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Container Faux Pas!

nana_d

By nana_d

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About a month ago I bought two trays of 24 petunias for my containers but obviously wasn’t concentrating because by mistake I got one tray of double petunias… now I don’t know whether it just me but I don’t like them they look awful before they come out into flower they look brown round the edges then most of them end up like snotty tissues!!!!!!! So rather then throw them I put them in the ground in the front garden and then went to Homebase bought a tray of 30 normal petunias for £2.78 (bargain) alas while I was there they had big blue ceremic pots that were originally £20 down to £6.93 so I had to buy two lol as I was on a roll by then I bought a lovely canna to put in one of my new pots.

My OH just rolled his eyes up into his head when he saw me struggling down the drive with my purchases he does think I have a pot addiction lol.

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Lol. I blame those double petunias for making you buy the bargain petunias AND the new blue ceramic pots ...

NAUGHTY double petunias !!! ;o)

27 Jun, 2011

 

High Five - sounds like one of my visits to the DIY store - somebody after my own heart :-)))))))))

27 Jun, 2011

 

Yes very very naughty petunias they might even make me go back and buy two more .........they are so bad everyone be warned!

27 Jun, 2011

 

Lol. :o)))

27 Jun, 2011

 

Lol I can just see you struggling up the drive with a large pot and petunias popping out everywhere! Bargain pot by the way!

27 Jun, 2011

 

great bargains - sounds great Nana :)) look forward to these photos :))));)

27 Jun, 2011

 

Hope it's ceramic pot and not home grown Nana D!!!!!!!!

27 Jun, 2011

 

Nice to spend on things you like :) I bet the pots will look great all planted up

27 Jun, 2011

 

One pot is housing the Canna and the other pot is for a large dark purple/red lobelia will take photo's:) Went to another Homebase tonight on the way home from work to see if they had more pots but they didn't so I bought some compost and two dianthus(I need help!) Definately ceramic Grannyb but they do give me a huge high lol! Definately was a struggle SK as I have a long drive but where there is a will there is a way:)

Might go the the other Homebase tomorrow night to see if there are any more bargain big blue pots if they have them..........................I might just have to buy plant to go in them doh HELP!

27 Jun, 2011

 

Oh no! Nana d! Are we going to have to enrol you in Potaholics Anonymous! ;0) Lol! Funny blog! It made me giggle! Thanks!!

27 Jun, 2011

 

Yes Libet I definately need to join Potaholic Anonymous before I go bankrupt or run out of space in my little garden:)...................Still going to that other Homebase today just in case they have those lovely big blue pots on special offer still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

28 Jun, 2011

 

I bought a 'pink selection' of plugs and it included double pink petunias and they look nice mixed with the different shades of pink bizzies and geraniums, they range from palest to deep pastel some with white margins, I suppose as we've got a big patio the colours above the blue pots blend well at a distance

28 Jun, 2011

 

I think you did well to buy only 2 pots at the first garden centre [for a potaholic that's very restrained]
I hope you get another, they definitely go in threes and when you run out of space put 3 at the ground level then start going up! A tower of blue pots?

28 Jun, 2011

 

Hi Pamg send you a picture of mine they are now in the front think they are called something to do with Royal maybe Palace (I'm terrible with names):)

Hi Sticki I am loving the tower idea he he:)

28 Jun, 2011

 

Hi Pamg they were called Royal Posy name suddenly came to me:)

28 Jun, 2011

 

sorry Nana wheres the photo please?

mine hadn't got a name just part of the pink collection from Suttons. I got 42 bizzies and 22 geraniums and 22 petunias for £14.99, I had to grow them on but the've done very well in the warm spring

28 Jun, 2011

 

Hi Pam will try and get a photo tonight but it has started raining here again doh!

28 Jun, 2011

 

Don't worry I just thought that you'd put it on and I couldn't find it!

28 Jun, 2011

 

Hi Pam sorry left my camera at work took photos this morning to show my friend who is a keen gardener and left it on my desk in my hurry to leave work and do some more gardening:)

28 Jun, 2011

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