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Feed Back
Below is a selection of recent feedback we have received from our mail order customers. Our replies to any questions are shown in blue text.
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1/06/2011 L A Auckland
Thanks so much they arrived to us safe and sound.
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20/05/2011 B C Nelson
Just to thank you for the excellent service, the plants arrived in perfect condition yesterday and look very healthy. Thanks for the tip sheet on planting and looking after them.
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15/05/2011 J B New Plymouth
Arrived safe & sound. Grateful thanks.
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11/05/2011 B C Auckland
Plants arrived, and I am very happy with them. Many thanks. Great service.
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4/05/2011 R L Auckland
Great looking plants - thanks Pauline!
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29/04/2011 D S Auckland
My plants have just arrived, arriving in very good condition.
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7/03/2011 C L Auckland
First week in February I purchased my second order of beautiful Vireyas from you. Six delicious Vladimir Bukowski! Apart from the plants being large and healthy I want to thank you for your extraordinary service. From order to my front door - 24 hours. Remarkable! The Nation's business owners should be beating a path to your door to see how you do it! Thank you.
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1/12/2010 E M Northland
Plants arrived safely yesterday afternoon. Beautiful plants in great condition. Many thanks.
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27/10/2010 H B Te Kuiti
The hostas arrived today in excellent condition - many thanks
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10/08/2010 E W Auckland
Just a note to express my thanks for the promptness in attending to my order and the VG condition of the plants.
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24/07/2010 I B Auckland
Just to let you know the plants arrived early in the week - all good and we were delighted with them. Thanks.
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22/07/2010 L K Auckland
On Tuesday I received my five Vireyas from you. The plants arrived in great condition and look very healthy. I look forward to seeing them in bloom.
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22/07/2010 J B New Plymouth
Thank you so much. They all arrived looking very healthy and ready to be planted. Can you explain to me what a ponga ring is? I have planted a number of vireyas in my garden. The soil is not particularly free-flowing and even tho' I have put pea straw down every year, it is difficult to dig too deeply into the soil. Some vireyas I have planted in the past, I have kept in their pots as was told they liked to be root-bound?? I like the idea of raised beds for them altho' the front garden where I intend to plant this lot, is certainly more fertile than other parts of the garden. Thank you for your quick delivery and generosity.
In answer to your questions, a ponga ring is a slice of ponga with a hole in the middle into which you plant. It is mainly used to provide a raised free draining planting position. There are many ways in which you can create a raised free draining planting position without a ponga ring. These include the use of timber, bricks, large stones, basically all designed in a shape to hold the soil. A good idea to improve soil drainage is to add bark, potting mix or bark based compost to the soil and dig this through before planting. Pea straw breaks down to too fine a particle to improve the drainage for vireyas. Vireyas like good drainage and time spent improving the soil structure before planting is worth it in the long run. Mulching with a good bark based compost after planting is also beneficial and allows the roots to come to the surface thus overcoming poor drainage underneath. We do not advocate planting plants with their pots still intact. This generally stresses plants and forces them to flower this being the reason it was recommended. At the same time restricting their root development, long term this is detrimental to the plant. It is better to improve the soil which will allow the plants to grow with a better root structure. Using a slow release fertiliser regularly is also beneficial. It is always difficult to give advice when you haven't viewed the site, hence these suggestions are a guide. If you have had success with what you are doing at the moment you may want to stick with it. Please feel free to contact us if you require further advice.
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9/07/2010 N M Christchurch
Plants just arrived. Travelled well. Delighted with quality.
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9/07/2009 S C Auckland
Arrived safely today - thanks for the great service!
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2/07/2009 E C Auckland
Many thanks Pauline. Plants have arrived here safely. Thank you for sending good quality plants, very much appreciated. Will see if I can keep Gardenia Odyssey going. Have had no luck in the past. But am more familiar with the plant now.
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5/12/2008 M C Hamilton
Received the Vireyas yesterday - lovely plants.
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20/11/2008 R H Hamilton
I ordered some hostas and clivias this week and they arrived today. The plants look lovely, some are for my mum and we are looking forward to planting them. Thank you for the quick delivery, much appreciated and will be ordering again from you.
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23/09/2008 S D Auckland
Thanks they arrived this morning, in great condition.
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8/06/2008 A J Auckland
Sorry to be so slow in responding but I wanted to thank you for your speedy dispatch of our vireyas and your generous bundling in of some avocados as well. We have just come in from planting the vireyas and sat down to a lunch that included your avocado so we are very much sending grateful thanks your way.
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18/05/2008 W R Auckland
Many thanks for your prompt dispatch of vireyas. They arrived safe and sound in good order on Friday 16 May. I was pleased to find all except Caramia were available and am thrilled with their size for the very reasonable prices and also at the quality of the plants. I am currently finding homes for them on the edge of the bush, where its relatively light & sunny, but sheltered and with good drainage. Once I have completed planting will probably be keen to order some more if space allows.
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Page updated - 15:11 Thursday, 23 June 2011
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