Just recieved a letter from them saying that due to demand they have run ot of the plants I ordered , as I ordered them 2 months ago its seems first come first served doesnt apply.
I think Parkers have changed ownership , They are not as good as they used to be . must add though I am still waiting for the replacements . So I could have a change of mind.
nodisab, I hope that you hadnt ordered the poppies which I had ordered.They have just arrived and are much better than the first lot . but as I say things are differant how they work . They are now saying you only have so long to complain about a shrub . I can not agree with this as you usualy get some as bare roots. So by the time they are supposed to get into leaf , its too late .
I have dealt with Parkers for11 years and i would say 80% 0f orders i have been delighted with as well as the freebies, the ones that never suvived or were damaged in transit were always replaced without any argument, i would agree thaat the plug plants are on the small side but i find in most cases ther are more than what you order so if you do lose some - theres extra - but even so i find that i have excellant results and NEVER buy from other sources , I am elderly live on a pension and find they are affordable, Thanks Parkers keep up the good customer relations
I bought collections of Surfinia and giant trailing Fuchsias, these were replaced when problems arose. However the replacements of one Fuchsis, Deep Purple all died from the root up to the tip of the plant between one week and 8 weeks from receiving them. All just turned dark and woody on the main stem and branches, gradually creeping all the way to the tip, the last this week. What could cause this? Al other varieties are going well and flourishing.
other than this My plants and. My experience of Parker's has been good.
I placed an order with Parkers, around the start of August, couldnt remember when, and somehow deleted the confirmation email, so I didnt know what I had ordered. I sent them an email at 3pm yesterday, Sunday, and by 3.30 the copy of the confirmation email was in my inbox, service or what?
And I know I will have to nurture the plugs over winter but by the late Spring they will be out and flowering by summer.
I know a lot of people like the instant garden, but I am happy to nurture for a while and get them for almost free.
I have beautiful shrubs, huge, that I planted in spring 2012, fantastic flowering, all 1.99 in their sale.
For me,
I couldnt buy from the GC , I need to put plants in groups of 5 or six or they would be lost in this garden, Parkers fits the bill for me everytime.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Yes, I agree Lyn. Providing we're willing to nuture the plants, they do grow really well. They offer fantastic value for money. The other thing that I've found that if one out of say, a pack of 3 doesn't survive, they replace all 3 of the plants. Apart from some really specific requirements which I've purchased locally, my garden is full of Parkers produce.
Ordered a trachelospermum, didn't come, then saw 3 climbers offer in gW so phoned to find out where Parkers order was, hadn't been sent 6 weeks after ordering so I cancelled , got a refund and ordered gW offer instead, customer service seemed quite good, that's first time I've used them
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Thanks Verdun, will do.
Just recieved a letter from them saying that due to demand they have run ot of the plants I ordered , as I ordered them 2 months ago its seems first come first served doesnt apply.
I think Parkers have changed ownership , They are not as good as they used to be . must add though I am still waiting for the replacements . So I could have a change of mind.
I mostley go to the garden centers now.
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nodisab, I hope that you hadnt ordered the poppies which I had ordered.They have just arrived and are much better than the first lot . but as I say things are differant how they work . They are now saying you only have so long to complain about a shrub . I can not agree with this as you usualy get some as bare roots. So by the time they are supposed to get into leaf , its too late .
I have dealt with Parkers for11 years and i would say 80% 0f orders i have been delighted with as well as the freebies, the ones that never suvived or were damaged in transit were always replaced without any argument, i would agree thaat the plug plants are on the small side but i find in most cases ther are more than what you order so if you do lose some - theres extra - but even so i find that i have excellant results and NEVER buy from other sources , I am elderly live on a pension and find they are affordable, Thanks Parkers keep up the good customer relations
Hesky
I bought collections of Surfinia and giant trailing Fuchsias, these were replaced when problems arose. However the replacements of one Fuchsis, Deep Purple all died from the root up to the tip of the plant between one week and 8 weeks from receiving them. All just turned dark and woody on the main stem and branches, gradually creeping all the way to the tip, the last this week. What could cause this? Al other varieties are going well and flourishing.
other than this My plants and. My experience of Parker's has been good.
I placed an order with Parkers, around the start of August, couldnt remember when, and somehow deleted the confirmation email, so I didnt know what I had ordered. I sent them an email at 3pm yesterday, Sunday, and by 3.30 the copy of the confirmation email was in my inbox, service or what?
And I know I will have to nurture the plugs over winter but by the late Spring they will be out and flowering by summer.
I know a lot of people like the instant garden, but I am happy to nurture for a while and get them for almost free.
I have beautiful shrubs, huge, that I planted in spring 2012, fantastic flowering, all 1.99 in their sale.
For me,
I couldnt buy from the GC , I need to put plants in groups of 5 or six or they would be lost in this garden, Parkers fits the bill for me everytime.
Yes, I agree Lyn. Providing we're willing to nuture the plants, they do grow really well. They offer fantastic value for money. The other thing that I've found that if one out of say, a pack of 3 doesn't survive, they replace all 3 of the plants. Apart from some really specific requirements which I've purchased locally, my garden is full of Parkers produce.
Ordered a trachelospermum, didn't come, then saw 3 climbers offer in gW so phoned to find out where Parkers order was, hadn't been sent 6 weeks after ordering so I cancelled , got a refund and ordered gW offer instead, customer service seemed quite good, that's first time I've used them