Forest Garden Reviews

Name: Forest Garden
Rating: 1.54

1.5 Rating 122 Reviews

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of reviewers recommend Forest Garden

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1.5

Based on 122 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier, Own Driver
Average Delivery Time	Over A Month
On-time Delivery	Greater than 48%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 40%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week

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Forest Garden 1 star review on 15th June 2025

Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“If I could give no stars I would. Truly poor. Poor product, poor delivery (late by weeks) and poor customer service. AVOID!”

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Posted 1 week ago

“Purchase process was good. Delivery driver excellent. 6x4 Beckwood shed absolute rubbish quality. Ship lap panels are supposed to be smooth, these are as rough sawn as could be. Every nail was red rusty. Some nails not in fully and other missing their target so visible in the other side. Some panels were mouldy. After 2 days the gaps started appearing between the boards as it dried out. Daylight entering from all sides inside. Needed many more screws than supplied to even try to straighten out the timbers during fixing. Roof needs extra rafters to even help support the very thin strand boards supplied. I might even replace them get with thicker boards or even T&G. All in all cheap poor quality.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“Total rubbish”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“We bought a 10'x10' shed through BuyShedsDirect and paid for another company to install it. Unfortunately the first delivery had faulty panels (with gaps), then by the time the second delivery of replacement panels had come the panels from the first delivery had developed gaps. Despite the third delivery not being perfect we had it installed as it was way behind schedule. Don't believe the website from BuyShedsDirect which says its maintenance free. To weather proof it (and reduce panels moving and creating gaps) it should be painted as soon as installed. The claims on the website are misleading. Their customer service then told me it needed annual painting. Wouldn't buy from them again.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Poor quality. Every panel bent like a banana so had to clamp and use extra screws. Door had to be planned down as wood to attatch the hinges not straight. Wood started to gape. Shed4life!!! Only if you had a life limiting illness. Bad enough to pay alledged sale price as it wasn't even worth that amount”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Wouldn't even give it one star the entire summer house warped to falling over practically windows wouldn't stay in, roof sagged, window frames distorted even the floor warped it was the biggest waste of money I've ever seen. No help from customer service just got told it's wood it warps then settles it warped then never stopped not even 5 month standing I'm having to take it down before it falls on my kid or dogs”

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Posted 2 months ago

“8'x6' forest4life shed. Avoid like dog truffles on the pavement. Cheap, nasty product. These buildings are cheap for a reason. Flimsy build quality, poor instructions many of which were missing, osb/chipboard roof panels, paper thin roofing felt (that's if you get supplied enough- I was 2 8' rolls short), had to supply my own to finish the job, small panels that make delivery easy but poor structural integrity as there are so many joins in such a small building, don't store anything in this building if you value it, as the security hasp and staple can be forced quite easily with a carrot or a limp willy, the plastic windows are a new one for me and don't believe they won't fade in the sun - they will....they're plastic, don't expect to put any weight on the roof when erecting or once built as any weight on the roof will probably head South quite quickly, a better quality shed for a few hundred pounds more is a wiser investment of your hard earned money. 25 year life span is a very wild expectation. I think a decimal point was missed out . A good quality 8'x6' shed should take 2 people approximately 2-3 hours to erect. This 8'x6' shed took 2 experienced fitters nearly 6 hours to complete. I hope my thoughts help others.”

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Posted 3 months ago

“Bought a Brentwood 8x12 in September literally falling to pieces slightest bit of wind roof and sides are lifting nails to put felt on all fell out no felt on roof biggest waste of money would not recommend”

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Posted 6 months ago

“I ordered a small summer house, thought it was fabulous you could pick your own delivery day. Turned up on time, (delivery driver was friendly, polite and very helpful) which was excellent as I had arranged for another company to put it up for me (forest garden wanted £430 to build it) the majority of companies you deal with these days check the order before sending it or at least include a parts sheet, neither of these important steps were taken, upon piecing together the summer house from the vague instructions, we found that bags of screws were missing, no bother my fitters came prepared! However, 2 windows were missing, mistakes happen so I called straight away, unfortunately their not available to speak to on a Saturday so an email was sent and building came to a stop, luckily I had some tarpaulin to cover it all over. Monday morning I had a response to my email stating they were extremely sorry and that I would have to wait a further 5-7 working days for my windows to come. On the website it states everything is treated and will be fine for 25 years, in the email I received it stated to make sure everything was covered well to prevent damp getting in, which seems a contradiction that I didn’t get an answer for when I asked how I should my protect my summer house from the great British rainy autumnal weather. Fast forward a week of waiting for windows and I finally got a delivery date, it had now been 12 days since the original delivery. I arranged for the same company I used to build the summer house to come back on that day and fit the windows, unfortunately the company sent me side panels. I was a bit frustrated at this point, as were my fitters, so I called the customer service line and spoke to a lady who I repeatedly asked to stay on the line until the issue was sorted, she hung up on me so we had to resort to email again, where I was told this would be raised as a high priority, but I’d still have to wait the 5-7 working days for the missing parts. Although they managed to arrange straight away for the sides to be picked up but couldn’t arrange delivery to rectify there initial error. So again, I arranged for my fitters to come back and fit the windows, finally I could have my summer house, maybe not as the windows they sent out were both broken. The customer service team and manager of the customer service come across unknowledgeable about the products they sell, if it’s not in the script they don’t know the answer. Unfortunately I have not had a very good experience with this company and I can not recommend them. Such a bad experience from something that was meant to be so joyous. Please, if your like me and value your money don’t shop with this company. I understand we all make mistakes from time to time, it’s how we manage them that counts. This company unfortunately don’t manage them well.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“Felt supplied was unusable and they refused to pay for a replacement”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Delivery was on time and driver extremely helpful and polite. Unfortunately the 8x6ft potting shed is very poor quality. Instructions are extremely poor and wood panels are of poor quality. There were also nails sticking out of various panels and rusty nails. Getting the shed square was extremely difficult and when we put the felt onto the roof it has folds in it. The person building our shed is experienced and said it was the worse he’s had to build.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I can only echo the experiences of others. Ordered through a big retailer, delivery delayed, was fobbed off to Forest Garden, shed arrived damaged and of poor quality. Ended up spending £32 on a new roll of roofing, fixing broken and damaged panels myself. Asked for replacement doors, that took another two weeks and what arrived was soaking wet, mouldy, and made with timber so poorly sawn that it looks like a wet bath towel made of splinters. There's a difference between rough cut and ruined. Customer service is a joke, they treat customers like an inconvenience rather than their source of income. Nothing gets done until you beg them for it and then they act like they're doing you a favour instead of doing their job. Avoid the company, buy from another supplier and check their reviews before you do so.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“£4K Melbury Log Cabin purchased via Costco .Says any DIYer can build . The doors don’t shut properly despite ensuring the door framework is level . They wont or can’t send anyone to fix it and Costco won’t get involved since we didn’t use their subcontractors A real let down and most annoying after days of construction and painting . If you are looking to spend this sort of money ,Find a reputable local company who can build and fit and won’t walk away when things aren’t right”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Awful quality, wood split ,badly put together . I cannot tell you how unhappy with the 8 x 6 shed for life I purchased , I think it the worse poorest quality shed I have ever seen, please if anyone reads this DO NOT buy a forest 4 life shed .”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Driver had a proper attitude.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Ordered a Forest Garden Hen House ex Asda. Arrived pretty swiftly. The roof was damaged (huge gouge/hole in it so pretty useless) but the delivery guy claimed to have ordered a replacement before he'd even left the drive. Promised replacement by the end of the week. A week beyond that and no comms from Forest Garden at all. And that is despite me ringing to ask where the replacement parts were and a chap telling me he'd get someone to call me back. I then emailed having had no reply for 24 hours and still nothing. So I had a hen house that I paid over £500 for and it had no roof amongst other parts missing or damaged).....a serious waste of £500 if you ask me. Dreadful company. Would not use again. ***Update*** Following me leaving a review on another site, Forest Garden contacted me to try and resolve the situation. Yet again, made promise after promise of calling me with an update as to when the missing/damaged parts would be replaced....BUT, they then never got back to me with an update as they promised. It absolutely felt like they were playing a joke. So, here I am, over a month after placing the original order - which was delivered in 5 days (the ONLY positive in the whole experience)....still no usable hen house and I've just paid my credit card bill. I had no choice this week but to insist they come collect the parts I DO have and surprise, surprise...they confirmed they can do that very quickly and are coming next week. Officially the worst company I have ever had to deal with. Use them at your peril.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“please read all the reviews on the b and q website about the quality of these sheds!!! poor quality, leaks , warps, i had to pay a carpenter to come and sort the warps out after we put it up. i will say i was given a small partial refund, but 6 months on i have so many gaps appeared in the slated walls. contacted customer service who were very short and unbothered by my concerns.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Worst delivery service I have ever received didn’t bother knocking the door half the shed piled against the garage blocking the access to the garden and the other half left blocking the pavement”

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Posted 1 year ago

“16 days delivery from China. Arrived damaged, poorly manufactured, poorly assembled and cracked in numerous places. Waiting for a refund from Toolstation.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“We bought a shed 12x8 the quality was not what i expected nails sticking out panels not square floor would not butt up to each other due to overhang not pressure treated and the OSB roof ive seen flatter Yorkshire puddings, in all i would buy elsewhere, delivery driver awesome maybe they should put him in charge of quality control”

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Posted 1 year ago

Forest Garden is rated 1.5 based on 122 reviews