I do feel that buyers should have the facts before buying a plant, then they can make their own choice. I am sure a good Garden Centre does not wish to mislead it's customers or they may not return. It is in their interest to encourage repeat business and support new gardeners.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Exactly @GardenerSuze . GCs have been doing it for donkeys' years, and as soon as there's a hint of the possibility of spring in the air, folk do exactly that - they go to GCs to buy bedding plants. They certainly do round here Unfair on people who are inexperienced, and there's been loads of new gardeners in the last couple of years. Not informing people is poor practice, and can put people off because they think it's their fault, as you say, when plants fail.
I expect they'll have plants in for Mother's Day at the end of the month, even though there's no chance of them being happy outside without protection in this part of the world. They'll certainly have them by the beginning of April. They always do. It regularly snows at the end of March here, and in April. Frosts are common right through April.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's been known to snow in April and May here, as well as early morning frosts being common in those months. I can understand why tender plants are on sale early, for people who have heated greenhouses or conservatories and can grow them on until it's warm enough for them to go outside, but they should come with a warning to protect from frost.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
thank you for all of the advice, i will just pop them with my veg seedlings till the last frost has gone and then i can acclimate them outside.
im more accustomed to dealing with veg seedlings and young plants rather than flowers so thought it best to ask the forum to double check my suspicions about not taking them out yet
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Unfair on people who are inexperienced, and there's been loads of new gardeners in the last couple of years. Not informing people is poor practice, and can put people off because they think it's their fault, as you say, when plants fail.
I expect they'll have plants in for Mother's Day at the end of the month, even though there's no chance of them being happy outside without protection in this part of the world. They'll certainly have them by the beginning of April. They always do.
It regularly snows at the end of March here, and in April. Frosts are common right through April.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
im more accustomed to dealing with veg seedlings and young plants rather than flowers so thought it best to ask the forum to double check my suspicions about not taking them out yet