hi everyone..been on GW for a while..but this is the first time I've visited here...and look forward to becoming more neighborly! My best bargains this year: 100 hundred hostas for a buck a piece..from Gilbert Wild Co. 150 irises...thought there were only a few in an old bed on the property...suprize! 100 daylilies...also dug up from same bed! It was too overgrown to see them! I thought these two "bargains" terrific, DH gave me that "WHAT? another bed!" look LOL Silver Lace Vine...$7, but it was very spindly..keeping fingers crossed. Woodsy

Wow! What a fun, productive day you've had! Great fun...it looks like! Fun for you & fun results for your GS! I'm also still collecting those little terra cotte pots for a wreath...you got your's for a steal! Great hunt! TFS! Jeanne S.

Last winter I purchased a box of Plantation Products Wildflower Mix from Dollar Tree. I like PP because they use organic mixes. We had taken a bush out of a planter area and I wanted a quick easy burst of color. We were very busy and my interior seedling area was already full of seedlings growing for my organic herb and vegetable garden. So we did things the lazy way and seeded outdoors. (Absolute worst case scenario). Knowing that the seed has some filler, but also knowing that the attrition rate would be significant we seeded in early january and had seedlings in late Feb. There were some bare spots where I gave another seeding touchup and let it go. I will find some photos for you. These were meant to fill in gaps between pink Azaleas and yellow Dusty Millers. What we ended up with was a burst of Yellow, Orange and Golden Chrysanthemums, Daisies, and Poppies with accents of Purple Cornflowers. It was not planned, but it looks rather nice. Could we have done something better with planning? Yes. But it is still quite beautiful. The bees and butterflies seem pleased, and we see the finches and sparrows that roost in the eves (on different sides of our home) frolicking amongst the flowers every day. Probably we will do something different in a year or two. But for now we are enjoying the change and variety.

Hah! I love the bloopers, too funny! Thanks for posting them, and the deals too. Fun to see. I'd kill for that cactus in the initial post, it sure looks like Cereus peruvianus 'monstrose' sometimes called C.p. 'monstrosa' or even "curiousity cactus". That's a very nice specimen. I am coveting, LOL. Thanks for the chuckles, and the deals, keep them coming! Happy gardening and bargain hunting all, Grant Here is a link that might be useful: Cereus peruvianus 'monstrose' pic