Directplants Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Evaluating 273 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Many customers frequently praise the exceptional quality of the plants, highlighting that they consistently arrive exceptionally healthy, carefully packaged, and ready to thrive in their new gardens. Consumers also truly appreciate the prompt delivery service, alongside responsive communication and exceptionally smooth ordering processes that make online transactions effortless from start to finish. However, some reviewers were not happy with delivery issues, mentioning frustrating shipping delays, unhelpful couriers, or entirely missing packages that caused considerable stress. A few other people also felt that plant quality fell short on rare occasions, reporting receiving severely damaged, incorrect, or diseased items without receiving proper resolution.

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Users describe positive interactions with product, frequently highlighting healthy plants and secure... See more

Quality

People report positive experiences with quality, frequently noting that plants arrive in excellent, healthy... See more

Delivery service

Consumers find delivery service to be extremely satisfying, frequently highlighting prompt shipping times,... See more

Order

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivery was prompt and we were kept informed of delivery time and date. A minor complaint was that out of 36 mature plants 34 were well rooted but two had obviously been only placed in 3litre pots... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good formative pruning of maiden tree on dwarf rootstock. Carefully packed, quickly shipped using good courier. Time will tell if this is as pretty as it looks, but so far, so good. I was unavoidab... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great buying experience from start to finish. Communication was good throughout and we knew exactly when our trees were arriving. This is the 2nd order from Direct plants and certainly won’t be our... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very well packaged and delivered perfectly! Thanks guys and here’s hoping for a lovely crop of cherries next year or so👍🏻 lovely set of plants and thanks for the extra plant to … will definitely be... See more


Company details

  1. Garden

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We are a mail order only plant nursery set deep in the rural Norfolk countryside, part of wonderful East Anglia. We specialise in delivering high quality plants and trees across the whole of the UK direct from our nursery to your door and pride ourselves in offering a fast, friendly service. We accommodate all types of customers from the beginner to the more experienced green fingered gardener.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

796 reviews

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4.6

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My first order

My first order - very healthy plant delivered on time. I ordered a 3-4 ft tall specimen but the one that arrived was only 28inches

January 28, 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I've only given 3 stars because of poor…

I've only given 3 stars because of poor communication. So the bad stuff 1st
When using an online seller for the 1st time there are inevitably worries of scams or quality issues.
Direct plants uk insinuate that you can phone to talk to someone, this I found not to be true. I phoned multiple times only to be told by an answer machine to get in touch by email.
I thought I'd purchased too many conifers, there policy for returning conifers was not forth coming, It was indicated that I should donate the plants to a charity or such like.
When the conifers were dispatched there was no details of the courier used.
My address was correct but wrong postcode used so plants would not have been delivered to correct address. Had I been able to contact them by phone it would have been so much easier rectifying the problem.
Lastly the free shrub worth £9.99 was miniscule 4 inches high LOL.
The good points...
Plants were delivered within the time frame stated.
Incredible value for the money.
Wonderful, quality, healthy plants, good root system and not pot bound.
Without doubt the best potted conifers I've ever purchased.

February 3, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

1st class service

After another order, we have not had any problems at all with either delivery or collection from direct plants also all items are good quality.
1st class service 👌

January 20, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Try to contact them a millions time to…

Try to contact them a millions time to change my adress as I realised it was wrong . Sent 3 emails no one reply and called them but it s always an answer machine received snemsil from. The courrier sent me an email it will be ship at the adressi need to correct .I really hope so I will manage to change it. So far the customer service is not good. Sorry I am not usually write some bad review to complain but I feel really they don't care ..

January 26, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible I bought fruit trees but never…

Terrible I bought fruit trees but never received them they sent me a shrub and promised to send the rest by December This is my ref#1385057
They don’t answer email or phone calls.Am not sure what to do now.

Order details

Order total:: £75.98
Date placed:: 31st Oct 2025
Payment method:: applepay (via Stripe)
Products to be shipped

Cart Items SKU Qty
Free Garden Shrub Worth £9.99 When You Spend £50 or More 350-A48-E91 1

November 3, 2025
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