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You should "borrow" it for a mist propagation unit for those hard to root things.

 

I don't have that problem Nigel as my garden is virtually 'complete'.

 

On a new stall I found in our local open air market, I bought a Corydalis 'Blue Summit'
but I have no idea where I'm going to plant it.

 

Since when did that stop us buying plants? :-)

 

I went for paint and came back with these ...

Euphorbia 'Ascot Dream' :-



Patio roses ' Velvet Rainbow' and ' Designer sunset' :-





Mammillaria heliosa, to replace the one that died a few years ago :-

 

Please tell me the brand is called "Britain in a box"

 

A couple of days ago my wife & I went to have a look at what was being reduced in Wilcos now that they are having a closing down sale. I was especially interested in getting some new pots for my Amaryllis. I have 10 Amaryllis that need new pots. The 6" pots they are in are breaking up. Some months ago I bought one for the Amaryllis my son & daughter-in-law gave me for Christmas. As all gardening products were reduced by 50% I got 10 pots.
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Wow, they are stunning. I love the Euphorbia (it is huge) and the Designer Sunrise Rose.

 

Thank you @Victoria, they are from B&Q
I kept repeating to myself as I drove there "KEEP AWAY FROM THE GARDEN CENTRE !" but it didn't work

 

Begonia in a ceramic pot, reduced to 50p in Morrisons. The plant itself is in good condition and once I cut off the tattiest flowers and gave it a good soak it looks fine.

 

Anemone Elfin Swan - I liked the colour of the sepals





Patio rose ...

 

This is all @Victoria 's fault, I found the link to the webshop I have used before and some plants forced themselves on me.

World Wonders Gardens - Seed Specialist

Just why am I attracted to plants like "Giant Thorny Bamboo"? At 30m tall it will make an interesting (and thorny) house plant.



Anyways, one can never have too many Semprevivums and the Mesembryanthemums are a round two (I killed the first lot over a winter some years ago) and Morinda v.1. never germinated so surely it will this time.

The Passiflora is just waiting for me to get a conservatory. I probably need to buy a house first.

 

@Michael Hewett

I'll remember not to send you out on an errand with my money!

 

According to the label they are border plants & flower from August to November - I think I should have looked at the label before buying them!

 

Has anybody got any ideas of what small plants, (but not from the Viola family as they die every year from some virus), like Pansies or Violas that I can put in their place on the balcony & that will give some colour on the balcony during the winter? It's so depressing looking out of the windows to the balcony & see next to nothing growing/flowering before February/March!