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Cottage Farms

TenderMercies — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 05:38:59 GMT

Surprised to hear Phillip saying he is 65. He looks fantastic!

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LUVNLIFE — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:58:45 GMT

I think he looks his age (face). He is in fantastic physical shape. He has such a kindness to him and you can tell he loves what he does.

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tockerman — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:51:05 GMT

he may love what he does but their proudct are awful come dead or if they do not come dead they do not grow? had this happen several times.

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Caaareful Shopper — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:46:33 GMT

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he may love what he does but their proudct are awful come dead or if they do not come dead they do not grow? had this happen several times.

I'm sorry to hear this. I've ordered his succulent varieties several times and they have all been fantastic! I give so many away because they grow & grow and are so colorful and beautiful. Perhaps succulents are just hard to get wrong, but I'm one happy customer!

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silkyk — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:18:02 GMT

I purchased the same plants that are the TSV today last year (only 2 plants per set last year) and they are FANTASTIC! I didn't think much when they arrived bare root but mamma mia when they started growing (much to DH's skeptical comments) they took over the deck. The hummingbirds went crazy! HUGE flowers (for months!)....big as my head and big full plants (I potted them up in big pretty pots). I was SO happy to see these as the TSV for gardening day!!! Even DH said "GET'um" so I did. You will be very happy with these plants. Outstanding!

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Carol4 — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:48:35 GMT

I have no complaints about all the Cottage Farm products...they are fantastic!!!! Our entire yard is filled with beautiful hibiscus plants, wisteria, annuals, hibiscus trees, trumpet plants and I can't even name them all. The plants are wonderful and have brought much enjoyment all around our home. Also, the customer service at cottage farms is superior...I've only called once and my inquiry was handled extremely well. We're always very happy to see Cottage Farms back on QVC!!!!

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chlema — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:08:42 GMT

I am a fan of Cottage Farms, have never had a plant of theirs that did not thrive. Every year I order the sunpatients and when they arrive you get these small plants that look ridiculous when you plant them in huge containers - but boy, give it a few months and you cannot even see the containers.

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Reever — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:15:12 GMT

I had read the man does gardening at luxury estates, in the Hamptons of NY and Expensive areas of Connecticut. I believe he is a millionaire.

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Icegoddess — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:09:00 GMT

I really wish they would allow you to choose the color of a collection rather than one color of each. I prefer to buy a collection of one color, and usually I'm only interested in one of the colors in the collection anyways.

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Reever — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 02:46:33 GMT

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Surprised to hear Phillip saying he is 65. He looks fantastic!

I have to wonder if he's had some work done. He seems a bit too "Kenish" to me,

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x Hedge — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:59:01 GMT

Well, while you're busy wondering if he's had face work done, and considering the balance in his bank account @Reever, the rest of us will be connecting with the benefits of gardening.

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Venezia — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:07:50 GMT

@Reever wrote:
wrote:
Surprised to hear Phillip saying he is 65. He looks fantastic!

I have to wonder if he's had some work done. He seems a bit too "Kenish" to me,

SOOOOOO predictable and SOOOOO appropriate, considering the topic and forum. (Although, to be fair, the OP did start out by saying he looked fantastic.)

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Venezia — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:11:08 GMT

I've never had any luck with items I've ordered from Cottage Farms, with one exception - a hydrangea bush that has managed to survive. By now, it should be about nine feet tall and it's only about four feet (after many years), but at least it's still alive.

I no longer order from them because I spent way too much money on things that arrived in poor condition and simply died, no matter what I did to care for them. And in one instance, when I contacted them, I got a very snooty response and a written lecture on how to care for strawberry plants.

Maybe things have changed since then, but I deal with my local nurseries now. I think much of it is whether plants are truly suited to the areas they ship to.

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JustJazzmom — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 22:55:54 GMT

There are many reputable garden mail order/catalog companies. Look at this website for reviews: https://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/#b

If you see something you like here, look locally or from another comsny.

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BunSnoop — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:21:51 GMT

Unfortunately I did not have any luck with the plants I've purchased from QVC. I've purchased them for 3 years in a row and will stop as of this year. I will watch the shows as I love looking at the beautiful plants. I don't know if it's the plants or just me, but the ones I've purchased from QVC have not done well.

One problem is that they always seem to arrive late. Everyone in the neighborhood already has all of their plants planted and I was still waiting for mine to arrive. To receive plants the beginning of June is too late for me. Need them to arrive about the second week of May.

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fingerlakesny — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:26:44 GMT

This has nothing to do with Cottage Farms, but what does DH mean?

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chlema — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:30:10 GMT

Well, I think it means Dear Husband? At least that's my understanding, and how I've been using it lol.

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tockerman — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 21:12:06 GMT

I would never buy again from this company everything I ordered never grew.. That tree I ordered or Vegetables. All were dead. I do not know why this man is still on the need to cancel all of these shows. Also that plow and hearth too. Ordered this blue outside light and it was working for two days then died.

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Annette72 — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:57:28 GMT

Will Cottage Farms be returning? Their last show did not feature the annual plants I loved from last year.