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I had to get some plants for work yesterday and apart from 2 african viloets at £2.99 each every other plant that took my fancy was reduced.

Having seen so many amaryllis on GoY I was tempted by 2, a semi double white called ‘Jewel’ and a red bicolour called ’exotic star.

Exotic star doesnt seem to have a flower bud as leaves are starting to show.

Jewel is well under way but I feel confident she will strengthen and grow straight

One of the other garden centres was selling pots of daffs for £1 and another had Cyclamen coum reduced from £1.99 to 99p so I bought 4 pots. They also had pots labelled as daff but they clearly are not. I got one for work ‘just to see’ what they are. I suspect they might be Chinodoxia.

I also picked up a dozen perenials at 50p each. Obviously with living in Yorkshire, its canny values, are rubbing off :o)

I hope to get a few more plants for work but wether I will get them at such good value is unlikely. Our local Lidl is closed for refurbishment.

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Bargains... well done :o)

24 Jan, 2010

 

That was a great find

24 Jan, 2010

 

~ lucky you!

24 Jan, 2010

 

Just love a bargain!
Well done.

24 Jan, 2010

 

Good day for bargains then,........

24 Jan, 2010

 

Some real bargains there!! Could I ask you to post the african violet plants for the GoYpedia page please...:))

24 Jan, 2010

 

you got some bargains didnt you sbg,i got a few bargains today as well will put blog on tmoz,looking forward to later pics of your plants...

24 Jan, 2010

 

Gr8 purchases, Sbg!! How dare your Lidl close for refurbishment!!! :-))

24 Jan, 2010

 

great bargains SBG I love when they reduce things, the other day I got an orchid for 2.99, basket with hyacinths in same price, dutch iris bulbs 60p :)))

25 Jan, 2010

 

I am going to sort our a folder on the computer for the houseplants soon , so yes i will pop the photos on there for you Amblealice.

yes i do love a bargain.

25 Jan, 2010

 

Great Buys SeaB :)

25 Jan, 2010

 

Good to have such bargains :o) especially the Cyclamen.

25 Jan, 2010

 

Great bargains.

25 Jan, 2010

 

~ have a look on the Eden project site ~some of their plants are 10% off and are good value anyway whilst being slightly different and like Kew all their sales help fund their research etc~

25 Jan, 2010

 

I have already been looking. Have been to eden many times love it.

25 Jan, 2010

 

Amazing value! Why can't I find bargains like these, Sbg?

25 Jan, 2010

 

you often get fantastic plants spritz!

26 Jan, 2010

 

great bargains sea... well done,, i have 3 amaryllis, 2 doing really well but 3rd still only just pocking through after 3 weeks, :o)) think i will go bargain hunting at weekend

27 Jan, 2010

 

you get lots of lovely plants though.

27 Jan, 2010

 

thanx sea ;o) they had little card pots in tesco with mini daffs at £1.50 which i didnt think was to bad, the pots had daffs on them to, would look good on kitchen window ledge i thought

28 Jan, 2010

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Uma
 

Great, Seaburngirl! Love your Hippeastrums and Fritillaria...They are especially beautiful...

29 Jan, 2010

 

~just had two 2 litre plants~Correa backhouseana and Abelia Floribunda from Eden~ very nice plants and very well packed~ worth a look!

29 Jan, 2010

 

the bent over one is now straight. the other one has 3 flower bud stems coming up, getting exciting.

29 Jan, 2010

 

hi sea is all ok with site now ?

29 Jan, 2010

 

in the last hour evrything seems to be ok now. fingers crossed.

29 Jan, 2010

 

thats good sea,,, hope it stays that way ;o)

29 Jan, 2010

 

I can see you love a bargain as much as I do, well done on getting the plants that you wanted at a knock down price. I have lots of Cyclamen Coum and they have really spread and now they self-seeded around the garden. I think they have gorgeous foliage as well as pretty flowers. :o)

Sandra x

3 Feb, 2010

 

hoping to go on another plant hunt at the weekend if the snow has gone by then.

3 Feb, 2010

 

Oh well done you ! Great Yorkshire bargains if ever I saw them ! Lol

6 Feb, 2010

 

sure are. and the leaves that are just visible are 4 flower spikes. cant wait to see how they do.

6 Feb, 2010

 

: o )))

6 Feb, 2010

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