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Went into Woolworths at the weekend & they had some good offers on, don't know how long they are on for though. All the seeds were buy 1 get 1 free as were onion sets (£2.99 for 100), dahlias, shrubs & small bushes including tayberries & grapes (about £2.99) and larger shrubs including grapevines & some fruits were half price at £3.99. They also had some great small kits for growing herbs, mushrooms salads (including polystyrene troughs to grow in) for half price at £2.99.

They do have some great offer there. My mum has bought some great plants over the years but you do have to be quite selective. My local store had loads of fruit tree's which I was looking at buying at the time. But they weren't in the beat condition, so you do have to be really selective. They were doing an offer a couple of weeks ago on 3 pairs of ladies gardening gloves for £1.99. They are in fluecent colours which has been a godsend as I seem to always be loosing mine. Morrisons is also a good place to look for bargins, they often sell gardening stuff at silly prices and everyone at my allotments sware by their gardening gloves. which I'm sure they must make a loss on.
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Must admit that I have finally come around to the idea of brightly coloured gardening tools.I used to prefer greens and dark blues but having' lost' so many pieces of equipment, I'm now ok with wandering around with fluorescent hands,tapemeasures,trowels and even buckets! Not too keen on the orange wheelbarrow we have now as it's left out in the garden and reminds me of all the jobs I keep ignoring . When it's old and knackered and goes to live on the allotment, it will stand out like a sore thumb and may encourage Emma's mates to wander over and see what really is worth nicking. I always misplace my green kneeling pad as it is so well camouflaged so if anyone spots a brightly coloured one, please let me know!!!

put it in a bright coloured Bag Nicos, that way it won't soak up water & give you wet knees

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

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Nick what a good idea! Mine are always getting wet. Some times the best ideas are the simplest.

Old walking trick Jax. A lot of folks use them to sit on & eay their sarnies. You quickly learn this trick after the first soggy bottom (not a place in the cotswolds)

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

And then I can hang it up when I've finished with it too!