I dont belive it !!!!!

Dens are nice, but shouldn't cost what they do either!
Swapping for a Hibiscus is deffo a "I don't believe it" moment!!

My Den. "Berry Oda" is in bloom at the moment.

 

Have just been looking to purchase an Echinacea 'Harvest Moon' and Hemerocallis 'Cherry Cheeks' neither of which are particularly unusual but the prices quoted by Mail Order nurseries vary from £4.99 + 50p to close on £10 per 2 litre pot. These prices from 'reputable' nurseries and not Xmas specials.

Plant prices are now raising to rediculous levels and becoming untenable. I guess that the lucky gardeners re those living near to the appropriate nurseries or who have the time and patience to grow from seed (not a reliable method to stock a garden in my experience).

 

i buy loads off ebay .... trick is to find a supplier who has most of what you are after, thus saving on shipping

as an idea, a few months ago, I bought 2 chamaerops humilis palms .... my garden centre wanted £135 each for the size I was after

I paid £80 for both (including next day delivery) from cornwall directly from a breeder/grower .... and they were larger than what my garden centre had

i do the same with hostas, ferns, huechera, etc ..... bargains on ebay

 

Barnaby - the going rate for perennials in the GCs around here is £6.49. We're lucky to have a small nursery 10miles away where the prices range from £2.49 to £4.99, and is buying in from a different supplier so has a far more interesting range.
At a guess, I would say that 60% of my stuff is now seed grown, but that figure is going up by the day.

 

Eighteen Pounds? You can buy a singing one for less than that!


Percy The Puny Poinsettia Singing Christmas Plant - YouTube

 

would suggest round up to feed that one on

 

Guess I shall recycling again.

 

Aaaaaaaaaaagh, the gift from hell. Don't even think about sending me Percy the Puny Ponsettia!!