“Garden-ready” pelargoniums - when?
Am I worrying unnecessarily? When I ordered 45 garden ready pelargoniums from a well-known online supplier in January I was quite happy with the information given about delivery “before the end of April”. But now we have the chance of a week’s holiday from 15 March! My common sense tells me that these plants won’t be ready for dispatch before 01 April - but when I contacted the supplier they cannot confirm this - and I cannot stipulate a week when it will not be possible to receive the plants ...
I have nobody I can ask to take them in. So I have two choices - worry or not worry!
What do others think? Is my common sense right? Should I stop worrying?
I have nobody I can ask to take them in. So I have two choices - worry or not worry!
What do others think? Is my common sense right? Should I stop worrying?
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Would the supplier be willing to send them to a different address if you email them so they have it in writing? It does mean you having to collect them from a friend or relative if they arrive after your return from holiday of course.
Plants will be fresh and well cared for without you having to worry about any postal damage.
I actually find myself in the same predicament. I ordered with Sutton’s and they specify the despatch week, a time when I am on holiday. Sutton’s readily agreed to send the plants to an alternative address and I chose my gardener who’ll pot them up and water them ready for my return.
Garden ready surely means to most people that they can plant these plugs out on delivery ?
The suppliers need to re think their advertising hype.
I think @yorkshirerose makes a good point - whilst there are some excellent online suppliers who offer decent plants ( and advice if asked ), local nurseries ( and some Garden Centres ) are often a better bet.
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