What was your best garden buy this year?

Lilyflower, that sounds like a curry plant, very nice when they are a bargain. I bought an apple tree, Discovery, from Wilkinsons, reduced to £1.99, put into a pot and had four beautiful apples this year, must put it into the garden next year though.

I bought a salvia, Hot Lips, at the very beginning of summer and it's still in full flower now. It's been an absolute bargain. Hope it over winters OK.

I really want one of those Chewy but they do get quite big and we have no more room! I may try and grow one in a pot next year.

Thank you everyone for the good ideas for my garden this year - here in NZ we are busy planting our gardens for the summer.

Lilyflower your herb sound like a curry plant (Helichrysum italicum) which smells really appetising but isn't edible. You could check with Mr. Google.

If you give them a good mulch they should be ok as long as you don't live in a frost pocket.x

My daughter's labour as my garden had a make-over this year to make it a little easier in years to come. This was paid for with endless reading to her of her Masters texts, etc. (she's dyslexic) although I have a feeling the ready cups of tea and lunch were probably rated at least as highly.

I wonder if anyone can suggest a fence plant (up rather than out). I have a Pyracantha but whatever fills the gap needs to be slow growing (not small just slow growing) as I have found this essential for my small tiny garden.

Craizydaizy I guess you have what is my best buy in your garden as I understand phormiums are natives of NZ.

Lornap the great thing about your nasturtiums are that they will go on self seeding for evermore, sometimes in the most unusual places, so you'll get to smile for years. Enjoy!

Mine was finding a gardener willing to come in now and again (and not charge huge amounts) to trim back overgrown shrubs etc, giving me more time and energy to keep the rest of my garden tidy and presentable.

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An owl on a stand. He flaps his wings when the breeze blows. We've taken it down for the winter.
Plant wise my favourite buy this year was Alstroemerias. The yellow and red one is still flowering.

A beehive- and bees they have just loved our wild flower meadow and our typical 'Curate's garden'.

They ignored my attempt at a wild flower lawn and flew past it to get to the sage and the lavender jura2.

Absolutely love Wilko, have got hold of so many bargains from there this year. Mostly decorative bits & bobs but still.

My best garden 'buy' was lots of manure from a nearby farmer. I was allowed to help myself, and all it cost me was the price of the rubble bags I put it in to transport it, a bottle of port to say thank you, and a bad back!

My best garden buy this year was a load of river gravel for the bare bits .

A black eyed Susan which covered the area to the side of the front door. Passers by always stopped to admire it. Jack Frost has just finished it off but it was so cheerful while it lasted.

Must confess I bought a little garden gnome, always wanted one, he is partly hidden under a large bush, don't want people to think I have no taste!