Michael K.
Lamb dressed up as mutton
I wish I had read the eBay reviews before going ahead with my purchase. Apart from the long delay in despatch, there was a sinister outcome to the transaction. I ordered a Ceanothus Concha offered by Cheshireplants as an XXL specimen in a 3.5-litre pot. I certainly received a 3.5-litre pot, shiny black and spanking new! No label, so I must trust that I had actually got the variety I had chosen. When I went to plant the Ceanothus, the soil in the pot all fell away loosely, and what was left of the plant was evidently a 9cm specimen with very little root that had only taken up residence in the big pot within the last few days. When one buys a 3.5-litre plant, one expects a good root system, well established. A 9cm plant at £23.99 is extortionate, and one masquerading as a 3.5-litre ranks as dishonesty. Even if one generously subtracts, say, £5 for postage and packaging, the price is still extravagant. However, the real damage and grievance is the bare-faced cheating and lack of integrity of the seller.