topic Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising in Garden

Wish They Would Stop Promising

Biftu — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:36 GMT

I have purchased a few hydrangeas and two azaleas. They arrived in good shape but have no buds yet even though this is their flowering time. Roberta's should stop promising you will get flowers this year and be honest that you may have to wait until next year. This promise makes one feel disappointed.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

rms1954 — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:37:09 GMT

Don't they have a 1-800 number to call if you have questions. Don't know when you got them and if you planted them yet. Maybe if you call they will help.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Icegoddess — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:57:46 GMT

I've only received DOA or maybe a life support plants from them except the weeds they sent me as a replacement for the DOA plants . I order a lot of plants online, so I know what condition plants coming my mail SHOULD be in. I will never order from them again.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:01:14 GMT

@Biftu wrote:
I have purchased a few hydrangeas and two azaleas. They arrived in good shape but have no buds yet even though this is their flowering time. Roberta's should stop promising you will get flowers this year and be honest that you may have to wait until next year. This promise makes one feel disappointed.

@Biftu

I don't understand your problem here .... why haven't you called their Customer Service number to get this sorted out?

Complaining here isn't going to help your situation.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

ellaphant — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:27:23 GMT

Yikes! Buying plants from TV? Never!

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

KarenK — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:31:50 GMT

It's called Communication and I appreciate the time and effort you took to let other customers know. That being said, I think you would find Customer Service helpful.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Kachina624 — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:45:18 GMT

@Biftu wrote:
I have purchased a few hydrangeas and two azaleas. They arrived in good shape but have no buds yet even though this is their flowering time. Roberta's should stop promising you will get flowers this year and be honest that you may have to wait until next year. This promise makes one feel disappointed.

@Biftu. You're very optimistic to expect young, immature plants to have blooms as soon as you get them. These aren't annuals, and this will most likely be their first full growing season, plus it's not even summer yet.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Biftu — Sat, 16 May 2026 01:21:02 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@Biftu wrote:
I have purchased a few hydrangeas and two azaleas. They arrived in good shape but have no buds yet even though this is their flowering time. Roberta's should stop promising you will get flowers this year and be honest that you may have to wait until next year. This promise makes one feel disappointed.

@Biftu

I don't understand your problem here .... why haven't you called their Customer Service number to get this sorted out?

Complaining here isn't going to help your situation.

@Tinkrbl44 I think you misunderstood my post, it is not a complaint. There is no problem to warrant a call to customer service. As I said, my plants arrived in good shape. All I am saying is that they always say you will get blooms the first year which is not always so. I get this is a selling point, but they should say you may get blooms this year or the second year.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Biftu — Sat, 16 May 2026 01:29:19 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Biftu wrote:
I have purchased a few hydrangeas and two azaleas. They arrived in good shape but have no buds yet even though this is their flowering time. Roberta's should stop promising you will get flowers this year and be honest that you may have to wait until next year. This promise makes one feel disappointed.
@Biftu. You're very optimistic to expect young, immature plants to have blooms as soon as you get them. These aren't annuals, and this will most likely be their first full growing season, plus it's not even summer yet.

@Kachina624 I'm foolishly optimistic because they claim you will get blooms this season and I'm saying they should not make this claim. It isn't summer, but the flowering season for these particular plants is spring and I don't even have buds. They are reblooming so maybe I'll see something later in the season.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Biftu — Sat, 16 May 2026 01:33:40 GMT

@ellaphant wrote:
Yikes! Buying plants from TV? Never!

@ellaphant Believe it or not I have had very good luck with Roberta's plants. I also have good luck with plants from local nurseries but they are much more expensive.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Biftu — Sat, 16 May 2026 01:40:55 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
I've only received DOA or maybe a life support plants from them except the weeds they sent me as a replacement for the DOA plants . I order a lot of plants online, so I know what condition plants coming my mail SHOULD be in. I will never order from them again.

@Icegoddess That's a shame, I've never had that happen with any plants I've ordered from them. Mine have all arrived in good condition including these latest ones. Past orders are still going strong in my garden. All I am saying is that they should not promise customers will get flowers the first season because that may not always be the case.

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Kachina624 — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:38:52 GMT

@Biftu

Hydrangeas generally begin to bloom in late spring to early summer (typically May or June), with peak flowering continuing through August or September. However, the exact timing depends heavily on the specific variety and whether it blooms on "old wood" or "new wood

Re: Wish They Would Stop Promising

Biftu — Sat, 16 May 2026 11:51:24 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Biftu
Hydrangeas generally begin to bloom in late spring to early summer (typically May or June), with peak flowering continuing through August or September. However, the exact timing depends heavily on the specific variety and whether it blooms on "old wood" or "new wood

@Kachina624 The ones I bought said they grow on old AND new wood. Guess patience is in order.