Gardening Express Reviews

Name: Gardening Express
Rating: 1.23

1.2 Rating 185 Reviews

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Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Over 7 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 21%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 30%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Live Chat

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Gardening Express 1 star review on 18th September 2025

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Gardening Express 1 star review on 23rd June 2025

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Gardening Express 1 star review on 4th May 2025

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Gardening Express 1 star review on 25th February 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“LIke similar reviewers have said the company are not interested in hearing about damaged stock. The box arrived broken and the plants had suffered because of this . Customer service were not interested.”

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Posted 31 minutes ago

“I was sent dead plants, no buds or flowers and bare branches. I provided photos and every detail they asked for but there is absolutely no customer service, they don’t care at all. Avoid this company at all costs. It is a complete scam.”

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Posted 1 day ago

“My lilac tree arrived dead. No phone number or email to complain . Customer support is anything but no help whatsover”

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Posted 6 days ago

“Dead plants and impossible to get any responses apart from a bot!! Just states upload photos, which ends in error, irrespective of file size!!”

Gardening Express 1 star review on 27th May 2026

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Posted 1 week ago

“My experience with the company was quite poor. I ordered an Acer and two pyramids for my front door, I didn’t receive any comms on the delivery until I’ve contacted the customer service. Suddenly the delivery became the day after. The delivered plants came in broken pots and all required immediate repotting. The Acer was too weak, very tall with no leaf at all and nothing similar to the picture on website. Customer services asked me to pay for the return and even doing the return. Complete disappointment. Don’t waste your time time and money. Never buy anything from them in the future”

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Posted 1 week ago

“Beware of their emails advertising bargain plants! They were offering bulbs for only £1 so I thought that was great. I ended up adding extras to the order -in all over £50. After 11 days the order finally arrived minus the bulbs I originally ordered. I now suspect this was a scam - they probably never had any intention of sending these cheap bulbs and instead they get you in by offering these fabulous deals. They are not trustworthy. Reporting a problem is also ridiculously difficult as you have to go through a bot who kept telling me that May the 21st was over two weeks since I received my plants (May 16th) and therefore they were not responsible for missing items. I had to argue repeatedly with the bot to explain that 21 minus 16 was 5 days! This took a while. The phone number they supply on their customer service email is non existent too. They really are dodgy.”

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Posted 1 week ago

“Not excepting liability for a plant full off black spot avoid this company at all cost complete and utter nightmare tried 36hrs too resolve but they keep passing the buck”

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Posted 1 week ago

“I ordered 5 plants. Delivery took a while. 3 plants arrived in broken pots. 1 was dead and 1 in a sorry state. Poor customer service too. Don’t order from them”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“I purchased 2 standard roses in April which l planted straight away well the roses have no buds on them they are just as l purchased them absolutely nothing surly l should see some buds or leave, waste of my time and my money.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“Had a few plants from you . Just received 2 ipomoea think £7 each plus £7 post.£7 . So small ,just from seedling stage . Last time I will buy from you ,very disappointing”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“Absolutely shocking,had to repot all the plants as all loose and damaged, complete waste of money,plants are basically seedlings, complete rip-off.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“£80 for a tree that arrived looking very poor quality. Few leaves that were were infested with aphids. Leaves curling up and dying. Not sure how long this tree with last. £80 totally wasted. VERY difficult to contact and discuss the issue.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“I bought some plants which arrived mostly in reasonable condition. However, beware the GAURANTEE. The devil is in the detail - if you can find it. This was confusing but customer services reassured me me that a 5ft clematis was covered as it had died over the winter. Well actually it never seemed very alive. I was advised to return it at my own expense. Another payment. But all was not as advised. The plant wasn't covered under the gaurantee it now seems. I wont buy from them again and would urge others not to either.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“am writing review here as gardening express post only 5 star reviews on their website. I bought 2 items together, only one item delivered when asked to deliver missing item, refused to re delivered because of their own environment policy , the item delivered was not useful without the other item. Delivery charges £6 not refunded either, order from them only if you are fine with half order delivered.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

“Absolutely shocking experience with Gardening Express Limited. I placed an order for trees over three weeks ago for a memorial planting, and despite repeated attempts to get an update, my messages and emails have been completely ignored. The only way to “contact” them is through the bots on their website, which are not only unhelpful but come across as patronising when you’re trying to resolve a genuine issue. There is no real customer service just automated responses that go nowhere. To make matters worse, I was eventually sent a tracking number. When I contacted the courier, they informed me they had only received a request to collect the order, but had not actually received the parcel. So effectively, nothing has even been dispatched. This has forced me to reschedule an important memorial planting, causing unnecessary stress and upset for the families involved. The lack of communication, accountability, and basic respect is unacceptable. Overall, a deeply disappointing experience no contact, no transparency, and no customer care whatsoever. I will not be ordering from them again. STILL NO DELIVERY AND TRYING TO GET A REFUND SEEMS POINTLESS”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Buyers of. Deals beware!!! I ordered a six bundle pillar fruit tree offer. Only 2 have actually grown the rest were dead when I got them as they never sprouted leaves. When I asked about the 5 yr cover I was told it was a deal and no guarantee!! They obviously knew they were selling bad stock.!!! Instead of having a deal I have two spindly fruit trees that have cost £27.99!!! Very disappointed as I have ordered things before at full price and they’ve been brilliant. I won’t buy from them again nor will I recommend their products . Shameful!”

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Posted 1 month ago

“I bought a banana tree from GE, sadly it was diseased with stem rot. I contacted the company and, as they advertise their plants are guaranteed, I felt confident they would either refund or replace. Not so. They informed me that my plant wasn't guaranteed, why, because it had a code not covered by the guarantee, apparently this is explained in the small print. So, this unscrupulous company wriggled out of their responsibility and, after numerous emails with customer service, I got nowhere. Their attitude was arrogant to say the least and very couldn't care less. Avoid and go to a reputable company is my advice. Disgraceful company!!”

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Posted 1 month ago

“I have complaint, feel robbed, the plants are of very poor plant quality, wilted and one is dead on arrival and I had extremely slow delivery. The plants are very tiny than what was advertised, very expensive, I feel robbed as plants are dead, dying and wilted. Please beware it’s a real scam they took 16 days to deliver and now asking me to use my money to resend the dead plants!!!”

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Posted 1 month ago

“2 x good plants 2 x shocking plants No help from customer service Avoid! Sent photos of the two that would be thrown out in a gardening centre (really that bad)”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Ordered a bicolour buddelia bush on 8 April that finally arrived on the 21st. I had to laugh when i saw it otherwise I would have cried. A very weak spindley plant that I cannot believe a Company would send to a customer. I am now angry that I unpacked it as would now be difficult to repack. Will put it down to experiance and never order from Garden Express again. They should not be in business. Also will notify the Sun newspaper so hopefully they will inform their readers never to have anything to do with this Company. Giving them a 1 star review is being very generous.”

Gardening Express 1 star review on 21st April 2026

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Posted 1 month ago

Gardening Express is rated 1.2 based on 185 reviews