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Verdun
17/09/2012 at 19:05
On this forum we have all heard tales of poor plants and bad service from some online plant nurseries, etc. today, I received some Echinaceas from crocus packed superbly, in full flower in a box some 4 feet high. Everything intact and they are now in the garden. I have a number of excellent plant suppliers now who are all adept at supplying plants in perfect condition. This in contrast to posts complaining about bad suppliers, e.g. Parkers
Lowenna
17/09/2012 at 19:10

I've never had any trouble with plants from Parkers. Conversely, I had a broken peony and badly potted on gaura from Crocus, so I guess it's a bit of a lottery.

I use small nurseries from eBay quite a lot, they are generally excellent. Of the more commercial ones I always use Viv Marsh for alstroemerias, Haylofts for penstemons and Wootens of Wenhaston for auriculas.

I have used both Parkers and T and M for plug plants and they have been fine 

Verdun
17/09/2012 at 19:40
Wootens are excellent. Compare plants supplied by parkers with those supplied by crocus, woottens, paddock plants, etc. and you will notice a HUGE difference in quality and size. For bulbs parkers are fine but for plants no. I am sure no one on this forum will have received anything other than small bare rooted plants Intended for next year floweriing or tiny potted plugs. Woottens supply garden size quality plants for this seasons impact. The best nursery for cheap plants at small sizes is perhill nurseries. Get them during the winter or early spring, pot them on and you get full size, full of flower plants in the summer.
plant pot mad
17/09/2012 at 20:02

parkers plants have been very good this year.and so have T & M. and gardening direct. They have all got better packing this year.had good results. 

Verdun
17/09/2012 at 22:59
Have parkers ever supplied plants in 3 litre pots? It's prob just me but I increasingly want plants for NOW.....don't want to waste time by buying plants to mature next year or even year after. The nurseries I buy from supply big plants, choice plants and varieties not obtained elsewhere and will give me good show now and in the future.
Muvs Dashwood
18/09/2012 at 11:28

I bought online for the first time this year from T & M and they were great. I bought 12 penstemons and ended up with over 20 once I had split them and planted them. Bonus plants yay. I didn't get extra's with the other plants but they are all doing fine.

Verdun
18/09/2012 at 14:04
How big we're they? In flower? How much? Mind you penstemons are great value. You can take cuttings, even now, and have flowering plants next year. Clearly I'm in the minority here so I will concede to the wise. Maybe T & M have improved over last year or so. I had 3 hardy geraniums and an echinacea from them and all were pathetically small and cost just as much as fully potted, more mature plants I bought elsewhere. One geranium did not grow or the echinacea. Got money back on echinacea though.
Bookertoo
18/09/2012 at 18:01

As have had so many problems with Parkers over the years I would not ever use them again.  Maybe they have improved but .........  There are some very good plant supppliers on line, often a good way to access the expertise of specialists in e.g. hostas  and so on.  All good duppliers are insurance covered and are quite happy to replace anything that has gone wrong, I use van Meuwin and several others, Bloms for bulbs - there are good suppliers out there.

plant pot mad
26/09/2012 at 00:19

get my bulbs from spalding not had any bad ones at a good price.

 

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