Garden Bargains and Freebies

Aries

Our local Morrisons sometimes sell used Black Flower Buckets.
They are taped together in bundles of about 7 or 8 usually about £1
Ours are near the Cut Flowers,if you dont see any its worth asking.
Dont forget to put drainage holes in them.

smk77

Aries wrote:

Our local Morrisons sometimes sell used Black Flower Buckets.
They are taped together in bundles of about 7 or 8 usually about £1
Ours are near the Cut Flowers,if you dont see any its worth asking.
Dont forget to put drainage holes in them.

I got some of these last year. I'll defiantely be looking out for more this year as similar sized pot cost about £2-3 from a garden centre.

Cacran

I have a cold frame without any glass. I want to get some clear plastic to replace it, for safety reasons. Does anyone know where I can get hold of some?

hazelize_uk

Thanks for that link louise, we have just got the keys to our allotment, to start some SERIOUS greenfingered money saving more seeds = more produce :T

myato

home bargains today were selling all seeds, flowers and veg 15p a packet! they had loads of choice too.........................

hth someone

steveruk_2

Just a few pointers in case anyone is interested:

If you are looking for freebies for the garden, then Starbucks may be a decent place to start. You can pick up used coffee grounds in store which you can use as a mulch, especially good for nitrogen loving plants. I'm told the smell is supposed to keep the slugs at bay, but I haven't seen much evidence of this

As far as bargains go, Woolworths is a good place to look at currently. In the sale part I picked up a set of wilkinson pruners, gloves and twine for £3.50. Also (at the Gloucester store) they have started getting the garden wares out and have fruit bushes for a couple of quid. They also had some fruit trees but I didn't see how much they were.

And finally, one of my top buys last year was a plastic cold frame from poundstretcher for about a tenner. I've used it to grow numerous things and have used it to overwinter a few things.

quidsin

Cacran wrote:

I have a cold frame without any glass. I want to get some clear plastic to replace it, for safety reasons. Does anyone know where I can get hold of some?

I've just been thinking about this one- the best idea to get clear plastic for ( next to ) nothing- place an advert in your local paper / free adds- wanting off cuts from perspex sheets, or if there's a local sign company you could always give them a try.

Caroline2CV

BOGOF Prices of Wilkinsons Seeds on Fri 19/1/07

Wilkinsons own Seeds prices I took a note of were:

Flowers from 39p and Veg also from 39p

There are Wilkinson's Multi packs - ie 6 varieties for £2.29 details are:

Vegetables 6 x herbs
6 x Lettuce leaves
6 x Mixed Salad leaves
6 x different tomatoes

Flowers 6 x bedding favourites
6 x patio plants
6 x sunflowers
6 x sweet peas

Johnston's Flowers & Veg seeds prices were assorted - also Bogof re the cheapest

angelavdavis

quidsin wrote:

I've just been thinking about this one- the best idea to get clear plastic for ( next to ) nothing- place an advert in your local paper / free adds- wanting off cuts from perspex sheets, or if there's a local sign company you could always give them a try.

Try freecycle.org

Jnelhams

Poundland have got their Roses, Redcurrants, Gooseberries, Blueberries and Raspberries in little boxes now, as well as packets of various herbaceous plants.