Burncoose Nurseries Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Considering 42 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the high quality of the plants, noting they are healthy, vigorous, and often exceed expectations. The packaging receives widespread acclaim for being exceptionally robust and careful, ensuring plants arrive in perfect condition. People also appreciate the easy ordering process and the overall reliability of the service, leading many to become repeat customers. However, some customers also noted issues with the delivery service. These included parcels being delivered to incorrect addresses, issues occurring during delivery, and plants being left in unsafe or exposed locations.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous Camillias! This is my second year buying from Burncoose Nurseries. Very healthy, well packed, and sent first class for speedy delivery. Order with confidence. Congratulations on your gold st... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have never bought plants online before that arrive so quickly and so well packaged that they are in perfect condition on arrival. Great prices as well. This was already our 3rd order this Spring a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These people know their plants and supply them in perfect condition. It's like a puzzle to get into the boxes the plants come in, staples first, side seams next but once you do the plants are lovely... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have made a good few purchases from Burncoose and everything has been excellent. Plants are great and unlike some nurseries, they are packed really well and arrive in good shape. I thoroughly recomm... See more


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  1. Wholesale Plant Nursery

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A long-established mail-order plant nursery based in Cornwall that has a huge variety of trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials. Our phones are manned seven days a week so feel free to call or email on info@burncoose.co.uk


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First Order

The order arrived this morning very well packaged & intact although better tracking would be useful.

30 October 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Hello Keith and thank you for the great review regarding the packaging. Our team do a fabulous job and I will let them know. Many thanks

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ordered another plant that was…

ordered another plant that was impossible to get elsewhere. came well boxed and beautifully grown. so excited to get this and so pleased with burncoose. have bought many plants from other nurseries and sometimes very very disappointed. so far not so with these people. it came in a couple of days from ordering too! many thanks

16 October 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Thank you so much Karen for leaving such a lovely review.
Very pleased we were able to help.
Best wishes from everyone at Burncoose.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A disappointed customer, be warned.

Bought two large liquidambar trees as had bought one previously which was excellent. This time however both had had their growing shoots cut out making them like lollipops. One of them looked as though it had been kept in the box for a while as the top growing shoots were all bent over as obviously restricted. Sad but won’t be using them again.

27 September 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cyathea Smithii

I ordered a Cyathea Smithii on Wednesday and it arrived today, Friday. I am delighted with this plant, it is quite rare and I have been trying to source this for the past 2 years. Great service and thank you. Jeremy.

18 October 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Hello Jeremy,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a great review. We are so pleased that you managed to source the Cyathea Smithii at our nursery after your 2 year search. Kind regards and hope to see you again soon.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

£40 for a plug which is not well…

£40 for a plug which is not well established to be sold. Died after a few weeks. Not worthy. Just to add that despite I have contacted the nursery as requested, I have not heard anything back from them.

31 May 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Hello there, If you would like to get in touch with us regarding your plant order we would appreciate it and hope to resolve the problem for you. If you have any issues, the first port of call would always be to ring the office or or email us with any concerns you may have. Please include your order number and name.
We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service

It's always better to be able to be there, choose and buy. Not always possible , so I trust to buy on-line and hope. Generally very good service and when I have had issues they are very friendly on the phone to resolve.
Delivery costs are not cheap but the courier company is careful.

9 August 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Glad to hear we have been able to help with your enquiries and that you are pleased with our plants and customer service. Many thanks for leaving such a positive review.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent quality plants and well…

Excellent quality plants and well packed. Not delivered on date the courier notified, but Burncoose sorted things out very quickly and even phoned the next day to check plants had arrived. First rate service and a delivery charge of £20 for 8 shrubs in 4 boxes seems a bargain. Thoroughly recommended.

7 August 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Dear Peter, we are so pleased your plants arrived safe and sound. Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review and look forward to you ordering with us again. Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent plant supplier

I have bought plants from Burncoose for several years now and have found the staff unfailingly helpful and efficient. I have also made use of their design service which I can also recommend. Very informative website too. Good luck to them for the next 40 years!

7 August 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Hello Iain and thank you for that splendid review. It really is appreciated and lovely to know that we have helped you over the years with your planting choices. Happy Gardening!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Standard delivery £13.95

Standard delivery £13.95, while the plant I wanted to buy was a pound more than that. I bought similar elsewhere with £8.95 delivery by APC Overnight. Burncoose won't get any business from me.

30 July 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Very sorry to hear that you found our delivery costs too high. We are very open about our delivery charges and do not hide our costs in the price of the plant. We also offer an excellent Click & Collect service free of charge.
Many thanks for your feed back.
Kind regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So helpful!

I had bought a special plant from another nearby nursery which had closed. My Rhododendron Fragrantissiimum was near death, so I called Burncoose hoping for a little advice, even though it was not their plant. The lady I spoke with WAS SO helpful, knowledgeable and generous, and now my plant is thriving. Thank you, Burncoose Nurseries!

2 June 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Thank you so much for leaving such a lovely review! Really pleased that we managed to help. We all have a common interest in the well being of plants and customers and glad your Rhododendron is now thriving. Many Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional service

Exceptional customer service and exceptional plants. Plants are packed well, so if delivery drivers decide to throw them around, it stays protected and soil doesnt move. Great range of plants and if they dont have your choice, they do their best to locate and send at a later time

23 July 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Thank you so much Debbie for spending the time to write such a beautiful review, it really is appreciated. We hope you enjoy your plants and Happy Gardening!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellence all round.

We received our order today and are so very impressed with the quality and condition of the plants, the careful and effective packaging, speedy delivery and the excellent customer service.

11 July 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Thank you so much for leaving such a lovely review. It is good to hear you have had such an excellent experience with our Nursery. Hope to hear from you again. Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company did as it said called me…

This company did as it said called me back when new stocks came in, many do not do this and now have a new customer

11 July 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

That's so good to hear Christopher. Thank you so much for leaving a lovely review and we hope to see you again soon.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointing!

I’m really disappointed with the quality of plants received via mail order. One of the plants in particular was full of dead leaves and looked in a sorry state. There’s absolutely no way that I would have picked this up had I personally visited the nursery. I won’t be using Burncoose again.

4 July 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Dear Toni, we are sorry that that there was an issue with some of the plants you recently received. Do please reply to our last email, as we are keen to resolve.
Kind regards,
Burncoose Nurseries

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed

Cotinus Coggygria Flame - The plant received had only just been potted into its 2 ltr pot and, therefore, had a very small rootball. When querying whether this plant was big enough to be planted out I was told to keep it in its pot until more substantial. This should be the Nursery's responsibility not mine. There was no label at all to say what the variety was. It could be anything. An expensive mistake. Will not use again.

18 June 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Dear Brian,
We are sorry to hear of your concerns regards your Cotinus. We would encourage you to send us a photograph by email alongside your order details, so we can evaluate the issue and do our best to resolve. The email to send this to is: info@burncoose.co.uk
Kind regards,
Burncoose Nurseries

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Excellent products

Reference order: 287466
Excellent products, customer service let down by choice of courier who abandoned my order on the roadside 1/4 mile from the delivery address and made no attempt to contact me

31 May 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Many thanks for your review and so pleased that you are happy with our plants. We apologise for the conduct of the courier and will let our nursery manager know in an effort to resolve this issue. Kind Regards.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I received superb plants

I received superb plants, with superb packaging, and received superb service. What more could you want.

12 June 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Thank you very much indeed for the kind feedback Anne. We are so pleased that you found our service and plants satisfactory. Do let us know if we can be of any further assistance.
Kind regards,
Burncoose Nurseries

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

First and Last Order

You clearly take a risk buying plants online that you haven't seen. You rely on the nursery providing good quality plants that match the description on their website.

The plants I received bore no resemblance to the photographs on Burncoose's website, other than being of the same species and variety. I thought they were poor plants. I would not have bought them had I seen them in person at a nursery.

12 June 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience

Unlike some of the carefully photographed tiny poor condition plants you can get conned with online my 3 Fuchsia plants turned up with in 24 hours in absolutely magnificent condition about 1 metre high and already flowering - i cannot recommend these guys highly enough .

8 June 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Thank you for your wonderful review, we couldn't be happier to hear that you were pleased with your recent purchase. We are to hand via email or telephone to answer any queries should you have in future about the upkeep of your Fuchsia.
Kind regards,
Burncoose Nurseries

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Again 5*

Shortly after a 5* order I recently made, I ordered this time a single plant - Hydrangea Gold Rush - which I was unable to get hold of anywhere else. As usual, the lovely plant arrived very quickly and expertly packed with not a leaf out of place. Yes, it cost £13.50 to have it posted but it arrived in a large box packed in such a way that not a grain of soil had escaped. This in contrast to another nursery I last week ordered from, paid £11.50 for a much smaller box and two of the three plants were out of their pots with soil everywhere. I think that the Burncoose P&P is absolutely reasonable given the quality of it and the fact that the plants arrive pristine.

21 May 2024
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Reply from Burncoose Nurseries

Thank you Martin that is lovely to hear how pleased you are with your plant and our packing. It is much appreciated for you to take the time and write such a lovely review.

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