reduced plants at b and q
i popped into a B&Q earlier tonight and they had a load of reduced plants. wondered if they were worth a punt. they had a raspberry autumn bliss - see pic below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rxjfqfjhfydxu7s/IMAG1159.jpg
they also had some box, a climbing rose, blackcurrant, blackberry, loads of stuff.
box: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4tdpcu17lyvklna/IMAG1163.jpg
rose: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0h50xrt5waibkkj/IMAG1161.jpg?m=
lavender: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0pg6o5e5sae01pp/IMAG1172.jpg
any good?
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The rose looks fine to me - I'd buy that if it was one I wanted.
The raspberry canes look ok too.
I woudn't bother with the box or the lavender - don't look terribly healthy from here.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Roses definitely look good, would grab them!
I bought some primroses a tray of 6 for 2.50 from b&q the other week a little bit and TLC and they are fab now planted them out next week and already they are flowering...... Give it a go
Whilst being used as a 'mums taxi' I often do a bit of late shopping and have bought fab plants at next to nothing in Homebase. I'm always amazed how well they grow! My gem recently was a bare root xmas tree which has settled nicely in the garden.
Those lavenders look as sick as the ones in my greenhouse
In the sticks near Peterborough
but can they be saved nutcutlet?
sadly i remember the label on the rose being named 'assorted' so no idea what that might turn out to be.
I don't know djjjuk.
I buy plants from the nearly dead stands sometimes, there have been successes and failures
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've bought from reduced in B&Q done it on a Wed's so even more off.
Had a look in my book, best was Scabiosa Barocca a pound, paid 90p, still got a few flower heads on and coping well in the garden. It has had a mulch for winter
Also got Caryopteris heavenly blue for same price, that's in GH looking like a sad twig.
I'd just give the lavenders a bit of tlc. The rose is fine just need to tidy the pruning up,
as long as the roots look good in the others, turn the pots out to see, then all of them should come back with some care.
Most of the plants the stores sell are over watered/under watered and not kept in ideal conditions, but any reasonable gardener came nurse them back to health.