Best Place To Get Plug Plants From....?

[Cosmo and Dibs]

Which online retailer do you get your summer bedding plug plants from?

I've looked at all the big hitters sites (T&M, Dobbies, etc) but there seems to be a lack of choice- they all seem to have pretty much the same varieties.

I'd rather order online as it is more economical than buying from a local garden centre. I can get 100 miniplugs for £10, whereas in the stores I can only get trays of 20 for £4.

[Alison]

What are you wanting? A friend of mine got some very good plug plants off ebay last year which did very well. I've used T&M in the past and was very disappointed with the service and quality but it's been a while so they could have got better.

[Bigmallly]

I get my summer bedding from this company. You need plenty of pots & space to pot them up.


Jersey Plants Direct - Bedding Plants, Perennials, Shrubs all with FREE delivery.

[Cosmo and Dibs]

What are you wanting? A friend of mine got some very good plug plants off ebay last year which did very well. I've used T&M in the past and was very disappointed with the service and quality but it's been a while so they could have got better.

I'm not sure what to get- I'd like to have larger choice. Pansy, begonia, bussy lizzies etc are all fine species, but I'd like something a little different.

I'd like two different species of two different colours. I'd like to plant drifts of white and red.

[broadway]

I get my summer bedding from this company. You need plenty of pots & space to pot them up.


Jersey Plants Direct - Bedding Plants, Perennials, Shrubs all with FREE delivery.

I've used these as well and always found the plants very good

[Two_Sheds]

I grow my own, mostly. I have self-seeded limnanthes, calendula, and nemophila on the allotment which I split up and transplant at home.

I sow trays of other annuals eg. nicotiana at home.

I bought some osteospermum plants last year at the market (£1 each) and trays of nearly dead dianthus from B&Q for 25p, and have taken cuttings from those.

Hopefully this summer's bedding won't cost much at all.