Spalding Plant & Bulb Company Reviews

Consumer ratings of Spalding Plant & Bulb Company

Feedback for www.spaldingbulb.co.uk has been compiled from 3942 Customer Reviews

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  • 21/10/2011
  • With over 65 years experience as a garden mail order company, Spalding is a long-established, reliable company, forward looking with exciting new ideas to share with our gardening friends. Our expert knowledge in getting top quality flower bulbs, roses, perennials, seeds, and other garden related products direct to your door has made us the market leader in the United Kingdom. We also take great pride in offering all the garden information and help that you need to make the right choices and, if necessary, to 'hold your hand' as you develop your skills on the road to becoming the expert gardener.

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DateProductRatingCustomer ReviewReply from www.spaldingbulb.co.uk
24 Hour(s) ago

Dahlia Dark Angels® 'Pulp Fiction’

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Service
Product

Service rating : On the whole the service is pretty good
Product rating : These appear to be thriving nicely

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09-Jun

Gooseberry

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Service rating : arived ok
Product rating : they are coming on fine thank you

No Comment
07-Jun

'Non Stop'® Begonias Mixed

  • Customer also reviewed:
  • Apricot
  • Red Fruit Collection
  • etc.
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Speed and efficiency at all times

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05-Jun

Romantic Planter with 8 Cascade Begonias

  • Customer also reviewed:
  • Calibrachoa Trixi® Petticoat with Fuchsia-coloured Pot Versailles
  • Lime Green Gardening Trowel
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Service rating : delivery times saisfactory
Product rating : several bulbs rotted

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Thank you for your feedback.

I'm pleased to see that our customer service team quickly addressed your failed calibrachoa. If you have encountered any further problems with your cascade begonias please contact us at customer-service@spaldingbulb.co.uk.
04-Jun

Dutch Iris 'Tiger Mix'

  • Customer also reviewed:
  • Fringed Double Begonias Mixed
  • Solar Windmill
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Service rating : I am always pleased with the service I am given when ordering anything ferom Spalding.
Product rating : They are progressing very well

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31-May-2013

Mimosa

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Service rating : all ok thank you
Product rating : havent recie
ved my mimosa yet

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29-May-2013

Bearded Irises

  • Customer also reviewed:
  • Lavender 'Munstead'
  • Chinese Gentian
  • etc.
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Very good

No Comment
29-May-2013

Railing Planter with 3 Calibrachoa's

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Service rating : a few of my delivers have suffered in transit
Product rating : once again the plants have suffered during transit the replacement plants were better

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Thank you for your feedback
I was sorry to hear that your original plants had suffered during transit but pleased that your replacement plants had arrived in a much better condition.
28-May-2013

Begonia Bertinii Boliviensis 'Tanais'

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A prompt and efficient service I await the results of planting with confidence
M Battisson

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28-May-2013

Acer palmatum 'Rising Sun'

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Latest
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Service rating : great to deal with, with great plants and excellent offers.
Product rating : just followed instructions and is starting to grow. will be lovely when finished.

28-May-2013
Great company. No complaints on any delivery or plants or offers. Well satisfied.

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28-May-2013

Dahlia 'Pinelands Beauty' Mix

  • Customer also reviewed:
  • Large-Flowered Double Begonias Mixed
Service
Product

good servis

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28-May-2013

Amaryllis 'Sonatini' Mixed

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Product

Service rating : Consistency of quality could bebetter
Product rating : good plants in generalbut not always of consistet quality even inthe same batch

No Comment
27-May-2013

Hostas Mixed

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great service always...but I am a pensioner and feel that the continuous emails and postal info is just too much. I feel that I am being stalked! but the products are great

No Comment
27-May-2013

Fragrant Hanging Begonias

  • Customer also reviewed:
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  • Solar Windmill
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Service rating : Very poor service, not recommended to my friends.
Product rating : Out of the ten begonias I received, only six have grown despite potting them up as soon as I received them.

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Thank you for your feedback.

I am sorry to hear of your disappointment with this order. I will arrange for our customer service team to contact you to help further.
26-May-2013

25 Double-Flowered Freesias Mixed

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Service
Product

Service rating : sent 50 bulbs of the same type with my first order. when I asked, a member of the staff said it was nothing to do with her, she has no control of the factory! not what a new customer wants to be told.
Product rating : most of them were small and old bulbs

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Thank you for taking the time to forward your comments.

I am unable to locate a previous order from you for freesia bulbs, so I am not sure if your comments are relevant to our order. Could I please ask you to check this and if you need help with this order please do contact me at customer-service@spaldingbulb.co.uk
26-May-2013

27 Plants In 9 Varieties

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Service
Product

Service rating : Always very pleasant on the phone and very helpful
Product rating : Always good

No Comment
25-May-2013

Large-Flowered Dahlias in 7 Varieties

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Service
Product

Service rating : sent parcel much later than expected just for the reason that free gift was not available instead to send what i paid for
Product rating : I was lucky with Tulips and Dahlias however bad luck with 2 grass (tall) I ordered and paid £17. unfortuantely grass become dry as straw and died. would you advise me to risk next year other 17 pounds (check on my account? what i should do to make sure it will grow?

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Thank you for your comments regarding your recent order.

I would like to reassure you that our products are covered by a full growth guarantee; I will therefore as our customer service team to contact you.
24-May-2013

Windmill Palm

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Product

yes 100%per cent happy

No Comment
24-May-2013

Snapdragon Mixed

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Service
Product

I have bought many,many items i.e. bulbs, seeds, plants from Spalding over the last decade with excellent results.Only once have I not been satisfied, plant damaged in transit, but having reported it to Spalding, I received a replacement very quickly, no quibble, no excuses, just 1st class service, thanks.

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No Comment
24-May-2013

Checker-Mallow 'Partygirl'

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Product

Service rating : As usual excellent service
Product rating : Good standard of plants

No Comment
24-May-2013

27 Plants In 9 Varieties

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  • Hardy Camellia
  • Solar Windmill
Service
Product

Service rating : Good service.
Product rating : probably! not all the plants have grown yet but we got a laate frost so maybe not all will grow.

No Comment
23-May-2013

Brugmansia 'Twinflower Pink'

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  • etc.
Service
Product

Service rating : Delivery time as stated.
Product rating : Arrived in excellent condition

No Comment
23-May-2013

Porcelain Roses

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Latest
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Service rating : some of the plants are great but some have died within a few days which I have found quite upsetting
Product rating : these are growing really well I am so pleased

23-May-2013
this company gives a good variety of plants at reasonable prices. I use these people because I am disabled and cannot get out to garden centres.

23-May-2013
already submitted one

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22-May-2013

Large-Flowered Rose 'Waltz Time'

  • Customer also reviewed:
  • Hostas Mixed
  • 25 Double-Flowered Freesias Mixed
Service
Product

plants receved on time and in good condition

No Comment
22-May-2013

Tyrolean Ivy Geranium

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Latest
Service
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Service rating : Apparently a Good Organisation
Product rating : Apparently in Good Health

22-May-2013
Too exspensive for added extras

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