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Yep. I've been to the garden centre(s) again. This time for a whole bunch of plants, for pots, troughs and especially the jumbo flower bed. Including another pair of 'clearance' bargains that just need some TLC (i.e. mycorrhizal fungi and a few litres of Phostrogen). Today's haul...





For the flower bed
2x Dianthus Firestar
2x Zauschneria Glasnevin
2x Hebe Celebration
2x Ligustrum Jonandum (abandoned in the clearance section for £19.99 a piece)

For the containers
Petunias
Salvia Red
Cinerara Silver Dust

All being well the only other things we'll need to add to the bed are the daffs, tulips and snowdrop bulbs, once they make an appearance on the shelves, later in the year.

 

B&Q 5 for £5.

 

That's not bad @Pushkin , 5 Armeria and a cat.

 

ARMANDII I can see a few plants in this pic that need the ground

 

Went to Lidl to buy some food and ended up with this lot.
That's a Bernisser hardy fuchsia which I haven't heard of before.
Got the perfect place for it too.

 

Your fuschia looks nice mate
Fuchsia 'Bernisser Hardy' | fuchsia 'Bernisser Hardy'/RHS Gardening

 

Well I popped to Codsall garden centre today to get blaze some locusts from the reptile shop in there and I felt the plants pulling me ….yes I ended up at the again...I blame you all for the addiction

Astilbe Younique "Ruby Red"



Astilbe Younique "Pink"



Two - Imperata Cylindrica



Placed them where we want them to go in the back garden for planting tomorrow




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Gail, nice plants
Red Baron grasses are fantastic esp from mid summer onwards when the whole plants turn red. Have a large group of them here.....sure to feature them in pictures during the summer

 

When you say the whole plant turns red does that include leaves ...I turned around in the garden centre in the light they just hit my eyes they're a beautiful plant and can't wait to see yours but add my name please on your post so I know it's the plant if you don't mind as yours will be well established

 

Gail, the plant IS the leaves! Yes, that red colour extends to the whole plant as summer progresses. Same plant Gail, Imperata Cylindrica Red Baron.
I had a group next to white anemone last year but now I also have them elsewhere in front of dwarf delphiniums. Couple of weeks and should be photographable.
I once planted a "ribbon" of them in a friend's garden to make a sort of red river running through a bed of heathers.

 

Verdun well it should look lovely...the pink one only had Astilbe younique on it...but not what actual pink flower it is...I can't wait to see them Verdun.
I bet your friends garden looked how you've described it

All we have left to do on the back garden is remove the pea gravel from in front of the decking and done the side by the fencing and add new there, as Bruno kicked a lot of larger ones on it and it don't matter how much you try to remove them, your still getting odd ones showing, so news going down

 

I love astilbes Gail.....you will love yours too. ....dont forget to give it plenty of moisture.

Your garden is developing nicely...

 

Love your Astilbes Gail . My Cappuccino has got flowers developing and so has the Chinensis . Yours will look wonderful with all your other plants

 

Verdun I always get hubby to read labels for me as I don't carry my spec's and it said shade/sun...so I asked the lady there and she had some in her garden and said the same as you they're beautiful but they do need shade and sun...our back is a sun trap so will they still be ok?