Garden Pick of the Month

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Pick of the Month Feburary

Thompson & Morgan Ultimate 60 Plant Garden Ready Collection £39.96 Delivered
https://www.qvcuk.com/thompson-&-mo...t-garden-ready-collection.product.739262.html

 

[misiuszka]

Garden Pick of the Month Feburary

Thompson & Morgan Ultimate 60 Plant Garden Ready Collection £39.96 Delivered
https://www.qvcuk.com/thompson-&-mo...t-garden-ready-collection.product.739262.html

Is this a good deal? Can anyone advise?

 

[Cashers]

£10 for a tray of 15 plug plants, I'd personally say that was expensive , - but I do have some great little garden centre's where I live. Also, I tend to buy lobelia and the like from Aldi/Tesco/Sainsbury's where a tray of 10/12 costs no more than £2.

 

[candycane]

I'll be honest with you, I resisted these as I've never had great success with Thomson and Morgan plants but I see these ones aren't being delivered until June so the plants will be a decent size. The supermarkets do much better deals and you can actually see what you're buying - many plants don't travel well. If I'm buying plants from QVC I usually go for Plants2Gardens or Richard Jackson's. Not the cheapest but they don't die and I always get a good display.

CC

 

[boffy]

I'll be honest with you, I resisted these as I've never had great success with Thomson and Morgan plants but I see these ones aren't being delivered until June so the plants will be a decent size. The supermarkets do much better deals and you can actually see what you're buying - many plants don't travel well. If I'm buying plants from QVC I usually go for Plants2Gardens or Richard Jackson's. Not the cheapest but they don't die and I always get a good display.

CC

They are garden ready plants so good to go. These are not cheaper with QVC so if you wanted to buy direct you get loads of discounts. freebies and special offers from T&M direct.

 

[misiuszka]

Thanks for all the advice!

 

[candycane]

Plants2Gardens have got free postage this weekend if you shop direct with them and some good offers as well.

CC

 

[mossie]

plants to garden are far to expensive even if they are bigger plants

 

[candycane]

plants to garden are far to expensive even if they are bigger plants

They aren't cheap but if you buy perennials they last for years so are good value as you don't have to keep replacing them. I agree the bedding plants are pricey but I've always had a good display. I rent my house in the summer and the garden is the star of the show so I have to buy plants I have confidence in. If it were just for me I would probably go for some of the cheaper options.

CC

 

[Suki 1]

I'll be honest with you, I resisted these as I've never had great success with Thomson and Morgan plants but I see these ones aren't being delivered until June so the plants will be a decent size. The supermarkets do much better deals and you can actually see what you're buying - many plants don't travel well. If I'm buying plants from QVC I usually go for Plants2Gardens or Richard Jackson's. Not the cheapest but they don't die and I always get a good display.

CC

Bought Thomson and Morgan Busy Lizzies TSV last year and they were very good.

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Pick of the Month March

Thompson&Morgan Strawberry Summer Breeze Collection 6x9cm & 100g Incredicrop £19.92 Delivered
http://www.qvcuk.com/qvc.product.739248.html

 

[alter ego]

I have so many strawberries I don't know what to do with them. I bought 6 plants over a decade ago and have grown more from runners over the years.

They're everywhere in the garden now. I put them in pots to start with as my Springer is fond of cocking his leg on everything and much as I love him, I don't want the taste of dog pee on my strawberries. The ones I've left grow wild are quite pretty along the path so they can stay and get a special watering.

We have a lot of wild strawberries growing behind us and they've crept in, too. I've put the runners in pots as they're absolutely delicious. Smaller but better than the bought ones any day. I made wild strawberry jam a few years running. Not in big batches, only a few jars at a time and then from the ones I've built up in the freezer. But OMG, it's the best jam ever.

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Pick of the Month April

Luxform Set of 2 Solar Lampposts with Planter & Hooks £99.90 Delivered
http://www.qvcuk.com/qvc.product.738238.html

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Pick of the Month May

Richard Jackson Flower Power Premium Plant Food 1kg £19.92 Delivered

Single
http://www.qvcuk.com/qvc.product.738004.html
Auto-Delivery
http://www.qvcuk.com/qvc.product.740391.html

 

[Bettyboo]

I don't think SCW was intentionally being rude - at least it didn't seem so to me, just matter of fact.

I agree nothing in his reply seem rude to me. He’s always very informative..

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Pick of the Month June

Plants2Gardens Patio Hibiscus 90cm Standard in 3 Litre Pot £39.96 Delivered
http://www.qvcuk.com/qvc.product.740422.html

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Pick of the Month July

YouGarden Pair of Phoenix Canariensis & Helix Planters with Compost £49.92 Delivered
http://www.qvcuk.com/qvc.product.740437.html

 

[Grizelda]

I have so many strawberries I don't know what to do with them. I bought 6 plants over a decade ago and have grown more from runners over the years.

They're everywhere in the garden now. I put them in pots to start with as my Springer is fond of cocking his leg on everything and much as I love him, I don't want the taste of dog pee on my strawberries. The ones I've left grow wild are quite pretty along the path so they can stay and get a special watering.

We have a lot of wild strawberries growing behind us and they've crept in, too. I've put the runners in pots as they're absolutely delicious. Smaller but better than the bought ones any day. I made wild strawberry jam a few years running. Not in big batches, only a few jars at a time and then from the ones I've built up in the freezer. But OMG, it's the best jam ever.

Your strawberry plants are very, very happy to produce so much fruit. The wild strawberries I've come across are tiny, dark red, and have intense flavour. Your jam must be so good. Much better, I would guess, than Megan Markle's high priced offering from California. Her jam is not made in her kitchen as she wants people to believe.

 

[AndiK]

I have so many strawberries I don't know what to do with them. I bought 6 plants over a decade ago and have grown more from runners over the years.

They're everywhere in the garden now. I put them in pots to start with as my Springer is fond of cocking his leg on everything and much as I love him, I don't want the taste of dog pee on my strawberries. The ones I've left grow wild are quite pretty along the path so they can stay and get a special watering.

We have a lot of wild strawberries growing behind us and they've crept in, too. I've put the runners in pots as they're absolutely delicious. Smaller but better than the bought ones any day. I made wild strawberry jam a few years running. Not in big batches, only a few jars at a time and then from the ones I've built up in the freezer. But OMG, it's the best jam ever.

I want strawberry plants now!! I don’t even look at gardening TSV threads usually so I don’t even know what I’m doing here. My FOMO must be branching out (no pun intended).

Are strawberries easy to grow? My garden and I are good at killing outdoor flowers and plants.

 

[candycane]

I'm rubbish at growing strawberries but my raspberries grow like weeds. I bought the P2G early/late strawberries a month or so ago and while the plants are healthy there are no flowers or berries. I think possibly the snails/birds get to them before me so I'll need to look at some kind of net to put over them.

It's back to Winter here in the Borders so I'm not that hopeful of growing anything this year.

CC