My lucky day!

wow!! lots and lots ~ well, you deserve it!! i hope you find the right thing ~ maybe a rose with an appropriate name? or would you prefer something evergreen that you can keep looking at? or a statue like in johns garden???

Oooh, thank you Sticki - that was quick! Mmmm, it should certainly be something lasting . . will keep thinking. :))

what a wonderful handful of vouchers, if I had all those I would not know how to spend them, you can buy some great plants or something else for the garden, such kind friends you have,

How lovely for you Sheila, what a treat and an excuse to be extravagant!!! Enjoy.x

Some kind of structure would be nice, that you could grow a few climbers up.

Thank you very much for your comments Yorks, Grandma and Cinders . . . luckily there's no "end date" on them, so I can take my time!

Isn't that lovely, Ooooh choices, There's plenty reductions this time of year :))), if your thinking of pots or trellis, new bench etc, hold on for a couple of weeks, they will be greatly reduced, whatever you choose you will get lots of enjoyment knowing how you come to buy them..

I saw a lovely standard cotoneaster today for exactly that amount Sheila, but i'll never pay that for a plant after my standard holly died last winter. Perhaps a nice bit of statuary, or one of those gorgeous pots that are soooooo expensive, perhaps two matching pots for that! Wonderful present, I would have been thrilled to bits too. Well done for knowing it was time to hand over the reins and well done for keeping it up for 10 years! :)) Enjoy!

well done you, it sounds like your friends were the lucky ones! enjoy the search
you can buy gorgeous little sun dials, at least they cannt get eaten, get black spot or wilt...

The group must have really appreciated your efforts, and that really nice and must give yo a nice feeling - happy shopping

Lucky lucky you, what nice friends you have.

Lovely to hear from you Young Daisy, Karen, Resi, Kfunsters and Grannyb, and thank you for your kind comments!

Not enough for a new bench, but I like the idea of something permanent, particularly pots. I didn't know any of them before I started the group, but it was a good way to acquire new friends, lol!

What about a mirror in the garden?

Definitely your lucky day, Sheila and just goes to show that your ten years in office have been appreciated. ....... You may find some GCs have ''''Seasonal Clearance' sales on right now, not only plants, but accesories for the garden too. ....... Choose something you have always hankered after, but couldn't justify the cost ... lol! Have fun in your search ... :o))

What nice friends you have Sheila,as has been said already, lots of reduced things about just now... i am sure you will enjoy spending your vouchers.Well done on your 10 years running the group..:o)

Thank you so much Shirley and Joanella . . . excellent advice. :o)))

I've always hankered after a Japanese garden, Shirley, it will have to be in miniature, lol!

Not a mirror, Sticki, I wouldn't like to catch sight of myself!

I can understand that cos I wouldn't like to do that myself but I love that mirror annella has put in.

Well done Sheila, ten years is a long time to run things and your friends obviously appreciated your efforts, have fun spending your vouchers, I bet there is something special you have a yearning for and have put aside because of the price, now you can go for it without the guilt trip...

I certainly think you deserve a rest now Sheila, now you can have all the fun without the responsibility! Your friends certainly think the world of you, because as well as giving you all that money, they've given you the joy of the anticipation of what to use it for as well!
I like the sound of a pair of really nice pots, that you can plant up differently each season! So, have a think and have fun!!

Whatever you choose Sheila your friends obviously think you deserve something special for all the effort you have put in over the last ten years.

Lucky You! I would definitely go for something permanent - something that you may not have previously justified paying out for - like a stone urn, for example. Lovely with a phormium surrounded by trailing lobelia...... just a thought. :o)

Thank you Lin, Libet, Stroller and Nariz. It's a good thing there's no expiry date . . . I was never any good at decisions!

Well done enjoy spending the vouchers:)

Just catching up Sheila, what a lovely gesture and no doubt richly deserved. Your efforts have brought together like minded people and enriched all their lives as well as your own. I hope you let us know what you decide upon:-)

That's a lovely thing to say Ba - thank you! I have already bought a VERY lightweight spade, which I'd searched for for years, and have plenty of vouchers left, so will certainly let you know. :))

Good choice Sheilabub, i have a Lady spade, small and lightweight, hub borrowed it for work a couple of weeks ago and it went missing! was eventually found left outside at the side of a house, I said. Dont Touch My Spade Again hahaha, he said, Right Oh :))))

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Hi Youngdaisy! Bit late in the day, sorry, but did you ever buy a Lady Fork too?? I have been looking for one, but no luck so far. Thanks. x

Sheila I would have thought most GC sell lady forks, I have one but not sure where it came from LOL. Had it years, thats why!
ps. just looked on e.bay, they have lots of 'garden ladies border fork' take a look!

Oooh thank you Grandma! My local GCs don't seem to sell them, and I'm timid about e bay, but will take a look.

Ooooooh dont be shy about e.bay Sheila I am very bold on there now and have even sold some things too! But these forks I saw were very reasonable.