Focus bargains

[Norfolk n Proud]

I'm not one to miss a bargain or two, so i thought i'd share today's bargains with you all, so hopefully you can share too!! I was wondering round Focus today, and found Buddleja Davidii (Border Beauty ) i think they were in 5 ltr pots from £14.99 to 99p, so i got 3 for the lottie, ( for the insects and what have you ) and also one of the workers told me about Helenium- Pipsqueak reduced from £5.99 each to 99p, so i got 8 of them to make a nice border on the lottie.  Maybe you have a branch nearby that are reducing plants that have finished flowering, a cheap way to buy, me thinks!!

[Norfolk n Proud]

[lorna]

Going to have a look tomorrow. Was handy when daughter worked at local branch I got to hear of real bargains :)

[valmarg]

The only cautionary point I would make, is that once your Buddleas have finished flowering, dead head them.  Otherwise you will have seedlings all over your lottie.

They are beautiful plants/flowers, and attract many beneficial insects.  But left to their own devices can become very invasive.  You only have to take a train journey to see how invasive they are.  All alongside the tracks, in the guttering of buildings nearby.

I certainly wouldn't be without my plants, but you do need to keep an eye on them.

valmarg

[Norfolk n Proud]

Hi Valmarg, I'll take notice of your advice, it say's on the label that it's a dwarf variety 1.5mtr, due you reckon it would still be a good idea to plant in a tub then? I did buy three? :)

[caroline7758]

Ouch! Paid a fiver each for two Heleniums at Harlow Carr today. Used vouchers from my birthday though, and we don't have a Focus near here, so not so bad I suppose. :-\

[valmarg]

Hi Valmarg, I'll take notice of your advice, it say's on the label that it's a dwarf variety 1.5mtr, due you reckon it would still be a good idea to plant in a tub then? I did buy three? :)

I assumed you were going to plant them out on the allotment, and would not say not to.  All I meant was that they do seed down, so it's easier to dead head them.

valmarg

[Norfolk n Proud]

Point taken Valmarg, i'll see how they get on. :)