cheap plants

as stated ive moved house and am doing up the garden, slowly but surely! ivee decided that im not going to bother with seeds this year as i want it to look pretty by summer but wont have time for seeds. the site pricedropdonkey has some really good discount deals at the minute.. im looking at the hardy devon pinks collection that has 25% off and also the cyclamen hederifolium pack of 6x9cm with 50% off. im just going to keep them on the patio for now in there pots, but obviously i want more than this so is there any others people like on the site and i will get them for the garden
https://www.pricedropdonkey.com/cheap-home-garden/for-the-garden-deals

 

Hiya naturelover i just had a look at the site
Cyclamen hederifolium Pink - pack of 3 x 9cm
im not sure what the other GC members think but i think that's pretty pricey for what your getting
Aildi Wilkos, Morrisons ,Poundland and Lidil sell lots of plants that are very reasonable ok you do have to wait n see whats on offer and naturally check that the plants are healthy, but at least you can see what your buying they also sell lots of bulbs both summer and autumn flowering
I personally think you could buy a couple of packets of mixed half hardy annuals which ok will give you only colour for this year, but if you choose Wildflower/Meadow flower mixes you will have some varieties that will self seed and bloom again for you next year you can buy them in in any of the above stores if you direct sow them in well crumbled soil in March you'll have blooms in approx June July ..... or look for the bargain links that the lovely GC members are posting for LOADS of BOG OFFS and money off coupons for your next purchase Also treat yourself to some early flowering perennials that you like and put them in nice pots till you decide whats going where Also pour yourself one of your favorite tipples and enjoy a CYBER Garden browse around the GC members photos albums for some plant ideas ....i know i do
Its SOOOOO exciting planning a new garden so dont feel rushed and enjoy it all and don't forget lotsa piccy's ... we all love piccy's
hope this post helps

PS: also the Cyclamens wont flower till Autumn which is fine if you are aware of that .. and of course you'll want flowers right up till first frosts

 

Ive had some cheapie from Homebase on a saturday morning and always go straight to the clearance section first at B&Q.
Very hit and miss and bq like to sell dead plants at times too. Autumn clearance when first frosts threaten can get you cheap palms,roses,bamboos etc...... for next years garden.

 

Wonder why they are selling cyclamen hederifolium at this time of the year?

I find they tend to flower in september have green leaves all winter and die back to the corm in May.

If you want cheap plants I dont think you can beat the supermarkets, just get in there quick before they die of drought.
But most do actually get new stock in regularly.

 

sorry @BeeHappy , just said what you did earlier

I really should read the whole thread before jumping in.

 

@pete no worries.. i have my fair share of moments too

 

Hi,
I don't think I'd touch that site with a barge pole !

Just an instance, I noticed they're selling Gladiola corms at £1 each.... That's daylight robbery.

Also, have you noticed that a lot of the plants, bulbs etc are via Thompson & Morgan..... Why not go to them direct and cut out the middleman ?

As for summer flowering bulbs I've had ........

10 > Ixia
10 > Sparaxis
10 > Tigridia
10 > Homeria

All for £1 a packet from Wilkinsons.

Pound land are selling packs of 50 bulbs for £1... 20 > Anemone St Brigid 10 > Ixia and 20 > Triteleia.

As for seeds to direct sow what about......

Clarkia, Godetia, Candytuft, Californian Poppy, Annual Lupin, Cornflower, Calendula, Annual Gypsophila, Annual Dianthus ( Pinks ), Carnations ( Chabaud mix or Knight mix ), Asters ( Aster Callistephus or China Aster ), Annual Chrysanthemum ( C. Carinatum ), Larkspur, Didiscus, Sunflowers ( there are tall and short ), Linum ( Flax ), Linaria, Annual Phlox, Love in a mist......

There are probably hundreds more.

I think that for your first year a good mix of annual seeds is the way to go and then that will give you two things, a) a beautiful garden full of colour all through till October/ early November and b) time for you to plan for a permanent solution. Also, if you see anything you like as the season progresses you can put them in where you want them and all you're sacrificing is a plant that is going to die at the end of the season anyway.

Good Luck

 

I agree with other comments, it is more like pricehikedonkey! And they seem to rely heavily on T&M
Anthony's advice makes sense. There are many fast growing annuals to choose from.

 

Yes, Morrisons packs of 20 or is it 30? glady corms are only £1. Checked and it's 30 corms for £2

Some clumps of bushy annual sunflowers grown from seed will be far bigger than any/most perennials in their first year.

Order a 69p packet of seeds with free P&P from T&M before midnight Sunday 28th using code below, and you will get a £5 off next order code sent with their confirmation email, then submit another order for £5's worth of seeds and you'll only need to pay the £1.95 P&P, they are buy 5 get 1 (cheapest) free, so 6 pkts of 99p seeds for only £1.95 P&P = 33p/packet. List of cheap seeds http://www.thompson-morgan.com/value-seed-varieties Select 'Show All' then cheapest first to find 69p seeds, then checkout suitable stuff. If using a £5 code and paying P&P, you might need to return the order code to the default of TMWEBDF, all explained in this thread http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/6-pkts-of-t-m-seeds-for-only-£1-95-p-p-33p-pkt.104536/

So that deaddonkey site is absolutely useless, especially as you can also get 12.6% cashback if going to T&M via a cashback site http://www.topcashback.co.uk/thompson_and_morgan/ and even more so as that cashback can be exchanged for Tesco Clubcard Points and then used to buy stuff at 3x their value from T&M - ironic isn't it?

 

Why change the habit of a lifetime @pete !

 

@naturelover , as all posts above , just wait for the supermarkets to start selling the bedding plants. They will sell them at the right time for your planting and at bargain prices

 

Last year I bought some sea holly from Aldi and it was brilliant and only 99p! It has the most amazing blue stems and looks decorative. It needs planting in sandy well drained soil. Two of the three plants are shooting already this year. Go for it if you have sandy soil and no/few slugs.