T&M

[Jasmine]

Just ordered 72 perennial plugs from T&M - to give them their due their little plugs, apart from being very, very little, always seem to do ok. They were £9.99 but I had a £5 off 'thank you for ordering from us in the past year' voucher so that knocked the P+P off and another 5p! The plants always do well on my school fair plant stall and of course, by then, no one knows what I ordered originally so it makes no difference what they turn out to be!

[Ladygardener]

Hope they do well for you Jasmine, it's a great offer but I've already got my 72 from Van Meuwen and overall I'm pretty pleased with them. I've planted them all into trays or cells of some kind and they seem to be growing.

[Jasmine]

Did you get a good mix of plants Ladygardener? I liked the mix T&M were offering.

I got....

Poppy 'Pizzicato' Mixed
Digitalis 'Dalmation Mixed'
Echinacea 'Primadonna'
Coreopsis 'Presto'
Penstemon 'Wedding Bells'
Scabiosa 'Blue Jeans'
Aquilegia 'Swan' Mixed
Geum 'Blazing Sunset'
Carnation 'Ever-blooming Mixed' (Hardy)
Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'
Delphinium 'Pacific Giants'
Leucanthemum x superbum 'White Knight'

I might have to keep some for myself!

[Ladygardener]

That's a lovely selection you've got there Jasmine. I would'nt be surprised if you kept some for yourself, you'll always find things for your school sale.

I got a nice mix too, although there were a few empty spaces in the tray but Van Meuwen have given me a £5 voucher off my next order as compensation. A couple out of 72 is not bad going 'tho.
The offer is'nt unlike yours, just a few changes.
Aquilegia Mrs Scott Elliott
Achillea Cassis
Delphinium Magic Fountain
Dianthus Artic Fire
Echinacea Primadonna
Foxglove Dalmatian Cream
Coreopsis Early Sunrise
Eryngium Blue Hobbit
Lavender Hidcote
Leucanthemum Crazy Daisy
Penstem Tubular Bells Wine Red
Geum Mrs Bradshaw

[Jasmine]

Lovely selection Ladygardener! I love Crazy Daisy - Tig gave me some seeds several years ago - they do so well!

[Ladygardener]

Of them all those and the Blue Hobbit Eryngium are what I'm most looking forward to Jasmine.

[Jasmine]

T&M are offering the 'rare and highly sort after magical blue sweet pea'...

Lord Anson's Pea, Lathyrus nervosus

I wonder how nervosus anyone who pays £8.99 for 5 plants should be!

[Ladygardener]

Goodness, there's no way I'd pay that Jasmine and I really love sweetpea! I would be out with the torch every night looking for slugs and would'nt rest at all!

[Jasmine]

I wonder how blue they are too Ladygardener - I'm sure there'd have been more fuss if anyone had made that break through.

[Ladygardener]

Mar 31, 2014 17:49:58 GMT Jasmine said:

I wonder how blue they are too Ladygardener - I'm sure there'd have been more fuss if anyone had made that break through.

Yes I agree, I've seen flowers advertised as blue but they're really lilac or purple/pink.

[Tig]

T & M have struck again ... I bought some blue flowering primulas as plug plants early in 2013 (could even have been late 2012) - think I shared a piccie as the first one flowered yellow, then another flower pink & white ... I thought the last four would be blue for certain .... nope! So far two white, one maroon, and one still to open! Not a blue one in sight.. Jasmine did yours come true?

[Jasmine]

Only one of mine ever flowered Tig - it was blue with a very faint white marking round each of the petals. It's quite pretty - the others were only ever leaves.

[Jilly]

If it's any consolation Tig, the cream doubles that have done so well for both of us, were from T&M (probably the best things I've ever had from them  ). From what I remember they were meant to be a mix of colours but only came out in cream & lemon.

[Jasmine]

I think if you could set your sights very low with T&M (like not wanting a specific colour...or even plant) you'd never be disappointed...well, hardly ever!

[Tig]

Mine are very healthy plants now (they were the ones that had that weird moss growing on them!) but my 'blue' edged border is a rainbow edged border

[Jasmine]

Oh yes, I remember! I had a coloured set too and they have all come out shades of yellow, orange and red - very coordinated!

[Jasmine]

How can T&M be so rubbish?
At some point last year I ordered rhubarb crowns for delivery this April. On April 30th I got a letter saying the stock had all failed and I would have to wait til November 2014 for the crowns but if I wasn't happy with this I could get in touch. I emailed to ask for my money to be refunded and got an automated response saying they were very busy dealing with complaints and it would take a 'few days' to answer my email...I'm still waiting.....lucky I wasn't holding my breath!
I have complained on FB - that seems to get a very quick response!

[Barbara]

Can I send you a rhubarb plant Jas?

[Jasmine]

That's so kind Barbara - I'd love one but please make it a little one so it doesn't cost lots to post!

I've just been trawling through a never ending list of complaints on T&M's FB site - bet they love social networking!!!

[Barbara]

I'll dig one up as soon as it stops raining Jas.

[Jasmine]

Thank you Barbara!

[Ladygardener]

What rubbish Jasmine, hopefully now that you've mentioned it on their site you'll get a result.

[Jilly]

I'd be a lot more confident that it will actually be Rhubarb that Barbara sends you Jasmine 

[Jasmine]

May 9, 2014 5:51:14 GMT Ladygardener said:

What rubbish Jasmine, hopefully now that you've mentioned it on their site you'll get a result.

I think it's absolutely rubbish that the only way to get a response from them is to turn to social media Ladygardener - but thank goodness for FB as within 24 hours of posting I have a refund cheque on its way - 7-10 working days though. It must be coming by pigeon!

What system are they running where they can't refund to your card you used for payment. I once said they should give the option of paying by PayPal but they'd get so many refund demands through PayPal's efficient system.

[Jasmine]

May 9, 2014 11:01:11 GMT Jilly said:

I'd be a lot more confident that it will actually be Rhubarb that Barbara sends you Jasmine 

Well, so true Jilly...and I bet I won't be waiting in May 2015!

[Tig]

I have had that issue a few times with T & M, not with rhubarb though ...

Oddly enough I found a rhubarb crown buried under a 'new path' this week. It is very blanched but it should still grow. Will see if I can release it from it's subterranean prison and send it on to freedom

[Ladygardener]

Good to hear you've had a response Jasmine. You're right, social media is the way to get them to do something.

[Jasmine]

Poor old 'Natalie' must have a full-time job defending the T&M site from its long list of complaints!

Well found Tig!!!

[Tig]

A few years ago I ordered this collection of double flowered hardy geraniums www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers/flower-plants/geranium-and-pelargonium-plants/geranium-double-flowered-collection/p87805TM?source=google-prodex&gclid=CjgKEAjwwPabBRCXo46OtM_RhGMSJACgCeqA1Q9fkKM_N9YTvdQbN5RvLeowY_no0zNfqNwFHq32_vD_BwE

They were a bit dry when they arrived and I did think they would be lucky to survive, but last year they started to put on some growth, and this year they started to develop flower buds! Yay I thought ...

These must be 'Birch Double and Summer Skies'





and 'Laura' is just about to open her first flower, I'm not holding my breath!!

Honestly, so disappointing

[Jilly]

Obviously T&M still haven't got rid of their job lot Tig, as that looks remarkably similar to the (so called) Midnight (dark foliage with purple flowers) that Ladygardener & I ordered about 3 years ago. They're very, very pretty but as I now have the same thing self seeding all over the patio, not something I'd be prepared to pay money for. If it's any consolation, Mum & I ordered a double collection from Hayloft last year & even though her's are doing well, I'm not sure any of mine have come back this year.