Harts Nursery Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Looking at 44 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company, appreciating their wonderful offerings. Customers consistently praise the exceptional quality of the bulbs and corms, noting strong plant growth, wonderful blooms, and professional packaging that keeps everything completely secure. People also highlight the exceptionally fast shipping times, very helpful communication regarding order updates, and overall top-tier professional service. Some reviewers were not happy with occasional complications or minor concerns regarding the overall delivery process and transit handling. Buyers also pointed out that managing courier logistics or tracking shipments sometimes required extra patience before packages successfully reached their final destination.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Impressed by the display at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show we purchased some bulbs and have been absolutely delighted with them. Strong growth and a fabulous display of blooms we will be ordering mo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I decided to have a bigonia display last season and just randomly came across Harts. How lucky I was. It proved that I had made a great choice. I am enlarging my bigonia displays for next year so kn... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The bulbs I have ordered in the past were of superb quality, were packaged in recyclable products, arrived at the most suitable time for planting, and produced beautiful plants. I ordered more and wa... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prices look competitive anyway, but that misses the outstanding quality of the products (lilies and gladioli in this case). Delivery was very quick. I’ve previously purchased product from this company... See more

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Company details

  1. #22 of 47 best companies in Nursery
  2. #16 of 30 best companies in Seed Supplier

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Harts Nursery is a 3rd generation, family-run nursery based in East Cheshire, UK. We have achieved many Gold Medals throughout our years of exhibiting and 15 Gold Medals at the world-famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show for our colourful Lily displays. We pride ourselves on supplying top quality and top size bulbs for your gardens.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lily bulbs

After previous excellent experience ordering from Harts, used them again for lily bulbs. Again orderly process with clear information re delivery timings, well packed, good planting instructions, very reasonable prices. Bulbs look in excellent condition, can't wait to get planting! Thank you.

3 February 2022
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Hope you enjoy your garden in bloom. Thanks for the fab feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have grown lillies for many years and…

Have grown lillies for many years and harts sell the best by far, would highly recommend this business, well done everyone at harts, happy and healthy New year. Gary Dagnell

8 January 2022
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thanks Gary - that's very kind of you. All the best for 2022 to you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Harts Nurseries delivery issue well resolved by Harts management

I was initially disappointed with a delivery issue of Lily bulbs but after a swift positive response from Harts Nurseries I am now very grateful for the positive outcome.

One of the owners of the company took personal responsibility for the delivery issue and resolved it brilliantly.

It’s fair to say that it’s not so much what happens when an issue arises but how a company resolves it.

Thank you very much indeed.

Mr DC
Liverpool

21 September 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thank you Derek - glad to have the issue resolved.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful pollen free lilies!

Highly recommended nursery! I bought 3 types of pollen free lilies this year and they have all been fantastic. The bulbs were all a very good size and have grown to be incredibly healthy with beautiful large blooms, all exactly as described on their website. In particular, Lilium Broken Heart is amazing - enormous blooms and a superb fragrance. Delivery was quick and as promised. I'll be a repeat customer.

5 September 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thank you so much Lesley. So pleased to hear how lovely your lilies were!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mind Blowing Lilies

I wanted some tall and elegant lilies to grow in pots and boy did I get what I wanted,
Lilium "White Angel" and L Henrii, in large pots 4 ft tall and wonderfully scented and very hardy , I live in the Highlands on the east coast

16 August 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

So pleased to hear how happy you are with your lilies Mary!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and great products

Great service and great products. Our tree lilies this year are over 2 metres tall and have been very long lasting and prolific.

14 August 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thanks Rick! Tree lilies are just so majestic and give an abundance of flowers year after year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First Class …

I always buy my Allium and Lily bulbs from Harts and thet have never failed to give absolute pleasure ... first class in all respects !

11 August 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thank you Martin for your lovely review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Great Wall of Lilies

I have only had lily bulbs from Harts for the last 2 years but I will be buying only their bulbs from now on. We set ourselves a project to make a “great wall of lilies” and we have succeeded. Wow what a show and the scent is amazing.I wish I could post a photo for all to see. Thank you Harts you have done us proud, so glad to have found a great supplier.

10 August 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Wow your lily wall is just gorgeous! Wish we could share your picture too! It's amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Regular customer

I have bought from Harts for a number of years. All visitors admire my beautiful lilies.

They come up year after year so I am building a good collection.

The perfume is wonderful and the bees love them.

7 August 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thank you Paula :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

beautiful lilies

We are so thrilled with our beautiful lilies that we bought from Harts and planted in February this year. They have been flowering ages and give us so much pleasure. The scent is amazing.
Lisa Patel

5 August 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thank you so much Lisa - so pleased to hear how good your lilies have been for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incorrect Order

Incorrect Order
I bought a pack of 5 mixed Calla lilies two months ago. 4 out of the 5 are now flowering but unfortunately they are all yellow and I was really disappointed, (despite the fact that they look stunning), particularly as I'd left a message on the nursery phone to tell them and hadn't heard back. However it turns out that the delay was because Jonathan and Victoria were away at a show and they are going to send me a few different coloured ones now. So all's well that ends well

24 July 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Hi Pauline
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you - we have been busy at the RHS Tatton Park Flower Show and have just picked up your message.
As discussed on the phone, I do apologise that you have received 4 out of 5 yellow callas - the chances of this happening is very slim as they are hand picked from a mixed crate of colours. Nevertheless, I will have some more sent out to you. Thank you for your understanding and I do hope it won't deter you from ordering with us again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Allium Globemaster.

I purchased 3 Allium Globemaster bulbs last September. My only regret is I didn't purchase more at the time.They were absolutely stunning.Many of my neighbours have commented on how lovely they were.They were also a magnet for the bees.I plan to plant more this year.I covered them with a straw mulch as I live in Scotland and the winter can be harsh.

18 July 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Thank you so much for your review Vicky

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased some lily bulbs at the RHS…

I purchased some lily bulbs at the RHS flower show today from this chap who ran the outdoor stand. He couldn’t been more rude to me! I am absolutely appalled and disappointed that this comes from a company who praises themselves as being gold medal awarded etc. Long story short, some lady jumped the queue in front of me, she then realised and stood right behind me with her bag of bulbs. When my turn came to pay for my order, the chap who was running the stand decided to take her bag of lilies “before they get ruined by the rain” (?!what??) and then gave her the card machine to pay for the purchase. All this whilst I was standing there, in front of the actual queue, with my soggy bag of lily bulbs. I told the chap I was unhappy with his way of handling customers but had no apology, he was actually implying he hadn’t noticed I was the first in line . Rubbish and unrealistic excuse. I felt mistreated, shown lack of respect and taken for a fool. I now regret having purchased from them… Not to mention that I left a decent review on their Instagram page which they deleted ! How disappointing . Will never ever purchase again.

10 July 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Hi Denise
Sorry to hear of your disappointment. We would never have wanted you to be waiting longer than you desired to pay for your bulbs. Sometimes it is hard for us to ascertain who is next in line when we are busy. I do apologise for this. I know Jonathan would have been working as quickly as he can to serve everyone in good time.

With regards to your instagram comment, we tried to message you on there but unfortunately, your account is private and it wouldn't let us do so, so we requested to follow you in order to reply to your comment which we felt was a private matter that we could discuss over a message.

We do apologise for your experience and we hope you still managed to have a nice day at the show.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best Ginger Lily tubers!

Order 3027662
I have just received the two Hedychium Ginger Lily tubers I ordered from Harts. They are the most magnificent, healthy tubers with good strong shoots showing. I am most impressed...and they were delivered well packaged and quickly. Nothing to fault at all. This was my first experience of buying bulbs/tubers on-line from Harts and I would most certainly recommend them
Thanks Harts

27 May 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I purchased calla corms recently

I purchased calla corms recently, what large healthy looking corms they were, and noticed they are growing well, also purchased various lily
bulbs, all doing well not one failure, happy customer

24 May 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Good to hear Gwyn - thank you for your kind review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have to say I'm very happy with this…

I have to say I'm very happy with this company. I ordered lily bulbs last Oct 2020, which were due to be sent to me in Ireland in Spring 2021, but because of Brexit it turned out that it would cost a lot of money to ship these bulbs. The company got back to me recently and explained this and refunded my money's back without a bother, I had actually forgotten all about this as the order was placed last year, but in fairness the company didn't. I do hope things will get better as I love this company, especially their selection of lilies and this issue could not have been avoided.

Thanks Harts Nursery you are a great company. 😁

11 May 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Problem resolved!

Update to original review
The problem has been resolved and a refund issued.
Thank you!
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It is always disappointing when an online transaction goes sour. When we pay our money upfront we trust the retailer to fulfil their end of the bargain as we have already handed over our hard earned cash. It is especially surprising when the retailer has such a good rating on Trust pilot.

Ten months ago, in August 2020 I placed a large order for lilies worth £45.00. I hoped by placing it so early I would be near the top of the list for delivery in early 2021 as I wanted to get them planted as soon as possible. I also paid £16.50 for shipping to Ireland. When February came and went with no communication on delivery dates I checked the Harts Nursery website for information. There was a notice about extra cost associated with a Phytosanitary Certificate which is now required for deliveries to Northern Ireland and the EU and that the delivery charges would be updated to reflect that. So I waited expecting to hear about the extra cost soon. When there was still no communication by the end of March I emailed asking how much the extra charges were likely to be and if it was so costly that it just was not viable, if I could cancel the order. I received no reply to that email so I waited again for something to happen. The website still has the same notice about extra costs.

I emailed again last week having realised that it is now too late to plant. Perhaps unsurprisingly I have received no reply.

To say I am disappointed cannot begin to describe how I am feeling about this.

My order number is 3017442

10 May 2021
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Reply from Harts Nursery

Hello there,

I am so sorry to hear of your bad experience. It isn't our usual practice. Please could you possibly confirm your order number and I will have a look into this for you as I can't locate any emails. Once I have some more information, I can reply accordingly. Many thanks

Update - Thank you for confirming your order number. As discussed on the phone, I am so sorry for all the trouble. I have now refunded your order due to all the Brexit constraints we are facing. Hopefully, in the future, we will be able to send to Ireland again.

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