{"id":2133,"date":"2020-05-12T20:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2020-05-12T20:00:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T19:00:18","slug":"flowers-plants-shrubs-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/flowers-plants-shrubs-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowers, plants &#038; shrubs&#8230; oh my!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank goodness garden centres are reopening as there are rogue sites online that say they sell plants but they never arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been a string of complaints about online firms who claim to stock flowers, bedding plants and shrubs which can be ordered and delivered during the lock down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often they are set up with the best intentions but are simply not geared up properly and the people behind them have seen a chance for a quick buck. With garden centres closed and some willing to sell their plants wholesale to anyone \u2013 it means there&#8217;s sharp practice in buying the near dead plants and flogging them online. Checkaco has seen several so-called enterprises like this since Easter so don&#8217;t fall for these operations as they&#8217;ll bank your cash but from our experience the plants arrive dead or not at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Always use established plant and garden centres and always check them out online at Checkaco as in these strange times even well-known firms may be about to go bust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check them out first at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/checkaco.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;and for \u00a33.85 save yourself a lot of heartache, stress and cash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank goodness garden centres are reopening as there are rogue sites online that say they sell plants but they never arrive. 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