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IbisFla said:I've been pretty lucky with my local Lowe's, where I've picked up healthy plants that are marked down because a new shipment came in and they have to move some stock. And sometimes, it's plants that have already bloomed and they're not as attractive without the flowers. Or the plant just needs to be repotted. The fun for me is sifting through the clearance rack and finding that hidden jewel

My sentiments exactly. I've found several "diamonds in the rough". I posted the story about the man asking me about the dead plants that I was buying one winter for $1 each on another thread . They were hostas that had been frost bitten. They were going dormant and leafed out and bloomed beautifully the following spring. I never thought I'd say this, but I think I may need to start being more selective myself, especially if they are indoor plants. DH will tolerate only so many plants in the house during the winter. Yesterday I stopped by Lowes and they had those cactus with the colored tops that can't survive on their own sitting on an outdoor rack sitting in pots with no drainage holes and 1/2 to 1 inch of water marked down to $2 apiece. I took as many as I could out of the water filled outer pots and set them aside. Then I told the clerk that they will rot and fall over in a few days, as they can't handle cold and wet.I didn't buy any of those soggy cactus. They might have continued declining and die on me. It was not worth it.

I never thought to take before pictures of the bad looking rescues.