Show Us Your Recent Purchases 2019

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by shiney, Jan 6, 2019.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 22 of 30
  1. CarolineL

    CarolineL Total Gardener

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2016
    Messages:
    2,072
    Gender:
    Female
    Occupation:
    Retired Software engineer
    Location:
    Rural Carmarthenshire
    Ratings:
    +5,289
    Purchases8919Sm.jpg
    Went to plant fair on Sunday. Won a salvia 'Bordeaux' in raffle, so bought salvia Amistad, Sebastian and sagitatta as well. Could not resist Myrtus ugni even though I'm not likely to get a pie's worth of fruit from it. Also a doodia fern and small perovskia.
     
    • Like Like x 4
      CarolineL, Sep 10, 2019
      #316 Quote in Conversation
    • ARMANDII

      ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

      Joined:
      Jan 12, 2019
      Messages:
      48,096
      Gender:
      Male
      Ratings:
      +100,844
      In true adherence to my sworn Oath and Affidavit that I would never, again, impulse buy any more plants:thumbsup:, I walked into Lidl's and saw Pennisetsum Rubrum and Pennisetum Hameln on sale for £3.99p each and bought both:dunno::doh:
      upload_2019-9-15_15-7-29.png

      I'm not really a "Grass man" but for some reason, and not the price, I really liked them. They're both hardy so could go into the borders but I have a feeling they would be lost in the heavy planting that is characteristic of my Cottage Style garden, so I decided to pay a visit to the nearest Plant Nursery to pick up some pots. Now, you would think I would only buy 2 medium sized pots but, no, I saw some pots that I "needed" for three Titanotrichum Oldhamii
      upload_2019-9-15_15-16-38.jpeg
      that I bought earlier this year, so that made 5 pots in all, and a bag of coarse sand to add to the compost mix.
      Oh, a note for those who have Cats:cat-kittyandsmiley:, my Cat, Jenny, took an immediate liking for Pennisetum Hameln and decided to eat it so I've put that Grass on a higher level than she would be prepared to reach!!:coffee:
       
      • Like Like x 3
      • Funny Funny x 1
        ARMANDII, Sep 15, 2019
        #317 Quote in Conversation
      • CanadianLori

        CanadianLori Total Gardener

        Joined:
        Sep 20, 2015
        Messages:
        10,022
        Occupation:
        Battle Axe
        Location:
        Oakville, Ontario, Canada Zone 5A
        Ratings:
        +32,334
        @ARMANDII I wonder if it is a good hairball advancer. Cats seem to know what roughage to eat in order to push hairballs through and out their systems.

        I one babysat a rabbit for a relative and silly me let it have a little run round the kitchen because I figured that since all the entries have doors, I could shut it in there to enjoy time out of the cage.

        Came back later to discover it had eaten all of the lower foliage on my anthurium. Silly Lori :doh:

        But it did work out well because it was then more of a Christmas tree shape. Put those cute little lights on it come December. :biggrin:
         
        • Like Like x 1
          CanadianLori, Sep 15, 2019
          #318 Quote in Conversation
        • ARMANDII

          ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

          Joined:
          Jan 12, 2019
          Messages:
          48,096
          Gender:
          Male
          Ratings:
          +100,844
          Hi Lori, yep, I reckon it's the same reason why Cats eat ordinary grass on lawns, etc because they lack the enzymes to help them digest vegetable matter etc, and Pennisetum Hameln must be packed with Folic Acid that Jenny recognises is good to digestion.:dunno::cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
           
          • Like Like x 1
            ARMANDII, Sep 15, 2019
            #319 Quote in Conversation
          • alana

            alana Super Gardener

            Joined:
            May 5, 2008
            Messages:
            764
            Occupation:
            Head Gardener
            Location:
            Far East of Suffolk
            Ratings:
            +2,623
            Four bags of sh*te - sorry not worth a picture:rolleyespink:
             
            • Funny Funny x 2
            • Friendly Friendly x 1
              alana, Sep 15, 2019
              #320 Quote in Conversation
            • andrews

              andrews Super Gardener

              Joined:
              Aug 28, 2018
              Messages:
              900
              Gender:
              Male
              Occupation:
              Waste Management and Consultancy
              Location:
              South Yorkshire
              Ratings:
              +2,369
              Not a plant purchase but a purchase for plants …. or seeds right now.

              I was struggling with prop space for seeds and the heated bed isn't ideal in the middle of winter so I weakened and bought this. Arrived yesterday - really well packed but with soooooo much plastic packaging. Now set up in the outbuilding with the first few trays of seeds (musa and ensete). If I run out of space I'm thinking of creating a second level for seed trays (somehow??)

              IMG_4282.jpg
               
              • Like Like x 5
                andrews, Oct 2, 2019
                #321 Quote in Conversation
              • john558

                john558 Total Gardener

                Joined:
                Feb 14, 2015
                Messages:
                2,545
                Gender:
                Male
                Occupation:
                Retired
                Location:
                Ramsgate, Kent
                Ratings:
                +9,078
                My purchase today was a Cornbeef Pie, sorry I can't show a pic as I ate it:dancy:
                 
                • Funny Funny x 3
                • Like Like x 1
                  john558, Oct 2, 2019
                  #322 Quote in Conversation
                • Perki

                  Perki Total Gardener

                  Joined:
                  Jun 2, 2017
                  Messages:
                  2,500
                  Gender:
                  Male
                  Location:
                  Lancashire
                  Ratings:
                  +9,132
                  You'll have to be careful with the Pennisetum Rubrum they not really that hardly, it may do better with your sandy soil . Mine kicked the bucket after the first hardish frost , Shame really very nice grass otherwise.
                   
                  • Like Like x 1
                    Perki, Oct 2, 2019
                    #323 Quote in Conversation
                  • CarolineL

                    CarolineL Total Gardener

                    Joined:
                    Jun 12, 2016
                    Messages:
                    2,072
                    Gender:
                    Female
                    Occupation:
                    Retired Software engineer
                    Location:
                    Rural Carmarthenshire
                    Ratings:
                    +5,289
                    Hi @andrews do you have a link for the source of that maxi propagator please? I have a heated base but looking for a top that matches its somewhat peculiar shape.
                     
                    • Like Like x 1
                      CarolineL, Oct 2, 2019
                      #324 Quote in Conversation
                    • andrews

                      andrews Super Gardener

                      Joined:
                      Aug 28, 2018
                      Messages:
                      900
                      Gender:
                      Male
                      Occupation:
                      Waste Management and Consultancy
                      Location:
                      South Yorkshire
                      Ratings:
                      +2,369
                      • Like Like x 1
                        andrews, Oct 3, 2019
                        #325 Quote in Conversation
                      • andrews

                        andrews Super Gardener

                        Joined:
                        Aug 28, 2018
                        Messages:
                        900
                        Gender:
                        Male
                        Occupation:
                        Waste Management and Consultancy
                        Location:
                        South Yorkshire
                        Ratings:
                        +2,369
                        Delivery one of two. Gravel and soil to be put into a 4' x 8' planter (to be delivered and built).

                        Planter will be planted with Agave

                        IMG_4294.jpg
                         
                        • Like Like x 2
                          andrews, Oct 11, 2019
                          #326 Quote in Conversation
                        • CarolineL

                          CarolineL Total Gardener

                          Joined:
                          Jun 12, 2016
                          Messages:
                          2,072
                          Gender:
                          Female
                          Occupation:
                          Retired Software engineer
                          Location:
                          Rural Carmarthenshire
                          Ratings:
                          +5,289
                          Thanks for info earlier @andrews - sorry didn't reply. Looks like you're going to do a lot of barrowing soon!
                           
                          • Like Like x 2
                            CarolineL, Oct 11, 2019
                            #327 Quote in Conversation
                          • andrews

                            andrews Super Gardener

                            Joined:
                            Aug 28, 2018
                            Messages:
                            900
                            Gender:
                            Male
                            Occupation:
                            Waste Management and Consultancy
                            Location:
                            South Yorkshire
                            Ratings:
                            +2,369
                            Luckily he dropped the bags right next to the spot where the planter will sit. I was expecting the planter yesterday but it didn't turn up. That means I have time to cut the paddock hedge …..joy!
                             
                            • Like Like x 1
                              andrews, Oct 12, 2019
                              #328 Quote in Conversation
                            • ARMANDII

                              ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

                              Joined:
                              Jan 12, 2019
                              Messages:
                              48,096
                              Gender:
                              Male
                              Ratings:
                              +100,844
                              Just had a severe attack of impulse buying:hate-shocked::wallbanging:......so I've ordered....

                              Geum "Blazing Sunset", "Mrs Bradshaw", "Lady Stratheden"
                              Kniphofia "Citrina"
                              Astrantia Major "Rose"
                              Thalictrum "Album"
                              Rudbeckia "Goldsturm"
                              Kniphofia "Sunningdale Yellow"
                              " " "Alcazar"
                              Clematis "Taiga"
                              Musa Banana Dwarf "Cavendish"
                              Woodwardia Fimbriata Giant Chain Fern

                              That should keep me busy during the coming months!!:heehee::cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
                               
                              • Like Like x 4
                              • Funny Funny x 2
                                ARMANDII, Oct 14, 2019
                                #329 Quote in Conversation
                              • shiney

                                shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

                                Joined:
                                Jul 3, 2006
                                Messages:
                                63,873
                                Gender:
                                Male
                                Occupation:
                                Retired - Last Century!!!
                                Location:
                                Herts/Essex border. Zone 8b
                                Ratings:
                                +124,743
                                I've learnt, over many years, how to avoid that. :blue thumb: I sew up my pockets before going near a garden centre. :whistle:
                                 
                                • Funny Funny x 2
                                • Like Like x 1
                                  shiney, Oct 15, 2019
                                  #330 Quote in Conversation
                                Page 22 of 30
                                Loading...
                                Similar Threads - Show Recent Purchases
                                1. ARMANDII

                                  SHOW US YOUR RECENT PURCHASES 2018

                                  ARMANDII, Jan 1, 2018, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                  Replies:
                                  844
                                  Views:
                                  64,747
                                  Flumpy
                                  Apr 20, 2019
                                2. Fat Controller

                                  Show us your recent purchases 2016

                                  Fat Controller, Jan 2, 2016, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                  Replies:
                                  142
                                  Views:
                                  15,592
                                  ARMANDII
                                  Dec 26, 2016
                                3. PeterS

                                  Show us your recent purchases.

                                  PeterS, Apr 27, 2012, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                  Replies:
                                  1,161
                                  Views:
                                  124,518
                                  Marley Farley
                                  Feb 8, 2014
                                4. strongylodon

                                  Show us you houseplants

                                  strongylodon, Nov 22, 2024, in forum: Other Plants
                                  Replies:
                                  0
                                  Views:
                                  327
                                  strongylodon
                                  Nov 22, 2024
                                5. AndyP

                                  MyShow Software

                                  AndyP, Oct 15, 2024, in forum: Business Directory
                                  Replies:
                                  0
                                  Views:
                                  347
                                  AndyP
                                  Oct 15, 2024
                                Thread Status:
                                Not open for further replies.

                                Share This Page

                                1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
                                  By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
                                  Accept Learn More...
                                  Dismiss Notice