Packaging questionable but it seems all arrived OK
Ordered four lilacs which I couldn't get anywhere. I have had a good experience with a company back in the UK and was looking for a similar experience here in France.
The four lilacs looked alright, though a bit "tired". Which can be expected from a 2 day DPD ride. Though I found it rather weird how they packed the items.
In the UK, all my plants came in a specific cardboard box, pot at the bottom and the cardboard held the rest of the plant in place.
Leaderplant however didn't seem to care about top or bottom (neither did DPD, when the guy opened the door all the boxes were flying about in the van as if it were in a turbulance, car tyres smashing other boxes...). They basically put the plants flat in the box with two pots/plants always facing each other like this:
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And the plants overlapped each other, which means one was flattend by the other. The box was stuffed with straw, whilst this reduced movement a bit, it clearly didn't help much, some leaves were still ripped off.
I do think the lilacs are OK, but for someone specialising in posting plants (and a delivery fee of 10€ !) I would have expected a more professional packaging.
Will see if the lilacs make it, as per instructions I planted them right away.
Otherwise, service was quick (though website said all postings happen on Wednesday, but it said it was only posted on Thursday) and website is easy enough to order. Prices seem OK, postage a bit expensive for what it was. But it did its job. I am sure there are worse options out there.
There is one more lilac I want I couldn't get anywhere, so if those lilacs I have now made it, I will use them again.
24 May 2024
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