Burgon & Ball Reviews 116

TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful- apart from having to pay an extra £11- the spade was not sent so will not be dealing with the company again. Up until now, they have been efficient.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Received my Sophie Conran hand hoe and I am very impressed with its performance. It works brilliantly cutting through weeds, also useful to make a seedbed. I would consider this implement to be o... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The small ground breaker spade is well designed and practical, particularly good for both slicing turf or digging deeper into stonier ground than a straight bladed spade might manage. The shaft of one... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company has an excellent customer service. I have used there products for over 12 years and recently experienced an issue with one. On providing a photograph of the problem without hesitation th... See more

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Burgon & Ball has been serving gardeners for almost 300 years. The company’s heritage goes back to 1730, when it made agricultural tools in Sheffield’s industrial heartlands. Today Burgon & Ball is known for its high quality and beautifully designed gardening tools, accessories and gifts. Burgon & Ball’s tools are the only gardening tools carrying prestigious endorsement from the Royal Horticultural Society, the UK’s leading gardening charity. Burgon & Ball also offers a range of beautifully crafted tools and gifts designed in collaboration with Sophie Conran of the famous British design dynasty.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful- apart from having to pay an…

Dreadful- apart from having to pay an extra £11- the spade was not sent so will not be dealing with the company again. Up until now, they have been efficient.

April 27, 2026
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Reply from Burgon & Ball

Sorry for the poor experience you've had with this order. The extra postage surcharge is something that sadly we need to charge for certain UK postcodes to cover increased courier costs for these areas. We flag this additional cost on product pages and at the checkout. The spade has been despatched today and will be with you very soon. Apologies again for the delay in getting this to you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sophie Conran hand hoe.

Received my Sophie Conran hand hoe and I am very impressed with its performance. It works brilliantly cutting through weeds, also useful to make a seedbed.
I would consider this implement to be one of the best additions to my gardening equipment.
The customer service was good and solid.

April 17, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service and products

This company has an excellent customer service. I have used there products for over 12 years and recently experienced an issue with one. On providing a photograph of the problem without hesitation they offered to replace it FOC.
The lady I dealt with Tracey, was very helpful and I would have no issue recommending this company and it’s products.

March 20, 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Mixed bag really

Mixed bag really. Some customer service has been fantastic and some are just rude and unhelpful. Really disappointed in the service that I received. Sadly I have to shop elsewhere. Shame because I think the tools are good quality.

March 20, 2026
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Reply from Burgon & Ball

Sorry to hear you've had a mixed experience. We aim to offer excellent service to all our customers. We'd be interested to get further details, so that we can look to improve. Please could you tell us more about your experience on press@burgonandball.com? Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dig The Glove - Heritage Tweed - A Review

Recently received a pair of Heritage Tweed gloves from B&B. What a great little product these are! Posh gloves for a pretty price. Very smart, beautiful to look at, tough, well-made and fitted like a, well, a glove! They can also be washed at 30 deg. in a washing machine. Very highly recommended. Speedy delivery, great products and a great company. I will definitely be back for more shopping here.

January 14, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Broken spade shaft

I have a Large ( mens) and smaller ( ladies) Groundbreaker spade, bought 4 years ago. Absolutely love them both because they have a sharpened, shaped blade that cuts through the ground and roots. I, somehow, managed to break the wooden handle on the Mens when levering out some hardy shrub roots. As the product comes with a Lifetime Guarantee, I contacted Nancy at Burgon & Ball who, without hesitation, sent me a brand new replacement. I love this spade and would have certainly bought another.
Can't speak highly enough of the product, the company and such great service.

November 6, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very help full and efficient

Very help full and efficient
The costumer servis was verry helpfull and accepted shipping to France.
The products seams to be à good quality, but I havn't tried them yet.

October 14, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have a pair of the ergo dead heading…

I have a pair of the ergo dead heading cutters and the spring broke. I telephoned the company and they said they would send me a replacement spring free of charge, however upon finding that they had none in stock they sent me a new pair of cutters free of charge. Excellent service and thank you Nancy!

August 20, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service.

I was gifted a Burgon & Ball fork, 18 months ago. Unfortunately I broke it. I messaged Nancy and she immediately offered to send a replacement foc. I was not asked for a receipt, nor any proof of purchase. This was absolutely brilliant service, and I will always purchase Burgon &Ball products in the future. I was most impressed!

July 23, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Replacement part sent out

I bought Burgon&Ball Shrub Shears more than one year ago. The spring got lost during use. I tried to use the shears without but it was too difficult. I contacted the company and straight away I received two replacement springs by post. Great service, thank you!!!

July 16, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely brilliant customer service

Absolutely brilliant customer service, had a problem, with a tool, from start to finish all sorted within 48 hours absolutely amazing service, A lot of companies could learn from them. Thank you

July 4, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rake turned up the size of the front…

Rake turned up the size of the front door. When I referred back to the website there was no visual image to demonstrate how massive it is. Rake cost £32 but to return it cost £38, so very disappointed. Not worth buying a garden tool that’s over 60cm in length from this company unless you are sure you know what you are buying as returns of items larger than 60cm require parcel force or couriers.

July 3, 2025
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Reply from Burgon & Ball

We’re sorry you had a problem with your order. All product pages on our website have a ‘Specification’ tab with details of product dimensions. When we contacted you to arrange collection by our courier, you no longer had the rake, so we were unable to collect it and issue a refund. However, we have sent a voucher for the rake’s value, to use against a future purchase from our website.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A wonderfully helpful team

We had a great experience with Burgon and Ball. We were buying some corporate gifts for an open gardens event; Nancy and her team were incredibly helpful setting up the order, engraving the gifts and getting everything done far more quickly than I had anticipated.

June 19, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service - the torsion spring broke on my secateurs, and I was unable to purchase a replacement online. I contacted the company and they popped a new spring into the post for me free of charge. The secateurs are really good quality, so I am delighted to be able to continue using them.

June 9, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous customer service

We bought a Burgon & Ball Flora and Fauna Indoor Watering Can which developed a hole. We couldn't get any help via Amazon but when I went to Burgon and Ball direct they couldn't have been more helpful and sent a replacement straight away. I was very impressed.

January 17, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb after-sales customer service

I have much-loved garden pruners made by Burgon & Ball and a small (but important) part broke on one of the pruners. Not only do Burgon and Ball do replacement parts, they have sent me the replacement part for free!

May 12, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Burgon and Ball secateurs

I bought Burgon and Ball secateurs a year ago now. I had cause to phone them and say they would not cut and was assured that it was my fault for trying to cut to thick a stem. Today, I have been trying to prune some small Acers. They will not cope with branches a couple of pencils thick and when I try to trim the small branches they just get folded within the blade and not cut. I do not think this is my fault and will probably consign them to to tip which is just not in my nature :(

June 15, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great customer service from Burgon and Ball.
I was given a border fork as a present 18m ago, unfortunately one of the metal prongs snapped.
I contacted the company, sent in 2 pictures with my email and without any fuss or hassle I was sent a replacement. It was delivered promptly and I wasn’t required to return the broken one.
I am very grateful to the company for sorting this easily and would definitely recommend their customer service as excellent.

April 25, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

What a great experience.
Burgon & Ball have provided great customer service. They have been very positive and responsive in resolving my issue. I contact them regarding a problem with a garden hoe, which I purchased in Sept 2022. Without any fuss, a replacement Dutch hoe was despatched the same day, and delivered within a few days.

April 16, 2025
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