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Buying all my summer bedding plants online

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permana · 03/04/2020 17:45

No local plant nursery's near me.
I was planning on buying a 'garden on a roll' (I think that's what they are called) where you can buy a load of bedding plants, designed to go together, all in one hit.
Anyone know a company which is still doing this? I'm not much of a gardener, so don't know what plants to go for, but will be probably spending more time that usual in/looking at my garden this year, and it's very bare!

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Vegansarefriends · 03/04/2020 17:49

Crocus used to do this, I haven’t looked recently but I once did an entire garden by buying their collections for different areas.

livingthegoodlife · 03/04/2020 20:29

I have bought mini plug plants from Sutton's. They are tiny (which I expected) so I have potted on for now and kept indoors. Do you have a greenhouse or a sunny window sill? The attached picture is 90 seedlings!!

Buying all my summer bedding plants online
permana · 03/04/2020 22:43

I've tried that before living and didn't have much success - I haven't a greenhouse and my window sills either get no light or too much full-sun!

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Banoffeecoffee · 04/04/2020 08:37

I’ve never used them but they have a selection on the Homebase website.

KittenVsBox · 04/04/2020 08:51

Do you want bedding plants - ie the stuff that will last the season and then die back, or do you want perennials and shrubs, which are more permanent? The stuff I got from garden on a roll (just before this lockdown) isnt going to look great this summer - they are too small - but should look great for years once its grown.

permana · 04/04/2020 20:43

I'm looking for perennials really, my beds aren't big enough for shrubs.
Garden on a roll looks expensive for the number of plants?

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