Plants in the post?

[Curvy Vixen]

Can anyone recommend companies that send you plants in the post rather than seeds? Is there such a thing?!?

I'm rubbish growing stuff from seeds but seedlings upwards seem to thrive for me.

Has anyone used this sort of service and had good results before?

[Nicos]

I've bought plugs from Marshalls- and they have been fine.
I also get the odd tray from plant nurseries- but I don't always want 12 sprouts,cabbages etc!

[Curvy Vixen]

Thanks Nicos ~ we have a couple of nurseries near us but you're limited to what they want to sell you rather than what you want to buy!!

And yes, I've had 12 of everything all summer...keep pawning grown things off on people every time they visit

[Seahorse]

I've bought live plants (and trees) online from Thompson & Morgan with no problems.

Claire

[Winged one]

I haven't done too much research into this, being fairly new to needing plants (and having a garden centre which usually has a good range locally, but that is closing down soon), but it seems that a good few of the UK companies will send seeds, but not plants, over here to ROI. I ordered a spring brassica collection from Suttons earlier this week - will be fed up of cabbages next spring if they all grow, but it will keep the plot occupied over the winter. I can let you know what arrives, and how good they are, when they do.

Have you tried Mr Middleton on Mary St in Dublin - I think they might do mail order plants as well?

[Curvy Vixen]

Thanks Wingedone ~ I'll be in town in a couple of weeks time so I might have a look then.

I only work up the road from Newlands in Clondalkin which is really good but their signage on their vegetable plugs say really helpful stuff like 'cabbage' and that's it! No name or variety or tips or anything.

In a couple of weeks I'm going to order online and see if I can find anyone who will post them to me ~ sometimes you get away with it if you order and act innocent about the fact you're in a different country

[bramble]

Hi to you both. I have ordered plug plants from Dobies two years in a row. They were perfect when delivered. I got fuschia, petunis, surfenia and geraniums. I have no complaints about them.

[Alison]

I've bought live plants (and trees) online from Thompson & Morgan with no problems.

Claire

Interesting that you've had no probs. Ordered some stuff off them about 6 years ago and half of it never turned up and quite a bit of what did was wrong. Forgot about that and had some stuff off them last year and was pretty disappointed again. All of it was late and some of the plants were snapped in two. This time around I did get much better customer service (first time round involved several rows on the phone and no chance of money back ) and they did send replacements for the dead ones which were fine although rather late. I've elected not to use them again as they were quite expensive too but maybe I was just (very) unlucky!

[JennieAtkinson]

I have to get all my plants this way and I've found Dobies to be the best and Thompsona & Morgan are reasonably ok, although there are a bit erratic as to when they send out.

Our post is exceedingly delayed, on the boat and then because we live outside Lerwick we only get the post the next day. But everything so far has arrived in a reasonable condition, or just needed a bit of water to perk it up a little. Mind you these are small plugs that I can then grow on. I've never sent for anything large.

[Two_Sheds]

have you tried eBay? I've had lots of plants off there, all very good and usually pretty cheap too (black bamboo, comfrey, tomatoes, all kind of flowers)

[TPeers]

Rocket gardens are good. www.rocketgardens.co.uk

Terry

[bubblewrap]

have you tried eBay? I've had lots of plants off there, all very good and usually pretty cheap too (black bamboo, comfrey, tomatoes, all kind of flowers)

We've given plants away via freecycle!

[seasprout]

I've recently ordered some winter pansy plugs via post from Kings plants, well keep you posted.

[seasprout]

Well I'm staggered, plants arrived today. Excellent condition.
Was told they would arrive end August Early Sept.

[Winged one]

My brassicas arrived on Monday, having been posted last wednesday (the joys of the irish postal system!). They were all alive, some a little yellow (but having been in a box for almost a week, kinda expected that) but they were colouring up again yesterday. Hoping to plant them at the weekend...all look to be in good condition to my untrained eye anyway.