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Plastic free plant delivery.

punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
in The potting shed
I know we are not supposed to advertise, but I think this is important and I have nothing to gain from it.
I have just received a delivery from Paddock Plants and the only plastic contained in a fairly large delivery, was the plant labels.
A step forward.
How can you lie there and think of England
When you don't even know who's in the team

S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border

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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Thanks for that, @punkdoc - the plastic in most plant purchases has definitely reduced my willingness to order things, so this is useful. Though not for my pocket, which has benefitted!
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited February 2020
    I have just received some cyclamen hederifolia plants (with root balls) from Ashwoods that came  wrapped only in layers of damp newspaper, no pots. This worked perfectly well for sending and the plants arrived in fine condition.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I was really pleased last week that the bunches of tulips I bought in Sainsbury were wrapped in brown paper not plastic - a small step in the right direction. 
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Peter Nyssen pack all their bulbs in paper or potato starch bags.  The RSPB use plastic pouches for their bird food, but the cardboard delivery boxes are sealed with cotton and paper tape, and they use crumpled sheets of recycled paper as filler.  
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