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Where do you buy your plants?
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Just wondering where folk buy their plants from?
Seeing as I'm planning on turning much of my lawn over to planting areas, I'll be needing to order lots of new plants. Garden centres don't always have the specific plants that I want, and places like B&Q/Homebase have a very limited choice.
So which online suppliers or nurseries do folk recommend for buying plants?
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I buy quite a few plants from eBay. Only from trusted sellers and those with near enough 100% positive feedback. Not been disappointed yet. I also buy from my LGC too but sometimes they do not have the more unusual varieties of plant.
Thanks, Id completely missed that thread, just had a look and theres some good recommendations in there. Heres a link to Verduns great thread which can be found in the Talkback section...
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/talkback/the-good-guys/talkback/the-good-guys/175670.html/
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I'm lucky as I moved house last year which is miles from nearest shops but two mins from a small garden centre ?
My very favourite place is a nursery called the plant specialist in great missenden but they do not yet do online ?
My next favourite is my local ish wyevale, they really have upped their game in recent years and I think too pending who the manager is some are really brilliant these days
I went to GWL on Friday with a list. I saw the new hydrangea 'fireworks' last year and have a hole in the border when it will look lovely. I was thrilled this year to see a blue one! It's for my blue border so it'll fit in perfectly. People kept stopping me to ask which seller I'd bought it from.
We also picked up a lovely canna amongst other things. I have also been known to buy from T&M. I can't resist their offers. Especially when I've been wanting something but decided it's too much money. In my mind paying p&p doesn't count as spending.
If after something special I'll either order from the specific nursery or amazon. My crystal ice came from dibleys nursery, my peony, clematis, crimson bonfire peach tree and fig tree from amazon. I tend to research the varieties I want and then shop around for the cheapest price.
Having said that... the fruit canes and blueberry bush from wilkinsons and my other fig tree from asda are all doing well. Cheap as chips.
I'm avoiding accepting plants from neighbours as the last offering (10 years ago) I'm still trying to eradicate from the borders. Not everyone has neighbours who favour weeds. It's all a matter of opinion I guess.
Wheres the Talkback section moved to, I can't find it?
Just received 3 excellent foxgloves from the secret gardening club, and last week I found myself at handley rose nursery, I've bought lots of roses from them ( bought 3last week too....don't know how it happened....) great healthy plants,excellent service and guidance,good prices. Having complained a lot about t&m they have replaced the lily bulbs that only half grew, nothing else yet, and they didn't contact me at all...I do like a plant sale, esp hardy plant society, usually get a few nice hardy geraniums and astrantias
Think it's been removed as it was intended to be for posting responses to website articles and it wasn't being used for that.
I think NoraGW can find a particular thread for us - you can send her a message
Last edited: 19 June 2016 17:59:58
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Rosemummy there's a message to you from T&M on the T&M thread. It was left this morning.
Crocus
Bents in Warrington big types and trees
Ebay some great sellers izziebizzyplants, karensteadz, jo-anna-cottage-plants-norfolk
Avon Bulbs and peternyssen for my spring bulbs
If Talkback has been removed, can Verduns thread be moved to The Potting Shed?
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/talkback/the-good-guys/talkback/the-good-guys/175670.html/