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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 […]

Daily Mail readers have been treated to a full colour double-page spread on John’s Garden at Ashwood Nurseries. The Mail’s weekly Life feature headlines ‘The bungalow garden one man turned into a wonderland’ and describes how nursery owner John Massey’s ‘labour of love’ has created ‘a glorious garden, currently ablaze with dramatic autumn colours’. A […]

With summer coming to an end, the grassland plants and insects using the Wildlife Meadow are starting to complete their life-cycles and prepare for winter. With sunshine not arriving until late this year it has been a particularly poor year for butterflies. Holly Blues and Orange-tips were seen early in the year, but in small […]