I've always trusted and enjoyed shopping with gardens4you. Plant quality is good with a speedy delivery. Recently though I received a delivery where the plants just shouldn't have been sent out, after my initial disappointment, decided to wait to see if they would make a comeback which they didn't, that was when I decided to contact customer service. They responded very quickly, just asked me to send a photo as evidence and they would then replace the order if they still had them in stock or refund me, I was more than happy with that response so all good. Easy to deal with this company even if you experience a problem. 👍
In a nutshell: two out of four plants I received were diseased (the other two are in quarantine waiting to see if they are also diseased) and customer service was rude and argumentive when I tried to ask for my money back (which I did after I had to threaten legal action and lateral flow tests to prove the diseased status of the plants, why is it always a battle?). The customer service in question replied from the UK, the plants came from the Netherlands, I ordered from gardens4you (dot) ie.
To get a response from The UK was bizarre as it's through an IE website and I will certainly be reporting gardens4you for using an IE website to "weare" (dot) ie and the relevant authorities for abusing Irish internet infrastructure and cyberspace.
I am also calling out the nursery (ies?) in the Netherlands for their obvious poor care of plants and the many holes in gardens4you in general's Standard Operating Procedures and Policies I can immediately digress from my experience.
I tried to bring this to their attention and resolve the dispute quietly but after the experience with the UK customer service and no response from Melvin Jansen who I tried to contact I am now bringing this to the public's attention.
Save your money DO NOT buy with Gardens4you, buy local or nationally (most local/national stores are happy to order more exotic plants for you), and support the Irish economy. We as an Irish customer base deserve better than the poor service from the Netherlands and rude customer service from The UK.
Dead,rotten and unrecognisable plants sent!!!
I have received my order and I have never seen anything like this before: dead, rotten, mouldy and unrecognisable plants. This must be some joke or I don’t even know what to call it. There is no way, you can plant them. I just want my money back and someone to collect that stuff, as I am not wasting more money to send those plants back. I already paid more than 120 euro.
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Answer by gardens4you.ie
10 hours ago
We advertise plants cultivated outdoor all year along. We send the majority of our plants as naturally growing young plants.
These young and robust plants will recover well after planting and sprout anew.
Hosta roots are always sent dry so as not to develop disease or mildew they need to be soaked in water prior to plant them
Pennisteum are ornamental grasses that turn to straw in autumn and winter. In late spring, the plant becomes an ornamental grass again, as we can see from your photos.
The rosebush shows no signs of damage, just like the other items.
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2 days ago
Pear is excellent height but cherry is small and its €7 difference but only cherry that was in stock
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2 days ago
Lavendar plants arrived withered and in poor shape. I have repotted the plants in fresh compost and hope at least one will recover. Lesson learned. I have ordered live plants from Mr Middleton and tgey arrived in tip top shape and condition. Just saying.
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Answer by gardens4you.ie
10 hours ago
Unfortunately it is clear that the plants in the photo have suffered heat damage in transit.
Please contact our customer service for a new shipment or a refund.
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3 days ago
Fast delivery, great packaging and a perfect pear tree
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3 days ago
Exactly as advertised. Fast delivery
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3 days ago
Plants are healthy and strong, I'm so happy with them. I've recommended gardens4you to my friends.
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4 days ago
Still haven’t received my strawberry plants they’ll only be fit for the compost heap when/if they arrive
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Answer by gardens4you.ie
10 hours ago
After shipping delivery to Ireland is about 4-5 working days weekend and bank holidays not included. Your order was shipped the 31/05 before the weekend and delivered the 06/06/2023 on time with dpd.
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6 days ago
Great service, plants well packed and arrived safely.
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6 days ago
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6 days ago
Purchased tree a week ago. Shipped 5 days ago but still not delivered. DPD tracking is a disaster - continuously being re-routed. Item has been boxed and in transit for over a week with no water. Will be interesting to see condition when it arrives (If ever).
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Answer by gardens4you.ie
10 hours ago
After shipping delivery to Ireland is about 4-5 working days weekend and bank holidays not included. Your order was shipped the 30/05 before the weekend and delivered the 06/06/2023 on time with dpd.
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7 days ago
Plants were not in a good condition when they arrived!
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Answer by gardens4you.ie
9 hours ago
Please contact our customer service with photos evidence the orders placed on our website are always 100% guaranteed.
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7 days ago
Plants were in good condition,, price is very reasonable and the delivery was so fast
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7 days ago
Everything was great as always. The delivery could be a little bit faster
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8 days ago
the order takes a while to be process which is not stated in the delivery time, shipping was expensive and slow, plants arrived at the significantly smaller side of the size scale provided on the website. I would definitely not order again.
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Answer by gardens4you.ie
9 hours ago
The photos on our website show you always a mature product photographed in summer period. After shipping delivery is about 4-5 working days weekend and bank holidays not included. we're in Holland and among the fastest and cheapest on the internet in this sector in the 22 countries where we ship, not to mention the 2-month growth guarantee.
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8 days ago
quantity discount
cheaper shipping - amazon send for free to ireland
good plants, good packaging competition to fututre ofrests
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8 days ago
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9 days ago
I ordered on a Tuesday. It was collected by the courier the following day and delivered on the next Monday. Well packaged with a full sheet of care instructions. I am looking forward to the results in a month or two
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