Topic: What a Snip!! Bargain Basement

[TULIP-23]

Rushed to the Local Kar Wei this afternoon on the Bike
with my wife.
Picked up Two Apple Trees
[1]...Coxs Orange Pippin

[1]...Elstar

Total Cost 9:98 Euro for the Pairs

In the Local BoerenBond they had them for 10:00 Euro
Each.....20:00Euro for Two
Borrowed a Pen and Paper from them.......wrote down What types go together from their information Desk.....then
peddled like Hell to Kar Wei.....now have two Lovely Trees.

The Price by Mail Order Minitures 26:00 Euro per Tree+
Postage / Delivery Total around 65:00.  [2 Trees]

Also at KarWei Fruit Trees
Conference or Doyenne du Comice
Cherries
Plum ..Opal-Victoria
Peach  all @ 4.99 Euro

Fruit Bushes
White Currant  Raspberry  Bramble  Gooseberry @2:99 Euro


What Bargains!!

[Marianne]

Well done Tulip-23!! ;)

I am afraid it is the case here as well.
About 10 minutes away from where I live there is a very "posh" garden centre.  Cannot mention the name here.  They have lots of personnel and therefore, lots of overheads, which is not good news for the customers.
The plants are VERY expensive !!  We are talking £25 for a simple rose plant.

A little up the road from there is a small nursery run by the family of 2 or 3.  All plants are a fraction of the price.  We paid £3 for a clematis multipala on saturday.  This would have cost £30 at the more expensive shop.

Let's grab a bargain where we can !  :D ;D

[TULIP-23]

Marianne :)
Hoi
 yes thats true it pays to shop around


You get  what you pay for..... but   Cheap is not always Bad!! :D

[Marianne]

I only purchase healthy plants.  It's not worth buying because they are on their way out. 

But the larger shops are not always the best ones !
 :D

[Mrs Ava]

I always look for healthy, if I can bare to spend any hard cash on plants that I could grow from cuttings or seeds!  Am so mean when it comes to buying plants, so I do love a bargain!

Most expensive plant I have ever ever bought, and it was my wedding anniversary pressie last year, was a black stemmed bamboo.  It only had 6 shoots, but they stood 12 foot tall and it cost 60 quid!!  Had a look at it today, and around the base, 16 new shoots coming.  Planted to hide the shed, and the way it is growing, it will hide the shed and home a family of pandas! ;D

[Marianne]

Well done Emma!

I cannot understand why certain plants are so very expensive!  Sometimes I believe we are being ripped off by garden centres!  I's rather take cuttings or grow from seed, however long I have to wait for the end result! 

Well done on that bamboo!  I have heard that they are very strong growers and you have to keep them in control !  But as you say, that will suit a family of pandas !
 ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

Tulip.it may be an English joke, but I have to say................................do you ride tandem?

[TULIP-23]

FIrst Marianne :)

Any one out there that Knows Boskoop will understand
its World Famous  as a Growing Centre.

The Apple Trees come from there they dont do a Few
we are talking Thousands of each Species.

So I think Im pretty Safe there Marianne ;)

[TULIP-23]

E.J. Emma-Jane :)

Im no Expert Emma-Jane  but I did spend sometime Examining all the Sorts and I think or rather hope Ive Picked out two very Goods Ones .

I agree there E.J I would love to grow everything from seed and Cuttings............but just starting I need to build up First the Knowledge and Knowhow and the Experience.

Hopefully with all you great people out there. :)

Your Bamboo Plant is something Very Special that I understand :D

[TULIP-23]

Doris-Pink :)

Have done but thats another Story Check your PM
can post it here Haha ???

Dont tell Rosebud OK haha!!

[Clayhithe]

A friend and I used to ride a tandem from Oostegeeste to Leiden (which was easy enough) and then back in the evening (which was almost impossible against the west wind and horizontal rain).

Now that we're in East Anglia we find that the car makes better progress against the same wind and rain!

[TULIP-23]

Clayhithe ;D

Glad to hear enjoyed your stay with us.  ;D ;D ;D

Lovely an Flat 8)

[Clayhithe]

Tulip-23

Holland has some of the nicest people I've ever met.

It may be because they are all gardeners.   I've never seen so many house plants!

[TULIP-23]

Clayhithe :D

I must agree with you thats one reason we decided to Move here 16 years ago!!!  The People.

I too looked in wonder Walking along the Streets...
looking into the windows as you do.....so many PLANTS
of all descriptions....Ornaments in the Gardens... Water Features... Windmills...Boxes with Plants On Chairs with Plants on.....maybe we are Luck here..........NOBODY
touches or takes things!! Thats a Plus Point for everyone here Adults and Teenagers!!
[ It does happen sometimes but in General not a Lot ]
I love this Country so Much.....I said to my Boss the other day If you Cut my Wrist... I'LL Bleed ORANGE!! :D

Thank you personally for the Fine Complement we appreciate that ;)