By GigiAdeniumPlumeria | I find myself looking at clearance racks more often these days, especially after I discovered I can easily make them into beautiful plants for a fraction of the original price. All it takes is a little tender loving care. |
fiwit said:They give away empty pots and trays? Really?!?!?!?! **insert greedy look here**
lovemyhouse said:A goodly chunk of my yard is populated by clearance plants. At least in this area, Home Depot does not sell clearance plants and trashes theirs. Seems like such a big waste to me and I have considered dumpster diving. Lowes, now. Ah, Lowes. THAT is the place to find clearance.
These were clearance. All droopy and crammed up four in a tiny pot, they obviously like their new residence.
fiwit said:I spent $2.50 on a leyland cypress that looked half-dead. He's almost a foot tall in my yard now. I spent $3 on a 3gal azalea (encore rouge) that was just bare limbs. He's bloomed in his container for 2 years, and this year he's moving into the ground.
TLC works wonders, doesn't it?
Bonehead said:End of the season sales are also wonderful - I picked up several gallon size grasses for $3 apiece last October. Although they looked pretty dead when I bought them, all are showing good signs of life this spring. I think the nurseries just don't want to over-winter them.
JoAnn said:You're so right about good bargains. I've purchased lots of $2 adeniums that looked terrible because they were going dormant. Some were a beautiful double white. I always check the clearance racks!
RickCorey said:>> They pretty much know me there by now.
I know what you mean!
Unfortunately, the prescription clerks at my local Wal-Mart know me by name. I'd rather be a frequent visitor at the garden center, than the Pharmacy.
For a while, I was getting a trunk-full of concrete pavers every weekend at HD, and they got to know me.