About Us

About Ashridge Nurseries

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Don't waste time on the phone, Message Us, and we'll get back to you.
Sales and support for orders: 01963 359 444
Directions to collect orders from our warehouse in Castle Cary on Fridays, by appointment only

History

Founded in 1949, with our headquarters outside Castle Cary in beautiful Somerset, we are a high quality, mail order nursery where you can buy plants online safely and conveniently.

After 50 years without an internet connection, we went online in 1999, and it went well enough that we incorporated in 2003.

The newly limited company kept our original 1949 name, Ashridge Trees Ltd.
Our marketing person promptly realised that we sell a lot more than trees and changed our logo to Ashridge Nurseries.
Then they changed their mind and cut it to Ashridge, which is what everyone working here said all along: that's progress for you.

Looking for Ashridge Garden Centre? A couple of other reputable shrub mongers share the fine name Ashridge.

How We Offer You The Best Value On Great Plants

Because you only buy from us online and can't visit us in person (it's nothing personal), we keep our overheads low.
This means we can send you top-notch plants at prices you can live with when you see them growing away beautifully.

We grew most of our own plants near Castle Cary for fifty years, mainly native species, and today we source a much wider range of plants from our long-term partners.
Most are British, some are from Holland, Europe's horticultural heart ... after Kent, obviously.

Unlike a small nursery that has to grow its own stock in one location, we source plants from the best areas for growing each species, from growers who specialise in them, all at competitive prices.

Our Range of Plants

We were originally specialists in bareroot woody plants, mainly trees, hedges, and roses, the most permanent elements of gardens, farms, orchards, and forestry.
Bareroot plants are delivered in Winter, and there's a pot grown selection of the most popular plants available year round:

Since the turn of the millennium, we've worked with the best British and Dutch wholesale growers to get you great deals on a wide range Dahlia Tubers and Flower Bulbs.

We also grow two of the most popular tender annual flowers, Sweet Peas and Cosmos, and some herbaceous Perennial Plants to pad out your borders and containers.

A selection of our very best plants are available gift wrapped for any occasion.

We deliver across mainland Great Britain, and the Isle of Wight.

Our Big Bareroot Shed

We deliver bareroot plants in top condition at nice prices because we have a big climate controlled shed that keeps a lot of plants happily cold and moist until the moment they are packed.

This shed receives efficiently large deliveries from the field at a time, passing all those lovely savings and environmental benefits on to you.
Our packing shed is joined directly onto the big climate controlled shed, so your plants are bagged up within minutes, then sent by overnight courier, no hanging around.

Support & Service Testimonials

We understand that sometimes you need to speak to a real person with specific answers for you, so we have some of the most highly trained, professional, and weather-beaten staff in the history of the industry to give you a helping hand when needed.

With a combination of quality products, competitive pricing, and professional service by a top-notch team of experts, our mums are utterly convinced that Ashridge is the best online tree nursery in the land, and by happy coincidence, many of our customers think so too.

Our customer's reviews have won us the Feefo Platinum Service Award for three years running, which you can see on the independent Feefo website.
We were on Which? Gardening's list of Best Plant Suppliers in April 2025.
That list is updated roughly every year, and we are on their list of plant suppliers being tested starting in September 2025 - you need to be a Which? member to see our award back in April.

You should be delighted...

We believe it's critical that when you order plants online, where you can't inspect them before delivery, you deal with people who really care that you are served as well as possible.
Our goal is for you to be delighted with the plants and service you get, and so return to buy more again and again.

When there is a blue moon, and something goes awry, most of our plants (and your peace of mind) are covered by our guarantee.

Helpful Advice, Written by Humans, Mostly

We know that your plants' success is dependent as much on good gardening advice and excellent service as it is on top-notch plants.
We provide you with as much planting information as you need to get stuck in without having to buy a pile of new books, although every blossoming gardener really should read a modern edition of Christopher Lloyd's The Well-Tempered Garden.

The legal bits

Company Name: Ashridge Trees Limited

Registered Office:

Grove Cross Barn, Castle Cary, Somerset BA7 7NJ.

Telephone: 01963 359 444 (sales and support for orders only)

E-mail: Contact Us

Registered in: England, Company number 04877186

VAT Reg: GB821334463

Plant Passport: 14161

Directors: Julian de Bosdari & Frances de Bosdari

Auditors: PKF Francis Clark LLP

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