Forest Garden Reviews 

22,783
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Considering 5,674 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the excellent delivery service, noting timely arrivals, helpful communication, and convenient tracking options. People consistently highlight the delivery staff for their politeness, friendliness, and willingness to go the extra mile, often carrying items to specific locations. Many consumers are also satisfied with the product quality, describing items as sturdy, well-made, and accurately described. However, some people mentioned issues with product quality, reporting warped panels, noticeable gaps, and flimsy materials. Reviewers also noted instances of splits in the wood and defective components upon delivery, with some products not being fit for purpose.

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Service

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from my delivery driver. Phil. S, live in a village lane that’s very narrow, couldn’t park close by, so carried my shed from the road, and up some stone steps into my front garden,... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kevin delivered our shed yesterday only a few days after we purchased on line with Forest Garden. Kevin was on time and carried each piece from his truck and stacked them neatly at the bottom of our... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service throughout from ordering to delivery. A very nice lady contacted me to arrange the delivery at a time and date to suit. Loved the option of tracking delivery and arrived as predicted... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kept updated from start to finish. Delivery guys Phil S and James so helpful and polite, they carried my trellis into the back garden , nothing was too much. Lovely to have friendly delivery staff... See more


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  1. Garden Building Supplier

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At Forest, we know a fair bit about fences; And sheds for that matter. In fact, we’ve been the UK’s leading and most trusted manufacturer and distributor of quality wooden garden products for over 50 years. Today, you’ll find our range of garden buildings, fencing, decking and decorative structures for sale across many sites online and in over 3,000 retail stores. From the forest to the doorstep – we’re a vertically integrated business We’re proud to be a British company using sustainable, British timber. The majority of the timber we use is grown and felled from managed UK forests across Scotland. After felling, the timber is cut and processed in our nearby sawmill and taken to our manufacturing operation in rural Worcestershire.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Delivery was great and within the time slot given, unloading the shed didnt take long at all with 1 person - Kevin.R was professional and lovely to speak too, explaining the best way to drill to not split wood while assembling the shed.
Thank you very much.

August 3, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Wooden Garden Shed

Good website, easy ordering process and delivery as stated within 5 to 10 days. The delivery guy Roy T was excellent, very polite and really helpful and gave me a few tips on how to put it together. Quality is good for the amount it cost and fairly straight forward to put together.

August 1, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service. Shed itself, not so much…

The service was great from order to delivery. Friendly delivery driver - Darren Hawkins. Cannot fault the service. However, the quality of the shed was not so good. Ordered the 10' x 8' Forest 4Life 25yr Guarantee Overlap Pressure Treated Double Door Apex Wooden Shed (3.01m x 2.61m). Instructions were difficult to follow. One week after putting the shed up, one of the floor panels gave way and now needs replacing. Overall quality of shed is disappointing. I guess the shed is cheap for a reason.

August 2, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good delivery and product

Shed was delivered quickly with good communication throughout. Driver was polite and friendly (Andy L). The shed had no missing parts and was easy to install and looks great.

July 28, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very dissapointed at Terrible Quality Summerhouse

We ordered a Summerhouse, we are pensioners,my husband and I desperately need to be able to relax.We looked at the reviews,saw a Summerhouse that was from Forest Garden and used most of our savings to buy it.
When it arrived and the man started taking it off the lorry I could not believe it,the Summerhouse was the worst quality wood you could imagine.Split wood with large nails sticking out that could have caused serious injury,,badly aligned panels,shoddy,terrible quality and if they had offered me it free I would have refused.
Tbh I went in and cried.We aren't rich people,we just wanted a place to relax.We both have health issues and we're bitterly dissapointed after reading such good reviews.
I took pictures and they took the so called Summerhouse back.Now if that was my company and a gesture of goodwill and to keep the good reviews,I would have sent a much better Summerhouse and erected it for free,but they just weren't bothered.
I said to the person at Forest garden Imagine if that was your elderly parents...
You could have replaced the monstrosity that arrived with an upgraded summerhouse and at least have erected it free of charge,that would have shown you care about customers

You phoned at 2 43 this afternoon, we missed your call.We rang back,no one knows who called us..We sit waiting waiting for another call....

Only to be asked if I had complained to the ceo of Forest Gardens,I said yes because of the shoddy way we had been treated.
Their operative said she had resolved it.
She asked us if we wanted another one,I said no thank you,I couldn't face going through that again and it would have been ludicrous to have accepted another one the same sort.
Apparently it should have been checked before it went out,but obviously wasn't.
I asked her how she had resolved it.
By refunding you,I was told.Thats my right as a consumer to ask for my money back if the item was faulty,which not only was it faulty,badly aligned and sub standard wood,it could have caused serious injury with large nails sticking through split wood.I showed the driver, he couldn't take it back.He said they are stored on pallets and could have been on a pile for a very long time,but whoever put the nails in couldn't have missed the nails sticking through the wood.
It would have cost Forest Gardens nothing to have replaced the shoddy,dangerous ,sub standard item.
To have shown some thought and concern about the rubbish they had sent to us.
It's also clear that the ceo did not read my emails,did not view the mess that was sent. If he had he surely would have seen the rubbish his company had sent to us and tried to resolve it.Forest Gardens say in answering this post,they are happy to help.
That's not true is it.
I also said a lot of people read Trustpilot these reviews,we did and we bought what we thought was a decent Summerhouse.
I waited to see if anyone would ring me back and try to resolve it.No one did.
So I emailed 'Guy'...
This has been a very upsetting experience, we wanted somewhere to relax because my husband has heart issues..This has given us nothing but stress which Forest Gardens could have resolved very easily.

July 9, 2026
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Reply from Forest Garden

Good Morning Graham,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with your order. We understand your concerns and sincerely apologise that, on this occasion, your summerhouse did not arrive in the condition or quality that we strive to deliver. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. If there is anything further we can assist you with, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We are always happy to help.

Kind Regards
The Forest Garden Team

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

4Life Apex Shed from Forest Garden

We ordered a 6x8 4Life Apex Shed with double doors from Forest Garden via my catalogue JD Williams. We were immediately contacted by Forest Garden with detailed instructions and component list for the particular modular shed we had bought which was fantastic as sometimes shed instructions can be quite generic. We were given a super quick delivery date and on the day could track the driver and get ready for it. The driver Andy L couldn't have been more helpful, he popped it exactly where we wanted it and was so friendly. Absolutely blown away by the entire process, five stars for customer service and delivery. Shed is being built as I type this!

July 28, 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed with quality of the…

Disappointed with quality of the arbour, rough wood with no weather protection and delivered damaged at one corner of the side panel. It was delivered unpackaged, just left in a side passage as a pile of wood. No instructions or paperwork.
However, customer service was good and it was collected on time by Brian Coleman. Waiting for refund.

July 1, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our delivery arrived spot on time

Our delivery arrived spot on time. I was delighted with the quality of my fence panels. Phil.S was the most helpful and courteous driver I have met in a long time. Excellent customer service. We would definitely order from Forest garden again .

August 1, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great selection of sheds

Great selection of sheds, competitively priced, easy to order & offered a choice of delivery dates.
Kept well informed of actual delivery, and very helpful delivery driver.
I would have no hesitation using Forestgarden again.

July 31, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very pleased with my purchase of timber…

Very pleased with my purchase of timber fencing, the delivery driver, Andy W was excellent, friendly and helpful, carried the delivery to where i asked him. He was very helpful. Will certainly use this service again

August 1, 2026
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