Monday, March 27, 2023

Belated Birthday Presents Sent Overseas to the UK


My wishlist plant set. From Waitrose. London. 


 I want to send a belated birthday present to my son in London, UK.

In Singapore shops sell fruit plants. 

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 I want a potted fruit plant with fruit ready to eat (not something which will take a year to grow, and not seeds). Already in a pot, just add water and pick fruit. My budget is 25 to 50 pounds for one or two plants, or a fruit plant and an orchid in bloom. 

The UK supermarkets have lovely orchids in pots at under twenty pounds, with free delivery from Marks, but I keep buying these. Marks also offers a box of chocolates as an add on for a birthday gift.

 Any ideas. We have about four birthdays a year and a small grandchild who loves small fruit such as blueberries.

When I look at supermarket and garden centre websites, I am having trouble distinguishing between pictures of what you are sent and what you will get five years later.

On the Waitrose website I could search for indoor plants, fruit, and trees.

Waitrose under offers reduced from .. to .. a set of a large and small pot in matching colours, with an orchid in the larger pot and a tray underneath. A neat set.

Waitrose had a weeping fig plant for 99.99 pounds.

My second purchase was from Marks & Spencer.

An olive tree. I thought olives were more useful than bay leaves. Except you must be careful not to swallow the stones. Keep them away from children under three years old.


I bought this first.

Thompson & Morgan through Amazon. Note the letter p in Thompson. I had to correct it after mistyping it. 





About this item

  • Evergreen dwarf mini lemon & orange tree house plants which are fruiting plants grown for high yields of juicy yellow & Orange fruits high in vitamin C., a great way to grow your own fruit!
  • Ideal tropical looking plants for interest all year round as indoor plants producing glossy evergreen foliage and waxy fragrant blooms in the spring.
  • Two indoor citrus trees suitable for conservatories or a bright windowsill where they can be moved outside to a warm patio in the summer – the perfect gardener's gifts
  • Potted plant: this duo is supplied to customers as 1 x Lemon Tree & 1 x Orange Tree in 9cm nursery pots (please note there is no fruit currently present). Supplied with T&M's very own cultural instructions on how to care for your plants.
  • Your satisfaction guaranteed; we want you to be 100% satisfied with any product you buy from us. If you’re not 100% happy then neither are we, so let us know and we’ll replace your product or give you your money back.

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I was a bit doubtful about whether my son and daughter in law, owning their first garden, busy with a toddler, were yet ready to start messing about with re-potting and watering outdoor or even indoor plants. I am sure it will be an interesting challenge and topic for discussion, if nothing else.

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