What a Fab Weekend!

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Am working 5 out of 6 weekends, currently, and thought that this free one might bring some light relief. I certainly didn’t expect to have nearly so much fun as I am having, however.

7.30am. – Wakened by the dull “thud” as the mail drops through the letterbox. No bills, surprise, surprise!!! I got me a real “treasure” instead!

Priced £2.50, I got this for free, possibly because I visited this nursery (40mins drive) a few times last summer. This nursery does magnificent show stands at our national gardening show each year, and has a marvellous setting (will share this “jewel” with you later this year in a blog – the location is also fab!).

Leafing through it this morning (haven’t got beyond “O” yet), I see that they have several good “pirate” plants. Euphorbia characias “Black Pearl” was always on our “pirates” list, and I jumped for joy when I saw that they are having this one, this year! There are some more, including one of my fave grasses – Ophiopogon planiscarpus “Black Beard”! The catalogue says (hope I can freely quote) – "like the normal “Black Grass”, but on steroids, everything is bigger. Evergreen l;eaves up to 45cms long,n which should be good for flower arranging. An ideal plant for groundcover, the flowers are scented, too."

I was also amazed to see that they are having the very first plant suggested here on GOY for our “pirates” theme , by dear Gilli! Hemerocallis “Crimson Pirate”!!!! Gilli came up “trumps” with Aquilegia “Chocolate Soldier” last year. Am so happy to find a local source of her suggestion (the very first for our theme). We look forward to getting this!!!

Aquilegia “Chocolate Soldier” in our garden last year.

Soldiers? They wouldn’t stand a chocolate’s hope in ‘ell in this year’s “theme” – aharrr!!!

Soon after digesting the mail, and breakfast, had to go to my local garden centre for a bag of compost. Guess what I found there? The perfect “ammo”!!

Great (cannon)balls o’ fire!!!!!!!! as Tt said.

(More gr8 suggestions for our garden under this pic in me gallery)! :-))

Guess what? I forgot the compost, had to go to me nearest “Homebase” store earlier this evening for it, and got me some more bargains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All were reduced “for quick sale” to £2.00 each!!! I love phormiums,they will look gr8 as foliage plants in our “pirates” garden. The skimmia will also look good for now in the square, black, ceramic planter in my front garden. I paid a mere £4.50 for them all (original price would have been £35.00!!!!!!!!).

Tomorrow, am going on a guided snowdrop walk, as part of our Scottish Snowdrop Festival – no wonder methinks I ’ave died, and gone to ’eaven!!!!

:-))

• 13 Feb, 2010
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