National Garden Club
Reviews and Complaints

I too paid the money. Try their things and sent back opinions. Really nice for a while.
What happened? Just gone?

The same happened to me, as soon as I became and paid for lifetime membership, everything stopped. No more anything! I wish I never did this and have no one to contact either.

I, like many of the complaints I’ve seen, purchased a lifetime membership in the National Home Gardening Club. I’ve received nothing from them in years and recently tried to access their website to find it no longer exist. I never received communications from them stating they were dissolving the club. Was my $125 membership in vain and do I have any recourse?

I too joined the National Home Gardening Club. I have a "LIFE MEMBER" card from 1997. If it still exists I sure would like to hear from them, again.

I have been a national home gardening club life time member since thw 1990's. I loved the magazine, and the test items. In still using my multi tool trimmers and loved the cucumber seeds they sent out, ( im still saving seeds) when I paid for the life time member ship at 20 years old i thought it was a great investment. Im now 50 and have not heard from them in years. I feel I should get my money back.

Was a lifetime member, I had to shut the account down due to problems of a personal nature. This IS NOT THE CASE ANYMORE. I would like to re-establish my membership please. thank you.

I have been looking for then also. HELP that's a lot of money! I enjoyed the magazine and tips. Just Vanished! no contact info nothing!

Am I still a member. My member #[protected]. d cosgrove 2, password Gardner 12. Email is donaldcosgrove471@comcast.net.

What happened to our lifetime membership in this club? They left us cold and dry. 🌻

I paid for a life time membership, also. Bought some books. Got my magazines, and then all of a sudden, nothing! Been years since I heard from them. I just thought it was me, but, I see it's many people. They could at least have let us know what was happening. I enjoyed the National Home Gardening Club. What happened? 🌻

I see other people have the same problem! I have a lifetime membership since 2007. I paid for It and can not get in touch with anyone. How can a company offer lifetime memberships and then disappear! Shouldn't there be some kind of restitution?
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I found my lifetime membership # on one of my mag's I kept. #[protected]... what can we do? I'm lost here but this fricking sucks big eggs! B. in Bardstown, KY

I had not been involved in the club in a few years but not only paid my life time membership once, but then paid it a second time for as they stated at the time for "more perks" Im not sure what that means. I enjoyed the magazines but haven't received them in a long time. Is this club even valid anymore, does anyone have any information on it, is there no one to call or contact the number on my membership cards does not work, anyone have ANY information ?

And another Lifetime Member who was cheated out of hard earned money. What can we do?

Another lifetime member here. They certainly were quick to collect our money for those memberships. Maybe we should start a class-action lawsuit to see if we can get some of our money back. Any suggestions on lawyers?

Also a lifetime member (beginning in 2009) and would echo many of the comments. Loved the magazine, tested a few products (some were good, some weren't so good) and then stopped receiving anything in 2015 after a second move. Now a bit more settled, I was looking to update my mailing address. Guess not. Would be interested in hearing any more info.

I'm in the same boat as everyone here. It appears the complaints go back at least to 2019 and nobody has gotten any response. Lifetime membership...what a fraud

I thought I was a life time member. Paid $400 to join in 2006. Other than some tools, I have not heard from them in years. Did I see that it was bought out by Scout. No one notified me.. What year was this..

Theresa Otto
7523 Catalpa Dr.
Macungie, Pa. 18062

I joined the National home gardening club April of 2006. Was it bought out by Scout and they do not honor the membership.
What can we do about it.

I paid to be a life time member of the National Home Gardening club around 1995. When I became a life time member they sent me a mat to kneel on while weeding, which I use every year and tools for gardening, which again I am still using today. I used to buy calendars from them every year. It just dawned on me the other day, when I realized my clippers are getting a little dull, and thought I would see if I would be able to get some more. Then I found this and something on Pinterest. I'm really sorry to hear this has happened.

Unhappy about this
Douglass, KS

I have been a Life Member of the National Home Gardening Club since 2007; Member # [protected]. I believe I stopped hearing from them in 2010. I received one poorly made pair of anvil clippers to review which I did. That was about it. Oh, I did get the canvas bag and cheap garden tools. I just found my card in an old wallet. I started looking online and came to this page. I know I paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 for this membership as I am sure many others did. We deserve something for our money. Should there be a class-action lawsuit, sign me up!

Toni Oyler
Former Address: 13312 Yorktown Dr. Bowie, MD 20715
Current Address: 121 Plantation Shores Dr. Tavernier, FL 33070

Catherine Hodges/ Bowles

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 # 9309283. Are they still in business or was this a scam too.

I had forgotten about this company until I ran upon my old membership card and a gardening book. I remember being promised multiple gardening items for testing and free entry into any garden in the US. I don’t think I’ve had any mailings since I paid it off in like 2002ish? Just the stupid binders and cards of plants.

Same here. Wondered why everything just stopped when I too, have a Life Membership. I did enjoy the magazine and tested a couple of products. Came across my card but after investigating and finding the club defunct, I threw it out. I do have some of the magazines and some tools though.

Lifetime member since July 27, 2008. No contact in years. No money back. Nada.

Curtiss A.A. of Three Oaks, Michigan

October 15, 2022

I joined as a lifetime member back in 1995 and it was not inexpensive, but I thought it was worth it for a lifetime. I enjoyed the magazine and trying out new gardening products. Then everything suddenly ended and it was impossible to get any results, just silence. Eventually I found out it was one of the biggest scams in the U.S. Who ended up with all the money? And why there was never a class action suit? All the life members received no justice! no compensation! Someone got rich and justice looked the other way!

Me too, ripped off.

I, also, signed up for a Lifetime membership. What does it take for a Class Action Lawsuit to happen? Any lawyers in this group?

Have been unable to contact anyone.

I bought the lifetime membership and I moved so I looked it up on the internet after receiving nothing. I can't believe they are not honoring the membership. This is highway robbery. They should have to give our money back. No integrity at all. This is stealing.

I paid for life time membership May 2005. My member number [protected] and my address 3241 Moss Neck Rd. Pembroke, NC 28372.

I would like refund of all money paid. Some of us struggle to make ends meet and then you got people taking advantage of that. Pretty sure y'all not struggling to make it after stealing people's hard earned money.

My name is Cindy Locklear

i have been a life member since 2000 and havent recived anything for years just wondering why this is my membership number is [protected] i would like an answer back please and thank you

My membership entitled me to all privileges and benefits of membership. Listed: Gardening How-To magazine with Club News. Free Product Give-Aways. Free Product testing opportunities and reports. And much, much more! National Home Gardening Club PO Box 3416 Minnetonka, MN 55343 member# 045855. No reply to letter, magazine and news stopped.

i was also misled by the "sweet" deals offered by the nhgc in that the offered free coupons, products to test and to keep, and allured into what has turned out to be a fancy 'front' for a high priced book club. I finally pounded the "O" button on my cell phone enough to get thru the maze of computer prompts and got a warm body on the other end. Ms jones was providing the "puppet -like" responses she had been given and she finally informed me that she could not access the info I needed due to computers being backed up(during peak business hours). I find this difficult to apprehend that a club with over a million members could not properly answer simple queries about my newly established membership. Items promised were not included and I was required to jump thru another hoop to receive the services promised. At that time I told her that I would formally send my request for the stated member fee refund because I was not at all satisfied with the services rendered according to their agreement for my member dues. I asked her what were the titles of the upcoming selections. She told me there were several collections including over sixty titles @ $24, 99 +$4.99 S$H. that comes to over $1800.00 just in book fees if I kept them all. It would take an awful lot of products to test to offset the allure of the perks promised! I'M OUT!