Gardening Bargain Alerts Mega Thread

40 litre grow bags in Aldi for €1.49. Be ideal for hanging baskets, they also have similar size bags of soil additive (Lime based) for same price.

Any bargains on herb plants? B&q have them for €7 each which i think is mad money.

Based in Kildare

Thanks

Have you tried your local supermarket? Tesco often have herbs grown in pots - particularly parsley, thyme, sage and basil. Usually around €1.60 or so.

sterling10 wrote: »

http://www.groupon.ie/deals/national-deals/Peter-Nyssen/21570377?nlp=&CID=IE_CRM_1_0_0_136&a=1676


I dont have a garden yet, would they keep in the dark for another month or two if purchased now?

Thats an excellent deal.

Yes keep the light away from them and they should be fine.

Bear in mind that most people lift them before the first frosts anyway

http://www.irishtimes.com/dahlias-in-fashion-1.1333872

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=592

Japanese Acers €15 euro (I bought these last time and they are really good, especially in a nice pot)

large walk in plastic greenhouse €40 euro

grasses bedding etc etc




https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thursday-specialbuys-23rd-may/

Tulipout wrote: »

Will be picking up an Acer or two, thats a great price.

The featherey leaf type are my favourite. Survived the winter and really looking good. I put them in nice big pots and layered the top with small gravel. Looks great.
I did make a mistake with one of them. I put it on the soil and the roots grew through so its 5ft high now. Still looks good though and hopefully the pot will stop it getting really big

peadar76 wrote: »

I bought an acer a few years ago and it died, I bought it in a garden centre, it was expensive. So I'm reluctant to buy another one, althought I'd really like to. Are they hard to keep? Very delicate? Should I try again?

For that price I would try again. They came through frosts and snow and generally just being left alone!

I was thinking of putting a couple of these Aldi Acers either side of my front door in large pots, door faces NE but is clear open sky, any recommendations for one of the varieties on offer? :-

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thursday-specialbuys-23rd-may/products-detail-page/ps/p/japanese-acer/

Katsura - http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5303
Bloodgood - http://www.pacificcoastmaples.com/japanese-maples/bloodgood-japanese-maple-trees.html
Skeeters Broom - http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/acer-palmatum-skeeters-broom
Crimson Princess - http://plants.chaletnursery.com/12120004/Plant/5462/Crimson_Princess_Japanese_Maple
Garnet - http://www.pacificcoastmaples.com/japanese-maples/garnet-japanese-maple-trees.html
Trompenburg - http://www.pacificcoastmaples.com/japanese-maples/trompenburg-japanese-maple-trees.html
Shaina - http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/41/shaina-japanese-maple.php
or
Palmatum - http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4359

Thanks.

Well got to Aldi bray around 16:30 and just two left, neither looked particularly inspiring, hope they get some more back in.
Quite disappointed.

Aldi/Lidl/Tesco also seen them in Dunnes previously do pots of herbs for under E2. Chives, parsley, basil, thyme. Rosemary will grow from a few sprigs. Lost my thyme plants over the winter but the chives and parsley are still going strong. I usually let a couple of parsley plants go to seed so I have a constant supply. Saves buyin them each year.

luteum is certainly not invasive here in ireland. Another interesting thing is that the invasive variety that we know and call ponticum is in fact, not ponticum at all but a hybrid bred from the original species in the nineteenth century

paddy147 wrote: »

Some of the show gardens sold off their plants and also all the garden/and nursery shops sold off lots of their plants at half price,once 5pm came.

It allways pays to go to Bloom on the Monday afternoon,as its the last day of the event,and the various nurseries and traders want to seel off as much stock as they can.:)

Sounds fantastic Paddy -- thanks for the tip - am green with envy must remember that for June 2nd 2014

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I DID MENTION IT IN MY POST!

Thanks for that too -- I just must have missed it -- am not diligent enough enough to check all of the posts every day

paddy147 wrote: »

Well 35 euro is better off in the sellers pocket than your pocket...;):)

Decided to just buy two boards and to make a 1.2 sq m raised bed. When it comes down to it, the price of the raised bed frame is the least expensive part. Filling it is where the cost it.

Anyway, I spent the €8 and made a raised bed. It was a bit of a rushed job. I used a chainsaw to halve the planks. Then I had to use nails rather than screws to hold it together. Not ideal. Fortunately, I'd loads of leftover manure, compost, peat, topsoil, old pot soil, old growbag matter, etc to fill the bed to the brim without having to spend a further penny.

They're certainly not as asthetically pleasing as a shop-bought raised bed, but in term of functionality we'll see how it goes.

joseph brand wrote: »

Bought a 'walk in' greenhouse for €25 in Woodies.

It's going to be a tight squeeze fitting it in.

Thanks! I was looking for one of these at a good price. I've just reserved one for collection. It's going to be a bit of a tight squeeze here too, but I love a challenge. :cool:

No need to close the door at night this time of year at all. I leave mine open and everything is absolutely fine.