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    Good afternoon @Verdun my friend I have ordered my hot spot plant,should be here within the next few days:smile:

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      Excellent WO :).

      Cross Common is worth a visit too if you're down here. Specialists in tender, rare and unusual plants. I try to go there once or twice a year....prob 20 miles from me :)
       
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        I rescued a pink topaz aster and 24 pansies from Homebase clearance shelf. The aster is bursting out of the pot so will probably split x 4 to bed up with the purple dome asters which are making a ribbon of colour through my cottage garden border. Common but reliable and they do well here.

        The pansies are already in the window box that has been empty for a day:smile:
         
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          Yep, 4 plants for next year alana. The way to do it at this time of year. :)
           
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            Hi @Verdun this arrived this morning my friend:smile:

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              Hiya Woo.....:)
              Great. Nice n quick :)
              Perhaps a mulch of gravel?
               
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                Hi @Verdun my friend have added some grit to the mix and some white gravel to be added or I have plenty of small white seashells:dunno::smile:
                 
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                  Excellent Woo :)
                   
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                    I bought a sack barrow from Screwfix to move my heavy pots. Its a sturdy one that will take weights up to 150 kilos and it was already made up which was a bonus - I was expecting a self assembly job:smile:
                     
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                      Beautiful Redstar. Where are you going to put it? Would smell lovely when you brush against it I would like.
                       
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                        A sack barrow was one of my best gardening purchases. My current one was from screwfix. Its had some serious abuse and is still going strong                        ​
                         
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                          Not exactly a purchase. Went to the local nursery and swapped some surplus brugmansias for the stuff on the table and a ginger

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                            Just got me a Coffee/Spice Grinder from Sainsburys (reduced and reduced again with son's staff card) £10...
                            Time to Dry and Grind some Chilli's methinks .....bland food will never taste the same

                            Anyone for Sprinkles ;)

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                              £3.99 in Lidl.

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                                That's a very reasonable price for Zebra grass :blue thumb:. It's an excellent grass that is tough as old boots, is happy with most soils and positions although is happiest in sunny, moist, well drained soil. At the size you have bought it, it should establish quickly. Don't prune it back until early Spring (unless it's looking tatty) but don't leave it later than that as the new stems will start to grow then.

                                Once well established you may find, after a few years, that it's getting a bit big for the site. That's easily solved as it is quite simple to split with a spade. Then you have some established plants to put elsewhere, or give away or sell. :) We sell ours on Open Day for £2.50.
                                 
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