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Ashwood Nurseries is planning to exhibit hellebores at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year, the first time ever that these beautiful Spring-flowering herbaceous plants have been shown as a single exhibit at this prestigious event. Nursery owner John Massey VMH and Ashwood’s hellebore breeder Kevin Belcher are masterminding the project, aiming to show off […]

We are pleased to announce that our Charity of the Year 2018 is to be WINGS (Wombourne Special Needs Support Group) which supports children and young people with special needs and of a wide variety of ages and abilities. These provide an opportunity for the children and young people to socialise, make friends and have […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Adam Greathead, aged 27, who passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday October 29th. Adam was head gardener to nursery owner John Massey and a familiar and very popular figure with visitors to John’s Garden. In the three […]

We are very proud to announce that nursery manager Tony Cartwright has been honoured with a Long Service Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for over 50 years of service to horticulture. The medal was presented to him by nursery owner John Massey VMH on Friday August 11th in front of staff (both current […]

Ashwood Nurseries is commemorating its 50th Anniversary this year. 2017 certainly promises to be a year of both celebration and nostalgia, looking back at the milestones and achievements during the fifty years since John Massey acquired the nursery. The Early Years John’s parents bought Ashwood Nurseries in 1967 when he was still at school. John […]

The Ashwood Gardening Club met for the last time on Friday March 3rd after running for 22 years. The Gardening Club first met in 1995 and was established by Howard Drury (gardening journalist and lecturer) and Tony Cartwright (manager of Ashwood Nurseries). The club met for a Winter Lecture Series on the first Friday of […]