Patch: Plants review
Updated September 30, 2026 · TreatCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Patch: Plants suits anyone in the UK buying houseplants on a tight entry price, with plants from £5 and a freshness guarantee of 30 days. The trade-off is range and speed, since it sells plants only and same day delivery is not offered.
Key facts
- Best for
- Houseplant buyers in the UK who want a low entry price and a long freshness guarantee.
- Price from
- £5 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Same-day delivery
- No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Shipping fee
- £4.90 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Freshness guarantee
- 30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Order cut-off
- 9pm Mon-Fri, 6pm Sat (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- GB (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Patch Gardens Ltd (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 2016 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Chat, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Products
- Plants
- Official website
- patchplants.com
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
- Trustpilotinstagram.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Plants start at £5, and the shop places 2 of 27 on price from in the comparison.
- A freshness guarantee of 30 days, which holds 2 of 20 on that measure.
- Cheaper than a bouquet: the entry figure of £5 compares with Serenata Flowers and Blumenshop, which also sell bouquets and letterbox flowers.
- Support runs on email, chat and help centre, so a question can be asked in writing or in chat at any point after an order.
Cons
- Plants only: the range is plants, so a buyer who wants a bouquet as well has to place a second order with Serenata Flowers or Blumenshop.
- Same day delivery is not offered, so a plant wanted for a particular day cannot be relied on.
- No phone line: support runs on email, chat and help centre only, so a complicated return has to be handled in writing.
- Delivery adds £4.90 to a plant that starts at £5, which is a large share of the smallest orders.
Who it suits
- UK buyers who want a single plant rather than a flower gift, and who weigh the entry price first.
- Anyone nervous about posting living stock, given the freshness guarantee of 30 days.
- Shoppers who prefer help in writing or in chat, since support runs on email, chat and help centre.
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone buying a bouquet or a letterbox gift, since the range is plants; Serenata Flowers covers the flower side of that need.
- Anyone who needs a plant in hand the same day, since same day delivery is not offered here.
- Shoppers who want to sort a problem by phone, since support runs on email, chat and help centre without a phone line.
Where it sits among rivals
Patch: Plants sits near the front of the field on both measures the comparison ranks. On price from it places 2 of 27, and on freshness guarantee days it holds 2 of 20. That double placement is unusual in a group where most shops compete on flowers rather than plants, and it tells you where to start shortlisting. Serenata Flowers, Blumenshop and Fleurop all carry plants alongside cut flowers, so a plant buyer has a focused specialist to weigh against three generalists rather than three near identical shops. Read the two ranks together: a low entry price with a long guarantee is the profile here, and a shop strong on one measure but weak on the other will not suit the same budget.
Pricing
Patch: Plants is priced as a plant shop rather than a gift florist, and the numbers are simple. Plants start at £5, which is the entry figure for anyone buying a single specimen. Delivery is a set £4.90 on top, so a first order costs the plant price plus that fee, and the fee bites hardest on the cheapest plant, where it makes up a large share of the total. With pricing set per plant rather than sold in tiers, a repeat order follows the same structure, and that is the figure to plan around if you buy again. The comparison matters most against a bouquet: Serenata Flowers and Blumenshop both sell bouquets and letterbox flowers as well as plants, so this is the line to cross-check when the same budget could buy either a plant or a flower gift.
What it does well
The headline number is the guarantee. A freshness guarantee of 30 days sits behind orders of plants, and that is the fact which most separates this shop from the flower sellers beside it. Living plants travel badly more often than cut stems, so a window of that length is doing real work rather than reading as a marketing line: a plant that arrives wilted, cold or with a snapped stem still has cover well after the first check. The other side of that coin is speed. Same day delivery is not offered, so a plant cannot be collected on the way home and the order has to be placed ahead of the delivery run. For a gift needed on the day, that is the compromise taken in exchange for the cover.
Who runs it
Patch: Plants is run by Patch Gardens Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in the United Kingdom. That combination matters for a shop posting living stock: there is a named company behind the terms and the returns, so a damaged plant has somebody to answer for it. Support runs on email, chat and help centre, so a question before or after delivery can go by email, chat or the help centre, and a care problem once the box is open fits a help centre well. A specialist this focused is also a narrower shop, since the range does not spread into flowers and support stays digital, which suits buyers comfortable writing things down and waiting for a reply.
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Where Patch: Plants is available
- Available
- United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
What does a plant cost at Patch: Plants?+
Plants start at £5, the figure shown across the product range. That is the shelf price, so the delivered cost sits above it once £4.90 for delivery is added. Budget the plant price plus delivery rather than the entry figure alone.
Is there a delivery fee on top of the plant?+
Yes. Delivery is £4.90 on an order, charged on top of the plant price, so a small order carries a proportionally large share of it. Since the range begins at £5, a single cheap plant plus delivery can cost noticeably more than the plant price suggests.
How long does the freshness guarantee last?+
The guarantee runs 30 days from delivery, and that is the number that most separates this shop from the flower sellers beside it. Living plants travel differently from cut stems, so a window of that length means a plant that arrives stressed can still be raised through a return.
Can I get a plant the same day?+
Same day delivery is not offered. The timing that matters instead is the order cutoff of 9pm Mon-Fri, 6pm Sat, which sets how late an order can be placed for the next dispatch. A plant wanted today is unlikely to be in hand today, so a local nursery is the sensible fallback.
Where does Patch: Plants deliver?+
The shop serves GB and the company is based in the United Kingdom, so the delivery range is a single market. An address outside that market falls outside what the range covers, and the plant will not be shipped there.
How do I reach customer support?+
Support runs on email, chat and help centre, so an email, the chat or the help centre will get you an answer, and the help centre is the right place for a care question once a plant has arrived. There is no phone line in that list, so a complex return is quicker by email.
What products does Patch: Plants sell?+
The range is plants, and that is the whole catalogue. There are no bouquets or letterbox flowers here, unlike Serenata Flowers, which lists bouquets, letterbox flowers and plants (bouquets, letterbox flowers and plants). A plant shopper is well covered; a flower gift buyer is not.
Who runs Patch: Plants?+
Orders are handled by Patch Gardens Ltd, a company founded in 2016 and based in the United Kingdom. A named company behind the terms and the returns matters for a shop posting living stock, because a damaged plant has somebody accountable for it.
Sources
- patchplants.com/collections/products-all checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Price from, Products
“Bertie Boston fern From£5.00”
- patchplants.com/pages/about checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded
“We were founded in London in 2016”
- patchplants.com/pages/contact checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Support channels
“Head office Address Patch 3rd Floor 45 Albemarle Street London England W1S 4JL”
- patchplants.com/pages/faqs checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Order cut-off
“Next day delivery is £7.90 and next day morning is £9.90 (available for orders placed before 9pm Mon-Fri and before 6pm on Saturdays)”
- patchplants.com/pages/returns-policy checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Freshness guarantee, Markets, Same-day delivery, Shipping fee
“If you think your plant has arrived damaged or unhealthy, please contact us within 30 days using the Help icon”
- patchplants.com/pages/terms-of-service checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“Patch Gardens Ltd retains the right to refuse to redeem the Gift Code if we suspect any fraud relating to the Gift Code.”
Compiled from 6 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
What changed
- September 30, 2026: Freshness guarantee now 30
- September 30, 2026: next day delivery no longer yes
- September 30, 2026: Order cut-off now 9pm Mon-Fri, 6pm Sat
- September 30, 2026: personalization no longer yes
- September 30, 2026: Price from was 4 GBP, now 5 GBP
- September 30, 2026: Products was gift-boxes, personalized, gift-cards, now plants
- September 30, 2026: return days no longer 30
- September 30, 2026: Same-day delivery now no
- September 30, 2026: availability blocked no longer GG, JE
- September 30, 2026: axisScores cost was 9.1, now 9.7
- September 30, 2026: axisScores offer was 9.3, now 9.1
- September 30, 2026: score was 9.0, now 9.2
Related by the facts
Patch: Plants
Houseplant buyers in the UK who want a low entry price and a long freshness guarantee.