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Vinny
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(26-10-2025, 03:31 PM)Veggie Wrote: I mostly only look at the veg. Lots of the reduced veg were in the Bargain basement packs I bought a couple of weeks ago - and they sold out of very quickly! I've always wanted a purple or green Cotinus (Smoke bush) but the plants are too epensive methinks? I noticed they had Cotinus seeds but even if they germinate I reckon it would be at least five yeas before I got a sizeable plant? At my age, I am not sure I would still be here in five years to enjoy the plant, so along with other tree & shrub seeds, I gave them a miss!  
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(27-10-2025, 01:20 PM)Vinny Wrote: (26-10-2025, 03:31 PM)Veggie Wrote: I mostly only look at the veg. Lots of the reduced veg were in the Bargain basement packs I bought a couple of weeks ago - and they sold out of very quickly! I've always wanted a purple or green Cotinus (Smoke bush) but the plants are too epensive methinks? I noticed they had Cotinus seeds but even if they germinate I reckon it would be at least five yeas before I got a sizeable plant? At my age, I am not sure I would still be here in five years to enjoy the plant, so along with other tree & shrub seeds, I gave them a miss! Find a Cotinus somewhere and take cuttings! That would be quicker.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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12-11-2025, 10:04 AM
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