“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.
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I'm not keen on pelargoniums, but if you want something specific, I can highly recommend Cramden Nursery, who specialise. I loved the colour of Lord Bute, and treated myself a few years ago. They weren't overly expensive, and the plugs were large and healthy, as you would expect.
They would never send stuff at an unsuitable time or with poor advice. I think that's the most important thing. Garden ready should mean that, and end of April isn't 'garden ready' for plugs IMO:)
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...