Ashridge Trees Ltd

Ashridge Trees, a British mail-order nursery since 1949

Ashridge Trees Ltd is a UK nursery that sells trees, hedging, roses, bulbs, climbers, shrubs, fruit trees and garden plants by mail order. The company, whose activity dates back to 1949, presents itself as a specialist in delivering plants to your door all year round and operates with direct delivery from its own nursery.

Its catalogue is organised into major product families: ornamental trees, fruit trees, hedging, climbers, roses, soft fruit, bulbs, shrubs, perennials and herbs, as well as accessories and fertilisers. The firm describes itself as a mail-order plant nursery and, according to its own presentation, has been recognised with the Which? Best Plant Supplier 2025 award and the Platinum Trusted Service Award 2026.

Trees, hedging and fruit trees: the main offering

The tree range includes species such as alder, bay laurel, beech, birch, cherry blossom, chestnuts, crab apple, elm, hawthorn, hornbeam, lime, maple, oak, poplar, rowan, whitebeam and willow, along with conifers and evergreens. The company distinguishes between large trees, potted trees — which can be planted at any time of year — and bare-root trees, whose despatch season begins in November.

Among fruit trees are apples, cherries, pears, plums, gages, damsons and orchard collections, as well as rootstocks and exotic, wild, rare and nut varieties. For hedging it offers bulk and mixed packs, with species such as beech, berberis, box, blackthorn, cotoneaster, dogwood, hawthorn, hazel, holly, hornbeam, laurel, privet, pyracantha, willow and yew, distinguishing between deciduous and evergreen hedging.

Roses, bulbs, climbers and seasonal plants

The rose section covers patio, floribunda, hybrid tea, classic, shrub, climbing and rambling varieties. Among the bulbs are alliums, anemones, bluebells, crocus, cyclamen, daffodils, fritillaria, hyacinths, snowdrops, tulips and mixed collections. Climbers include clematis, honeysuckle, ivy, jasmine, ornamental kiwi, parthenocissus, trachelospermum and wisteria.

The shrub and perennial catalogue includes ceanothus, ground cover plants, rosemary, viburnum, lavenders, agapanthus, gaura, grasses, heucheras, salvias and verbena, among others. It also sells soft fruit such as blackberry, blueberry, currants, gooseberry, raspberry, rhubarb and strawberry, as well as herbs, planting accessories, fertilisers and pesticides, and e-gift cards.

Shipping, guarantee and service

The company ships to mainland UK and does not deliver to Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands due to plant health regulations. Each order is hand-picked and packed in recyclable material; roots are protected to retain moisture during transit. Once the order has been dispatched, the customer receives a tracking link by email. The firm accepts notes at the time of purchase to schedule delivery on a specific date, for example a birthday gift or a landscaping project.

Ashridge Trees offers a one-year guarantee for bare-root plants and presents itself as a five-star rated supplier. Among its cited customers or collaborators are ITV, Cambridge City Council, Carymoor Trust and National Trust, and the company states it has more than 200,000 happy gardeners.

Advice and growing resources

The nursery maintains an advice section dedicated to planting and caring for trees, hedging, fruit trees, roses, bulbs, climbers, perennials and shrubs, with step-by-step guides on how to plant a tree, how to create a mixed native bare-root hedge, how to plant roses, how to grow raspberries and how to plant a fruit tree. It also publishes a blog with news and general gardening content.

As a promotion running at the time of analysis, the company offered a free personalised aluminium tree tag engraved for orders of 6/8 or 8/10 cm garden trees, and a selection of last-minute deals for autumn planting. The catalogue showed indicative prices, such as bone meal fertiliser from £5.65, bare-root roses from £6.99, Bramley apple trees from £19.99, potted roses from £14.99 and bulb collections from £8.95.