National Garden Club
reviews and complaints

I recently moved to a new location and was going thru my paper work and found my life time membership from May 22, 2001. Thought great I can get help with this new terrain I have. They sent me the box of different types of yard clipper's to test. They worked great enough that someone stole them. What a shame this company is out and the one that bought it didn't have the compassion for those of us who spent hard work cash without any compensation to an obligation.

In summary I have not received any more test products nor any magazines.

I have been a Lifetime Member since 08/04. Received some garden tools, that were suppose to be lifetime guaranteed. They have finally started falling apart. The tree loppers handle broke, the handles on digging tools have gotten loose. I kept in touch online for a few years. Was sorting through some business cards and found my membership card. If they closed their doors it was a short lifetime. I want a refund. I moved since then a few times but I can send my new address and phone number along with my Membership number #9390283.

Are they in business or was this a scam.

Catherine Hodges/ Bowles

I paid for a life time membership for the National Home and Garden Club, and you shut down, stopped sending magazine and don't return calls. I paid online for my membership. My NHGC Life Member Number is No. [protected]. So how about returning my money. I have a new address 3611 Golf Cart Drive, North Fort Myers, FL. 33917. I wish you still had your magazine, I did enjoy it greatly.

I joined the "National Home Gardening Club" in 1999 and paid the additional membership fees for this membership. I used to get my magazine and occasionally a products to sample and review. Now I do not receive anything!

I am a charter member RESV#A2#####.

Is the company no longer in business? I have tried to contact them at the 800 number on the back of my membership card, but the message is I have dialed incorrectly and to try again. I call [protected]. I'm not sure what other information that I can submit. Hopefully this is enough.

I have not been receiving any information from this club ! Have been a member since 2002. Please let me know why?

My name is Lynn and I became a lifetime member in February of 1998. I have not received anything from this club since 2013. I was actually concerned that if I would pass away before my husband he would probably not notify the club to end my membership. Apparently none of the charter members were notified that the Club itself has died. I would like a letter of apology for not notifying me that they were discontinuing the club and I would like to be compensated for the last 9 years. The sooner this club does the right thing the better. A gardener never forgets!

Website no longer functions and all magazines and offers have stopped.

I paid good money to be in on the National Home Gardening lifetime membership where I would receive emails and to test products for free. Where's the Club and where's my money? I have my Club membership number available if needed.

In 2005 I became a lifetime member of the national home gardening club. The cost was $226. As soon as I paid the lifetime membership I stopped receiving magazines and no contact what so ever from the company. I was unable to reach them by phone and the website, www.gardeningclub.com was no longer available. I had not received any notification of whether they merged with another company or an offer to resolve this. Very disappointing. I just assumed they went out of business. I came upon some papers about the membership and tried searching again and it lead me to this site.

I paid the National Home Gardening Club for LIFE MEMBERSHIP. I was promised gardening gloves, blanket, l, magazines, lopper & other Lifetime benefits. Of which, I received none.

WELL, I am still alive, they took my money & then just decide to disappear?

Amy Sitze was the executive director, at the time.

I will gladly share my membership number in a private email. So, tell me how to email you & I can give more info.

Mary Socha

I have been a life member since 2006, haven't received any of my benefits in YEARS. New owners do not respond to requests for access or complaints.

They were to send gifts and items at discounted prices as well as useful information about gardening and all they did was take the money and then nothing. They should have to return the membership fee which was several hundred dollars.

I paid for a lifetime subscription to Gardening-How-To Magazine. Then it quit coming. Plus I was told I could keep accessing it on-line. I have searched and can never find it. I have found old articles, on-line, that I can pull up, but they are only the one article. So what is the deal?
So where is the magazine? Where is the on-line address? I have googled many times and always come up empty handed. I want my money back. I paid over $125. for the lifetime subscription. I have an ID# [protected]
I feel like I was scammed.
Sincerely,
RaeAnn Pittman
30318 260 St. N. E.
Goodridge, MN. 56725

I joined in the 90s, upgraded to Lifetime Membership. WAS LOOKING TO GET SET UP WITH PRODUCT trial and find out the club is extinct. I am all for CLASS ACTION suit if we can get a lawyer on this scam. Why was their no refunds or notifications by the company? I am more than willing to sign on to a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT if that is needed for satisfaction.

Lisa Hens
[protected]@gmail.com

I just found my life membership card and have been a member since 02/99 and now come to find out ther is nothing. I am so made about them taking my money and closing up shop. Some one should have to pay and return our Money to us. We believed and trusted in you and you failed majorly in your job as a company. Because of a company like you I will never believe again.

Robin (Powell) Combs

My name is Anna Gifford and I've been a member of this club since 2000 along with the cooking club The Creative Arts Club and North American hunting club I have become a lifetime member and all these there are all paid off since 2013 I've got my first initial of all of them prizes but that was it I paid well over $1, 000 tree in the three clubs and don't get nothing anymore do not test it out half the products that I was supposed to be able to protest out that's pretty rude and it's wrong if anything I think I should get some of my money back if not at least half of it

Bought a life time membership to National Home Gardening Club. My member number is [protected]. This company that has disappeared. A few hundred dollars down the drain. The address of company was PO Box 3424; Minnetonka, MN [protected]; and/or PO Box 3424, Minnetonka, MN [protected]. The website was www.gardeningclub.com; the phone number was [protected]. I purchased books from the club and other items. It was a great club and I would continue with it, if it still existed. Can I get a prorated refund of my membership cost. Thank you, DeLane

I paid for the Lifetime Membership in 1998. I haven't heard from them in years at first the magazine, and all was very nice. Then it was no more. The money we paid for it should be refunded. It is a shame to be excited about joining something, knowing the money was tight, the the advertisement was wonderful, made you want to join. False advertising . Thank you