Shopping Guide: The Irish Gardener
The Irish Gardener: A Shopper's Guide
Why You Should Visit
From my experience, The Irish Gardener offers a compelling shopping experience, particularly if you're looking for plants, seeds, and gardening supplies. Here's why:
- Wide Selection: You'll find a "lovely range of plants, shrubs, trees and all things flowering." They also offer a variety of seeds, including wildflowers.
- Excellent Value: Shoppers can expect "great prices," with seed prices described as "excellent value" compared to other retailers.
- User-Friendly Website: The website is easy to navigate, making it simple to find what you need.
- Fast Delivery: Be prepared for incredibly quick shipping; orders often arrive within days, sometimes even the next day!
- Outstanding Customer Service: Peter, the owner, is very helpful. You can expect a "first class service" with proactive communication.
- You can contact Peter with questions either by phone or email and receive a prompt response.
- Following your purchase, you might receive a personalized email from Peter thanking you and offering advice and guidance.
- I've found that Peter really does go above and beyond with his customer service.
- Irish Products: If you are trying to buy from an Irish company, this is the place to be. You will find Irish products from an Irish company and that is very valuable.
- High-Quality Products: The bulbs I purchased bloomed beautifully. Others mentioned the "excellent quality" of the products, with items arriving in perfect condition.
- Eco-Friendly Packaging: The Irish Gardener is committed to sustainability. The packaging is "super" and plastic-free. I could put all the packaging into the compost bin.
- Informative Resources: For those new to gardening, you'll appreciate the website's helpful information on planting and suitability. You can expect an information leaflet specific to your order to arrive with your products.
- Immediate Planting: Your order can arrive so fast, you can plant your flowers straight away!
- Free perks: First time buyers might get discount codes!
Why You Might Consider Alternatives
While my experiences have been overwhelmingly positive, there are a couple of things to keep in mind:
- Delayed Discount Code Delivery: Be aware that the discount code for first-time orders can take up to 24 hours to arrive.
- Potential Delivery Pricing Issues: On one occasion, there was a discrepancy between the stated delivery cost on the website (€6.99) and the charge at checkout (€13.98). It's worth double-checking the final price.
- Unresponsiveness: If you encounter issues with your order, there is the potential to not hear back from the company when contacted.
