Best Online Gardening Site?

sheramber

The advantage of a local stockist is they will sell plants that will survive in your climate and the plants will be used to these conditions.

Plants raised in greenhouse in a warmer climate will look good to buy but may shrivel up when planted out.

mardatha

Yes. But getting the husband to drive me there isn't easy.. once a year and he thinks that's it, duty done! I want to go weekly

DaftyDuck

..... once a year and he thinks that's it, duty done!

Dare I suggest... reciprocate?;).

seanoctagan

GoTo4Gardening send a weekly email - as well as good gardening tips they usually have genuinely good offers for their readers - the offers are often very specific ie one kind of plant or something but I find i usually have one that fits my gardening taste every few weeks

DaftyDuck

I'd just like to withdraw my recommendation for Beechwood, at post #9. I've just come across their "customer service" with a problem on my latest order. Rude and unhelpful wouldn't begin to cover it!

Recommendation withdrawn! :rotfl:

mardatha

At least you found out and needn't go back DD.

DaftyDuck

Comical, really. I wrote them an email:
Hi,

Just opened my order. There is a bundle of 10 Alder, but no others, and the order was for 20. I don't mind whether another 10 are dispatched, or a refund made - either is acceptable, whichever is easier your end is fine.

Cheers,
Dafty

Their reply:
Hello Dafty,

Did you not count them? There are 20.

Robert


Um...I can count up to 12; I'm a big boy now... I had attached a photo of the label they sent, too! Admittedly upside down! P'raps that foxed them...



Oh well, a shame. Their plants remain good, but I can't recommend anyone who is that unhelpful. Especially when there are so many other sellers.

How's the weather up there, mardatha? Bet we have a bigger puddle in our garden than you have in yours....

Davesnave

DaftyDuck wrote: »

How's the weather up there, mardatha? Bet we have a bigger puddle in our garden than you have in yours....

As posted elsewhere, I have the biggest puddle!

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-wettest-place-country-192mm-1415816

Davesnave

By contrast, Buckingham Nurseries contacted me this week prior to making up my order to apologise and ask if I still wanted the plants, some of which were several cm shorter than usual.

I told them to go ahead. As I've been saying for decades now, size isn't everything; it's turgidity that counts at my age! :cool:

mardatha

DD I haven't got any puddles, I've got 5 inches of snow and a blizzard!