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RHS Online Plant Shop
Jess is in the Garden
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Having recently been burnt by Crocus with a really abysmal quality of plants, I am now more reluctant to buy what I can't first see, online...but I'm also so tempted by sites that seem to offer all the plants I desperately want and my garden centre doesn't stock!
Has anyone had either good or bad experiences with the RHS Online Plant Shop, by any chance? Being RHS sort of gives a (possibly) false sense of security that it is problem-free...any advice very welcome 
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Hi Jess In The Garden
I have never bought from RHS, exorbitantly priced !!!
Regards
Mike W
Having been to Wisley and seen the price of plants at twice the price you can buy elsewhere of similar quality and size-tend to agree with the last statement
Ok, thanks to both! Yes, Wisley is very dear...
Just adding my penn'orth. I've not bought from the RHS but a friend was very disappointed with recent purchases.
I think the RHS uses Crocus in any case.
Crocus? Really?! I had a bad experience with them too
Thanks all, think I'll avoid RHS then...
Not had any problems with Crocus and they normally have a good rep. Duchy nursery is good buy is now £12 delivery!
£12!!! What do they use- gold-plated courier vans?!!
This quote was from a Daily Telegraph article of a few days ago:-
''The online garden centre Crocus is supplying the Waitrose online range in a
unique partnership with the supermarket, which is using the Crocus name rather
than selling a “white label” offering. Crocus also partners Next, RHS and The
Daily Telegraph online garden websites''
Interesting...