Andy Gavin, of Andy’s Airplants, owns one of the few independent UK-based plant nursery growers of tillandsias and other bromeliads. His passion for his plants show in the high quality of the specimens he grows and supplies and there is no doubt that he would never send out any plant that he wasn’t happy with.
I was ecstatic with all 16 plants that I received in my first ever order this year and was honoured to receive a couple of complimentary extras that were “off-list” which was very kind and generous.
The quality of the plants is first class, sometimes much larger than anticipated, and in some cases they were two-headed or had signs of pups starting to emerge. All plants are individually labelled and a detailed cultivation sheet is supplied. The packing is careful and appropriate, the cardboard box thickly lined with tissue paper to provide padding and insulation for the plants that are then placed directly “en masse” into their padded box before a final thick pillow of tissue paper covers the plants before the box is sealed which is marked Fragile – Live Plants.
Andy’s website is very useful and informative and the availability of plants is constantly changing so check it regularly. The online plant catalogue gives a lot of information on each species which helps you choose those that are most suitable to your growing environment. There are often different sizes of a species available and some may be sold as a single plant or as a larger clump.
Andy is very approachable and friendly and our lengthy dialogue prior to ordering helped me fine tune my order to suit my growing conditions and needs. He is very busy so it might take a few days before you receive a reply but he is on your case so do be patient!
My lasting impression of Andy’s Airplants is top quality healthy plants, grown with care and passion, excellent packing and dispatch, helpful and friendly communications and first class customer service. Highly recommended.