Terms and Conditions

1. These terms.

1.1 What these terms cover. These are the terms and conditions on which we supply products to you, whether these are goods or services.

1.2 Why you should read them. Please read these terms carefully before you submit your order to us. These terms tell you who we are, how we will provide products to you, how you and we may change or end the contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information. If you think that there is a mistake in these terms, please contact us to discuss. By clicking ‘place order’ at the end of the ordering process, you are consenting to be bound to the terms and conditions contained in these terms and conditions.

2. Information about us and how to contact us.

2.1 Who we are. We are Capel Cottage Nursery Ltd a limited company established in England and Wales. and our registered office is at Maidstone Rd, Whetsted, Paddock Wood, Kent, England, TN12 6SQ. Our registered company number is 11776331.

2.2 How to contact us. You can contact us by telephoning our customer service team at 01892 833556 or by writing to us at info@capelcottagenursery.co.uk or at Maidstone Rd, Whetsted, Paddock Wood, Kent, England, TN12 6SQ.

2.3 How we may contact you. If we have to contact you we will do so by telephone or by writing to you at the email address or postal address you provided to us in your order.

2.4 “Writing” includes emails. When we use the words “writing” or “written” in these terms, this includes emails.

3. Our contract with you

3.1 How we will accept your order. Our acceptance of your order will take place when we email you to accept it, at which point a contract will come into existence between you and us. We will not consider ourselves bound by a contract with you until we have issued this email confirmation.

3.2 If we cannot accept your order. If we are unable to accept your order, we will inform you of this and will not charge you for the product. This might be because the product is out of stock, because of unexpected limits on our  resources which we could not reasonably plan for, because we have identified an error in the price or description of the product or because we are unable to meet a delivery deadline you have specified.

3.3 Your order number. We will assign an order number to your order and tell you what it is when we accept your order. It will help us if you can tell us the order number whenever you contact us about your order.

3.4 We only sell to the UK. Our website is solely for the promotion of our products in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not accept orders from or deliver to addresses outside the local area. If you are outside these areas, please get in contact.

4. Our products

4.1 Products may vary slightly from their pictures. The images of the products on our website are for illustrative purposes only. Although we have made every effort to display the colours accurately, we cannot guarantee that a device’s display of the colours accurately reflects the colour of the products. Your product may vary slightly from those images. Although we have made every effort to be as accurate as possible, because our products are handmade, all sizes, weights, capacities, dimensions and measurements indicated on our website may vary.

4.2 All products are subject to availability. In the event of supply difficulties, or if certain flowers or plants are out of season, we reserve the right to substitute with a product of equivalent value and quality without notice.

4.3 Certain flower and plant products may be delivered in bud to ensure a longer life.

4.4 Please ensure that you properly handle and care for your product to ensure long life. It is your responsibility to take good care of the products. If you wish to obtain advice on this, please get in contact with us.

4.5 Some flower and plant products may be harmful or poisonous (lilies in particular can be extremely toxic to cats). You should also not place flowers, plants. or pots directly on to a polished surface as they can scratch or stain so it is advisable to use a protective mat. If you require any further information please get in contact with us.

4.6 Product packaging may vary. The packaging of the product may vary from that shown in images on our website.

5. Your rights to make changes

If you wish to make a change to the product you have ordered please contact us. We will let you know if the change is possible. If it is possible we will let you know about any changes to the price of the product, the timing of supply or anything else which would be necessary as a result of your requested change and ask you to confirm whether you wish to go ahead with the change. If we cannot make the change or the consequences of making the change are unacceptable to you, you may want to end the contract (see clause 8- Your rights to end the contract).

6. Providing the products

6.1 Delivery costs. The costs of delivery will be as displayed to you on our website.

6.2 When we will provide the products.
During the order process we will let you know when we will provide the products to you. We will deliver them to you as soon as reasonably possible and we will contact you to agree a delivery date.

6.3 We are not responsible for delays outside our control. If our supply of the products is delayed by an event outside our control then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take steps to minimise the effect of the delay. Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event, but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end the contract and receive a refund for any products you have paid for but not received.

6.4 Collection by you. If you have asked to collect the products from our premises, you can collect them from us at any time during our working hours of 9.00 am to 6.00 pm on weekdays and 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Saturdays.

6.5 If you are not at home when the product is delivered. If no one is available at your address to take delivery, or we are unable to leave the delivery in a secure location, we will leave you a note informing how to make contact and re-arrange delivery.

6.6 If you do not re-arrange delivery. If you do not collect the products from us as arranged or if, after a failed delivery to the recipient, they do not re-arrange delivery or collect them from us we will contact you for further instructions and may charge you for further delivery costs. If, despite our reasonable efforts, we are unable to contact you or re-arrange delivery or collection we may end the contract and clause 9.2 will apply.

6.7 When you become responsible for the goods. A product which is goods will be your responsibility from the time we deliver the product to the address you gave us or you or a carrier organised by you to collect
it from us.

6.8 When you own goods. You own a product which are goods once we have received payment in full.

6.9 We may suspend supply of the products if you do not pay.
If you do not pay us for the products when you are supposed to (see clause 11.4) and you still do not make payment within 5 days of us reminding you that payment is due, we may suspend supply of the products until you have paid us the outstanding amounts. We will contact you to tell you we are suspending supply of the products. We will not suspend the products where you dispute the unpaid invoice (see clause 11.6). We will not charge you for the products during the period for which they are suspended. As well as suspending the products we can also charge you interest on your overdue payments (see clause 11.5).

7. Your rights to end the contract

7.1 You can always end your contract with us

Your rights when you end the contract will depend on what you have bought, whether there is anything wrong with it, how we are performing and when you decide to end the contract:

(a) If what you have bought is faulty or misdescribed you may have a legal right to end the contract

(or to get the product replaced or a service re-performed or to get some or all of your money back), see clause 10;

(b) If you want to end the contract because of something we have done or have told you we are going to do, see clause 7.2;

(c) If you have just changed your mind about the product, see clause 7.3 

You may be able to get a refund, but this may be subject to deductions;

7.2 Ending the contract because of something we have done or are going to do. If you are ending a contract for a reason set out at (a) to (c) below the contract will end immediately and we will refund you in full for any
products which have not been provided and you may also be entitled to compensation. The reasons are:

(a) we have told you about an error in the price or description of the product you have ordered and you do not wish to proceed;

(b) there is a risk that supply of the products may be significantly delayed because of events outside our control; or

(c) you have a legal right to end the contract because of something we have done wrong.

7.3 Exercising your right to change your mind.

If you have changed your mind or wish to cancel you have a right to do so. Please contact us, giving us at least 24 hours’ notice before the requested delivery date. Please note:

(a) We are unable to cancel an order for goods once the order has been dispatched;

(b) We are unable to cancel an order for customised goods if the process for customisation has begun.

8. How to end the contract with us (including if you have changed your mind)

8.1 Tell us you want to end the contract. To end the contract with us, please let us know by Phone or email. You can call customer services on 01892 833556 or email us at info@capelcottagenursery.co.uk. Please provide your name, home address, details of the order and, where available, your phone number and email address.

8.2 How we will refund you. We will refund you the price you paid for the products including delivery costs, by the method you used for payment. However, we may make deductions from the price, as described below.

8.3 Deductions from refunds if you are exercising your right to change your mind. If you are exercising your right to change your mind:

(a) We may reduce your refund of the price (excluding delivery costs) to reflect any reduction in the value of the goods, if this has been caused by your handling them in a way which would not be permitted in a shop. If we refund you the price paid before we are able to inspect the goods and later discover you have handled them in an unacceptable way, you must pay us an appropriate amount.

(b) The maximum refund for delivery costs will be the costs of delivery by the least expensive delivery method we offer. For example, if we offer delivery of a product within 3-5 days at one cost but you choose to have the product delivered within 24 hours at a higher cost, then we will only refund what you would have paid for the cheaper delivery option.

(c) Where the product is a service, we may deduct from any refund an amount for the supply of the service for the period for which it was supplied, ending with the time when you told us you had changed your mind. The amount will be in proportion to what has been supplied, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.

8.4 When your refund will be made. We will make any refunds due to you as soon as possible. If you are exercising your right to change your mind then:

(a) If the products are goods, your refund will be made within 14 days from the day on which we receive the product back from you or, if earlier, the day on which you provide us with evidence that you have sent the product back to us. For information about how to return a product to us, see clause 9.2.

(b) In all other cases, your refund will be made within 14 days of your telling us you have changed your mind

9. Our rights to end the contract

9.1 We may end the contract if you break it. We may end the contract for a product at any time by writing to you if:

(a) you do not make any payment to us when it is due and you still do not make payment within 5 days of us reminding you that payment is due;

(b) you do not, within a reasonable time of us asking for it, provide us with information that is necessary for us to provide the products; or

(c) you do not, within a reasonable time, allow us to deliver the products to you or collect them from us.

9.2 You must compensate us if you break the contract. If we end the contract in the situations set out in clause 9.1 we will refund any money you have paid in advance for products we have not provided but we may deduct or charge you reasonable compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your breaking the contract.

9.3 We may withdraw the product. We may write to you to let you know that we are going to stop providing the product. We will let you know at least 5 days in advance of our stopping the supply of the product and will refund any sums you have paid in advance for products which will not be provided.

10. If there is a problem with the product

10.1 How to tell us about problems. If you have any questions or complaints about the product, please contact us. You can telephone our customer service team at 01892 833556 or write to us at info@capelcottagenursery.co.uk. Alternatively, please speak to one of our staff in-store. Because of the perishable nature of many products you are advised to make any complaint within 7 working days of the delivery date of your products.

10.2 Summary of your legal rights
We are under a legal duty to supply products that are in conformity with this contract. See the box below for a summary of your key legal rights in relation to the product. Nothing in these terms will affect your legal rights.

Summary of your key legal rights

This is a summary of your key legal rights. These are subject to certain exceptions. For detailed information please visit the Citizens Advice website www.adviceguide.org.uk or call 03454 04 05 06.

If your product is goods, for example flowers or plants, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 says goods must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. During the expected lifespan of your product your legal rights entitle you to the following:

• up to 30 days: if your goods are faulty, then you can get an immediate refund.
• up to six months: if your goods can’t be repaired or replaced, then you’re entitled to a full refund, in most cases.
• up to six years: if your goods do not last a reasonable length of time you may be entitled to some money back.

See also clause 7.2.

If your product is services, for example the Consumer Rights Act 2015 says:

• you can ask us to repeat or fix a service if it’s not carried out with reasonable care and skill, or get some money back if we can’t fix it.
• if you haven’t agreed a price beforehand, what you’re asked to pay must be reasonable.
• if you haven’t agreed a time beforehand, it must be carried out within a reasonable time.

See also Exercising your right to change your mind (Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013).

 

10.3 Your obligation to return rejected products. If you wish to exercise your legal rights to reject products you must either return them in person to where you bought them.

11. Price and payment

11.1 Where to find the price for the product. The price of the product (which includes VAT) will be the price indicated on the order pages when you placed your order. We take all reasonable care to ensure that the price of the product advised to you is correct. However please see clause 11.3 for what happens if we discover an error in the price of the product you order.

11.2 We will pass on changes in the rate of VAT. If the rate of VAT changes between your order date and the date we supply the product, we will adjust the rate of VAT that you pay, unless you have already paid for the product in full before the change in the rate of VAT takes effect.

11.3 What happens if we got the price wrong. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the products we sell may be incorrectly priced. We will normally check prices before accepting your order so that, where the product’s correct price at your order date is less than our stated price at your order date, we will charge the lower amount. If the product’s correct price at your order date is higher than the price stated to you, we will contact you for your instructions before we accept your order.

11.4 When you must pay and how you must pay. We accept payment with debit and credit cards. When you must pay depends on what product you are buying:

(a) For goods, you must pay for the products before we dispatch them.

(b) For services, we will invoice you weekly in advance for the services until the services are completed. You must pay each invoice within 7 calendar days after the date of the invoice.

11.5 We can charge interest if you pay late. If you do not make any payment to us by the due date we may charge interest to you on the overdue amount at the rate of 4% a year above the base lending rate of National Westminster Bank from time to time. This interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. You must pay us interest together with any overdue amount.

11.6 What to do if you think an invoice is wrong. If you think an invoice is wrong please contact us promptly to let us know. You will not have to pay any interest until the dispute is resolved. Once the dispute is resolved we will charge you interest on correctly invoiced sums from the original due date.

12. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

12.1 We are responsible to you for foreseeable loss and damage caused by us. If we fail to comply with these terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking this contract or our failing to use reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time the contract was made, both we and you knew it might happen, for example, if you discussed it with us during the sales process.

12.2 We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.

This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; for breach of your legal rights in relation to the products; and for defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987

12.3 When we are liable for damage to your property. If we are providing services in your property, we will make good any damage to your property caused by us while doing so. However, we are not responsible for the cost of repairing any pre-existing faults or damage to your property that we discover while providing the services.

12.4 We are not liable for business losses. We only supply the products for domestic and private use. If you use the products for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

13. How we may use your personal information

13.1 How we will use your personal information. We will use the personal information you provide to us:

(a) to supply the products to you;

(b) to process your payment for the products; and

(c) if you agreed to this during the order process, to give you information about similar products that we provide, but you may stop receiving this at any time by contacting us.

13.2 We will only give your personal information to other third parties where the law either requires or allows us to do so

14. Other important terms

14.1 We may transfer this agreement to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will contact you to let you know if we plan to do this. If you are unhappy with the transfer you may contact us to end the contract within 7 days of us telling you about it and we will refund you any payments you have made in advance for products not provided.

14.2 Nobody else has any rights under this contract (except someone you pass your guarantee on to). This contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.

14.3 If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

14.4 Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date. For example, if you miss a payment and we do not chase you but we continue to provide the products, we can still require you to make the payment at a later date.

14.5 Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings. These terms are governed by English law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the English courts.

15. Ordering, and Purchasing (online, and in person)

Any plants that are ordered in specially for a customer, 50% deposit in advance and a confirmation email stating they wish to place the order.
If during the ordering/delivery process, the customer wishes to change their mind or cancel the order, the deposit is non refundable. This applies to any other products within the nursery.

15.1 Deposits are non refundable.

15.2 Return and refunds. Any plants that are returned can only be done so within 1 week of purchase provided they are returned in the same pot and are in the same condition they left the nursery.  We will also need proof of purchase in the form of a till / card receipt.  We will then either refund or exchange for a product of the same value. Refund on card transactions are subject to a £1.50 refund charge which is a cost to the customer .

15.3 Any loyalty cards that are seen to have been tampered with will be taken from the customer and disposed off. The loyalty cards are given to customers when they make a purchase of £20 or more.  They will receive 1 stamp per visit,  transaction, regardless of the spend 1 stamp per spend of £20 or more will be given. We do not give multiple stamps on higher spends and we do not sanction purchases being split during 1 visit to obtain more stamps. On completion of a fully stamped card the customer will receive a £10 voucher to be spent within the nursery at a later date. Our vouchers do not have a expiry date. No change will be given from a voucher surrendered for less than the voucher value.

15.4 No goods are to leave the nursery unpaid for unless with prior agreement with the owners .

15.5 Deliveries will be made to the doorstep, unfortunately we will not deliver and transport goods around or into rear gardens.

15.6 Sales. The customer agrees that all sales are final once the purchased items leave the premises. This includes but is not limited to plants, trees, flowers, and gardening supplies. The customer acknowledges that they have thoroughly inspected the items prior to purchase and that they are satisfied with their condition. Once the items have been transported off the nursery premises, the customer accepts full responsibility for their care and condition. No returns, exchanges, or refunds will be accepted after the items have left the nursery.