Thompson & Morgan not so lucky dip

levis2891

last year i ordered one of their large collections of perennials, i hadn't ordered from them before so wasnt sure what to expect........

their condition was like what alot received, they werent looking great. so i planted them all out anyway and slowly they grew into nice plants. ironically the weedbeater collection i also got which looked the healthiest and greenest didn't grow as big as the halfdead ones.

this year they've grown back and yet again its the ones that started off worst that have grown back biggest. turns out they knew what they were doing by forcing the plants to grow stronger roots that foliage

my point is if your used to gardencentre-looking-ready-toplant out-plants-for-an-instant-effect, then continue to buy in person. but if you want cheaper plants delivered to your door and don't mind waiting for them to grow big then give an online store a go.

appearances can be deceptive

pelirocco

Nuttyneddy wrote: »

I was quite pleased with mine, for some reason there are also ten packets of seeds included with it (I'm sure they weren't part of the offer, and I don't have any other outstanding orders with them).

Half are flower seeds and half vegetables - not cheap packets either.

:money:

I had this too , the plants were small and not looking their best , but i have re potted them and they are now in my greenhouse and coming along very well . I have no idea what they are as i didnt keep the labels lol . All in all Im very pleased with them

bobbie3917

i received mine a few weeks ago.....i was starting to think they were lost in the post as it took almost 4 weeks for them to arive......as a new gardener i was a little shocked at how bad they looked but even i could see that they all had good roots.....i planted all out as soon as i had them even the 3 that looked 100% dead.....all but 1 has taken and starting to grow new shoots and i have not given up on that 1 yet......there are a few plants that are the same but diff size or colour so i dont mind so much......i also ordered dianthus 'strawberry cream' plugs and they took longer to come back but where very good plugs.....i also got the free seeds and as i wont use the veg seeds i have given them to my local old peoples home and i have sown most of the sweet pea they sent and this will be the first time for me to do so all in all a good thing.........i have just ordered more off them so fingers crossed......i also get cash back @ 12.12% so i think it works out better then other garden centres as i have 2 travel to get to them

cjb02

I also got mine a week or so ago and they took several weeks to arrive, they did indeed look a bit rough but as a previous poster stated they all had good roots on them. They got watered and they have all took. I am very happy with them. I also got the free seeds. All in all, a great buy. thanks T&M. dont use em often but would use again.

mike216

Update, the plants have mostly taken well and are growing, they even look like real plants now! Some have already flowered. Not so bad after all!

sparrer

Another one who has bought from T & M, twice in fact as I thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt after the 5 lavender plants died. However the second order was as bad, mini plugs which were so soaked they rotted. Never again, like others I can't afford to throw money away so will be sticking to Homeb@se and my local garden centre. Everything I buy there grows

poppysarah

When you have plants that are dead, die etc, do you get in touch and ask for a refund or replacement?

moggymutt

When I've bought particular plants and seeds from T+M, always good. My mother orders me special offer mixed perennials and they are always lousy.

cajsa

moggymutt wrote: »

When I've bought particular plants and seeds from T+M, always good. My mother orders me special offer mixed perennials and they are always lousy.

Thought you might like to know - if you check out the "Freebies low spend" section there is an offer from the Daily Mail for perennials, there is a few choices of 24 that work out at £4.30....i have just placed my order ( i think its from T&M although as i said in the thread i am not expecting miracles but for the money well worth the punt....

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