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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Looking at 100 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently mention that the vegetable and flower products arrive in wonderful condition, thanks to the exceptionally careful and eco-friendly packaging used. People are also extremely happy with the overall quality of the plants, noting that they look fresh, establish quickly, and grow strong after being planted. Some reviewers were not happy with unexpected delivery delays, schedule changes, and slow communication from support when tracking their missing orders. A small portion of consumers also mentioned receiving damaged, weak, or missing items that unfortunately failed to thrive or grow properly.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Early days yet as plants only received and planted this weekend. Plants dispatched within preferred timeframe, small but well packaged and in good condition . A problem with delivery agent dealt w... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The plugs I bought from Rocket Garden arrived in great condition and were superbly packed. I have purchased plugs from other well known companies and the failure has always been in shipping. Fragil... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company has by far exceeded my expectations. The quality of plants is incredible! They are clearly cared for beautifully before sending. I feel like these are now precious babies who need 100% of... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just wanted to say how pleased I was with the veg plants delivered today. I have tried others like Marshalls and Suttons, but always been let down with damaged or dead plants, the couriers couldn'... See more

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  2. Organic Farm

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Rocket Gardens deliver boxes brimming full of organic vegetable, herb and fruit plug plants. They make growing your own seasonal fresh food a pleasure.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best quality plugs I've ever had

Best quality plugs I've ever had, non plastic packaging, specific dates when I'd be away avoided, best garden shopping experience and I will definitely be back for more. Thank you for your kind attention, now I just need the Scottish weather to be kind to my veg...not sure the brilliant Rocket team can help there!

May 10, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Robert,
Thank you so much for your lovely comments, we are so glad that we were able to ship the plants at a convenient time for you and we hope you enjoy growing your Rocket Gardens plants. We will keep our fingers crossed for the Scottish weather too!
Best Wishes,
Rocket Gardens

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Like many of the other reviews

Like many of the other reviews, placed an order and then no where to be seen. Was fed a number of lies by customer service each time I spoke to them and still no dispatch or order to be seen! Avoid at all costs, really poor company!

May 9, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Katharine,
We are very sorry you felt unhappy with your Rocket Gardens experience. We try as much as possible to keep our customers updated if there are any delays and we sincerely apologise for the confusion and frustration you've experienced whilst dealing with your order. We have issued a full refund and we are currently looking into the problems you've experienced to ensure this does not happen again.
Kind Regards,
Rocket Gardens

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Received my plug plants to create a…

Received my plug plants to create a meadow .
Packing of the plants was suburb and each plant perfect.
Looking forward to enjoying my meadow , relaxing reading a book
Thank you all at rocket Garden.
Brilliant service and Quality
Theresa from Wolverhampton

May 9, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

HI Theresa,
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. We are so glad your order arrived as you expected. We hope you enjoy creating your own summer meadow. Best Wishes, Rocket Gardens

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 star service

I've bought from Rocket Gardens for a few years and always had a great experience - but just wanted to send a shout out of thanks for the excellent customer service I received from Paige and the team when an order went missing recently. She sorted this so swiftly and professionally and was an absolute delight to correspond with. So appreciated and one of the (many) things that makes Rocket Gardens superb. Thank you!

May 9, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Sophy, thank you so much for your lovely comments. We are so glad that Paige was able to sort out the problem with your delivery. Happy Planting. Best Wishes, Rocket Gardens

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Newcomer to the company

I was initially very concerned that all my plant order was coming in one parcel, having had veg plants from large suppliers for years arriving over a period of 4/5 weeks as the plants were due to be planted. This still concerns me a tad as I put onions in in May! The other issue I became very worried about was that the order of £100 worth of veg plants was sent out on the Friday of the Bank holiday weekend. We live in the middle of nowhere and I had visions of all my plants languishing in a PO office ....the company responded to my e mails and worries and they arrived on the Sunday. However more forward thinking in future would alleviate the stress. A telephone number would be helpful . There is one on Google but it is number unobtainable. Packaging is excellent and plants very good apart from 3 rather sad squash plants that will need a lot of love.

May 4, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Jane,
Thank you for your comments. I'm glad your plants arrived safely, we try to update our customers as much as possible throughout the dispatch process. Royal Mail assure us that they can deliver in the expected time window for our live plants and we are happy to sort out any problems if plants don't arrive in the condition they should. Thank you for your comments on our packaging too, we are very pleased to be able to send our plants in plastic free packaging. We hope you enjoy growing your veg.
Best Wishes,
Rocket Gardens

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've really tried with Rocket Gardens…but won't be using again

I've really tried with Rocket Gardens as I'd like to support a company like this, and I like that they offer an interesting selection of organic plug plants by post. Unfortunately, I've had bad experiences both years I have tried to use them. The first year, the order was ridiculously late to the extent it was really stretching what it was still ok to plant. Customer service is very slow to respond to queries, and it seems impossible to talk to a human. This year, I've had issues once again. Received a delivery window...then no plants. Slow customer service then eventually told they hadn't been dispatched. Eventually received second dispatch window notification, then delivery arrived with a "packing slip" for my whole order...but with only 1 of the 9 things I'd ordered in it (I did think the box looked extraordinarily small!). No customer service, as usual - for a company which delivers live plants Monday-Sat, I would expect customer service at least some of Saturday. I then opened the 1 of 9 things I did receive...and it included the wrong plants (not as described on website). This seems to be a case of botanical ignorance or confusion rather than a packing issue - they sent me two sets of Tagetes (marigold), whereas the website describes the pack as including Calendula (colloquially known as "pot marigold", but is a completely different genus and species of plant). Plants were also sickly looking and not very well protected in packaging - the nasturtiums were tangled together in a paper bag. Cue another customer service ticket. I would really really love to get organic plug plants from a smaller organic company like this, but it's just way way way too much hassle and error. The time I spend contacting Rocket Gardens support I could be actually growing stuff! In order to avoid ending up with an empty allotment, I end up having to buy whatever is left at my local nursery to replace all the planning and ordering I did back in Feb/March. I suggest avoiding....

May 3, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi there,
We are really sorry for the confusion with your order. I can see there was an error with your Companion Plant Pack and a refund was issued for the missing plants, our apologies for the packing mistake.
The remaining plants have been organised to be sent out as soon as possible and I can see that we responded to your request within our usual timeframes, including over the weekend. As a small family run team, we are not always able to offer instant responses, especially outside of standard hours, but we do our best to reply promptly and are continually working to expand our customer service availability.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best Wishes,
Rocket Gardens

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great plants (postiplugs)

The first I have used Rocket Gardens. The plants were of excellent quality and were packed really well. A great service and I will use them again, for sure.

April 30, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Andrew,
Thank you so much for your lovely comments.
We really hope you enjoy growing your Rocket Gardens plants.
Best Wishes,
Rocket Gardens

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Customer Service

The original order of plugs arrive in a dilapidated state, only 3 of 10 survived transplanting into the veg garden.
Rocket's customer service dept (Paige) arranged for the dispatch of a replacement order which arrived promptly and in excellent condition.
Customer service of this quality will ensure future orders with Rocket Gardens.
Thank you

May 1, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Peter, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. Sometimes these things can happen and I'm glad Paige could help with sending out your replacements swiftly. We hope you enjoy planting your veg. Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been a customer for a few years…

I have been a customer for a few years now and am so impressed with this company. I only have a small potting shed and so my main seed sowing marathon starts mainly outside in late Spring. I use Rocket Garden baby veg plugs to get some lovely food growing while I get my seeds sown. I don't like empty beds so only ever clear them if I have plants ready to go in. Very often these little plugs can go straight in. Though I do like to pot some up so they can grow on a bit and be bigger plants going out. I love the varieties they grow. I love the easy to navigate website. The plastic free packaging is a must in these plastic saturated times and I wish other nurseries would look and learn to see how well it can be done. All the packaging goes in the compost heap. You just know that everyone who works in this company cares....about you as a customer, about the environmental impact we all have as gardeners and growers. Customer service is excellent and any problems are sorted out promptly. I always recommend this company and look forward to their further growth.

April 26, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Karen, thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We always like to hear that customers are having a good experience with us. We hope you enjoy growing your Rocket Gardens Veg this year. Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely wild flower plug plants

The wildflower plug plants were lovely. Came in damp compost and well packaged so look very healthy.

April 27, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Pollyanna, thank you so much for your lovely comments, we hope you enjoy growing some beautiful wildflowers! Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great supplier of vegetable Plug plants

This company has sent me a variety of vegetable plug plants and they arrived in excellent condition and also packed in cardboard which means I can compost the entire packaging. I have also had great experience when I have got in touch with the company they responded very quickly and are very helpful. Thank you and the entire team

April 27, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We really appreciate your comments, we hope you enjoy your Rocket Gardens veg. Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy customer!

Received all my lovely vegetable plants - all in great order and still a little damp on the roots. Perfect for planting after another dunking. Brilliant quality and decent size to get my plot going. I’ll definitely be coming back. Thank you!

April 23, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Caroline, thank you so much for your lovely comments, we hope you get some yummy homegrown veg from your plants. Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great business

What a great business! Emails replied to quickly. Continual updates re: despatch and delivery. Plugs very healthy.

April 23, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi there, thank you so much for your lovely comments. We are so glad the plants arrived safely, happy planting!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rocket Gardens is one of the best companies I’ve had the pleasure of using in years.

I’m a regular user because the plants are great quality and everything I’ve received has flourished. The information received about each plant, how to plant, when to harvest etc is exceptional and my whole family loves the weekly news email about what to do in the garden that week, including recipes! We’ve had to delay delivery on a couple of orders because we’ve been on holiday and it’s easy to do and we always get a personable email back quickly letting us know when our plants will be with us.
I can’t recommend Rocket Gardens enough and wish them a long and healthy existence.

September 8, 2024
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Sarah, thank you so much for your kind comments. We hope you enjoy another successful growing year with your plants. Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast Delivery

Just received my seed potatoes, fast delivery and well packaged. Very happy grandchildren eager to getting planting.

March 5, 2025
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Becky, thank you so much for your lovely comments. Happy planting! Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In praise of Rocket Gardens

I am a regular customer of Rocket Gardens and have NEVER been disappointed. Problems with posting on a couple of occasions which were totally out of the control of the company were dealt with swiftly and kindly. I have had some wonderful results and will continue to buy my plug plants from here.

May 31, 2024
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Debbie, thank you so much for your lovely comments. We are so glad you've had a good experience with us and we look forward to supplying your plug plants again this coming year. Best Wishes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

good quality

Very pleased with the quality of the plants, speed of delivery and customer service. I love the little grow guide/recipe booklet and I like the plastic free packaging. I couldn't ask for more.

September 27, 2024
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Aibel,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review of your experience with us. We are so pleased you loved the grow guide - enjoy growing your Rocket Gardens plants.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No plants have been delivered athough…

No plants have been delivered athough `i orfered them a few weeks ago. Today I have received a partial refund, no idea why, I have not requested a refund. I want my plants!!

September 24, 2024
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Anne,

We are really sorry for any confusion. We had a website glitch and customers were somehow able to access our test/admin website (https://staging.rocketgardens.co.uk) which is not a real active site. This appeared to happen when customers were google searching for specific items such as land cress or giant winter leeks. Sadly these items are not in stock on our live site but they are on our test site so customers were getting diverted there.

I had to refund your order off our test site as it was not a real order, though I do apologise I missed some items. This should now be resolved.

If you wish to place a real order with us you need to do so from our customer website https://www.rocketgardens.co.uk/

We are so sorry for this issue but it is now fixed so no one else should be able to order off the admin site.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cornish AND CLUELESS

AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS!!! IF YOU WANT HEALTHY PLANTS. THEIR PLANTS ARE OF A DREADFUL QUALITY, PLUG SIZES, ARE NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE, TOO SMALL, TOO JUVENILE & WEAK TO BE SENT OUT, AND ARRIVE SO DAMAGED THEY CANT BE SAVED.
THIS IS DUE TO EXTREME LACK OF PROTECTIVE PACKAGING.

September 10, 2024
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Mrs Pattison,
We are sad to see your review after your previous complaint. We do try our very best to resolve any issues that arise throughout the ordering process.
We understand due to the nature of sending plants by courier that sometimes delays can occur and we are always happy to replace damaged plants on arrival.
We also encourage our customers to contact us directly should you have any problems, so that we may resolve any issues with your order.
Best Wishes,
Rocket Gardens

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It’s now 10 days since they dispatched…

It’s now 10 days since they dispatched my plants. Royal Mail still waiting to receive them. No response from customer services.
Hopeless service Avoid this company

September 18, 2024
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Reply from Rocket Gardens

Hi Stella,
We are sad to hear you have not been happy with your Rocket Gardens experience. Unfortunately sometimes packages don't reach their destination and get lost in transit. This is not something that we expect from our courier service and we have notified them of this.
We were happy to replace and resend the order however I can see that you accepted our offer of a refund instead, we can only apologise for the inconvenience.
Best Wishes,
Rocket Gardens

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