Michael Perry’s plants

[ERICS MUM]

On now during the 10-11am show. New cultivars of plants he is presenting from a nursery in Devon.

I think the plants are far too expensive even if new - the “improvements” he’s presented so far are minimal yet they are charging premium prices. The plants they send out are very small for the price too.

I hope the plants arrive in a good condition ready to ‘romp away’ during the summer.

 

[boffy]

I could never ever justify buying QVC plants. The prices are beyond ridiculous. I have one remaining Camelia from QVC and it cost more than all the other 5 put together. Its the worse plant of the lot from Plants2Gardens so never again.

 

[boffy]

The supermarkets have upped thier game considerably. Morrissons, Asda, Larger Tesco's have started selling some pretty fabulous fancy plants recently. All would cost four times the price in a "nice" Garden centre or Nursery.

 

[candycane]

On now during the 10-11am show. New cultivars of plants he is presenting from a nursery in Devon.

I think the plants are far too expensive even if new - the “improvements” he’s presented so far are minimal yet they are charging premium prices. The plants they send out are very small for the price too.

I hope the plants arrive in a good condition ready to ‘romp away’ during the summer.

For "romp away" read "die". I've wasted so much money on plants from branded companies (Thompson and Morgan, Suttons, etc). I have to say De Jager and P2G have always been good for me but bulbs are easy and P2G are always huge plants that have no chance of dying. I hardly every buy plug plants now.

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[boffy]

Hate the tiny pencil thin plug plants. I can grow them on as I am a very experienced gardener but they are not worth the money considering you will have to baby them for months and months and buy the compost before they flower.. I buy my plants from the dreaded high street chains and they are beautiful. My next door nieghbour just popped round with a tray of hanging basket plants from Homebase. They were reduced to 50p for six large and ready to plant out trailing varieties. One was a goner but they will thrive and look lovely no doubt.

 

[Suki 1]

I got some lovely Pansies from Tesco earlier in the year.

 

[boffy]

I got some lovely Pansies from Tesco earlier in the year.

I bet you did. I have one plant that overwintered: beautiful lilac and purple coloured it was presumed dead. Put it in the pot with some other plants and its the most vigorous of the lot. I usually throw them away when they get straggly but not anymore