Moan, moan, moan - 2013

[Anthony Darby]

Words fail me. Man's inhumanity to man knows no bounds. http://amazonwatch.org/take-action/stop-the-belo-monte-monster-dam

[Anthony Darby]

Don't you just hate it when Amazon tells you to "change the shipping address" because they can't deliver an item to your "selected destination". Let me think, how does that work? 

[Anthony Darby]

What a pity they didn't know what a thistle is. 

[fermi de Sousa]

What a pity they didn't know what a thistle is. 

Anthony,
the art department guys probably flicked through a whole lot of images  - found the one of an eryngium and thought "This'll do" !
 
cheers
fermi

[fredg]

Do you remember this?

Darn it, I'm not too happy with the Fritillaria I bought in the autumn.
I posted about one error in supply but it gets worse.

So far.

Purchased      Supplied
F. graeca       F. uva-vulpis
F. pallidiflora   F. persica
F. minuta       F. hermonis amana
F. pudica       F. aurea

Please note ... so far and each mistake is a different supplier.

Of the 3 suppliers contacted.
1. Sorry it's wrong but they are all correct at this end, we will however replace this autumn. The wrong bag must have been placed in your order. ( Strange how the wrong bag had the right species name on it  )
2. OMG how did that happen, profuse apologies, full refund immediately.
3. Full explanation of the situation (cock-up) and full refund.

The supplier of the F. uva-vulpis sent me the F.graeca replacement bulbs last autumn as promised.

Guess what ... yes they're flowering now and are F. uva-vulpis again.
( This is a very well known nursery)

[annew]

Send 'em a photo of their's and one of the real thing...

[Maggi Young]

My brain is fading - what is the name of the little creeping plant which has flowers heads with four faces  at north south east and west and one on top, acing straight upwards...... strong scent for such a little thing.....

[Maggi Young]

Aha! It was the scent that worked the memory cells - Adoxa moschatellina- Town Hall Clock is the common name, I think.

Oh, I'm much happier now. 

[jomowi]

My moan is that I discovered Cardamine uniflora growing in amongst a plant I bought at the Edinburgh show.  Oh well, back to weeding with tweezers once again.  I thought I had left it all behind in my old garden.

[Gerry Webster]

Send 'em a photo of their's and one of the real thing...

If the supplier involved is who I think it is you will, more than likely, be told that plants are variable. Then (if you are lucky)  you will be sent a second replacement which will be yet another species. Then you will decide to go elsewhere.

[peter hood]

Aha! It was the scent that worked the memory cells - Adoxa moschatellina- Town Hall Clock is the common name, I think.

Oh, I'm much happier now. 

Five-faced Bishop is the name I like!

[David Nicholson]

Five-faced Bishop is the name I like!

They are all two-faced in any case , are they not

[Anthony Darby]

.........and the reply is: "if I was two faced do you think I'd be wearing this one?"

[annew]

It's scented?? I must go and have a smell...

[fredg]

If the supplier involved is who I think it is you will, more than likely, be told that plants are variable. Then (if you are lucky)  you will be sent a second replacement which will be yet another species. Then you will decide to go elsewhere.

I was sent a cheque