Recommend online plant suppliers
Wonder if you can help - sorry if I'm duplicating previous threads. My local garden centre has sadly gone downhill both in terms of choice and plant quality. I'm not a massive online shopper but as there are few other plant sellers to support locally, I'm thinking I may have to bite the bullet and look at online/mail order retailers.
I'm not a confident gardener but want to make an impact next year with some unusual, striking plants, as well (as the usual) - both in pots and borders. The garden is quite shady but I'm looking forward to the challenge!
I have no experience using online plant centres / nurseries and so am hoping you can recommend some from personal experiences? Somewhere that does great plants that could also offer advice to a relative garden novice like myself if needed would be ideal. Need guidance as there's so many! Thanks!
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Hi Lucy, as you guessed there is a thread about it already - here you are: http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/the-good-guys/175670.html
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
There are lots of Cornwall based nurseries on ebay as well as those mentioned above.
Thanks, lots to digest on this thread, will work my way through it!
I've used Long Acre Nurseries (also know as Plants for Shade, on their website), who specialise in shade-lovers, but stock other stuff too.
Always reliable, always deliver next day, always excellent quality and well-packaged.
A pleasure.
I avoid Crocus like the plague!
Not had as much time for online research as I'd like due to work (boo!) but think I'll take a trip around some of these nurseries at the weekend, get a feel for them etc - thanks Verdun. Also been told about trevena cross nurseries and Bodmin plant and herb through a friend so might make a day of it, tour the county! Long Acres now on the list to research too, thanks Jess in the Garden
You're welcome - it's a case of hit and miss with online companies. Some good, some terrible.
Verdun re dead trees.
I here a lot about "Babyplants" from my friends, that's only if you wanted plug plants though.
How about J P Parker, I don,t know if anyone has any experience of them as they always seem quite reasonable and have lots of offers ?
Sara