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Mar 28, 2015 7:36:45 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Mar 28, 2015 7:36:45 GMT
I've just received my T & M catalogue..blimey they took their time, didn't they!! Pic of the Cosmos "Cupcakes" on the front - rather sweet, aren't they... Jenny is growing Cupcakes this year Rosefriend. She's growing enough for both of us I think, I hope.  |
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Mar 28, 2015 7:38:40 GMT
Post by Rosefriend on Mar 28, 2015 7:38:40 GMT
I've just received my T & M catalogue..blimey they took their time, didn't they!! Pic of the Cosmos "Cupcakes" on the front - rather sweet, aren't they... Jenny is growing Cupcakes this year Rosefriend. She's growing enough for both of us I think, I hope. Can you put me down for some seeds in autumn perhaps Ladygardener,?? |
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Mar 28, 2015 10:25:34 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Mar 28, 2015 10:25:34 GMT
Not sure I'll get any Rosefriend but I'll see how it goes. Most of my flowers I dead head to keep them flowering but I do try to leave one or two to go to seed but it does'nt always work out with the amount of rain we get. I tried last year but failed with double click. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 28, 2015 10:41:37 GMT
Not sure I'll get any Rosefriend but I'll see how it goes. Most of my flowers I dead head to keep them flowering but I do try to leave one or two to go to seed but it does'nt always work out with the amount of rain we get. I tried last year but failed with double click. Yes I know what you mean LG - I always leave a couple of plants at the end of the year for seeds - last year OH pulled them up before I got to them - hahaha!! |
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Mar 28, 2015 20:09:48 GMT
Post by Ron on Mar 28, 2015 20:09:48 GMT
Just found this thread and am amazed at the number of mistakes seed suppliers make, especially T & M. I've had a number of things from them and more to come, but thankfully they are plants. Surely they can't get them wrong. eundecidex
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Mar 29, 2015 6:25:27 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Mar 29, 2015 6:25:27 GMT
I've had a number of things from them and more to come, but thankfully they are plants. Surely they can't get them wrong.  I take it that was a joke Ron. If you scroll through you'll see that most of us have had different plants to the ones we ordered. |
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Mar 29, 2015 10:10:09 GMT
Post by Ron on Mar 29, 2015 10:10:09 GMT
I've had a number of things from them and more to come, but thankfully they are plants. Surely they can't get them wrong. I take it that was a joke Ron. If you scroll through you'll see that most of us have had different plants to the ones we ordered. Oops! Thought you were all talking about seeds. Just took that forgranted really. erolleyex |
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Mar 29, 2015 10:16:16 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Mar 29, 2015 10:16:16 GMT
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Mar 29, 2015 10:49:29 GMT
Post by Ron on Mar 29, 2015 10:49:29 GMT
I have contributed product reviews in the past to a site called TrustPilot. I had a look at T & M reviews on there, wow... they are bad. Lots of complaints with responses from T & M that all seem the same. T & M are listed as bottom (ie, the lowest ranking) in two categories relating to customer care. When it comes to ratings from contributors to the site, they get 77.7% giving the lowest rating possible = 1 and 14% only 2 out of 5. TrustPilot isn't just a site for complaints, many companies get excellent reviews on there. I think T & M could be in trouble though they may be big enough to weather this IF they get their act together.
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Mar 30, 2015 13:20:18 GMT
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Post by Ron on Mar 30, 2015 13:20:18 GMT
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Mar 30, 2015 14:20:27 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Mar 30, 2015 14:20:27 GMT
They look like they could easily be divided Rony.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:25:17 GMT
Post by Tig on Mar 30, 2015 19:25:17 GMT
Ron I've struggled in the past to keep gentians alive, they like ericaceous soil best and since I've planted them in that they are doing much better 
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Mar 30, 2015 21:31:12 GMT
Post by Ron on Mar 30, 2015 21:31:12 GMT
They look like they could easily be divided Rony. I'll let them get established first, Ladygardener. |
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Mar 30, 2015 21:35:27 GMT
Post by Ron on Mar 30, 2015 21:35:27 GMT
Ron I've struggled in the past to keep gentians alive, they like ericaceous soil best and since I've planted them in that they are doing much better Thanks, Tig, the RHS site says lime free, they hate lime. I will fork a little ericaceous compost in, I think. They don't add lime to compost as it causes ammonia gas to be released so what they are in should be neutral. |
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Mar 31, 2015 5:52:11 GMT
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Post by Geranium on Mar 31, 2015 5:52:11 GMT
I buy from Crocus on occasion, Ron, and yes, they are a great company, so I'm not surprised your Gentians are so good. |
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Apr 2, 2015 14:48:26 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 2, 2015 14:48:26 GMT
I got my 'free' - just pay P+P - dahlias from T&M today. I thought I'd sell them on my plant stall at the school summer fair. I got Lilac Time, Duet, Colour Spectacle, Tropical, Arabian Night and Tsuki-Yori-No-Shisha. The last one is probably Japanese for 'You'll be lucky if any of them are the right thing'!
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Apr 3, 2015 8:31:05 GMT
Post by andy on Apr 3, 2015 8:31:05 GMT
Just got my first lot of Tuberous Begonia seedlings from Jersey Plants Direct. Very very happy....no damage, none were out of their cell, all green and disease free. Got to pot them all up now !!!!!
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Apr 4, 2015 6:37:43 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Apr 4, 2015 6:37:43 GMT
Jasmine, I've got all of those Dahlia from last year and Tsuki Yori No Shisha is amazing but Colour Spectacle is smashing too. You'll be hard pushed to part with any of them in fact. 
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Apr 4, 2015 14:18:29 GMT
Post by Jasmine on Apr 4, 2015 14:18:29 GMT
I thought Tsuki-Yori-No-Shisha looked quite spectacular Ladygardener!...and Lilac Time is a sport of Thomas Edison apparently so that should be quite stunning too! I may keep some and sell some!!! |
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Apr 5, 2015 6:00:29 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Apr 5, 2015 6:00:29 GMT
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Apr 16, 2015 14:09:44 GMT
Post by Ron on Apr 16, 2015 14:09:44 GMT
Have to say T & M haven't let me down so far and I've had lots from them, before I saw this thread in fact. I think it's got to be this that has got them to get their act together. Well done, everyone!  |
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Jun 26, 2015 10:19:45 GMT
Post by Ron on Jun 26, 2015 10:19:45 GMT
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Jun 26, 2015 10:40:21 GMT
Post by Ron on Jun 26, 2015 10:40:21 GMT
Posted these pics on T&M Facebook page. Took about 30 seconds for them to take it down. Not surprised.
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Jun 26, 2015 10:58:58 GMT
Post by Rosefriend on Jun 26, 2015 10:58:58 GMT
That is pretty disgusting Ron, - you could always post them on your own page - not sure what they can do there, apart from complain...it would still take time for FB to doing something and in that time people will see it... |
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Jun 26, 2015 20:59:43 GMT
Post by Jasmine on Jun 26, 2015 20:59:43 GMT
That is so rubbish Ron, T&M usually respond quickly to complaints on their FB page, outrageous to remove the picture of that sorry specimen, I hope they've contacted you. |
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Jun 27, 2015 6:32:11 GMT
Post by Ron on Jun 27, 2015 6:32:11 GMT
That is pretty disgusting ronymaxwell, - you could always post them on your own page - not sure what they can do there, apart from complain...it would still take time for FB to doing something and in that time people will see it... That is so rubbish ronymaxwell, T&M usually respond quickly to complaints on their FB page, outrageous to remove the picture of that sorry specimen, I hope they've contacted you It is on my own page, rosefriend, and on a local group page. They deserve the publicity. They responded quickly, Jasmine, and are sending new plants. This will be their third attempt. Can't say I wasn't warned by this thread. It's definitely the last time I order from them, there is no way those plants could have got like this during transit, they must have been packed and sent when obviously diseased. It's unacceptable. |
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Jun 27, 2015 8:50:10 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Jun 27, 2015 8:50:10 GMT
Ron, yes it is unacceptable and the thing is, by the time you get decent plants and grow them on the season will be over.  You were right to post on their FB page, it's one sure way of getting a reply.
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Jun 27, 2015 9:55:54 GMT
Post by Ron on Jun 27, 2015 9:55:54 GMT
Ron, yes it is unacceptable and the thing is, by the time you get decent plants and grow them on the season will be over. You were right to post on their FB page, it's one sure way of getting a reply. You're right, LG, they responded very quickly. Would have been just another disgruntled customer if I'd emailed them. This way, I hope they'll pay attention. |
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Jun 28, 2015 7:26:19 GMT
Post by Ron on Jun 28, 2015 7:26:19 GMT
So T&M have a 'customer care' team. That's a laugh.
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Jul 22, 2015 7:10:39 GMT
Post by Jasmine on Jul 22, 2015 7:10:39 GMT
Just whizzing through prior to taking BT back to hospital - long story - will fill you in when we break up - he's ok now!!! Looking to see how tall L. Real Dream grows and found this on the T&M site.... Shasta Daisy 'Real Dream' (Large Plant)Leucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum, Shasta Daisy Hardy Perennial A lovely dwarf cultivar, Shasta Daisy 'Real Dream' is delightfully compact. This well branched Leucanthemum produces pale yellow blooms from July to August that slowly fade to white as they age. Just wondering how you can be a dwarf, compact, large plant  |
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