About Us

With limited resources and amenities available, Fred senior initially focused on growing seasonal fruit and vegetables that were sold at St Albans market and the surrounding villages.

The business grew slowly until Fred Carpenter junior joined in 1947. Installing mains electricity and an irrigation system at the site he set about building a retail nursery, laying the foundations for the modern business as it is today.

Joining the business in 1978 and 1984 Stephen and Colin Carpenter worked alongside Fred until his retirement in 1995. Under their management the business has continued to prosper to this day, serving and employing new generations of the local community.

Employing a small team of nine people, three of which are Carpenter’s (Oh, and Sam the dog!). Carpenter’s Nursery & Farm Shop is a friendly family run business occupying twelve acres between St Albans and the village of Sandridge. Ten acres of the site is open farm land dedicated to growing vegetables and flowers, the remainder consists of greenhouses, growing tunnels, the farm shop, indoor & outdoor display areas and car park. With knowledge having been passed down over four generations our family certainly knows a thing or two about growing!

Quality Guarantee

We produce a wide range of our own grown bedding plants and herbaceous perennials and source the remainder from local nurseries in Hertfordshire. When you buy plants from Carpenter’s Nursery you can be sure that they have been grown in similar climatic conditions to that of your garden, ensuring the best quality, hardy plants!

James, Stephen, Colin & Sue Carpenter, Tim Higman, David Egarr, Carl Hills and Brian McCarthy