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Post by Jilly on Apr 17, 2013 11:47:06 GMT
 Oh dear indeed Ladygardener, my first list came to over £70, I have cut it down a bit since then. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 17, 2013 11:49:56 GMT
 Jilly it's so easy to build up a big list when you see lots of lovely things is'nt it.
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 12:48:54 GMT
Oh dear I've found him.  - if you just do your order and check out through Paypal Stephen Roff will refund your P+P after he has put your parcel together. You just have to gulp a bit as your order and P+P come to nearly the same amount but it all gets sorted in the end. You could always do a 'Contact seller' and make out you don't know about the postage recalculations so he gets back to you and actually confirms what he does in writing! |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 17, 2013 14:36:34 GMT
I've succumbed, I only (only ) ordered 4 white & pale blue hardy geraniums, because you know I haven't got enough plants already to find homes for, & I did have an e-bay voucher  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 15:07:38 GMT
Very restrained Jilly I'm intrigued - where do you get an Ebay voucher from? These are my plants from Stephen Roff...  They have all been potted on since their arrival last night. |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 17, 2013 15:12:28 GMT
I think it was because I created an account on e-bay then didn't use it for a couple of weeks Jasmine, it was £5 off any purchase. Those plants look lovely & healthy, what did you get, or have you already confessed. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 15:14:46 GMT
They are...
Prunus Kojo-no-mai - 2 pots back on the left, Stewartia pseudocamellia 2 pots back and 2 pots in from the left
Philadelphus 'Lemoinei' - front left, Geranium Lilac Ice, Geranium Double Jewel and 2 Francoas (I only ordered 1 but he sent 2 as he said they hadn't overwintered well.)
The few bits of negative feedback he seems to have are from buyers who weren't happy with getting a half dead looking plant when things are dormant or just breaking dormancy.
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 15:16:03 GMT
Oops, posted together Jilly. I'm off to the confessions thread in a moment as I came home via Homebase!!! |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 17, 2013 15:21:54 GMT
I imagine that must be a problem for most growers if they're selling to people who are new to gardening & used to seeing pristine plants in the GC's Jasmine. I got one called Diamond Star from Hayloft when I got a double Geranium collection to share with Mum, when you google it it looks exactly the same as Double Jewel so I now want to call it Double Diamond (but that was a type of beer wasn't it ) I went for Derrick Cook, Karen Wootens, Silver Queen & Blue Cloud. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 15:26:51 GMT
Did you find Derrick Cook on Stephen's site Jilly - I've seen it on Haylofts and it is gorgeous! Oh, maybe it was Diamond Star now you come to mention it...or Double Diamond It was a beer - do you remember Oranjiboom as well (sp  ) |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 15:28:00 GMT
I imagine that must be a problem for most growers if they're selling to people who are new to gardening & used to seeing pristine plants in the GC's Jasmine. Absolutely Jilly - you do get a few weeds and bits of moss for free too so pristine is not in it. Actually there is nothing pristine about his nursery at all! |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 17, 2013 15:30:54 GMT
I'd seen it first on Hayloft Jasmine, so when I saw it on Stephens site (at about half the price) I thought it was fate. Just googled again & I'm sure Diamond Star & Double Jewel are the same plant & yes I do remember Orangie whatsit, actually I'm old enough to remember Red barrel & party sevens |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 15:33:13 GMT
I remember party sevens! How did I miss Derrick - grump!
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Post by Jilly on Apr 17, 2013 15:38:14 GMT
You'll just have to think of an excuse to pop round there Jasmine  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 17, 2013 15:40:56 GMT
I will persuade my boys they need to invite their school friend who lives next door to come for a sleepover Jilly and I shall insist on taking him home! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 17, 2013 16:16:43 GMT
Hope the weather is good and you get to plant out all your lovely goodies Jasmine and that yours don't take long to arrive Jilly . |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 17, 2013 18:18:03 GMT
Recalculating the postage occurs if you buy multiple items from the same seller  I always pay by PayPal |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 20, 2013 11:40:06 GMT
I have just bought 100 6.6cm square, black, plastic pots from
beechtree1944
I ordered them just before lunch and I have just had a message to say they have been dispatched!
They were £2.45 and P+P was slightly more at £3.50! Still cheaper than the ones I found at the outlet store last w/e though even with P+P!
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Post by Jilly on Apr 20, 2013 11:48:17 GMT
That's a really good deal Jasmine, I think OH would faint clean away if I bought more pots though , although square pots make such a difference if you're trying to fit loads of things in together. Luckily the GC over the road tends to agree & sell most of their stuff in square pots (which is handy) |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 20, 2013 14:43:25 GMT
Those little 6cm'ish square pots are brilliant Jilly - you can fit so many in seed tray. After finding some in the outlet store (but paying £1.50 for 10) I knew they'd be ideal for the 100 cosmos seedlings that need potting on!!! |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 22, 2013 20:44:41 GMT
Just had an e-mail from Stephen Roff, my Geraniums are on there way  , no mention of recalculating the postage though |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 23, 2013 8:11:40 GMT
Hope they're good for you
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Post by Jilly on Apr 23, 2013 10:09:39 GMT
They've just arrived Auricula & they're lovely. Unfortunately so they should be, as I haven't had the postage recalculated so I actually paid double for them . I've e-mailed Stephen to see if it was an oversight, I'm not sure though as they came by 24 hour courier instead of by post, although even then I think £13 is a bit steep for postage. |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 23, 2013 10:22:14 GMT
OOH!! That's surely not correct  He's always recalculated for me in the past.........get onto him |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 23, 2013 10:28:42 GMT
Well I certainly won't be getting any more plants from e-bay if it was right Auricula, OH has already told me that. I can't help thinking that it was probably me doing something wrong with my order, think this is why I stopped using e-bay before, it's all so confusing, when I say I e-mailed Stephen, the only way I could do it was through the site & it looks like I'm asking about another plant, so he's going to have no idea which order I'm talking about  |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 23, 2013 11:30:29 GMT
Just had a reply from Stephen & a refund on the postage |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 23, 2013 12:18:56 GMT
Happy days Jilly glad to hear you got your refund. |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 23, 2013 13:06:06 GMT
It's not confusing Jilly if a numpty like me ( and a poor OAP to boot  ) can do it, then a young go ahead administrator like you should have no probs Ebay / PayPal = simples |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 25, 2013 10:36:38 GMT
It's only confusing because I've not done it before Auricula, it's like anything I just need to practice , so I need to keep making purchases ;)I've just replaced a discontinued eye shadow that I was after for half price. I've just linked my E-bay account to my Pay Pal account, so now it's just one click.....  . The plants from Stephen were in really great condition when they arrived, but now even after just being potted on for a couple of days, they're romping away |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 28, 2013 19:11:49 GMT
Glad you got the P+P sorted out Jilly. Stephen Roff refunded mine but I didn't get a notification on Ebay so it wasn't til I checked Paypal that I saw he'd refunded a big chunk of the P+P. He adds new stuff to his Ebay shop regularly and has some very nice hellebores at the moment including an apricot one! |
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I always pay by PayPal 
He's always recalculated for me in the past.........get onto him 
) can do it, then a young go ahead administrator like you should have no probs