Gardening Bargain Alerts Mega Thread

paddy147 · 28-02-2013 11:25pm

Some nice bargains in Lidl this morning.

Stainless steel weed fabric staples for 2 euro.

Spring loaded plant ties for 2 euro.

Stainless steel bulb planter for 3 euro.

Macy0161 · 01-03-2013 9:40am

I went in yesterday for the bulb planter, but came out with a fork as well. Was impressed with the handle length compared to normal ones, which tend to be a bit small for me.

paddy147 · 01-03-2013 2:54pm

Macy0161 wrote: »

I went in yesterday for the bulb planter, but came out with a fork as well. Was impressed with the handle length compared to normal ones, which tend to be a bit small for me.

Had a look at the forks and spades while buying my bits and bobs.

The fork would make for a good potato fork allright....:)

eirator · 03-03-2013 4:10pm

In case anyone is interested I bought the Lidl petrol leaf blower on Saturday €150 and have been out in the garden using it this afternoon. I've used Stihl and Husky backpack and hand held leaf blowers commercially in the past and this one holds up well against them. Negatives are the "wand" joints are a bit stiff compared to the very much more flexible expensive brand names and there is a small issue with the spark plug cap which nearly had me return the item until I spotted what was wrong. I had to line up the connector in the cap with a pair of long nose pliers before it fitted over the plug.

I'll be using it in a large garden where I edge off the grass and don't pick it up and just blow the grass back in under the shrubs also when strimming I'll use it to clean up strimmed debris off the shorter cut areas. Lots of other uses but will probably never get used for blowing leaves the wind shifts them all up the valley very quickly.

I'd say it was a bargain but only if its an item you are going to use regularly. Will post back if it gives any trouble, now where did I put the receipt?

Edit> Comparing it with some others I can find online it looks similar if not identical to a Ryobi blower and this Draper one http://www.worldofpower.co.uk/draper-pb30-30cc-backpack-petrol-blower.html

paddy147 · 04-03-2013 7:06pm

BOBS 1500 watt power washer for 15 euro 70 cents in Tesco Omni Park.....(originally 65 euro reduced down to 31 euro)

I dont need this (allready have 2 power washers),but when I saw it for 15 euro,I thought fcuk it,Ill buy it.:D

wildlifeboy · 05-03-2013 1:54pm

wanna sell that paddy? i need one for the new patio.

paddy147 · 05-03-2013 4:43pm

What a fantastic compact yet powerfull little power washer it is...(comparision with a 2 litre milk container).

Tried it out today on the pieces of deadwood for the fish tank,and for 15 euro all I can say is.......

WOW.:D

I think I will be hanging on to this one...just incase.

paddy147 · 05-03-2013 5:06pm

Oh and there was 1 left up there as of yesterday evening...on the clearence shelf (on the right hand side as you walk into Tesco).

Supercell · 07-03-2013 10:51pm

These Aldi Basket Plant Plug Packs are fantastic value in my opinion. I'd hold off planting them outside until the end of next week though as the forecast is for severe cold and snow from Sunday onwards which would likely kill these off pronto.

paddy147 · 07-03-2013 11:00pm

You wanna see the auld fellas and auld ones fighting with each other over the 40 euro 210 litre water butt kits in Aldi this morning.

Absolutely Comical.......I wish I had my camera with me to capture the arguements and bitcing over who got the last one.:pac::D

theduffer · 11-03-2013 4:57pm

Hi Guys,

No idea if this is a bargin, i have just spread some sulphate of iron out on the lawns and was wondering if this aerator / scarifier is any good?

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-9B0251DA-161CF798/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/index_29485.htm

Would this be any good for a 1/2 acre lawn...

Snowc · 13-03-2013 9:47pm

Antbody buy the 710W Garden Cultivator in lidl before? thinkg of geting seems the back is struggling

Sgt Pepper 64 · 20-03-2013 3:26pm

Cheapest seeds Ive ever seen, 3 packets for €2 euro in the €2 euro shops
veg and flowers, many packets are "multi" packs as well
Got some last year, came up a treat

paddy147 · 20-03-2013 3:28pm

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Cheapest seeds Ive ever seen, 3 packets for €2 euro in the €2 euro shops
veg and flowers, many packets are "multi" packs as well
Got some last year, came up a treat

We bought a few packets to try out on the allotment last year..and we got a nice crop from them.:)

wildlifeboy · 21-03-2013 3:11pm

anyone know the cheapest place to buy shiplap panel fencing. cheapest i have seen is 24.

paddy147 · 21-03-2013 3:19pm

wildlifeboy wrote: »

anyone know the cheapest place to buy shiplap panel fencing. cheapest i have seen is 24.

8 euro 50 cents in Goodwins.

Pressure Treated 16 foot lengths..(150mm tall) ...tongue and grooved and shiplapped..:)

wildlifeboy · 21-03-2013 3:24pm

paddy147 wrote: »

8 euro 50 cents in Goodwins.

Pressure Treated 16 foot lengths..(150mm tall) ...tongue and grooved and shiplapped..:)

JESUS. are you serious? thats a bargain. right i am off to goodwins.. thanks you Paddy, you are far and away the most helpful poster on this forum!

paddy147 · 21-03-2013 3:27pm

wildlifeboy wrote: »

JESUS. are you serious? thats a bargain. right i am off to goodwins.. thanks you Paddy, you are far and away the most helpful poster on this forum!

YEP,serious.:D

http://www.goodwins.ie/p-818-shiplap-cladding-board-treated-ridged-150mm-x-22mm-48m.aspx

We (myself and herself) bought a fair lot of it just before Christmas.:)

Oh and thanks for that aswell..:)

wildlifeboy · 21-03-2013 4:02pm

ah they are 24 quid there too

http://www.goodwins.ie/c-1204-timber-panels-trellis.aspx

not sure what you thought i meant. do you build your own fence with the once you supplied?

paddy147 · 21-03-2013 7:00pm

wildlifeboy wrote: »

ah they are 24 quid there too

http://www.goodwins.ie/c-1204-timber-panels-trellis.aspx

not sure what you thought i meant. do you build your own fence with the once you supplied?

Sorry my fault and my appoligy to you.

I didnt read your post correctly.:o

I somehow thought you wanted shiplap cladding.
Sorry.

24 quid for a ahiplap fence panel is about as good as it gets.

Thats what most of the builders providers are currently charging.:)

wildlifeboy · 22-03-2013 1:29pm

http://www.abbeylawn.net/category/fencing/timber-panels/

BARGAIN 20 quid a panel and the posts are 7 quid so i got it all for 270 whereas i would have paid 250 and 100 for the posts in chadwicks soi basically saved 100 quid. lovely people to deal with too.

paddy147 · 22-03-2013 3:00pm

wildlifeboy wrote: »

http://www.abbeylawn.net/category/fencing/timber-panels/

BARGAIN 20 quid a panel and the posts are 7 quid so i got it all for 270 whereas i would have paid 250 and 100 for the posts in chadwicks soi basically saved 100 quid. lovely people to deal with too.

Thats a fantastic price...well done.:)

Heroditas · 28-03-2013 1:21pm

Excellent. Thanks for the link.
A load of us on the road got double picket fencing a few years ago and got a good deal because we bought them in bulk.
However, I only did one side at the time. Might ask the new neighbour if she wants to go 50/50 and get some to replace the dividing fence between us. The original one is still just about standing and is in awful condition.

paddy147 · 28-03-2013 6:21pm

Large Spear & Jackson Axe reduced from 30 euro to 15 euro.

30 meter heavy duty Hozelock garden hose kit reduced from 25 euro to 15 euro.

Clearence section in Homebase.:)

Sonnenblumen · 28-03-2013 7:32pm

Readers might bear in mind what is what. There's a big difference between a Shiplap panel and a Lapped panel. The latter is basic and commonly available < € 20.00/panel, so €20/panel is no bargain.

Similarly a 4.8m x 150mm Shiplap/weathersheeting boarding is a narrower size of the usual size (170mm x 5.4m) and at € 8.50/length is no bargain either.

More like spot the con and not a bargain.

paddy147 · 28-03-2013 7:48pm

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Readers might bear in mind what is what. There's a big difference between a Shiplap panel and a Lapped panel. The latter is basic and commonly available < € 20.00/panel, so €20/panel is no bargain.

Similarly a 4.8m x 150mm Shiplap/weathersheeting boarding is a narrower size of the usual size (170mm x 5.4m) and at € 8.50/length is no bargain either.

More like spot the con and not a bargain.

Do you ever stop whinging and complaining??

Thats all you ever do on this forum.

You dont post any bargains though for some strange reason......

So either post a bargain or 2 or else go off and complain elsewhere.

Sonnenblumen · 28-03-2013 11:13pm

paddy147 wrote: »

Do you ever stop whinging and complaining??

Thats all you ever do on this forum.

You dont post any bargains though for some strange reason......

So either post a bargain or 2 or else go off and complain elsewhere.

What's the point in posting about 'bargains' if you cannot tell the difference between a shiplap panel and a lapped panel?

paddy147 · 28-03-2013 11:27pm

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

What's the point in posting about 'bargains' if you cannot tell the difference between a shiplap panel and a lapped panel?

Go and annoy other people elsewhere....because you are not going to ruin this thread with your stupid carry on....(you got a months holiday for your carry on allready).

You dont post any bargains at all,you dont contribute to this thread at all either...except for to try and degrade it and the people who post here.

Go and read the very 1st post on this thread....

"This thread is for users to post any gardening type bargains they may have seen or heard about".

A few rules:

1) No personal adverts

2) No pimping your own business ( if you provide a service that you think users might be interested in, please PM the forum Mods and we'll discuss it with you)

3) Please provide some specifics, e.g if its an online offer provide the web address

cheers

MM

Now either post some bargains and links or else go off and annoy another forum and its members.

Regards.

paddy147 · 28-03-2013 11:31pm

Yeoman bulb planter reduced to 1 euro 25 cents in Tesco,Clarehall.

Keter outdoor garden storage box reduced from 45 euro to 31 euro 46 cents in Tesco Clarehall

delly · 29-03-2013 1:08am

paddy147 wrote: »

Go and annoy other people elsewhere....because you are not going to ruin this thread with your stupid carry on....(you got a months holiday for your carry on allready).

You dont post any bargains at all,you dont contribute to this thread at all either...except for to try and degrade it and the people who post here.

Go and read the very 1st post on this thread....

"This thread is for users to post any gardening type bargains they may have seen or heard about".

A few rules:

1) No personal adverts

2) No pimping your own business ( if you provide a service that you think users might be interested in, please PM the forum Mods and we'll discuss it with you)

3) Please provide some specifics, e.g if its an online offer provide the web address

cheers

MM

Now either post some bargains and links or else go off and annoy another forum and its members.

Regards.

Paddy, I may not be Sonnenblumen's biggest fan, but he is entitled to his opinion on something like this if done so in the proper manner. You both have history, fair enough, but you have no right to tell Sonnenblumen to stop posting in this thread.

paddy147 · 29-03-2013 1:11am

delly wrote: »

Paddy, I may not be Sonnenblumen's biggest fan, but he is entitled to his opinion on something like this if done so in the proper manner. You both have history, fair enough, but you have no right to tell Sonnenblumen to stop posting in this thread.

Well maybe he could actually back up his post above regarding PT fence panels and shiplap cladding comment of "20 euro and 8 euro 50 cents being a con and not a bargain".....funny that I dont see any prices/links from him on this thread.....wonder why???

So instead of constantly posting these types of posts...maybe he should go and post an actual gardening bargain or 2 (with links/pics) on this "gardening bargain alerts thread"..........for a change.

Thanks.

Supercell · 31-03-2013 10:24pm

Tesco Ballybrack are doing Westland slow release plant food for 75% off which worked out at €2.13 (bought some Friday and just remembered to post about it now).
Pretty spectacular bargain, I bought two boxes! There was plenty there too, might head back tomorrow whilst herself is asleep and hide a couple of more boxes in the greenhouse!

Paddy hope you dont mind me using your photo of the stuff from before!

Edit: Corrected price, still some left!

paddy147 · 01-04-2013 12:51am

Supercell wrote: »

Tesco Ballybrack are doing Westland slow release plant food for 75% off which worked out at €2.75 i think (bought some Friday and just remembered to post about it now).
Pretty spectacular bargain, I bought two boxes! There was plenty there too, might head back tomorrow whilst herself is asleep and hide a couple of more boxes in the greenhouse!

Paddy hope you dont mind me using your photo of the stuff from before!

No problem.:)

paddy147 · 01-04-2013 6:49pm

Hozelock 50 meter garden hose/adjustable hose reel kit and fittings.

Was 83 euro....reduced to 50 euro.

I got it for 48 euro.

Bargain.:)

sirpsycho · 02-04-2013 10:31am

paddy147 wrote: »

Hozelock 50 meter garden hose/adjustable hose reel kit and fittings.

Was 83 euro....reduced to 50 euro.

I got it for 48 euro.

Bargain.:)

Where did you find this one?

paddy147 · 02-04-2013 12:47pm

sirpsycho wrote: »

Where did you find this one?

Liquidation/Bargain shop on Malahide Road.

Allmost 100 euro in Woodies.:pac:

Supercell · 04-04-2013 3:55pm

Aldi have some great selections of bedding plants and hanging baskets - http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_26491.htm. People were wheeling out trolley loads of the stuff this morning in the Bray branch. Missed the begonias but am sure they will be back. Spent most of the day planting them, in the sun, great stuff!

paddy147 · 05-04-2013 9:08pm

B&Q Liffey Valley and also Airside are sealling of various shrubs,trees,plants and flowers with up to 50% off marked price at the moment.

Had a look around Airside this evening and there was a fair amount of stuff on sale.

paddy147 · 07-04-2013 6:20pm

Lots of various DK/RHS Gardening and Fruit & Veg growing books on sale in Aldi for 4 euro at the moment.:)

lazeedaisy · 09-04-2013 2:05pm

I see the Indo ran an ad on Satrday:

free flowers and veg seed; no coupon required - all you need to do is send an SAE to: and one pack of each shoul dwing its way to you: there were no T&C so i presume its a free for all who buy 2 stamps

Sutton Seeds
Mr Middleton Garden Shop
58 Mary Street
Dublin 1

paddy147 · 09-04-2013 4:16pm

10 litre Magnolia plants in Lidl at the moment for 17 euro.

Aldi are selling small Rhododendron plants for 4 euro 49 cents at the moment.

Might be of some use to some people here.:)

wildlifeboy · 10-04-2013 10:45am

paddy147 wrote: »

10 litre Magnolia plants in Lidl at the moment for 17 euro.

Aldi are selling small Rhododendron plants for 4 euro 49 cents at the moment.

Might be of some use to some people here.:)

Rhododendrons should be banned outright! horrible invasive crap.. i will be picking up a couple of magnolias tho.

pwurple · 11-04-2013 5:22pm

wildlifeboy wrote: »

Rhododendrons should be banned outright! horrible invasive crap.. i will be picking up a couple of magnolias tho.

Not all rhodo's are invasive... azalea's are now classified as rhododendrons as well, and they are tiny and well behaved. But yeah, those massive ones that spread like crazy are bad news alright.

Northumbria · 11-04-2013 8:08pm

wildlifeboy wrote: »

Rhododendrons should be banned outright! horrible invasive crap.. i will be picking up a couple of magnolias tho.

Only Rhododendron ponticum, and lesser so, Rhododendron luteum are invasive in Ireland or Britain.

paddy147 · 12-04-2013 4:46pm

3 for 2 offer in B&Q on all plants,flowers,shrubs,trees and turf lawn aswell.

Offer ends Monday.

pwurple · 15-04-2013 4:23pm

Groupon today for 4 japanese acers for €35, plus 10 euro postage from the UK.
Doesn't give plant size is the only thing.

http://www.groupon.ie/deals/national-deals/GardeningExpresscouk/20277288?nlp=&CID=IE_CRM_1_0_0_105&a=1676

Tulipout · 18-04-2013 12:08am

Clematis are in Lidil for €2.99. Only small ones, not sure wat litre.

magicbastarder · 22-04-2013 10:25am

i'd be wary about aldi's climbers - not much good having a climber that grows to only a foot tall!

http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_26716.htm

peadar76 · 23-04-2013 3:48pm

obviously a mis-print

eliza64 · 23-04-2013 10:49pm

lazeedaisy wrote: »

I see the Indo ran an ad on Satrday:

free flowers and veg seed; no coupon required - all you need to do is send an SAE to: and one pack of each shoul dwing its way to you: there were no T&C so i presume its a free for all who buy 2 stamps

Sutton Seeds
Mr Middleton Garden Shop
58 Mary Street
Dublin 1

Got my seeds today spring cabbage and morning glory. Thanks for posting laze daisy.

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