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Parker Dutch Bulbs -Terrible

john.m.lilleyjohn.m.lilley Posts: 1
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Bought 36 shrubs from Parkers earlier this season. They replaced several, but overall I'd say that the quality was very poor. Some of the plants were dead on arrival, others were just too small to plant out, a couple were diseased. I've managed to resuce most of them, but had big problems with 10 of them. 5 have died. Some are still not growing well. 

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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Parkers are usually best for bare root plants but there have been some issues experienced by forum members previously.
    Probably a stupid question but have you contacted them to discuss your complaints ?
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Where they on an offer?  They need extra TLC but usually come good at the end. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • _Nicolas__Nicolas_ Posts: 48
    Stopped using Parkers years ago for precisely that reason, plants were generally of a poor quality, especially shrubs. Flower colours also not well-represented in their catalogues. Waste of time and not worth the hassle, getting decent plants shouldn't be a lottery!
  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    I know people occasionally have to but I wouldn't buy plants mail order unless I had no other choice...which is rare.
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    I disagree @Chris-P-Bacon a lots of specialist nurseries are fantastic at online sales. Unfortunately it's the general/volume sellers like Parker that give the field a bad name. It's particularly useful as not all of us live near the nursery that grows the plant we want to buy. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
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