Plants wanted for garden makeover on a shoestring

 
Hello,


I’m giving my garden a cottage garden makeover, but I’m on a shoestring
budget : )


If anybody has any plants or shrubs they no longer want in their garden
or maybe dividing, I am happy to come and collect in the Buckinghamshire
or Northamptonshire or Bedfordshire area. I can pay a small amount
towards them or can give them a very good home for free : ), please
contact me if you have one or maybe more of any of the following plants
or something similar : )

Lots of English lavenders as I want to create a small lavender patch!
roses and climbing roses (especially scented ones) : )
a small acer tree
Ivy (for climbing over trellis)
clematis (any colours)
daises
Achillea
geraniums
Iris
lillys
Campanula
rockery boulders and rockery plants
trellis (any condition as I don’t mind giving it a lick of wood stain) :
)

Obelisks (wood, willow or wrought iron)
cottage garden flowers or seeds

Also I wandered if anybody knows of any Nurseries or Growers that sell
plants, shrubs and flowers cheaper. Ideally in the
Buckinghamshire.Northamptonshire/Bedfordshire area but I don’t mind
traveling further afield for a real gem!  


Thank you for reading, sorry its a bit long, really looking forward to
any replies : ) Please send me a personal message or a reply, Thanks so
much : )




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lilacflower1

 On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:08:51 +0000, lilacflower1


Join your local freecycle.
Do a wanted ad.



http://www.bra-and-pants.com
http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk
http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk

 
Join your local garden societies, grow things from seed.

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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

 

You will have to start as we all do on a small budget.
Start small think big, and over the years you will get what you are looking
for.
There are car boot sales and jumble sales you can go to? seed swap?
Have you considered growing a few veg. in your .............
Gardenbanter..........

 On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:08:51 +0000, lilacflower1


<pruned a bit>

Mogga suggests joining Freecycle - I'd add to that check to see if
there's a local gardening society near you. That may be a source of
plants though they'd probably expect you to give something in return.

Try chatting to your neighbours. Gardening types will divide a lot of
plants in the spring because they've got too big or need rejuvenating.

You might try offering some of your time to help with the digging in
return for some plants.

Things like obelisks will probably result from someone doing a
makeover themselves but you could try making your own or you might get
by initially using a "wigwam" of bamboo canes which are relatively
cheap.