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This is the second time this year I have ordered from Claire Austin Hardy Plants. Both times, the plants have been in the most fantastic condition, and surprisingly large, given they are in 9cm pots. I am so delighted.
I have ordered from other online plant retailers, and the plants I've received haven't come anywhere near the quality of Claire Austin's. This is my go to online plant supplier from now on.

Just over a year on and all the plants bought from Claire Austin are performing brilliantly. They were unavoidably planted in the arid spring of 2025 but have all come through superbly. Thank you!

Excellent company we order from every year. Great choice of quality plants, good delivery experience too, well packed and always arrive in great condition.

Excellent plants received, They were delivered by Royal Mail 24 hr so arrived in great condition. They came on time, and to my house as it was Royal Mail. Ordered Geranium phaeum and Geum. All well rooted, packed very well. Couldn't be more pleased.

First time using Claire Austin Hardy Plants.
Purchased several (hard to find) sea kale plants. Fantastic quality plants, well packaged and delivered as promised.
Highly recommend.

Third order (one over a year ago, two in the last 3 months).
Exceptional quality. Plants arrived well packaged and unharmed every time.
Obviously they require planting out correctly, and nurturing for the first month or so, but they are all thriving, and I believe this comes from the nursery you buy from. Clearly they know how to supply quality plants.
All individual orders were over 130 quid. Zero issue with any plant. Fantastic.

Where to start...simple, just go to her website and start filling the shopping basket. Never having shopped before, i knew i was in safe hands due to the pedigree which runs in the family, namely, the world famous rose breeder. There is a great selection of plants to choose from, wonderfully priced and upon very safe arrival of my precious hardy geraniums saw that attention to detail is high on the list. Each 9cm pot plant was much bigger than i had first expected, some even had flowers on. Each very securely wrapped and nothing broken or sloshed about, unlike some other bigger online shops i could mention, where all you receive is a twig and a leaf. So, yes i would say you get great value for money, the website is simple and easy to use as was checkout. Ordered on the monday and was planting them the friday of the same week. My only little gripe, would be to have some more information about each plant and recommend more companion plants, so to build a garden full of colour as easy as possible. E.g. as youve added this to the basket, why not add these for a wonderful display of year long interest, just a thought. Though that could be very dangerous for my wallet. Thank you.

Lovely quality plants, very well established with good root systems. Very well packed too.

We were kept informed throughout of delivery date and timeframe, and DX couriers delivered the plants in excellent condition. We are delighted with the quality of the plants.

Recently received 2 orders from Claire Austin plants all hardy perennials. Both arrived quickly and well packed to prevent any damage to the plants. The plants themselves were healthy. I repotted them into bigger pots to grow on before I plant them out into the garden later this spring or early summer however they can be planted out straight away. There is an excellent choice of plants.

I have bought David Austin roses for many years with great success so last year when I wanted some perennials I turned to Claire Austin. Spurred on by great reviews I went ahead and ordered.

I ordered the cottage garden bundle, 6 ornamental grasses and a black eyed susan. Now some of them didn't look too good when they arrived, but the website did say don't worry if they look dead they will be fine.
I wasn't expecting at lot in the first year and some grew more than others. The black eyed susan did particularly welI with a lot of beautiful blooms. I looked after them as per online instructions.
However as the garden starts to wake up, 3 of the cottage garden bundle are dead, 2 look like they are going the same way. 3 of the grasses are not good either. Black eyed susan is also dead, so disappointed. In complete contrast the others are strong and healthy. Very disappointed considering the price.

I’ve ordered quite a few plants from Claire Austin over the years, and always been very happy with the quality and with the packaging and delivery. One of the few nurseries/online plant suppliers that I have recommended to other people.

Very quick service postage bit high but compensated by very good individual plants that have always arrived in good condition

Nice friendly and helpful website, offering plants that are grown outdoors so are always strong compared to some of the cosseted plants you can buy from the garden centres! As always the plants in this order were strong, healthy and beautifully packed, and they reached me quickly so were not stressed. Thanks once again Claire Austin!

Very happy with all the plants I received. They may not look much at the moment (March), but new growth is evident and all seem to be doing well in their allocated places. Good variety of plants and they arrived well packaged, not to mention good size too. All around a good experience.

I ordered expensive plants they sent them out in February, not established and they died .
I looked after them .
Claire says they are hardy how come they died ?
Rubbish company don't buy from them

Four years ago my granddaughter was born and they called her Violet. Since then I have bought various Violet Odorata, even going to specialist nurseries and buying what were described as 'Parma' violets. None were very smelly. But your ones are. Which is wonderful. Thank you.

Nice website kept me informed of delvirey plants arrived on time plants were small but healthy

My first purchase from here, and I'll definitely be back! Healthy plants, well packaged and promptly delivered. Thank you.

I have a four year old granddaughter called Violet. Eversince she was born I have been trying to buy properly fragrant violets. These are the first ones that work