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Title: great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 09:19:56
 ;D ;D ;D

Chuffed I am (despite the onset of a cold!)

Went out plant shopping with mum-in-law on satuday and came home with:

15 assorted hardy periennials (including aquilegias, campanulas, medicinal herbs, other cottage garden things)
three new herbs
another periennial
a native dogwood (quite a large one!)
six assorted marginals (including lobelia cardinalis and a blue iris)
a floating plant with big air traps (what is it called?)
a gorgeous red waterlilly (Froebeli or something!)
two pots of sweet peas
a verbena bonariensis (being as I lost my seedlings to dampening off)

But guess how much I spent and win some seeds!
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Gardengirl on July 05, 2004, 09:38:51
Now that's my kinda weekend Aqui :D  Sounds as if you should have spent loads, but seeing as you are maybe bragging about how little you have spent - how about £10  ??? :)
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 09:48:55
If only GG!

I did spend £10. But on one plant  :o

higher.
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: TrailRat on July 05, 2004, 10:16:13
I'll take a stab at £50. By the way what medicinals did you get?

TrailRat
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 10:23:21
TR - lower.

medicinals included Arnica.  :o I've forgotten the rest. That's the trouble when you buy so many - I can't remember them all.
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: TrailRat on July 05, 2004, 10:24:22
£25

TrailRat
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 10:28:35
higher
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: TrailRat on July 05, 2004, 10:29:17
£40

TrailRat
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 10:36:24
Lower

(you are determined to win these seeds aren't you!)
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: TrailRat on July 05, 2004, 10:38:44
I've decided three guesses are enough. And yes I do want some seeds for my new plot. Oh well my final guess of £35 and then I'll let the rest join in. ;D

TrailRat
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 10:44:02
game over. final guess correct! So go and pick from my list in the swap shop and send me your address.

My best bargain was the 15 periennials for... no go on, guess! (I'm enjoying creating games and mystery today!)
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: TrailRat on July 05, 2004, 10:50:06
I won't join in with this game as I think I pushed my luck a little ;D

TrailRat
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 05, 2004, 13:13:35
I am impressed that you got so much Aqui, especially as in our aquatic shop, the average water lily comes in at 17 quid!  I want a little white one, but the purse won't open far enough just yet.  Did get 8 red comets for 9 quid though so now we have fish in the pond and they are all doing well.  PLus found 3 frogs yesterday and 2 were HUGE!

So, 15 perenials.... 15 quid?  A pound a plant??

;D
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 13:19:45
EJ - I know - aquatic plants are so expensive. I wanted watermint and marsh marigolds, but both were too expensive. (£5 each - too much for me!)

£15 - no - lower.

One of my little toads has taken up residence in the top of my older compost heap. It's so cute - he's hollowed out a little nest right in the centre at the top and he likes to pretend I haven't seen him whenever I peep in. Found another one hiding under the edge of the pond liner. he tried to make a dash for it down between the soil and the liner down the side of the pond, so as Mr Aqui was about to dig in the liner there, I had to yank the poor thing out before he was buried alive. :o
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 05, 2004, 13:22:05
Marsh marigold...I shall try and get you some as I have some in the garden - garden is a swamp 9 months of the year and concrete the rest, so it grows in my beds!  I have just moved a lump into the pond, and still have a little big left, tis only a wee bit though.  Mum has some in her pond and all being well we will be there at the weekend so I shall pinch a bit if you like and mail it to you.  PM me your addy if you are interested.  ;D

Less than a pound a plant!  12 quid then?  ::)
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 13:24:17
EJ - ooh - that'd be lovely.

£12 - still too high. ANd you've only got one guess left.
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Moggle on July 05, 2004, 13:24:23
Is there a prize for this one too?  :)
£8?
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 13:33:36
Moggle - yes. If anyone gets it by 5pm today. I have plenty of spare seeds!

but you're still too high.
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Moggle on July 05, 2004, 13:41:36
£4?  :-\
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Plocket on July 05, 2004, 13:45:50
£1?
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 13:47:24
moggle - lower

Plocket - higher. (at that price, I've have bought 50!)
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Plocket on July 05, 2004, 16:46:22
I was only kidding!!!!  Â£2.50 ?
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 16:48:34
higher.

Only fifteen minutes to go.
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Moggle on July 05, 2004, 16:52:00
£3.25?
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 16:52:42
lower
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Plocket on July 05, 2004, 16:54:09
£2.99 ?
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 16:54:52
lower
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Plocket on July 05, 2004, 16:56:37
£2.75?
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 16:58:20
higher - but you've used all your guesses up now.

three minutes left - anyone want to play?
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: aquilegia on July 05, 2004, 17:03:18
time's up.

Plocket - being as you were closest, the prize goes to you. Go take your pick from my list in the swap shop and PM me your address.

I need to get rid of my seeds so I can justify getting new ones!

And the answer was £2.95. That's less than 20p per plant! They were a little straggly or had gone over, but they'll be fine next year! And there weren't many left (not surprising at that price!)
Title: Re:great weekend - guess how much I spent!
Post by: Plocket on July 05, 2004, 17:04:53
Oh Aqui - that is very generous of you! Thank you so much.

YIPPEEEE! I've won something!!!