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Buying plants on line

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  • 03-08-2011 3:47pm
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    Olliecat
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi

    anyone recommend a site for buying plants and bulbs on line or places to avoid. I would prefer to use Irish ones. I have tried local garden centres but not up to much.

    thanks


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    MargeS
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭MargeS


    Hi there, we had a short thread on this a few weeks ago:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73369225


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,448 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Bakker was recommended in that other thread. While their bulbs might be fine, my experience of their plants (admittedly a few years ago) was very disappointing, I sent for a 'package' of herbaceous plants and got a very low survival rate.


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    sunbeam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,813 ✭✭✭sunbeam


    For the past few years I've bought my spring bulbs online from http://www.mrmiddleton.com in Dublin. They have a smaller range for sale online than Bakker, but their prices are generally lower. Their spring bulb range is usually available from early September.


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    swifts need our help!
    Registered Users Posts: 944 ✭✭✭swifts need our help!


    For bulbs you are better going to specialist suppliers and not garden centres. Those bulbs in packets are not always what the colour photo shows.

    If you arent fussy garden centre bulbs are OK

    I buy from suppliers in Latvia and Lithuania

    Mark
    N Ireland


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    paddy147
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    I buy stuff from www.hedges.ie.

    Based in Roscommon and next day delievery too.

    I placed my order on a Tuesday and had the stuff the next day on my doorstep in Dublin.

    Great quality and great service too.:)


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    Olliecat
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Olliecat


    Hi

    thanks for the suggestions I'll give some of them a go and let you know how I get on


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    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    http://www.gardeens4you.ie/

    Nice selection and the plants do very well..
    Bought from Baker at the same time and was very disappointed indeed..

    www.futureforests.net for trees and hedging, dealt with them a few times and were good.


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    CaSCaDe711
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭CaSCaDe711


    http://www.johnstowngardencentre.ie/default.aspx


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