Gardening Express Reviews

Name: Gardening Express
Address: Gardening Express, Chelmsford, Essex
Rating: 1.16

1.2 Rating 1,803 Reviews

3 %

of reviewers recommend Gardening Express

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1.2

Based on 1,803 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Over A Month
On-time Delivery	Greater than 16%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 30%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Live Chat, Telephone
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

Phone:

08448 044 253

Location:

Gardening Express, Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 4UA

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Plants turned up 2weeks after ordering half dead and nothing like the pictures on their site. One small tree was nearly dead. £70 I won’t be getting back. Complained with pictures and chased for a response, still no contact. Please avoid and stick to your local garden centre”

Gardening Express 1 star review on 24th June 2023

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Posted 2 years ago

“I ordered and paid well over £200 for some palm plants . I only got half my order. And no signs of anything else to be delivered they are ignoring my emails . Has anybody got their money back from their bank with this scam. I have no hesitation now to take this to the small claims Court for Breach of contract law. Has anybody taken them to Court at all? Now I sit here crying my eyes out for being so stupid.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I ordered a Salix tree on 3rd June it arrived on 12th June. Not in good condition brown foliage not healthy at all. Tried e-mailing and sent photos no response. With no phone number this is a shambolic company, taking money and sending rubbish plants. Don’t use this company!!!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“They took my money and 3 weeks later have not delivered the products I ordered and do not reply to emails or messages in their chat service. Something very odd is happening - I wonder if they run out with people's money.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“ou have been warned. These are scam outfit. They send out undersized plants on purpose then offer you a £5 discount to keep them. Two months on they still won't give me a refund. You have been warned by me and the other reviews on here. Just spend the extra few pounds and buy from a garden centre or you will lose all of your money and have incorrect plants. There is no phone number to call them btw as they do not want calls. You have been warned.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Worse company to deal with,place a big order,upon receiving one plants nearly dead & other was out of soil and 2 branches already/ nearly broken, contacted Garden express 4 times by chat,quick messaging and email NO REPLY. Not going to return dead plants and to bare the expenses als have no guarantee i will get my money. They claim they r cheaper than than yougarden and rest but there quality are far worse than others and small plants. Be aware don't buy from Garden Express”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Plant never grew or had any leaves- did the “ bark “ test as asked and dead as a door nail- no answers or contact. Absolutely rubbish”

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Posted 2 years ago

“We have placed a few orders with this company, but on the last delivery the plant turned up DEAD, with a broken stem. We thought, that's a shame, but we thought the Company would put the problem right, but NO, two emails and not even the decency to reply. They have turned a Customer into a NEVER AGAIN Customer who has also told family and friends. All due to what should have been a simple problem to solve with normal Customer Service. Regards Mark Walter, Northampton”

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Posted 2 years ago

“No customer service. Poor quality products. I will not be using again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Very low quality plants no value for money and horrible customer service that never responds Their guarantee policy is also a scam”

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Posted 2 years ago

“They told me my (After ordering) that my plants would be 2 weeks. The first 2 arrived after 2 weeks and 2 days. Then nothing so I wrote to say I was going on holiday and as they had missed the deadline to either cancel or not deliver. I heard nothing. Then some days later while on holiday guess what - my plants were being delivered. On arrival home, the plants were dead inside cardboard boxes. I wrote 2 more emails and didn't have a response. Plants are also weak and small.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Its been more than 3 weeks and I haven't received my plant yet. There is no communication at all from them. It's abs useless. I am gutted that I didn't check the reviews before buying. Please avoid this company they are a scam.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“My order took 3 weeks to arrive and when it did arrive completely the wrong plant had been sent. I tried to contact them to report this and ask for a replacement or refund but more than a week later I have not had a reply to my email. Very unsatisfactory. I will not be using this firm again!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I am very disappointed to make a negative comment, I bought a tree which unfortunately does not look like a tree but a stick. I have tried to contact them several times but nobody answers. A serious and respectable company does not behave like this, I would NOT recommend it to anyone.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Avoid at all costs, these are scammers. Send out dead plants with a letter saying they look like they do as been stored, but give them a month or two and they will be right. Guess what, they arent and then they give you the standard line of you are over 14 days”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Don't use,they are basically thieves.two acers bought and within 3 months one was dead,they won't reply to me and no replacement tree even though there's a useless 5 year warranty”

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Posted 2 years ago

“DO NOT GIVE THIS CO. YOUR HARD EARNED CASH! BUYER BEWARE - I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED MY LESSON! I recently ordered from Gardening Express because it's convenient. Order #601577535 Order Date: 29 April 2023 I spent £180 & received some low quality compost, 2 plastic tubs & a TEENY, HALF DEAD Palm! The Palm is so far away fm the picture or the size & quality it should be, it's honestly ridiculous! I'm MISSING 3 plants. I've now emailed them 4 times with NO RESPONSE at all. Contacting my bank now as this is nothing short of THEFT. I remembered too late that I had actually ordered fm these people a couple of years ago. The order then was unsatisfactory & response was nil, but I couldn't remember the details so thought I'd give them another chance. NEVER EVER AGAIN! I'm not one for reviews but I do hate being ripped off...& I don't want it to happen to anyone else, so pls be advised; DO NOT GIVE THIS CO YOUR HARD EARNED CASH!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Plants I’ve ordered have died. In fact they never grew in the first place. That’s not my issue as there is a guarantee. The problem with this company is communication. I’ve been following their recommend ‘contact us’ procedure and have not had a single response in 14 days. I’d advise avoiding this company until they sort out their customer support.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I had a complaint with the quality of the product and that it was 3 weeks delivery time. I was shocked with the response from the ‘customer care’ team and their return policy. I will not be spending money returning their shoddy products. Further to this I’ve raised a complaint, receive sarcastic emails and to escalate my complaint I’m asked to write a letter and send to their ‘customer care contact’ S-J. Who I’ve already been emailing!!! Im entitled to my money back and you can have your plants back. Awful experience.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I ordered 2 plants on 14th April and paid £6.99 for delivery, still nothing received. They have no phone number so can't speak to anyone! Just a stupid chat box online, but even that says someone will get back to me in 3-5 days! So frustrating! Go elsewhere!”

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Posted 2 years ago

Gardening Express is rated 1.2 based on 1,803 reviews