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Post by Missredhead on Jul 1, 2012 17:20:41 GMT
I was thinking of putting them in the garden but I dont have a lot of room at the back of the beds so they wil have to stay in pots
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 1, 2012 17:21:20 GMT
They seem to do ok in pots.
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Post by Missredhead on Jul 1, 2012 17:24:26 GMT
Yes they do..I have lost all the ones that were in the garden....
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 1, 2012 17:26:40 GMT
I've noticed they don't do brilliantly in the front bed which doesn't have very conditioned soil, they seem to get rot in their woody stalks.
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Post by Missredhead on Jul 1, 2012 17:31:42 GMT
mine seem to have doubled in size this year they are really quite bushy
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 1, 2012 18:33:17 GMT
That means they like where they are!
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Post by Missredhead on Jul 1, 2012 18:37:52 GMT
I might have to hide them under Boris's leaves again then
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 1, 2012 18:45:35 GMT
Boris's friend has recovered from the winter and has lots of new glossy green leaves - how is Boris doing?
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Post by Missredhead on Jul 1, 2012 18:46:49 GMT
Really well..I'll go take a pic and try and put it on my garden thread............
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Post by Auricula on Jul 1, 2012 18:53:30 GMT
I don't have any penstemons in pots, I would have thought they grew too tall  ...........shows what I know  ;D |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 5, 2012 16:58:12 GMT
I'm a bit p****d off!  I have never had any failures from Haylofts, but, out of my last 2 orders I have 3 poorly/dead plants Vanilla Ice Cream, Rich Ruby and Pomegranate  I e mailed them and they answered straight away, saying they would send replacements straight away.....when I could give them an order number. Now..........I had deleted all the relevant e mails and recycled the paperwork as I'd got the plants and never had any duds Sooo I e mailed them and told them this. They have just phoned me to check what/when I ordered cos they can't match up the varieties. I told them I haven't bought from anyone else, but as they can't find the correct matches, I get no replacements All, entirely my own stupid fault......hey ho P.S. it was a minion cos the bigwigs are all at Hampton Court soI suppose she had no leeway |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 5, 2012 17:15:07 GMT
I would try again when someone gets back from Hampton Court Auricula - I have had no trouble getting replacements or a refund in the past.
They are doing 10 penstemons for a tenner at the moment - am tempted.
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Post by Auricula on Jul 5, 2012 17:17:38 GMT
It's cos she can't trace the order. One order was 10 for £10 but goodness knows what the other one was It's not worth worrying about though......que sera, sera  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 5, 2012 17:21:17 GMT
They should be able to find your orders from your postcode My pomegranate seems to be ok so we can share later. |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 5, 2012 17:43:39 GMT
Oh good - my Pink Necklace seems ok It's pomegranate I'm most bothered about |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 5, 2012 18:44:03 GMT
It's a pain isn't it - I had 2 baby pink necklaces and they both curled up their toes but a bit too late to ask for replacements |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 10, 2012 15:22:50 GMT
I re emailed Haylofts this morning to say I had definitely shredded te paperwork, and they said that after further investigation, they could guess what I'd ordered and they will replace 4 penstemons for me........hoorah! what a good result. I thanked them and said that I'd look forward to dealing with them again.....after such service, it'd be rude not to ;D ;D
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Post by Jilly on Jul 10, 2012 15:40:01 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 10, 2012 16:15:02 GMT
;D My Hidcote Pink from Jasmine are starting to bloom. Many thanks Jasmine, they're the only ones that are doing quite well.Unfortunately Jenny went home with my camera in her bag so I can't post a pic but she'll be up at the end of next week and I'll get one then. |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 10, 2012 16:40:20 GMT
That's great LG. Hidcote Pink is such a realiable penstemon.
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Post by Auricula on Jul 10, 2012 19:25:49 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 12, 2012 6:53:57 GMT
It's ok Auricula. I ordered their 10 for £10 offer so they have enough income for tea and cakes this week! ;D
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Post by Auricula on Jul 12, 2012 9:47:13 GMT
;D ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 19, 2012 13:57:58 GMT
I got my ten for a tenner plants today! They sent: Osprey, Pershore Pink Necklace - never managed to get one fo them going , Rich Ruby - haven't got that, Icecream Vanilla, Hidcote Pink - have lots but love it, Jessica Mai - don't have that, Amelia Jayne, Catherine de la Mare - don't have that, Garnet - lost that so this will make a replacement hopefully and Alice Hindley. I'm really pleased with the choice and they're good bushy little plants. |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 19, 2012 19:12:03 GMT
Glad to hear they look healthy - keep your eye on Rich Ruby, she keeled over for me  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 19, 2012 19:14:14 GMT
There's a paragraph on the bill/receipt now saying not to over water the plug plants as they don't like it and to allow the compost to dry out between each watering. Do you think they've read some of our posts!
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 19, 2012 19:14:41 GMT
Glad to hear they look healthy - keep your eye on Rich Ruby, she keeled over for me Did they replace it? |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 19, 2012 19:15:21 GMT
Supposed to be, haven't got replacements yet but I'm hopeful |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 19, 2012 19:17:47 GMT
If they just let them get a bit bigger you'd almost be sure they had taken off. Guess the plants and P&P would be much more.
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Post by Auricula on Jul 19, 2012 19:19:22 GMT
They wouldn't fit those silly plastic things they send them in ;D
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...........shows what I know 
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