Why Greenwood
We aim to deliver an effortless client experience
Greenwood Plants is an award-winning UK wholesale nursery that specialises in growing and supplying plants, shrubs, and trees for the application of commercial landscaping. We have an extensive national logistics set up with fast and flexible delivery and can handle quick turnaround orders at short notice.
Greenwood brand history
1979
Greenwood Plants founded in 1979.
2010
Greenwood acquires first nursery sites in Sussex, moves headquarters south.
2021
Greenwood launches ‘G Cycle’ wooden packaging recycling scheme.
2021
Greenwood Holland is established, providing fast and flexible European logistics.
2022
Greenwood wins Central South ‘Sustainable Business of the Year’ award.
2023
Greenwood secures National Highways tree contract to grow 3 million trees from seed over 5 years.
2023
Greenwood becomes 100% peat free grower, after an 18-month transition period, and wins HTA’s ‘Peat Free Grower of the Year’ award.
2024
Greenwood wins AIPH ‘International Grower of the Year’ award.
2024
Greenwood becomes ‘Plant Healthy’ certified.
2024
Greenwood starts recycling pots and baling plastic waste.
Client Service
We work in partnership with you, problem solving together. We provide fast turnaround on quotes and can handle short notice, quick turnaround orders. We offer flexible call-offs to suit your project’s requirements. We hold your price for three months, from the time of quote. Our innovative Tender Tool app gives you the delivery notifications and real-time tracking, for peace of mind.
Excellent Availability
With over 100 acres across six sites, we are one of the largest UK growers. We grow a large proportion of our own stock, with a focus on our G range. Our production planning team ensures the stock you require is available in your timeframe; we also offer a contract growing service, Watch It Grow. Our Dutch facility, Greenwood Holland, simplifies the import process from Europe to the UK.
Fast and Flexible Deliveries
Our national logistics operation allows you to have your plants delivered directly to site, with delivery slots available at a time that suits you and your project. Early delivery slots are available from 8am to ensure on-site efficiency. Our own fleet of vehicles gives us the flexibility to tailor our delivery schedules all year round, to accommodate your needs and requirements.
G Team
Here at Greenwood we have a great team of knowledgeable professionals always on hand to offer expert advice and assistance. Our Client Support and Sales teams ensure your expectations are always met and excellent service is consistently delivered. Our Leadership Team is actively involved in every area of the business, allowing us to continually improve and innovate.
Why choose us
Responsive
Our dedicated and knowledgeable team is highly responsive to requests for quotes, tenders, and general enquiries.
Direct delivery from Europe
Our facility in Holland specialises in the wholesale exportation of plants and trees from Europe to the UK.
Timed and tracked deliveries
Scheduled delivery slots allow you to plan in advance and receive order notifications through our Tender Tool app.
Fleet of own vehicles
Our vehicles allows us to tailor our delivery schedules with flexibility, to accommodate your needs and requirements.
Speed of turnaround
Our G Team can handle quick turnaround orders at short notice; we work with you every step of the way.
Architect specification
We offer a vast range of species with a variety of heights, forms and pot sizes to meet the landscape architect’s plans.
Dedicated account managers
Our account managers are experts in their field and aim to provide an effortless client experience.
Lock in prices on whole site orders
We lock in prices for whole site orders. We honour shrub prices for two years and trees for one growing season.
The importance of peat-free growing media
We are proud to be 100% peat-free growers, having undertaken extensive trials at our nurseries to find the best possible peat-free growing media. We’re now working with our supply chain to ensure all purchased plants are also peat-free.
G Club
At Greenwood, we strive to deliver an effortless client experience. G Club is our client loyalty programme that recognises and rewards our clients with a range of exclusive tiered benefits.
HTA ‘Peat-Free’ Grower of the year 2023
Greenwood was thrilled to have been named ‘Peat-Free’ Grower of the year at the 2023 HTA awards. The award came shortly before Greenwood announced that it had reached its target of being 100% peat-free growers across all six of its UK nursery sites. The award recognises the recipient’s commitment to growing responsibly, and underpins the hard work and dedication of the G team throughout our peat-free transition, which began in early 2022.
Named AIPH International Grower of the Year 2024
We were delighted to be awarded the coveted Golden Rose as overall winners of the IGOTY 2024 awards, held in Essen, Germany. The award recognises the best horticultural industries all over the world, and has seen previous winners from China, USA, and Mexico to name a few. Alongside The overall award, Greenwood also won in the ‘Sustainability’ category, as well as the ‘Finished Plants and Trees’. The award serves as a testament to the incredible work of the G Team, without whom, such achievements would not be possible.
Testimonials
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“Greenwood Plants has always given us a very responsive service and supplied great quality plant stock. We look forward continuing to work with Greenwood in the future.”
“We took delivery of those plants this morning and they look great. Thanks again for such a speedy and efficient service”
“I personally am very impressed – the plants are consistent, all symmetrical, and the sites are looking great!”
Some of our clients
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