I love the clearance section at Lowe's. I have gotten all sorts of beautiful plants there for cheap. You have to be careful to make sure that they aren't dying, but many of them are in good shape.
New plants!
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I must keep that in mind! I went again on Monday (or was it Tuesday?) and scored two great hanging baskets of African Daisies for $3 each. I'm debating about going back for a kiwi vine so I'll definitely be checking to see what has been moved to the clearance section. Last year it was the end of May when I got the best deals.
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If they are just wilted with some brown spots, I nurture them for a few days and then prune the dead parts. That is, if the plants are $1 or less. I recently salvaged a beautiful flowering vine that just budded and I can't way to see what the flowers look like.
My mom went to Lowe's recently and discovered the clearance section. Last weekend she went back and Saturday she brought me six marigold six packs. Yesterday we went together and I got a whole bunch of stuff! (She did too, lol, since I was there to identify a lot of plants she didn't recognize.)
As we were leaving I noticed the milkweed.We chose a nice, healthy one with three plants growing in the container. Then I noticed It had three monarch caterpillars on it! Mom has been pulling dozens of tomato horn worms off her creole tomatoes and peppers every morning so she vetoed the caterpillars :-(
Here's a photo of all my new plants - minus one I didn't realize I forgot to put in the same area.
Gotta love those clearance bins! The nursery I go to also has a "hospital" section with discount plants... usually just needing a little pruning, a bigger pot or something minor to recuperate. No diseased plants. Saw you're in New Orleans chantell...I'm on the west bank. Ever go to rose garden center in Marrero?
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Nope, never been. I don't spend much time on your side of the river though. I'm pretty set for now, though I'm planning on getting a few more aromatic herbs. Are you in any of the plant swapping groups on Facebook?
Hmmm I'm on Facebook but I didn't know about plant swapping groups! Sounds good. I'm always making cuttings of my plants then when the take I don't know what to do with them haha.
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I'm in two swapping groups, though one seems to be more active than the other. I hope to start some new plants from cuttings soon; I've just been busy setting up garden #2 (long story) and taking care of other things.
I just sent you a friend request. Thanks for letting me know about the plant swapping groups too. I sent a request to the new Orleans one and I noticed several others. Gonna check them out.
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I saw that and accepted. I also messaged you with a link to the more active gardeners swapping group. I only joined recently so I haven't met anyone or swapped yet, but they have regular get togethers to mingle with each other.
Thank you my new FBF ! Check out some of my garden pics.
I have quite a few succulents and I always see more I like. They just can't stand a freeze in the winter and I hate dragging pots inside and out to protect them.
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Maybe what you need is a small greenhouse or some cold frames. I put up one of those "portable" ones last year that came in a million pieces and it did the job okay for some plants. I lost a few others, but then I didn't put anything in it for heat. I probably should have put some outdoor Christmas lights in to help the temperature over night.
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The Monarch caterpillars are a handful, but it's rewarding to see them become butterflies. I don't have as much time to dedicate to them this year as I had last year, so they will have to fend for themselves this time around. I have some carrot tops in water in preparation for the return of the eastern swallowtails, but I'm not going out of the way with them either.