Greenwood Plants Ltd

Greenwood Plants: International Grower of the Year 2024!! 🎉🏆 We are absolutely delighted to have won not just one, but THREE awards at this years AIPH International Grower of the Year ceremony: in the Finished Plants and Trees Category, the Sustainability category, and not least picking up the prestigious 'Golden Rose' award as the overall winners! 🙌 It's an absolute credit to the hard work of the G Team, especially over the last 2 years, without whom such an achievement would not be possible. 💚 You can read more about this momentous achievement here: https://bit.ly/4baQYJ8

Commonly known as sedge, Carex is a perennial grass with striking arching, strap-like leaves which are formed in clumps. These beautiful grasses come in a range of colours, including various shades of green, yellow, and bronze. 🍂 Carex works wonderfully in rock gardens, containers, or within borders, and grows well under many conditions 🪴 💻 Read more about Carex in our latest blog ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/emE9Pqa2

⭐ Pre-arranged hanging baskets to offer instant impact to your projects 🙌 At our trade sales centre, Greenwood Choice, we're now offering winter hanging baskets filled with flowering, foliage and trailing varieties. 🌺🪻🌿 Perfect for show-home projects, or to add interest to vertical structures and walls 🏡 To find out more, get in touch with our team below ⬇️ 📧 greenwoodchoice@greenwoodplants.co.uk 📞 01243 939 551

Invasive pests and diseases are a huge risk to our native species in the UK 🌱🦠 Outbreaks of threats such as Dutch Elm Disease and Ash Dieback have already caused widespread ecological damage and habitat loss. ❌ Thankfully though, there are many alternative species that can be planted, with resistance to major invasive pests and diseases. 🪴🌳 In our latest blog, we explore the current threats facing the UK, and suggest alternative plants to ensure resilient green spaces for years to come ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ea4qx759

2024 saw one of Greenwood's busiest EVER potting seasons 🪴 🎥 We went down to our Mapletree nursery to see the freshly potted plants, and we're delighted to see how well they're all growing 🙌 A massive well-done to the hardworking G Team, who take great care to ensure each and every plant is reaching its full potential ⭐

The bare root and root ball season is just around the corner! 🌳 We’re now taking pre-orders for root ball plants and bare root hedging for the 2024/25 season 🙌 Root ball trees and shrubs will be ready from mid-October, and bare root hedging will be available starting early November. 🌿 Get in touch with the G Team to place your order ⬇️ 📞 01243 939551 📧 sales@greenwoodplants.co.uk

Greenwood will collect your wooden crates, pallets, and plastic pots, and reimburse you for your packaging costs 🙌 Our G Cycle scheme not only reduces waste on your projects, but allows the re-use and recycling of our pots and crates, promoting a circular economy. ♻️ With our pot washer, we can sanitise and re-use our pots up to three more times, and our crates and pallets can be repaired/re-used indefinitely. 🪴 Not only does this save our clients money, but helps to reduce their carbon footprint as well 🟢 Find out more about our G Cycle scheme below 🔽 https://lnkd.in/gEvhi-hR #recycling #reuse #wastereduction #sustainability #horticulture #peatfree

Did you know that plants can actually absorb pollutants out of the soil, the water and the air? 🌱 Phytoremediation is a sustainable urban cleaning technique that uses plants and trees to absorb and remove contaminants, such as heavy metals and chemicals, out of the environment. ♻️ In our latest blog, we explore the various natural processes within plant roots and cells that allow for this, as well as suggest some of our picks for the best plants to use in phytoremediation projects. 🪴 Read more here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/epx7U_Qk

This week is Carbon week 🌳 Trees are incredibly important to reducing CO2 emissions, being able to sequester up to half of their total weight in carbon. ⭐ As part of the 3 Million Trees Project, we're proud to be working with National Highways and The Tree Council to plant British native trees in community backed projects over the nest 5 years. 🙌 The trees are being grown on our nurseries, from seed, in 100% peat-free growing media. 🪴 The first phase of the project is expected to be delivered this November, with over 600,000 native trees ready to be planted across the UK🌲 We're excited to see what the future holds for this important project 🟢

Congratulations to our G Team Photo Competition winners! 📸🏆 Each quarter, we invite our talented team members to showcase their photography skills, capturing the beauty of the plants we work with every day 🙌🪴 🥇 Internal Sales Co-ordinator Nathan Page with his stunning Dahlia photo 🥈 Sales Administrator Lara Wickland with her shot of Echinops bannaticus. 🥉 Financial Controller Katarina Pemberton with her Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’ entry. It's always so difficult to choose between the amazing photos submitted, a well done to all those who entered! ⭐🌱