I did the same thing went to Asda food shopping, bought two clematis at £2 each impossible to resist. I was wondering where to put them, a pot with an obelisk sounds a great idea & I can move them around the garden.
In a world where you can be anything, always be kind.
All my plant buying is on impulse ! When I go to the GC I never really know what I want -I see something and buy it, then search for a space when I get home. Sometimes I have to move a couple of plants to accommodate the new one !!
I'm less tempted by bargains -- then I wlll only buy if I actually need it. But I get sudden enthusiasms about something or other at a nursery, fair etc. and then buy even though that little voice inside is going 'but where will you put it?' Fortunately I ignore it. I am afraid some things do then end up being given away or, worse, dying. But in a way I don't want to stop--in spite of garden design, planting schemes etc--because quite often I do get something fabulous which I wouldn't have thought of buying otherwise.
Also the plant becomes a souvenir of the day and sometimes that is nice. I have a 'Queen of Denmark' rose for which I had to redesign my entire front garden! But every time I see it I am reminded of a lovely visit to Peter Beales rose garden.
Oh aym280, what a shame--I have done things a bit like this too--unfortunately all too often the high price reflects how hard they are to keep alive...
But it is cathartic to bring yourself to finally get rid of them and just think of all the good they do on the compost heap
I have had OK results on ebay particularly with galanthus, but it's not a place I usually go for impulse buys. What is fatal is going and seeing something in situ and falling for it, or also internet browsing.
cambridge rose, queen of denmark is my no.1 top of my list need it nowhere to put it rose!! i won't allow myself to visit david austin or peter beales.. it would be very dangerous
ps, am v proud, when I went to allotment shop yesterday I didn't buy a redcurrant , blackcurrant or whitecurrant! and my fingers were definitely reaching for them! thought I'd wait til I actually have an allotment!
If something doesn't arrive, you can start a complaint on eBay--there's a process for it though i forget exactly how it works. I have had to do this on occasion though not with plants. My biggest problems there have been 1. seed that didn't germinate at all (a very small loss, pricewise) 2. plants being smaller than expected--I paid £12.00 for an unusual iris 'in an 18cm pot' but when it arrived it was one rhizome measuring about 3cm in length so I paid over the odds for a lot of compost. Still that is the risk. I prefer to buy plants (on the spur of the moment) online from companies I know.
Even if she has no proof of posting therefore she is still liable--as with any other business, it's the law--to refund you in full for goods that do not arrive. It is up to her to provide proof she sent it and to chase the PO if they fail to deliver. This is all in the setup on eBay, to protect you as the customer. I'd try again aym if I were you. I think there is a cut off period but it's quite long.
I used to have half a garden to fill with large borders, so impulse was a big factor
now I have established borders -with gaps- I am better at staying focused
I'm also deeply suspicious of GCs who shove these things up customers' noses at checkouts because I've had some terrible buys, especially when they label a plant hardy and it's flippin not
I think most GCs do it W'song - unfortunately. I've often wondered why they don't give proper information instead, especially with a new variety or introduction, because if plants fail, perhaps through no fault of the purchaser, it might put them off making another similar purchase and they'll stick to what they already know. Surely the opposite of what a business should be doing!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairygirl, I think this is a mean trick which works because most people don' feel very confident about gardening and always think it's their fault. Personally I think I have learnt far more through failing with plants than through succeeding--for example, which plants will actually do well. So I try all sorts of things in an experimental way. Am currently running my own 'mini trials' of Agapanthus and tall bearded Iris in pots! But I agree that the GCs' practice is not good and too often a cowboy attempt to get money out of unsuspecting victims. The real mark of good plantspeople is that they will spend ages giving you detailed advice about a plant's needs.
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I did the same thing went to Asda food shopping, bought two clematis at £2 each impossible to resist. I was wondering where to put them, a pot with an obelisk sounds a great idea & I can move them around the garden.
All my plant buying is on impulse ! When I go to the GC I never really know what I want -I see something and buy it, then search for a space when I get home. Sometimes I have to move a couple of plants to accommodate the new one !!
I'm less tempted by bargains -- then I wlll only buy if I actually need it. But I get sudden enthusiasms about something or other at a nursery, fair etc. and then buy even though that little voice inside is going 'but where will you put it?' Fortunately I ignore it. I am afraid some things do then end up being given away or, worse, dying. But in a way I don't want to stop--in spite of garden design, planting schemes etc--because quite often I do get something fabulous which I wouldn't have thought of buying otherwise.
Also the plant becomes a souvenir of the day and sometimes that is nice. I have a 'Queen of Denmark' rose for which I had to redesign my entire front garden! But every time I see it I am reminded of a lovely visit to Peter Beales rose garden.
Oh aym280, what a shame--I have done things a bit like this too--unfortunately all too often the high price reflects how hard they are to keep alive...
But it is cathartic to bring yourself to finally get rid of them and just think of all the good they do on the compost heap
I have had OK results on ebay particularly with galanthus, but it's not a place I usually go for impulse buys. What is fatal is going and seeing something in situ and falling for it, or also internet browsing.
cambridge rose, queen of denmark is my no.1 top of my list need it nowhere to put it rose!! i won't allow myself to visit david austin or peter beales.. it would be very dangerous
ps, am v proud, when I went to allotment shop yesterday I didn't buy a redcurrant , blackcurrant or whitecurrant! and my fingers were definitely reaching for them! thought I'd wait til I actually have an allotment!
If something doesn't arrive, you can start a complaint on eBay--there's a process for it though i forget exactly how it works. I have had to do this on occasion though not with plants. My biggest problems there have been 1. seed that didn't germinate at all (a very small loss, pricewise) 2. plants being smaller than expected--I paid £12.00 for an unusual iris 'in an 18cm pot' but when it arrived it was one rhizome measuring about 3cm in length so I paid over the odds for a lot of compost. Still that is the risk. I prefer to buy plants (on the spur of the moment) online from companies I know.
Even if she has no proof of posting therefore she is still liable--as with any other business, it's the law--to refund you in full for goods that do not arrive. It is up to her to provide proof she sent it and to chase the PO if they fail to deliver. This is all in the setup on eBay, to protect you as the customer. I'd try again aym if I were you. I think there is a cut off period but it's quite long.
I used to have half a garden to fill with large borders, so impulse was a big factor
now I have established borders -with gaps- I am better at staying focused
I'm also deeply suspicious of GCs who shove these things up customers' noses at checkouts because I've had some terrible buys, especially when they label a plant hardy and it's flippin not
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I think most GCs do it W'song - unfortunately. I've often wondered why they don't give proper information instead, especially with a new variety or introduction, because if plants fail, perhaps through no fault of the purchaser, it might put them off making another similar purchase and they'll stick to what they already know. Surely the opposite of what a business should be doing!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairygirl, I think this is a mean trick which works because most people don' feel very confident about gardening and always think it's their fault. Personally I think I have learnt far more through failing with plants than through succeeding--for example, which plants will actually do well. So I try all sorts of things in an experimental way. Am currently running my own 'mini trials' of Agapanthus and tall bearded Iris in pots! But I agree that the GCs' practice is not good and too often a cowboy attempt to get money out of unsuspecting victims. The real mark of good plantspeople is that they will spend ages giving you detailed advice about a plant's needs.