Chris Bowers Summer Madness Fruit tree Sale! URGENT!

Started by Deb P, June 06, 2011, 10:30:15

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Deb P

Got a flyer throught the post from Chris Bowers, really good special offer NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE!

To order, ring: 01366 388752

Any 3 pot grown fruit trees for £15, £4.99 postage per three trees.

Or complete collection, 1 of all 26 trees for £149.99 all in!

Trees 3-4 foot high, in 3l pots.

Choose from:

Apples

Lord Lambourne
Elstar
Red Millers Seddling
Sunset
Gavin
Limelight
Winter Gem
Idared
Beauty of Bath
Cox's Orange Pippin
Blamley's Seedling
Arthur Turner
Honeycrisp
James Grieve
Red Falstaff

All available on either dwarf M27 (for containers)
or M26 (for cordons/espallier)

Plums/Gages/Damsons
Plum Victoria
Violetta
Opal
Damson Blue Violet
Cherry Plum Gipsy
Greengage Stella's Star

All available on Pixy rootstock, 6-8 ft high, or St Julian 12 ft plus.

Cherries

Kordia
Stella
Summer Sun
Morello

Available on Colt rootstock 8-12 ft orchard or fan training, or minature Gisele 5 6 ft containers, mini trees.

Quince
L'escovatza, self fertile.

Sorry no time to type in descriptions, but what are you all waiting for!!!

If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

Deb P

If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

Deb P

Just to add, I have just placed an order and they had all the ones I wanted in stock, it took a while to get through (I used ringback) and the lady sounded a bit stressed so I'm guessing there are quite a few past customers ringing today!  ;D

If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

Deb P

Anyone else tempted? ???

At £5 per tree these work out not much more expensive than the Lidl bare rooted ones!
If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

Old bird

Hi thanks for letting us know!

I have bought 15 trees - some for home and some for the lottie!  Bargains. 

they still have a choice of all that were posted so loads still available!

O B   ;D

pigeonseed

ooh - sounds tempting! I might go for that. Thanks for telling us!

Deb P

Got my trees this afternoon, that was quick!

Just unpacked them, I ordered 18 in total,two each of three different cherries, and 6 apples. They are in polythene pots, all about 4' high, most like feathered maidens, some a bit more branched. all look healthy, so guess I will be busy planting up this weekend!

Warning: they all have quite a bit of straw around them (saved mine to use on the lottie), so don't try and open them in your front room like I did........had to hoover up ! :-\
If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

manicscousers

I'm going to ring up tomorrow, we could do with some for the school fruit bed  :)

pigeonseed

Every time I was about to ring from work, someone would come and ask me something, and then I forgot - d**n! Must do it tomorrow!  :)

lillian

You 'orrible lot you. Making me spend a £100 when I should be saving ;D

9 apples
3 cherries
3 plums

Deb P

If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

pigeonseed

I felt I was splashing out on three trees!  ;D

I ordered mine today - damson blue violet, Victoria plum and the cooking apple Arthur Turner (I feel rather formal addressing an apple as Arthur Turner)

Then I took the afternoon off in lieue of overtime and cleared enough room on the uncultivated part of my plot for them!

Good top Deb P!

pigeonseed

My apple tree arrived today - it's a good, sturdy looking thing.

Deb P

Spent all day at the lottie, planting up the trees to form a fruit walkway......I used the double crossed formation again and pruned the trees as cordons......what do you think? I need a lie down now, my arms are killing me from knocking the posts in! ;D







If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

strawberry1

#13
Look at this site, at the reviews, before you send your hard earned money to this company

http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/3099/

There is also a Debbie Bowers... coincidence, or what?

Deb P

Quote from: strawberry1 on July 21, 2011, 21:54:41
Look at this site, at the reviews, before you send your hard earned money to this company

http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/3099/

There is also a Debbie Bowers... coincidence, or what?

Hmmmm, had I seen those 'reviews' I probably would have thought twice about sending off for some plants as well. However, I had already dealt with the company before and received good trees and service, and this was a very good offer which I was happy to share with the forum members so they could take advantage of it as well.

If you were an established member of this forum you would know that I am equally happy to warn members and complain on the forum about companies that I have not had such happy dealings with as I am to recommend those that I have had good service from. I find it interesting you use your second ever post to pick up this relatively old thread  to suggest I have a hidden agenda here..... are you from a rival company perhaps?

...and yes, it is a coincidence there is a Debbie Bowers working at the company, it plainly isn't me!

Oh, and my fruit walk is coming along splendidly by the way..... ;D
If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

Ellen K

6 unhappy customers in 1 year of trading (including one who went to the business premises and complained they were shut) isn't really much indication of how good the trader really is.

Strawberry1: Have you had a bad experience with this seller ?

Hector

Deb P, your lottie and fruit walk are amazing :)
Jackie

Ellen K


ceres

Quote from: strawberry1 on July 21, 2011, 21:54:41

There is also a Debbie Bowers... coincidence, or what?

strawberry1
I hope you aren't insinuating that Deb P is in some way associated with this nursery and using the forum to promote it.  Deb P is a long-standing and valued member here and I can say with 100% certainty that she has no connection with the company other than as a satisfied customer.

If you stick around you'll see that members often pass on information on good deals, bad deals, good service and bad service.

So how about you introduce yourself and explain why you are unhappy with Bowers?

strawberry1

Oh gosh no, not at all, sorry Deb P. I wish I could edit the post as it was ambiguous in the last line. If anyone knows how to change the last line then please let me know  :-[

yes I sent money for plants, one lot of mushy and very poor plants arrived and the second lot haven`t appeared after several months. I am now in process of trying, so far unsuccessfully, to get my money back. The two people who do eventually reply to e mails are very very rude. I wish I had seen the online reviews before ordering.

I am a long standing lurker on allotments4all, enjoying the site a lot

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