Gardening Bargain Alerts Mega Thread

paddy147

Hozelock 25 meter hoze reel kits reduced from 46 euro down to 25 euro.

B&Q Airside,Swords.

jaffa20

Bit early i know but has anybody seen any spring bulbs to buy in bulk. A good variety of daffodil bulb would be nice. Lidl in uk have 5kg on sale at 5pounds but dont see any in Ireland. Thanks

jprboy

jaffa20 wrote: »

Bit early i know but has anybody seen any spring bulbs to buy in bulk. A good variety of daffodil bulb would be nice. Lidl in uk have 5kg on sale at 5pounds but dont see any in Ireland. Thanks

Lidl generally have these in September every year in Ireland so just keep an eye on their upcoming offers over the next few weeks.

Shegull

jaffa20 wrote: »

Bit early i know but has anybody seen any spring bulbs to buy in bulk. A good variety of daffodil bulb would be nice. Lidl in uk have 5kg on sale at 5pounds but dont see any in Ireland. Thanks

Lidl in Clonee have them for 9.99. Woodies have them 5kg for 9.99 as well as all your other bulbs

paddy147

jaffa20 wrote: »

Bit early i know but has anybody seen any spring bulbs to buy in bulk. A good variety of daffodil bulb would be nice. Lidl in uk have 5kg on sale at 5pounds but dont see any in Ireland. Thanks

5kg bags of them now on sale in Homebase,Woodies and B&Q...about 30-35 bulbs per net bag.


Price ranges from 7 euro to 10 euro...depending on where you shop.

Also packets of Tulips,Crocuss Muscari,and Snowdrops.


You will also get spring/summer bulb packs in Dealz for 1 euro 50 cents at the moment.

I tried a few packets last year and they all came up.

Sgt Pepper 64

They have a lot of plants reduced half price.
I've always found them good quality but expensive, now these prices are good.
All mainly on 3 tables round the back.
Good few of all them

Prices below are after the discount
Kniphofia €4
Aqilegia nora barlow €3.50
Rudbeckia Goldstrum €4
Delphs (various) €3.50
Campanula €3.50
Hosta €4 -7
Penstenon 3.50
Iris €3
Bergenia €4

many more similar prices like geraniums, asters, poppys, globe thistles, etc etc

Also had a good range of grow bags, climbing bags, trays, covers cloches etc etc

I spent a fortune!

celticbhoy27

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

They have a lot of plants reduced half price.
I've always found them good quality but expensive, now these prices are good.
All mainly on 3 tables round the back.
Good few of all them

Prices below are after the discount
Kniphofia €4
Aqilegia nora barlow €3.50
Rudbeckia Goldstrum €4
Delphs (various) €3.50
Campanula €3.50
Hosta €4 -7
Penstenon 3.50
Iris €3
Bergenia €4

many more similar prices like geraniums, asters, poppys, globe thistles, etc etc

Also had a good range of grow bags, climbing bags, trays, covers cloches etc etc

I spent a fortune!

Where?

wait4me

Plantagen Dunboyne as in the title

paddy147

I picked up some nice White Anenome plants in Howth Garden Centre today for 7 euro.

Couldnt find them in white anywhere else.

Just about to flower,so Im well happy with that.

They grow to about 1 meter in height.I have some in full flower in the garden,but wanted to add some more,as I really love them.The bees love them too.:)

Sgt Pepper 64

paddy147 wrote: »

I picked up some nice White Anenome plants in Howth Garden Centre today for 7 euro.

Couldnt find them in white anywhere else.

Just about to flower,so Im well happy with that.

They grow to about 1 meter in height.I have some in full flower in the garden,but wanted to add some more,as I really love them.The bees love them too.:)

Hey Paddy, went to the butterfly place in straffen today, worth a visit, but takes about an hour, nice planting and pond in the main tropical place

paddy147

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Hey Paddy, went to the butterfly place in straffen today, worth a visit, but takes about an hour, nice planting and pond in the main tropical place

Thanks for the info..:)

Must take another visit to it sometime soon.
Will drop into it again,next time we are down at Orchard Garden Centre.:)

sterling10

If you bought all these bulbs, when is best time to sow them?

paddy147

sterling10 wrote: »

If you bought all these bulbs, when is best time to sow them?

September onwards to December.

I will be planting all my bulbs in the next week-10 days,along with some more low growing New Zealand evergreen ferns.:)

paddylonglegs

Should there be any deals on lawnmowers going in the coming month or so with the slow down in grass cutting? Any idea where?

Anyone ever buy from a tool hire company when they're selling them on, and what quality is to be expected?

paddy147

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Should there be any deals on lawnmowers going in the coming month or so with the slow down in grass cutting? Any idea where?

Anyone ever buy from a tool hire company when they're selling them on, and what quality is to be expected?

B&Q and Homebase are selling off various electric and petrol lawnmowers at the moment.

paddy147

sterling10 wrote: »

If you bought all these bulbs, when is best time to sow them?

Planted around 120 snowdrops this afternoon,while planting my ferns.

Just another 130 bulbs to go in tomorrow.:D

paddy147

50 x 1 meter rolls of windbreak netting for 30 euro.
Donegal Creamery and Co-Op store in Creeslough,County Donegal.

paddy147

Garden Kneeler....37 cents

30 meter garden tie wire....11 cents


Tesco Clarehall.

wildlifeboy

i want to buy lots of ferns for around the pond. where is the best place to get them?

paddy147

wildlifeboy wrote: »

i want to buy lots of ferns for around the pond. where is the best place to get them?

Some nice types of evergreen and deciduous ferns I saw in the folowing places over the last week.

Tully Nurseries in Ballyboughal,County Dublin
Howth Garden Centre in Howth Village
Johnstown Garden Centre in Johnstown,Naas.
Mount Venus Nursery in Rathfarnham
Pergola Nurseries in Virginia,County Cavan

paddy147

Bought and planted around 130 white muscari bulbs today.


Going for a nice spread/mix of japanese anenome,snowdrops and white muscari under and around the birch tree in the garden.

You can plant your spring bulbs from now onwards till December/early January.

Sgt Pepper 64

wildlifeboy wrote: »

i want to buy lots of ferns for around the pond. where is the best place to get them?

Go into the woods and dig them up!

wildlifeboy

i think i will actually do that.. they are free i suppose.

paddy147

wildlifeboy wrote: »

i think i will actually do that.. they are free i suppose.

Hope you dont go on council or private land or coilte land and take something thats not actually yours to take.:pac:


Ask yourself a question.......................would you like it if someone came onto your property/land and just dug up your plants and took them away???





Personally,I would prefer to support some local garden centres and keep them in business and keep people in a job.

wildlifeboy

fair enough but i was thinking more along the lines of along the canal or on public space. there's a woods right near my house that i walk my dogs in that hardly anyone ever goes into. paddy take a look at my post in plumbing and heating i would appreciate your advice on that one.

paddy147

wildlifeboy wrote: »

fair enough but i was thinking more along the lines of along the canal or on public space. there's a woods right near my house that i walk my dogs in that hardly anyone ever goes into. paddy take a look at my post in plumbing and heating i would appreciate your advice on that one.

Please dont think Im having a go at you....because Im not.:)


All I was doing and am doing is just putting the question out there for you to ask yourself.

Its your own choice if you want to go and dig up ferns from around the place.

Dont be too surprized though if a parks ranger,a warden or county council officials tell you to move on and not be taking things out of the ground though.

Ive seen it happen before in a well known park,and the old man in question who was trying to dig up the plant was very annoyed (quite humiliated Id say too) when he was caught by the wardens.






Have a look at the evergreen and deciduous fern types in the various garden centres 1st and then decide what you would like for around your pond.:)

paddy147

Slightly off topic for a minute.............

WTF is this woman trying to achieve??


Apart from making absolute shyte of a nice planter in Dublin City Centre.:eek::(

http://www.thejournal.ie/woman-robs-flowers-dublin-city-1047707-Aug2013/

wildlifeboy

trailing petunias. i have three baskets of them. they look lovely. you can buy them for 2 euro each scabby cow.

paddy147

Westland Seed/Cutting Compost 20 litre handy bag.....
Reduced from 4 euro 50 cents down to a mere 1 euro 24 cents each.

Tesco Clarehall......clearence section down at back of shop.



Might be of some use to some people here reading this thread.:)

paddy147

Oh and all Tesco stainless steel small garden hand tools reduced to 95 cents each.....(hand weeder,hand trowel,hand fork,patio weeder,hand rake)

Tesco Clarehall.