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Bedding plants for pennies at Homebase

My local Homebase has lots of fine bedding plants reduced from £3 to 50p for a tray of 6, or £5 to £1 - begonias, petunias, salvia, lobelia, etc. We bought 72 plants for £6 this afternoon!
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  • 2 weeks too late for me I am afraid.

    Spent about £15 for the same amount!!!
    Not Again
  • r.mac_2
    r.mac_2 Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    thanks for this - will go look this afternoon as my planters need to be topped up!
    aless02 wrote: »
    r.mac, you are so wise and wonderful, that post was lovely and so insightful!
    I can't promise that all my replies will illicit this response :p
  • duloch
    duloch Posts: 396 Forumite
    Was at homebase yesterday but never saw any bargains, might just have to go for another look today and hopefully get some plants. I have planted some seeds but getting a little impatient waiting for them to flower so this would be ideal for now. Thanks!
  • bluenose1
    bluenose1 Posts: 2,767 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Thanks OP, but none in my local Homebase in Aintree.
    Money SPENDING Expert

  • Saint_Chris
    Saint_Chris Posts: 3,876 Forumite
    none in ours at prescot

    plus they did have some plants i wanted, and they were dead, i asked did they have any that were not wilted anywhere else, and the lady said 'no.

    but i could have 5% off the ones i wanted,

    yeah sure i'm going to go and buy dead plants.
  • kazire
    kazire Posts: 472 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    lots of items at bedhampton one nr portsmouth/havant are marked down, i already have too many plants than i need so just picked up a corriander plant for ..... 15p
  • Hippychick
    Hippychick Posts: 738 Forumite
    kazire wrote: »
    lots of items at bedhampton one nr portsmouth/havant are marked down, i already have too many plants than i need so just picked up a corriander plant for ..... 15p

    Thanks for that I was just about to go to Havant B&Q for some bedding plants, off to Homebase instead!


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  • BargainGalore
    BargainGalore Posts: 5,243 Forumite
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    Frost maybe tonight in some areas so protect them
  • r.mac_2
    r.mac_2 Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    none in Edinburgh, Straiton, but I did get some nice petunias and herbs.

    thanks for the frost warning bargains :D I'm a novice at this!
    aless02 wrote: »
    r.mac, you are so wise and wonderful, that post was lovely and so insightful!
    I can't promise that all my replies will illicit this response :p
  • blue_monkey_2
    blue_monkey_2 Posts: 11,435 Forumite
    I was in B&Q this morning and they had loads of trays for 50p or £1 too.
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