I see all these plants everyone has, just looked at the Lantana - Maybe Rosies picture? I was just wondering where everyone gets most of their flowers/plants from? Ordering from Brecks, Burpee, Wayside Gardens; or Walmart/Lowes, local nurseries.

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PattyM

I get my plants from WalMart, Home Depot, Rite Aide and some of the local nurseries. Seeds I get from exchanges here. I also get cuttings and starts from friends and family.

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We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.

Some day - some day I will have established beds...but there's always room for more!

I am going to try the stores more this fall. I have been doing mostly catalog - partly because I live an hour from the city and partly because I have 2 boys and a busy husband and it's just easier to shop from home sometimes!

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PattyM

ive tried the online approach
not very satisfied
thinking im gonna stick with locals and a good dose of knowledge from the internet for my choices and do my purchasing locally

I bought my lantana at Home Depot. I bought petunias where ever I was and saw a good color. I bought some at Walmart and some at Home Depot and some at a nursery that is close to me. I bought some at Lowes too. I got the passion flower vine at Lowes. I did however buy some awesome daylilies on eBay and they are doing great. I can't wait til next year to see the flowers. I ordered a Meyer Lemon from one of the catalog nurseries you mentioned and they sent it just before the 4th of July and it sat in the PO until after the holiday. When I got it, it was shriveled because it was already rootbound. I was a little ticked. They replaced it. I have to say it survived and seems healthier than the replacement. I thought at least they could've let me know it was shipped, then I would've check the PO on Sat. AM. I guess it isn't in their program to notify you of shipping.

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gailo

I bought a lantana from WalMart this year too. I haven't bought plants in a long time. I got all my hosta from my daughter several years ago, planted some daylillies, daffodils, the hydrageas were here, put out some coreopsis, dianthus and all that comes back every year. So now I put out seeds I get from my friends here, except for vegetable plants.

ND, what kind of beds are you planting? Do you need seeds? Will things come back in your area?

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rite aid and fred meyer(kroger) mostly. one of my thymes came from a nursery, but the rest were the other places. theres not too many places to buy plants around here, but we are getting a home depot in the next town south. opening soon

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I usually get my plants from Lowe's and if I can't find it there I go to Home Depot. A little secret I learned from watching others is to by the "sale" items that the store (Lowe's does it) forgot to take care of. Sometimes they place an entire rolling cart with about 6-8 shelves full of wilted plants and will sell an entire flat for 50 cents to $1. This spring I bought six trays of coleus for 10 cents each! I got about 48 plants for 60 cents. I planted them in my front bed and in some pots and ALL of them made it and are beautiful!

So if you have a little patience and some extra TLC to give to the plants, you can get some pretty cheap plants that will turn out to be beautiful.

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CajunMama
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