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The best and cheapest way to transplant woody plants is bareroot in Winter, as long as you get them delivered by a nursery like Ashridge with a modern cold store (basically a fridge the size of a warehouse) so they arrive fresh as the day they were dug up. Outside the Winter bareroot planting season, Ashridge delivers a select range of the most popular woody plants in pots, as well as flower bulbs, dahlia tubers, and seedling plugs of summer annuals like sweet peas in their respective seasons.

The best and cheapest way to transplant woody plants is bareroot in Winter, so they have no soil on their roots, making them lightweight and easy to work with, especially in bulk. As long as your bareroot trees, hedging, or roses are delivered by a nursery like Ashridge with a modern cold store, which is basically a damp fridge the size of a warehouse, they will arrive fresh as the day they were dug up.

Outside the Winter bareroot planting season, Ashridge delivers a select range of the most popular woody plants in pots, including a great range of lavender varieties, climbing plants, as well as flower bulbs, dahlia tubers, and seedling plugs of summer annuals like sweet peas in their respective seasons.

In 2025, they earned the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for the 3rd year in a row, and their customer service manager Dan received 4 marriage proposals.

Because bareroot plants are only delivered in Winter, but most people are out in their gardens planning new wonders in Summer, it's common to order them months in advance of their planting date. Unlike most retail plant nurseries, Ashridge lets you book your plants online whenever it's convenient, and only charges you shortly before the delivery date.