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Avoid Crocus

fluffmonkey333fluffmonkey333 Posts: 2
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I have used Crocus over the years and found them marvelous. Sadly, not now. My last two orders were appalling. They were small cuttings, not plants . Some were leggy old  and hard and the price was  eyewatering. This company has gone from being thd best to the worst. Avoid. Don't waste your money. Shocking service and products. 
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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Use proper nurseries and you won't get that problem


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I've never used crocus just because of the prices.
    I still have dealings with some of the growers who supply them and I know what I pay for those plants and I'm sure crocus pay less than me.
    Devon.
  • fluffmonkey333fluffmonkey333 Posts: 2
    Yes, thanks nutcutlet, you are right. I have learnt my lesson. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Hostafan1 said:
    I've never used crocus just because of the prices.

    My thoughts exactly.
    It all looks very pretty in the advertising, so people succumb. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Fairygirl said:
    Hostafan1 said:
    I've never used crocus just because of the prices.

    My thoughts exactly.
    It all looks very pretty in the advertising, so people succumb. 
    "you can't polish a t*rd, but you can roll it in glitter and sell it to gullible consumers"
    Just look at the spice girls!!
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Quite - and they're still polishing as we speak  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Fairygirl said:
    Quite - and they're still polishing as we speak  :D
    and the gullible are still lapping it up
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    you can't polish a t*rd, but you can roll it in glitter 

    profound thought for the day
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    The only thing I use Crocus for, is information (size, growing conditions etc) of the plant I'm interested in.  Even bog standard garden centres are better, in my opinion - not just for price, but because you can choose a nice healthy plant and reject the scrawny ones...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Kate.harriKate.harri Posts: 44
    Extortionate price, it’s only handy for plant measurements.
    I never buy from them. I was looking at  Lobelia to see how much they were.

    Lobelia cardinalis, ‘Queen’ was £12.00 now down to £10.00 then postage on top. 

    I already have a four footer coming into flower with several buds on it.
    K


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