Cedar Nursery - Plants & Outdoor Living

Name

Cedar Nursery - Plants & Outdoor Living

Legal name

T.J. Sharples & C.M.M. Sharples (Partnership)

Website

https://landscaping.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Garden Nursery & Outdoor Living Retail

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Plants, Seeds & Nursery Retail (Garden Centers) (CRAIAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patio & Outdoor Furniture Retail (Seating, Dining, Umbrellas) (CRAIAIAF), Soils, Mulch, Fertilizers & Lawn Care Chemicals Retail (CRAIAIAC), Raised Garden Beds & Planter Box Installation (HSAIAFAK)

Keywords

• Garden plants retail
• Outdoor furniture
• Plant nursery
• Garden landscaping
• Outdoor living

Headquarters

HQ city

Cobham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plant Sales: Sale of garden plants including shrubs, ornamental trees, hedging plants, perennials, climbers, bamboo, ferns, grasses, bedding plants, topiary, and specialty trees like Acers, Cercis, and Olive Trees
2. Outdoor Furniture Sales: Sale of luxury outdoor furniture from brands including Cane-line, Fermob, Barlow Tyrie, Alexander Rose, and others. Includes furniture sets, tables, chairs, benches, sofas, sunloungers, and accessories
3. Garden Planters: Sale of fibreglass, galvanised, powder coated, and bespoke made-to-measure garden planters. Includes corten steel, terracotta, fibreclay, and glazed options
4. Garden Structures: Sale and installation of aluminium pergolas, bioclimatic pergolas (Biossun), oak pergolas, traditional verandahs, and garden screens
5. Landscape and Garden Care Products: Sale of compost, fertiliser, gravel stabilisation panels, sculptures, water features, fuel products, and garden accessories
6. Delivery Services: Delivery services including free local delivery for orders over £100 to specific postcodes, with specialist team for careful delivery of plants, planters and outdoor furniture
7. Landscape Architecture Services: Chartered landscape architect services including garden design for private residences and commercial projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cedar Nursery, founded in 1986 by Tim and Kate Sharples in Cobham, Surrey, UK, is a family-run garden nursery that sells garden plants, outdoor furniture, planters, pergolas, and garden care products. The business serves both retail consumers and trade customers (e.g., landscapers) via a physical showroom and an e-commerce platform.

Product overview

Cedar Nursery is an independent, family-run Plant & Outdoor Living Centre established in 1986 in Cobham, Surrey, operated by Tim and Kate Sharples. The business operates as both a physical retail nursery and e-commerce platform. Its product portfolio centres on four core categories: (1) Living plants including trees, shrubs, hedging, perennials, climbers, and specialist topiary (Cedar Nursery Topiary brand); (2) Garden planters in fibreglass, metal, and terracotta including bespoke made-to-measure options; (3) Outdoor living products encompassing luxury garden furniture from brands like Cane-line, Fermob, and Barlow Tyrie, plus garden structures such as bioclimatic pergolas (Biossun), aluminium and oak pergolas, and verandahs; and (4) Ancillary garden products including water features, sculptures, fire pits, compost, stabilisations systems, and fuels. The nursery also offers professional landscape architecture and garden design services using 3D visualisation technology. Free local delivery is available on orders over £100 to surrounding postcodes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Cedar Nursery supplies prestigious organisations including RHS and Royal Botanic Garden, Kew

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cane-linecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved stockists of Cane-line garden furniture - a Danish designer furniture company with 30+ years experience creating luxury outdoor furniture. Cedar Nursery stocks 397+ Cane-line products including Breeze, Conic, and Nest collections.
• FermobcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorised stockist of Fermob outdoor furniture including the 1900 collection and many other ranges. Products include chairs, benches, tables, and accessories in multiple colour options.
• Barlow TyriecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorised stockist of Barlow Tyrie luxury garden furniture. Stocking 201+ products including various furniture collections.
• Alexander RosecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorised stockist of Alexander Rose high-quality handmade garden furniture. Stocking 142+ products.
• Kitchen in the GardenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOutdoor kitchen centre based at Cedar Nursery operated by Tim's brother Jeremy. Separate business entity offering outdoor kitchens, BBQs, and outdoor cabinetry. Laurence handles sales at this on-site partner business.
• BiossuncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorised stockist of Biossun bioclimatic pergolas featuring motorised louvres, heating and ventilation. Cedar Nursery offers ex-display Biossun pergolas with up to 60% off.
• Coletta & TysonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier of olive trees and other specialty plants. Stocking Olea europaea (Olive Trees) from this supplier.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Burncoose Nurseries: Independent family-run nursery in Cornwall offering a wide range of plants via mail order and on-site retail. Comparable family-owned specialist plant retailer model with online and physical channels.
• Crocus: UK online specialist nursery offering plants, garden furniture, and outdoor living products. Direct competitor in the same category set as Cedar Nursery, differentiated by scale, online-only model, and broader UK delivery reach.
• Hillier Garden Centres: Family-run UK garden centre group with strong own-brand plant offering (Hillier Nurseries heritage) and outdoor furniture ranges. Highly comparable to Cedar Nursery on family ownership, premium plant focus, and trade/retail positioning.
• Frosts Garden Centres: Independent family-run garden centre group in the South East/Midlands with plants, furniture, and landscaping services. Comparable family-ownership model and category mix to Cedar Nursery.
• Squire's Garden Centres: Surrey and South East-focused garden centre group offering plants, outdoor furniture, and garden care across multiple sites. Closely comparable regional peer given shared Surrey catchment and similar premium retail positioning.
• Jacksons Nurseries: Independent UK nursery with e-commerce and garden centre offering plants, planters, and garden accessories. Comparable independent, multi-channel plant retailer to Cedar Nursery.

Broad incumbents

• Dobbies Garden Centres: UK's largest garden centre chain with nationwide locations offering plants, outdoor furniture, and garden care. Comparable to Cedar Nursery across the core plant and outdoor living retail proposition, but operating at vastly larger scale and with broader, more standardised assortment.
• Notcutts Garden Centres: Established UK garden centre group with multiple sites across the Midlands and south, stocking plants, garden furniture, and outdoor living products. Overlaps directly with Cedar Nursery's category mix but with a multi-site footprint and broader mass-market positioning.

Regional players

• Hayes Garden World: Large Lake District-based independent garden centre with strong furniture and outdoor living offering alongside plants. Comparable premium product mix but serves a different UK region from Cedar Nursery's Surrey base.
• Pierre Janssen Tuincentrum: Premium Dutch garden centre with extensive outdoor furniture and planter ranges. Comparable premium positioning and category breadth, though operating in the Netherlands rather than the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cedarnurseryuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/cedarnursery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cedarnursery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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