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Gardening

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But buyers convert on only 1.2% of searches, so Gardening is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 23% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +7 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£349K/yr2.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
-11.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
34%top-5 click share · 45 brands · 99 sellers

Flapen Score

Gardening against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Gardening is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gardening market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gardening 2.1M times last year and spent an estimated £349K. The top 5 brands take 39% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Jun–Aug. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £349K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-11.6%
Conversion, latest week
1.2%
Market size, estimated
£349Ka year
Peak month
June2.8× the quietest month
Top search term
garden tools718K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.89.

Listings sell for £13.89 on average, from £0.90 to £36.60. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.89 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.89under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.90–£36.60
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #47 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 2,705 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
4.6%
Average rank
#47in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,705per listing
Listings tracked
54

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 7 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 7 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 34 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
7Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
34 months

Products

Top Gardening products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 34% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£10K£21K£31K£42K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

45 falling

Sellers

99

Top-5 brand share

39%

Top 20: 77%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 70%

Open market

57%

  • LBSTP12%
  • Jeasona9%
  • HCL8%
  • Grenebo5%
  • Fixmend5%
  • Anwor4%

Demand

Gardening search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

70K50KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Jun, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Search terms

Top Gardening search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • garden tools718K/yr
  • gardening654K/yr
  • outdoor and garden279K/yr
  • garden stuff30K/yr
  • gardening accessories42K/yr
  • garden equipment28K/yr
  • outdoor accessories18K/yr
  • garde27K/yr
  • garden gadgets18K/yr
  • front garden decor18K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gardening

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Durability21%−0.29

Do not last

Broke easily

broke within a week

Quality-Overall12%+0.24

Bad quality

Very poor quality control

Rubbish quality

Size-Overall11%−0.03

Much smaller

to big

Doesnt fit

Value For Money6%+1.40

Not the bargain they seem

It wasn't the cheapest either

think it should be a bit cheaper

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

very misleading

FALSE ADVERTISING

False information

Love

Value For Money17%+1.40

Excellent value for money

Affordable price

Excellent Value

Quality-Overall16%+0.24

Amazing quality

good quality seeds

Good quality tool

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

As advertised

Better than expected

Exceeded my expectations

Strength6%+0.30

A good sturdy box

Nice and sturdy

The bag is really strong

Brightness/Shine/Glow6%+0.40

Nice and bright

Glow lovely

Great lighting

Return

0.6% Return rate 45% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall34%▇██▇▆▆

Much smaller

to big

Doesnt fit

Functionality-Overall14%▇▅▆█▇▇

Didn't work for me

Stopped working

Didnt work well

Durability7%▃▃▄▆▇█

Do not last

Broke easily

broke within a week

Defective Material/Parts7%▇█▆▇▇▆
Leak-Proof6%▂▃▅▅▆█

it has developed a leak

It leaked

Leaking

FAQ

Common Gardening questions

Answered from the same tracked data.