Latest News – Ashwood Team

Husband and wife team Tony and Barbara Cartwright are celebrating over 100 years of combined service at Ashwood Nurseries. Both have been honoured with a Long Service Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for 50 years of service to horticulture. Nursery owner John Massey VMH recently presented Barbara with her medal in front of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Philip Baulk of Ashwood Nurseries has been awarded the prestigious Veitch Memorial Medal by The Royal Horticultural Society

Philip Baulk has retired from Ashwood Nurseries after 39 years of service. During this time, Philip has worked for the most part as a plant breeder and, more recently, as business manager. Philip came from a nursery background (both his father and grandfather were nurserymen in Kidderminster) so growing was in his blood. During his […]