Carole's Handy Info (Bargains Galore!)

[ChoccyCarole]

hi everyone
I luckily found this place last week
and have enjoyed A very warm welcome here and have also enjoyed reading lots of interesting threads here
~especially " Pacey's "
inspiring thread~Titled
...New garden~New grower~with all his great progress photos.

I used to be very keen for over 10 years In my previous garden
I left everything behind
It was a huge hobby and I was outdoors at every opportunity
Mainly growing masses of varied and wonderful shrubs and flowers ~in stacks of assorted containers~~for most of the growing~
but for the last 6 years here... I have done zilch~ but last week after having read Pacey's gardening venture ...I just feel like starting up my hobby again

I just thought of a thread that may be useful
~where we could pop in , and add or read some ☆ HANDY INFO..or Handy Tips ☆
OR WHERE you found some........ Great Garden Goodies

BTW ...as well as adding any HANDY TIPS / Bargains and Good useful Ideas
Please...tell us ANY of your interesting gardening experiences / and success stories~

as well as ...what ..where when and why ~you FIRST became interested ~in planting stuff

Everyone is welcome to pop anytime
please..... Let us know -ALL the gardening things you plan doing- today
as well as
.......what you actually managed to get done~ today
or ......since you were last here

[ChoccyCarole]

Oh....my handy Info today
is to mention that I went to ........ Pound Stretcher yesterday
and bought 2 of their Own brand ~ Upside down TOMATO PLANTERS @ £4.99
THEY ARE BRILL~and only half the price of the Topsey turvey upside down Tomato planters that have recently been advertised on TV

Yesterday I also found another BARGAIN ...in ASDA
and bought 2 Garden tools for £10
~and chose a spade and..... a rake

another thing I found at ..................... Morrison's
was a brilliant BEAN GROWER~for just £4
you get the big green growing sack and the tall spiral frame ~
You just have to get a 5 - 6 foot tall bamboo pole to hook the robust spiral metal frame on to

I love to find a bargain~
please let us know of any other goodies or..... Any handy tips~ and any of your stories

[Pacey]

YEY!
I love the fact I helped inspire someone to start growing again especially when im just a noob lol
Nice to finally hear something about your own activities as well. You have a garden or patio or what? Lots of space to play with? Spill it lol
Will keep my eyes open for plenty more bargain tips to put in here for everyone
Only thing I can think of atm is Poundland again, went in the other day and spotted loads of green/red gooseberry bushed that were even bigger than the ones I paid either 1.99 or 2.99 each (cant remember lol) for in Wilko

[Lesley Jay]

Originally Posted by Pacey

YEY!
I love the fact I helped inspire someone to start growing again especially when im just a noob lol

Hey Pacey! You are an inspiration to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pacey]

Originally Posted by Lesley Jay

Hey Pacey! You are an inspiration to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL i find that hard to believe, but thanks Lesley lol

[ChoccyCarole]

Hi both of you ~Thanks for popping in
Attempting to add a piccy that I just took ~but not showing up

[ChoccyCarole]

just joined photobucket and popped back to see if this photo works this time
======= no

taps chin and .....tries again




mmmmm .. progress I can see some little box icons there
~but....................... will it turn into my garden piccy???
Maybe they are just needing to be approved by a moderator
fingers crossed eh

one is a sketch of my garden /which I have drawn~ on my pooter
and the garden piccy ~with my Kitty " LEO "~was taken earlier today
which is located..... in front of the sunroom and ... along the next door neighbours back wooden fence

Last week The idea came to My mind .. to create a RAISED table area to ....sit any containers onto

and decided to order 2 Pairs of plastic 22" WIDE~TRESTLE legs [on Ebay ] ~[ have since seen the same ones [Stanley brand] at B&Q]
and luckily I already had
4 long [ 8 foot ?]~ steel girders~
and 2 decking squares..... to form part of the table top [intend to find more ~as they are ideal]
and 70 treated new and perfect pieces~ of fencing wood about 3 feet tall~
which I found last week dumped on some waste land
and last week ~bought the 4 black oblong pots from Aldi
and the 20 black Florist buckets for 99p~from Morissons
and the 6 ltr lovely LIME watering bucket from B&Q
ALSO got a £1 Dibber and a little hand spade~ from Aldi

[ChoccyCarole]

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[Lesley Jay]

Hi Carole, the links you have just aren't working.

Try loading the image straight from your PC. Click on Post Reply then scroll down that page and click on Manage Attachments. This opens a new window. Click on Browse which opens the files on your PC, click on the file containing your photo's then click on open, this opens your photo file, then click on the photo you want and click on open. The code for that photo is loaded and you just need to click on upload for the image to appear on your reply. I hope this helps!

[ChoccyCarole]

Ahhhh ...THANKYou Lesley xxx

the other one was of my sketch of the garden ~but it seems to be a bit too big

ooops just noticed my Doggy ~Charlie~got in that photo too
He has got his tail in the bottom right corner of the piccy

[ChoccyCarole]

just tried to make sketch smaller

and it has worked

BUT TOO Small to see the sizes written beside the drawing
TOP Of sketch shows my back fence which is 78 feet across [west east in the piccy]
Then on left ...the angled fence is .................88 feet [ west to ....south east]
then the side gate and wall that meets the front of the house is 12 feet across [west to east]
the shared dividing back fence ~is ABOUT 40 feet ~to the back fence [north .south ]

the back garden is at least 3 times the size of the usual gardens around here
and faces NW

[ChoccyCarole]

helloo
this photo of my ★Charlie ~ ~ was also taken yesterday ~
It took ages ......this time last Sunday [25th April]~
when I cleared a Green wheelie bin ~FULL~of Brambles ~From this Fence and then put up these Trestle legs and girders

I have bought a few plants too from Morrison's a couple of days ago
which I need to re pot ~and put out on my trestles

Several herbs
a lovely Pappillon Lavender [£3]~
and A Purple Rhapsody clematis [£5]
have also got to replant some potato plants ~which are growing well ~in that blue box in the piccy

[ChoccyCarole]

UPdate

regarding ......the BARGAIN..@. Morrison's
Their brilliant BEAN GROWER~for just £4 which are FABULOUS
....where you get the big deep green growing sack
and the lovely tall spiral frame ~
and you just have to get a 5 - 6 foot tall bamboo pole to hook the robust spiral metal frame on to

I went to Morrison's last night ~and ........
THEY ARE selling for ...............ONLY £3.00 each now........
I had already bought 4 of them recently ~~~~but at that price I HAD TO get 2 more

Last night I also got 3 of Their HEAVY.. Great Grow bags.. for just £1 each

Earlier Yesterday I had used one of these BRILL tall strong spiral frames... for my Rhapsody Clematis ~bought there ,early May ~and they are always very popular ..and are still selling there.. like hot cakes... for £5 ....
In the last 3 days I have tackled more brambles
set up some more pallets on top of the trestle legs
re arranged the containers
and re potted and planted out some more of my herbs [ mint parsley basil Rosemary thyme etc ]
and rehomed my Pappillon lavender ~outside ~into one of the obong black troughs

[ChoccyCarole]

hello
Well yesterday afternnoon (17/5/2010 ) ~I Had a Very fruitful day

Went to Widnes to see what ALDI had this week~for the garden

Got 5 of their GR8 black attractive
hanging basket brackets....
in 2 different / attractive styles~@ £2-49
2 Micro IRRIGATION Systems ~@ £4-99
2 Gorgeous sagey coloured green Cone Shaped ROPE LATTICE Baskets @ £3-99

THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT ~a shop called B&M
It is Bargain-fest ~Huge~ & Fabulous
>>>>>>>>>>>went over the road~ pronto ~and it was FULL Of OMG=Goodies
GOT ~
a BRILL Freestanding hanging basket TREE with 4 baskets etc @ £17-99
Windowsill greenhouse @ £1-99
a fab ~Wireless doorbell @ £4-99
4 Pack stainless steel SOLAR LAMPS @ £6-99 [ they are Fabulous ]
5 Ltrs tub ~Medium Oak~ RONSEAL ONECOAT Shed n Fence~Fencelife~@ £5-99
And got 3x70 Ltrs of J Innes COMPOST 3 for just £10-00 !!! [They are HEAVY ]
they had masses of stuff there ~and stacks of SUPER tempting summery GARDEN BARGAINS


Then Went to Runcorn and the PO
Returned my POSTFIT Brackets ~bought via Ebay
I ordered 4"x4" when I should have got the 4"x5" ones

Then at WILKINSONS
I got (The best ones ever!!! )
WILKO'S Own brand .AMAZING +"STURDY".. 4 TIER MINI GREENHOUSES @ £9-98

Saw some good things at POUNDLAND ~but had run out of money

Today I have assembled nearly everything ~ delighted with all these quality finds~
and potted up 2 tomato plants in the upside down planters
and the doorbell is great .with 24 chime options ,......while I was out in the back garden sipping tea
~ sat on my Comfy Navy blue ventilated fold up camping chair from Morrisons for £7-99
originally bought last month
~to sit in the park ~while all the doggies have a few hours in the summer sunshine ~under the B&Q Lime green parasol

I hope everyone has found some goodies recently ~and your gardens or allotments or greenhouses are all doing well
and you got to relax...in the sunshine between being busy

[karlyboo]

hey fellow scouser

i love shopping for garden goodies but ive spent so much and i now need to control things a lil bit b4 i go too far !! hehe... however...i did get 4 blueberry bushes from B&Q for 7 quid the other day...they looked pretty bushy so i could not resist i wasted 50 quid at the beginning of my new found hobby buying two greenhouses from morrisons only to find them in bits by strong winds few days after i gots them ! i managed to make a 4 tier staging tho from the bits ...anyway ...time to sit back and watch me stuff grow now without breaking the bank every week !! ....karl® xx

[ChoccyCarole]

Hello again karlyboo
your garden and everything you have done in it .... is beyond words

What a shame your 2 costly greenhouses got blown down
~but great you have salvaged some good work shelves out of them

You sure do have a great assortment of happy plants~which you are taking great care of
Your greenhouse that you made [6x15 ?] is extra special !!! along with all your other handy work
You are a very clever bunny

I have a feeling I want another Of the FAB 4- basket ~TREE STANDS
THEY ARE BRILL~and a BARGAIN~esp as you get 4 very attractive lined hanging baskets ~ AND The Sturdy well designed STYLISH Frame post
~and 4 long stakes ~ to secure it in the ground
ALL FOR £17-99


Last night
~I hung 2 of my upside down tomato plants on 2 of the arms~which is IDEAL as they need to be up-fairly high
and the other 2 arms I hung up the lovely looking provided baskets
and just popped my bushy PARSLEY ~and the lovely scented THYME
into the lined baskets .
Both herbs are Still left growing in the medium sized STAINLESS STEEL Mixing bowls ~bought cheaply ~ From Morrison's ~and are a perfect fit

[Poundland also sell the same type of mixing bowls~which area great for planting herbs etc~after making a drainage hole in the base ]

[Lesley Jay]

Hi Carole, thought you might like this site Hints And Things - it's full of hints, tips and things! Just click on the rooms. There's also a pretty good competition for a stainless steel water feature.

Hints and Things for hints, tips and information on a wide range of subjects tips including stain removal, DIY, motoring, hobbies, pets, children,

[ChoccyCarole]

Hi again Lesley
I have just had a quick look around and ...
That is a great link with LOTS of Handy, interesting and very useful tips
xx ((( thank you ))) xx

I Plan to pop in later as I managed to get such a lot done yesterday
I felt very pleased with how much I did~
I was out in the garden ~busy ~all day !!!!
from morning till dusk last night~ at just after 9-30 pm~
...the half moon was very bright

I had just tidied my newly created work table and brought lots of things back inside etc
JUST as ALL my solar lamps I Bought during the week came on
and lit up the garden ~ it was like a little fairy grotto