Capital Gardens LTD Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.4

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

March this yr had my garden replaced using the same paving stones he levelled it out and rebuilt a small wall unfortunately the top step is a mess I’m a pensioner and paid 5,000 for 2 and half days wo... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a fabulous company! After a misunderstanding I made receiving the delivery of a planter, this company couldn’t have done any more to resolve the issue, and help me. Five stars to all the staff wi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Plants expensive, staff limited knowledge, cafe slow service and runs out of things but major problem is parking. New introduction of parking charges with poor signage has cost me £60 on top of the o... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

when Capital Gdns took over from Neal's Nurseries, I was devastated. I thought it was like a chain taking over a small local business. How wrong could I be? CG are a wonderful company, they kep... See more

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  1. Garden Center
  2. also in
  3. Garden Furniture Shop
  4. Grill Store
  5. Home Goods Store
  6. Plant Nursery
  7. Seed Supplier

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Capital Gardens Plants, seeds, bulbs, tools, garden furniture and accessories for sale from London's largest group of garden centres. - from Capital Gardens


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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely local garden centre

Woods in Berkhamsted is manned by super friendly, attentive and knowledgeable staff. What a wonderful place to visit, many thanks for looking after us today. Highly Recommended.

3 June 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Ray,

Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trustpilot. We are extremely glad to hear you are a fan of our Wood branch and hope you continue to enjoy the garden centre and the service the team at Woods provide.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice strong plants, knowledgeable staff

I'm lucky to live near Neals and use it often. It would help me if plants could be grouped for the sunny side or the shady side of the garden.

10 April 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Gwen. Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trustpilot. We are always striving to improve and enhance our customers experience. Your comments will be passed on to the team at Neals. We hope you continue to enjoy your local Capital Gardens centre.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always satisfied

This is one of the best garden centres locally in North London. I usually buy my plants here and they are healthy and strong. The staff at the tills are very nice and helpful. It would be nice to have more staff available for questions in the plant stock areas. I have a big garden and am always looking for particular plants and would like more help.EW.

9 April 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Elizabeth. Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trustpilot. We are extremely appreciative for all feedback and will pass on your comments to the relevant centre. We hope you continue to enjoy the Alexandra Palace branch

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love this garden centre -

it relaxes me just looking around and seeing the plants, the colour and the pretty things inside. Good coffee and you can take your little dogs inside- and they ahve a good selection of pet beds etc. Not the cheapest, but a very pleasant place to be and go with your elderly customer card for a discount on Wednesdays .

8 April 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Jean. Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trustpilot. We are glad you are enjoying the services we provide and look forward to your continued patronage!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous garden centre in south-west London

Capital Gardens Centre is a haven of plants and peace. It is my 'go to' place for everything I need for my garden and my allotment, or just to wander around looking at beautiful, growing things for a spot of solace. I cannot recommend them enough! :))

8 April 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Helen. Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trustpilot. Being considered as the 'go to' place for all of your gardening needs is an absolute delight. We hope you continue to enjoy our Neals branch and look forward to seeing you soon

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

How to run a successful garden centre

Always a pleasure to visit Capital Gardens at Alexandra Palace. Terrific staff and I always get the service I expect from a garden centre although price wise sometimes a bit 'full on'!

8 April 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Jackie. Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trustpilot. We are extremely glad the staff are helpful and provide a fantastic service. We hope you continue to enjoy our Alexandra Palace branch and we look forward to seeing you there again soon

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A lovely garden center

A lovely garden center with a huge range of plants including trees and bamboos. They sell houseplants, furniture, garden gifts, pet food, in winter Xmas decs and Xmas trees. They have a lovely cafeteria with a pond and roof terrace where I can bring my dog. I visit them quite often when walking my dog, as they on the edge of a Ally Pally, just mind their grumpy cat.

31 March 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Marlon. Thank you very much for the review. We are extremely glad you are enjoying the garden centres and hope you continue to enjoy the services we provide

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Capital Garden Centre Ally Pally

Privilege Card no. 30001823. Very local for me so I visit often. Sometimes I think some of the staff could do with a bit more training on Customer Care and horticulture but they are always very friendly. Hope the Cafe gets a new Chef soon! I love coming to the Cafe.

17 March 2016
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Hi Sally. Thank you very much for the review. You have been entered into the prize draw! We are very appreciative for your feedback which we will pass on. We are very glad to hear you enjoy the Cafe at our Alexandra Palace Branch

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

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Despite several emails dating back nearly a month, I've yet to receive a response to items (Kettler furniture) which need to be replaced under a rust warranty.

Poor.

Edit 26 October 2015 - after Capital Gardens' Reply.

What rubbish. No-one at Capital Gardens has spoken to me, either by email, telephone or letter.

In the end I had no alternative but to deal with Kettler direct. Thank fully they acted in a very professional manner and the set was replaced nearly 3 weeks ago.

Capital Gardens, you seriously need to review your complaints process and sack the person in the warehouse who said they have spoken with me!

2 October 2015
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trust Pilot. I am very sorry to hear of your bad experience with us. I have been in contact with the warehouse and they have said they have now spoken with you personally and are trying their upmost to ensure this matter is resolved as quickly as possible. If you do have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us on cs@capitalgardens.co.uk and we will be sure to assist in any way possible

Best regards
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Damaged and missing items

Placed an order for bulbs and compost on 28 November which was dispatched on 4 December.Because Yodel was unable to cope with deliveries at this time of year, was stuck in the system until 12 December when delivery was attempted. Received the order on 13 December one of the bags of compost was burst, which Capital Gardens were aware of as they had wrapped it up with their branded tape in an attempt to make it secure. No sign of any bulbs, which were listed and crossed off on the enclosed invoice. Emailed the company four days ago and still no response from them nor any sign of a refund to my credit card for the missing items. Don't know why they are holding on to my money or my goods.

17 December 2014
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service

My delivery was delayed because an item was not in stock- fair enough. When ready for dispatch they asked what day I would like it delivering on (very good). When delivered only one item was delivered- the item that had not been in stock. The other items were not dispatched, they were still in London. So a day off work wasted.

I complained. They agreed to deliver on a Saturday at no extra charge. I checked on the Friday that the item was going to be delivered on the Saturday. They assured me it was. Come Saturday, no Tracking advice from the courier, so I call the Courier. Apparently Capital Gardens had given the Couriers clear instructions to deliver on the Monday. Apalling. So I have to take another day off work. It would have been quicker and cheaper to drive to London and collect the items in person.

I would never order anything from them again.

10 August 2013
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Dear GP Exeter,

Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trust Pilot. I am very sorry to hear of your bad experience with us. If you could kindly email m.vora@capitalgardens.co.uk with your order number we would like to try and help you further in any way we can. We always adhere to 100% customer satisfaction and will do our best to provide after sales care for any instance where we may have failed in providing this service.

Many Regds

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous service, excellent prices.

The deliver was extremely fast. Ordered 1.00pm, arrived 12.00 next day - and that was with free delivery. I have used again since.

21 April 2013
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Dear James,

Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trust Pilot. We are extremely happy you had a great experience with us and we hope that you continue to enjoy the service we provide.

Regds

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Great prices but extremly slow delivery

I placed an order with capitalgardens late March - to be exact March 29 - and I received it today May 30. Delivery took more than one month - I know it should be shipped to DK,but one month to cross the sea????
And the money was raised from my account two days after I placed the order!!!!
After one week I contacted Capitalgardens as my order was still in picking/packing mode according to their own website - I was told they had some problem with a fork lift and was a little behind - after 1 more week i contacted Capitalgardens again as the status hasn't changed, they would check why my order wasn't shipped yet - after 1 more week - I was informed by Capitalgardens that there would be a additional freight cost - if I accepted the extra freight cost they would ship my order. I accepted and the order was delivered today.
I shop a lot in the UK - but I have never before experienced delivery time of more than one month.
Prices are great - but they have to do something about the delivery time outside UK.

30 April 2012
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Dear Christine Thalbitzer,

Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trust Pilot. I am very sorry to hear of your bad experience with us. We have had change in management and operations to help increase customer satisfaction. Thank you for your feedback, from which we will be looking into better and more efficient courier services both domestically and internationally. We hope that you have not been put off by this experience and do return to shop with us again. If you have any further information or service feedback please feel free to email m.vora@capitalgardens.co.uk and we will always endeavor to act on customer feedback.

Many Regds

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Service

Great website, great prices very reasonable, item despatched quickly and well packaged ,look forward to using my wonderful garden furniture. I would definately use Capital Gardens again. MANY THANKS

18 March 2012
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Reply from Capital Gardens LTD

Dear James,

Thank you very much for leaving a review for us on Trust Pilot. We are extremely happy you had a great experience with us and we hope that you continue to enjoy the service we provide.

Regds

Capital Gardens LTD

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