It’s good news that garden centres are allowed to reopen with Dobbies leading the way. However those concerned about huge queues and social distancing mishaps can still opt to buy garden plants online.
For while the world may be a little topsy turvy right now, one thing cannot be changed: spring is here, summer is a-coming, and gardens will be getting a lot of use. The same as every year, then, but more so..
So we've got this round-up of the best garden plant sellers online, with everything from shrubs to cyclamen, perennials to peonies, bamboo to… bushes. Lots of garden plants, basically. Do you want house plants? Then you are out of luck, friend.
• Shop garden plant bundles at B&Q – they've got everything from root wrap roses to fruit trees in pots and herbaceous perennials
• Shop for roses at Homebase – most garden plants at Homebase are not currently available but, for some reason, roses are. Homebase also has 20% off garden furniture right now
We've listed the big garden centres here, up top, as they are the brands people are gravitating towards now, but there are garden specialists with way more impressive stocks of garden plants of all kinds, so read on…
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More great places to buy garden plants online
- Thompson Morgan – a huge range available. 'Refer a friend and get 20% off'
- Crocus– 20% off peonies!
- Suttons – as used by the Queen, no less. 'Fast track' delivery of key seeds!
- Dobies – humungous selection for home delivery
- Amazon – yes, Amazon does sell plants. Thompson Morgan retails through it, too
- Blooming Direct – 'Up to 14 days for delivery', so maybe more one for the May Day bank holiday
- Direct Plants eBay store – established since 2006, now selling shrubs via eBay, with dispatch every 5-10 days
- Please note that Waitrose Garden and the Royal Horticultural Society have been so inundated with orders that they have had to 'pause' operations
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