendly.

I know their plants and service will be excellent, too, although they're expensive.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,753	Whats your latest plant purchase? Oct 25, 2012 4:34:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Oct 25, 2012 4:34:21 GMT I've had Mary Rose for a couple of years now, it's lovely and very vigorous