Another day, another company, another courier.
Today I will try to salvage the poor lupins that were crushed into an undersized box and left to their fate. Replacements are apparently now on their way, but still I despair.
Is it me?
Carnage
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Off The Edge Gardening
This is probably why I’ve only received one dead plant this year+. You’re getting the rest.
+So far. Mustn’t tempt fate.
*Touches head. Pulls splinter from finger*
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That is the law of averages for you! Hope your luck continues. 🙂
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A general ‘Don’t care’ attitude seems to be getting worse, sadly for those who do care.
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Exactly. 😦
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I’d despair as well. I hope that the replacements arrive safely. xx
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Thank you Mike, fingers crossed x
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Not just you! I received a couple of pretty unhappy plants yesterday even though they had been well packed. I have planted them and will keep my eye on them.
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Glad to hear it, but not glad to hear it, if you know what I mean! It doesn’t have to be that way. Such a shame and such a waste.
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Up until now the plants from this company have been excellent, I was disappointed in these two.
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Sorry to hear about this. I thought to be something happening only here. Not many choices to buy on-line even so….Hope it will recover, most lupins are pretty tough.
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Thanks Gabby, I have potted them up, although they are really only stumps the roots on some don’t look too bad. We will see!
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I hate to see plants suffering. My pet hate is seeing them left unwatered in shops that sell them in large quantities. I rescue as many as I can.
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It’s not you.
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Thanks 🙂
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I received Lupins in the autumn in a similar state, the company said they had just come out of the chiller and would be ok if I planted them out into the garden. Only one has survived, had a refund, will support local nurseries from now on.
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I am loathe to use them again Brian, I wonder if these people actually like plants!
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Normally, I wold remind someone that mail order plants do not look like they do in the pictures right away; but this is deplorable. It would have been different if it were a bare root plant, and not so wadded up in medium. Okay, I just looked at it again, and it really is quite bad. My yuccas come bare root as tiny seedlings that fit into an enelope like those that greeting cards get sent it, but it works for them. Not for lupins.
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The worst I’ve ever seen. I wonder how many people don’t even bother to complain and get replacements.
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I did that with the Michigan Bulb Company. I got several rotten bulbs, but was too embarrassed to say anything about it because they were so very rotten, likely because they were bagged for too long before they got sent on their way. I felt badly about it later because I should have let them know about the problem so that it does not happen so the next guy.
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I can’t believe that. How can anyone think that would be acceptable?
I got a plant order yesterday that was sturdy and beautifully packaged (using materials that could be easily recycled, including a cut out hessian cover, tied into place to keep the soil in) – the best I’ve ever seen. It is a clear sign that somebody cares, but it is also just common sense not to despatch a plant like the one you received. My package instantly made me wish I had bought more plants and surely that is just what any company wants.
It will be interesting to see if your replacement is any better.
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Quite! And no it wasn’t, marginally better but still not acceptable. More complaining, very waring. I won’t be using them again. Dreadful business!
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I didn’t like to sound pessimistic, but I didn’t rate your chances highly of being delighted.
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🙂 But you of course are right. Which company was the one you were so pleased with?
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It was Twelve Nunns. They do the Harvington Hellebores.
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I took a look. Oops. 🙂
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