QVC Garden TSV 16/03/25

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

QVC Garden TSV 15/03/25

 

[Sazza]

QVC Garden TSV 15/03/25

This is now on 16th March

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Reflections Prelit Faux Pansy & Trailing Ivy Hanging Basket

 

[catzrcool]

One of our neighbours has a lot of these plastic type flowers in tubs and hanging baskets. She has to replace the job lot every couple of years as they are out all winter and get totally wrecked.

Perhaps handy for folks who haven't time or are unable to do proper tubs, but personally I think they just look fake and after a while when they have faded, they look tacky. Love doing my pots and baskets.

 

[Breeze]

You can’t beat real plants & flowers.
Asda have some great offers on at the moment in store.

 

[Koala]

They’re probably ok if they’re going somewhere quite sheltered but not out in all weathers.

 

[catzrcool]

They’re probably ok if they’re going somewhere quite sheltered but not out in all weathers.

Thing is even when new they still look plastic and fake. But then I love real plants and love growing them from seed, or getting plugs and growing them on. Not everyone likes to do stuff like that. I have just got my begonia corms out and planting them up in the kitchen this afternoon, while hubby watches Huddersfield Town get beat again. There will be a lot of cursing . (Watches on FAWA news on the computer, they show every match on a Saturday when sky doesn't).

I have been going through eBay and the amount of plug plants on sale is excellent. 6 for £6 - £7 and many are 9 cm not the 6cm for over £20 on Q. I really don't understand where they get their prices from.

 

[candycane]

Going to have a look on Ebay. I usually buy seeds from there but didn't think about plants, although I've got a lot of seedlings growing on already.

Bit disappointed that the gardening event TSV is fake flowers to be honest. I was hoping for a RJ bundle of goodies or decent set of plug plants or that pond that I really want., or some of the easy compost (which is brilliant even if it is a tad expensive).

CC

 

[catzrcool]

I got some of that easy compost from Pound Stretchers. Going to use it this aft. Will let you know if it's ok.

 

[Toril]

I had a faux pansy hanging basket ages ago and it looked quite realistic but after about three years the pansies looked ragged and weatherbeaten despite it hanging in a relatively sheltered place. If those pansies are the same then they’ll possibly go the same way.

I replaced it with one of the hanging baskets that Lorna sold as a TSV (last year, I think.) It had lights on it but I haven’t bothered with those but it’s survived all the shocking weather that we’ve had over the past year. I was quite amused when I opened the door once to a courier to find her touching it. She looked at me and said “oh, it’s faux. I honestly thought it was real and was going to ask you how you cared for it.”

 

[catzrcool]

Have a look at Brookside Nursery's website. They do such a lot. They do 5/6 plugs or trays of 20/28/40. They are very good prices. And you pick your delivery date. I like the fact that you can get a mixture of colours. I got million bells, verbena, bacopa and nemesia from them last year and went for the mix of colours. I don't really want 6 of the same colour, so opt for the mix.

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Garden Reflections Pre-Lit Faux Pansy & Trailing Ivy Hanging Basket
Item Number: 741574
QVC Price £48.96
Todays Special Value Price £36.72
P&P £3.95

Beautify your outdoor space with this pre-lit faux pansy and trailing ivy hanging basket from Garden Reflections. Designed to instantly elevate any outdoor area with colour and style, this lifelike piece comes with battery-operated LED lights and a timer, ensuring a lovely glow through all seasons. Whether you're adorning a fence or enhancing your balcony, this charming hanging basket will infuse your space with elegance and warmth.

Light it up - the pre-fitted LED light strand can be switched on and off and also features a Timer function, allowing the lights to shine for six continuous hours. They will then switch off and automatically illuminate again 18 hours later, ensuring the glow continues to enhance your space with minimal effort.

Transform your oasis - this hanging basket includes a hanging chain and cable ties for easy outdoor decoration. Hang it on a door, fence, balcony or near your garden furniture to add a splash of colour to your space.

Choose a colour - brighten up your outdoor area with the stunning Pink option, add an elegant flair with the Purple & Yellow faux pansies or opt for White for a timeless appeal.

• Designed for external use
• UV stable
• IP44 rated battery box and light strand
• Battery compartment settings: Timer / On / Off
• Overall dimensions (dia x h): 45cm x 100cm (17.7" x 39.3")
• Basket dimensions (dia x h): 30cm x 17cm (11.8" x 6.6")
• Foliage drop: 100cm (39.3")
• Hanging chain drop: 40cm (15.7")

Contains:

• 1 x hanging basket - in your choice of Pink, White or Purple & Yellow
• 1 x black galvanised hanging chain (with centre hook)
• 1 x pre-fitted 50 x LED light strand with green battery pack
• 4 x green cable ties

Care instructions:

• Clean with a damp cloth or soft duster
• For storage, please remove batteries from the battery compartment
• Keep away from fire
• This product is a decorative item and not a toy. Keep out of reach of young children and pets
• Product could liberate small black stones/debris on opening, please be aware as potential choking hazard
• Only use the battery size and type supplied with this product. Do not use old batteries
• Batteries should only be inserted or changed by an adult
• Different types of batteries or new and used batteries are not to be mixed

How to use:

• Press once for the 'Timer'
• The Timer function will keep the lights working for 6 hours continuously. They will then switch off and come on again 18 hours later. This allows the items to cycle On then Off at the same time over a 24-hour period
• To turn to steady 'On' press the button twice
• To turn 'Off' press the button three times

All measurements are approximate

http://www.qvcuk.com/qvc.product.741574.html

 

[candycane]

The flowers on the blue one look like they are made out of paper. You can get two pre-planted real baskets for around £40 although I suppose they don't last forever.

CC

 

[Cashers]

Sorry, just watching shouty Will and Lorna flogging the TSV, truly hideous plastic rubbish! I've never seen pansies like this! Wow factor?? Not imo.

 

[AndiK]

The flowers on the blue one look like they are made out of paper. You can get two pre-planted real baskets for around £40 although I suppose they don't last forever.

CC

I was just going to say that. It looks like the kids have been doing a bit of decoupage, cutting out flowers from the garden centre catalogue, and they’ve been stuck on fake ivy. Mostly they’re completely flat, not even shaped, and some of them in the presentation looked like they had white edges because the QVC presenters’ grandchildren weren’t very good at cutting round the petals. Zoom in on the photo below - they look two-dimentional. Pretty shocking. Usually, you see Peony Flowers, etc on QVC and you can think they look quite realistic on the screen, but you find it’s a different story when get them home. So how much worse would these look when you got them? How much worse could they look?

 

[Dylina]

I like bees, butterflies and birds. Faux hanging baskets do not encourage wildlife or help pollinators.

 

[AndiK]

I like bees, butterflies and birds. Faux hanging baskets do not encourage wildlife or help pollinators.

I’m sure QVC could sell you a faux bee, battery operated, with fairy lights.

 

[Grizelda]

I wouldn't buy something like this, but they are very pretty if you don't look too closely. If you buy real pansies with good root structures, they are not difficult to grow and ivy is easy peasy.

 

[mossie]

They look horrible nothing like real flowers

 

[Clothescloth]

I bought a tray of winter pansies from B&M last autumn. Planted them in 4 hanging pots. They didn’t get much bigger, but flowers stayed all winter, so they looked nice. Over the last 2 weeks, as the weather picked up they have suddenly gone mad! Beginning to grow bigger and thicker, and the pansies have exploded! It looks like they’ll look lovely all through the summer. I think I paid about £3.50 for a tray of 12.