Harrod Horticultural Reviews

4.6 Rating 11,003 Reviews
93 %
of reviewers recommend Harrod Horticultural
4.6
Based on 11,003 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 83%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
95%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.8 out of 5
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Quality garden supplies built on 60 years of UK manufacturing and design.

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I ordered a southwold fan trellis on 25/02/2024 and still haven’t received the trellis. I’ve received one email that the product though listed on their website for sale won’t be available till the end of May for delivery. I did contact them to see if they could offer a concession on another product (obelisk) to help support the plant that needs the trellis but wasn’t offered anything. This type of customer relations doesn’t bode well with me and I will not order from them again. I have bought lots of products in the past to include (3 x guttering trellis, 2 x node trellis systems, obelisks (lots) but they couldn’t bring themselves to think about customer retention.
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Posted 1 week ago
Dear Mrs. Fulton, Apologies for the delays you have experienced with the trellis. This has been forwarded to our customer services team who are investigating the issues you have raised and will be in touch regarding this. Sincere apologies again for the inconvenience caused and hopefully we can get this matter resolved for you shortly. Kind regards, HH Team
Posted 1 week ago
It has taken three months and three deliveries to receive the metal raised bed in a usable undamaged condition. The damages occurred in transit but could have been prevented with better packaging. Significant delays were also caused by slow manufacturing.
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Posted 1 month ago
Thank you for your review and disappointed to hear about the issues you have experienced. Our operations team have been made aware of the issues you experienced with the beds being damaged in transit and we will be reviewing this and looking for ways to prevent this in the future. Apologies for the issues you experienced and hope that everything is now resolved to your satisfaction and you are happy with the beds. if you have any further issues please don't hesitate to contact our customer services team who will be more than happy to help.
Posted 1 month ago
I have jusr put up the insect pest and wind barrier that I ordered earlier. It is not very effective . The clips slide down the rods and don't hold the netting up and as soon as there is any wind the clips pop off. I have substituted some of the rods I bought for hoop extensions and they seem to be working better; the clips grip more snuggly on these. I don't know what's gone wrong as surely you tested this piece of kit before marketing it and you would have known that the net was not held in place. I've always trusted Harrods to supply me with good sturdy stuff that does the job it's meant for , and up until now ,I have not been disappointed.
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Posted 11 months ago
Still haven’t got my order. Over a week before it was dispatched (why?), then 3 days to be delivered, which turned into 4days.. Due to be delivered today, we waited in all day and nothing. Tracking says a card was left but there is no card. If it doesn’t arrive tomorrow we won’t be here for 2weeks. The products might be good - we may never know- but dispatch snd delivery leave a lot to be desired. If I could cancel my order now I would.
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Posted 11 months ago
Why can't I visit your site without accepting advertising cookies? I and a growing number of consumers simply will not visit such sites and you will lose their custom Sorry.
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Posted 1 year ago
Only delivered two-thirds of my order, and didn’t even ring the bell so I could check it. I now have two sides of a raised bed - in other words two useless planks of wood.
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Posted 1 year ago
Incredibly unhelpful man who said he was a manager. He really lost you the very high regard I hold you in. I phoned to ask if you had anything that might be a fun idea to grow squash up overhead. He just said, no there was absolutely nothing in any range. This is clearly not only unhelpful but also in creative. I am sure you must have a nice, creative person who would have even been happy to discuss this. I even phoned back the next day, but got the same person. I was pretty upset.. you are a go-to company.
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Posted 1 year ago
Customer service rubbish: suggest not ordering unless you are sure you can be home to receive delivery every day of the 5 day range you’ll be given. I am not at home every day so specifically checked delivery options would accommodate options to rearrange delivery: was told I’d be able to divert the parcels if delivery notification came through on a day I wasn’t available. In reality: notification of delivery came on the morning, there was no option to rearrange, no courier contact details to call them, no help from Harrod to contact courier to divert the parcel. Even worse, in the event as I wasn’t in, the parcels were left outside my front door (effectively on the street) by the courier, and far worse, were signed for as received *in my name*! When flagged with Harrod, was fobbed off that none of the above was their fault, despite the wrong info given at the outset about diverting deliveries. They did promise to follow up with the couriers but I never heard anything further despite chasing. Really poor.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your recent order and review. We are sorry to hear that you encountered problems when dealing with us. We pride ourselves in offering a 1st class customer service and have investigated the points you raised. We can confirm that your order was despatch just before the Jubilee bank holiday on a 3 working day service. Our carriers do not deliver over the weekend or bank holiday so the correct information was advised regarding the expected delivery date at the time you contacted us. We understand that your order was left at your property without permission. This should not have been left and should have been taken back to the depot for redelivery the following working day. We had forwarded your complaint to our account manager at our carriers for this to be investigated further, however, although us chasing for a reply, we never received any feedback from them. Regrettably, we are unable to comment on the information given about diverting deliveries as we are unable to locate communication regarding this. Once again, please accept our sincere apologies on behalf of both our carriers and ourselves and we will do all we can to ensure any future Harrod Horticultural ordering experience, from placing your initial order through to delivery at your door, is of the highest standard.
Posted 1 year ago
Two self assembly trellis arrived without instructions and only fixings for one. The lady I spoke to was not apologetic, would not send a hard copy in post despite me saying I did not have a printer and difficult to read on phone as eight pages. These were unclear instructions. I was assured they were easy to assemble before I purchased. I would definitely disagree and had to pay to have them done. The fixings took 5 days to arrive. I was very disillusioned with your company.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are very sorry to hear that you encountered problems when dealing with us. We pride ourselves on offering a 1st class customer service so will investigate the points you raised in detail to see how we can improve the areas which require attention. We can confirm that hard copies of instructions are always available and can be posted to our customers if required. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Posted 1 year ago
I placed an order month's ago and I repeatedly get emails from you stating that the order is delayed. Hence the low score
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are sorry to hear that you encountered problems when dealing with us. The product which you ordered is manufactured in-house, but unfortunately, we were let down by our suppliers of the raw material which we source externally. We are very sorry for the delay with your order and as discussed, can confirm this will be despatched within the next few days. Please accept our apologies once again for any inconvenience caused.
Posted 1 year ago
I bought an aluminium fruit cage. Firstly, it was far too expensive: a few lengths of standard aluminium tube, some mass produced plastic couplings, some pegs and netting - if those components bought separately cost more than £50 I'd be surprised. But this kit cost well over £400. Secondly, to suppose the door could stay square and true without bracing is ridiculous. Thirdly, the bolt supplied to assemble the door latch was not long enough. I had to make a trip into town to get a longer bolt, and I had to design my own door bracing with tensioned wire.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are very disappointed to learn that the item you ordered did not meet your expectations. We understand that the issue has been resolved with a member of our Customer Services Team and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Posted 1 year ago
Sent entirely wrong product- I returned and requested the wig HR product be sent as soon as possible (since I had a project to finish). Took a while to process and never provided the product I ordered (sent refund instead). So never received the product I paid for and delayed my project. Not impressed.
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Posted 1 year ago
Placed an order for a Water Butt connection kit...nothing for almost three weeks...so I called and emailed..."Probably best to cancel the order as it'll be another 2 weeks" so I cancelled. Can't say I was impressed.
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Posted 1 year ago
I ordered a bistro set of 2 chairs and a table, but unfortunately, one chair was bent and faulty. I contacted the team at Harrod and ,# they said they would sort it. but they didn't and nobody has been in contact since. i spoke to someone at your Chelsea Flower show stand and still nothing has been done not impressed
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are sorry to hear that you encountered problems when dealing with us. We pride ourselves in offering a 1st class customer service so will investigate the points you raised in detail to see how we can improve the areas which require attention. In the meantime, we understand that the issues have been resolved with a member of our Customer Services Team and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Posted 1 year ago
I was not happy with the way in which my order was left in full view at the front of the house when I had especially asked not once but twice to ensure that my order was placed in a safe place. Had it not been for ur grass cutter they would have remained there for almost two weeks until returned from holiday. There was a delay in the delivery and the order was delivered whilst we were away. I did receive an email to say that Harrods had no control over where their carriers left the orders but when it even said on the packaging that it should have been delivered - it does raise a question about the reliability of the carriers.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. Please accept our apologies for the problems you encountered during the delivery of your goods by one of our carriers. It is frustrating for us when this happens because we cannot directly affect this part of the service when the goods leave our warehouse, but rest assured this will be investigated fully to ensure standards are improved further.
Posted 1 year ago
Asked for a special sized netting, which after being offered and promised, was not be provided. Had to resort to a different solution. Prices are too high, compared to their purpose.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are sorry to hear you have had difficulties with the size of netting you have received. We understand that a member of our Customer Services Team has been in contact to rectify this with you. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Posted 1 year ago
It took 4 weeks to receive my delivery. It was very expensive by comparison
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are very sorry for the delay in despatching your order. The products themselves are manufactured in-house but unfortunately, we were let down by our suppliers of the raw material which we source externally. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused by the delay. We also understand from your comments that you are unhappy with the prices of some of the products in our catalogue and on our website. We would like all of our customers to be completely satisfied with every aspect of our service and would like to offer a brief explanation into our pricing structure. Wherever possible, we aim to be competitive when fixing prices on products that other mail order companies of our size stock. We spend a great deal of resources on ensuring we charge a similar price and wherever possible, we try to give our customers an even better deal. We also try to source superior products to offer to our customers and also research, design and manufacture our own products wherever possible using superior materials. Hopefully this explanation is of help and thank you once again for your order.
Posted 1 year ago
I ordered a peaked steel fruit cage from Harrod and the service was not what I expected. First, I was told the components would be with me within ten days but they took far longer to arrive. Secondly, the dimensions I ordered were 7.5x5m which were clearly marked on the invoice and on the web site. Unfortunately the small print on the web site also explained that the cage would in fact be larger than this and I incurred considerable additional expense to fit the cage onto my site. Harrod were unsympathetic; Finally, and least important, there were some small holes in the roof netting which can be fixed fairly easily.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are sorry to hear that you encountered problems when dealing with us. We understand the delay caused great inconvenience for you. The Cages themselves are manufactured in-house but unfortunately, we were let down by our suppliers of the raw material which we source externally. Also, we are sorry that the Cage was slightly larger than expected. We do state on our website to allow an extra 2% to the measurements given for fitting. Although we were not able to cut the bars down to size for you, we notice that we did offer a collection and full refund for your order. A member of our Customer Service team has now contacted you regarding replacing the faulty netting. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused. Many thanks once again for both your order and review.
Posted 1 year ago
Items missing from the package, and not for the first time. Customer service response was poor. I tried the online form and got no response at all in a fortnight. Then I rang and was assured the missing item would go in the post the following day. A week later I received the dispatch email. In the meantime we had to rig something up so we could use the bean support. The same thing happened on the last big order I placed which was weeks late arriving, and then missing many items which took further weeks to arrive. Not impressed.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. Please accept our apologies for the problems you encountered during the delivery of your goods by one of our carriers. It is frustrating for us when this happens because we cannot directly affect this part of the service when the goods leave our warehouse, but rest assured this will be investigated fully to ensure standards are improved further. We are also sorry to hear that you did not receive a reply to your initial query which you submitted via our online query form on our website. We can confirm that we have experienced issues with this online query form recently, however, our Web Team have confirmed that this has now been resolved. We understand the you now have your complete order and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Posted 1 year ago
We are accustomed nowadays to receiving internet purchases quickly, in many cases next day. I ordered a raised bed (1/4 22)which never arrived when I expected it to and when I queried this I was told that it was "in the warehouse being picked". Why it should take five days to be taken off a shelf in the warehouse I don't know. It arrived on or about the 20th. On assembly, it seemed quite a good product but after a few days the planks shrunk leaving at least 5mm gap between all the planks. I had to line it with plastic sheeting to keep the soil in. Overall a poor product. The raised beds I made myself some years ago are still sound. I have contacted customer services but have had nothing back since an acknowledgement eight days ago.
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your order and review. We are very sorry to hear that you encountered problems when dealing with us. We pride ourselves in offering a 1st class customer service so will investigate the points you raised in detail to see how we can improve the areas which require attention. In the meantime, we understand that a member of our Customer Services Team has contacted you regarding your review and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Posted 1 year ago
Harrod Horticultural is rated 4.6 based on 11,003 reviews