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Summer colour and vegetable plants

Posted in: Colour, Summer colour, Vegetables | July 22, 2017 at 14:11 , by Downside Nurseries

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Rudbeckia Summerina at Downside Nurseries

If you are an expert garden designer y our garden will be carefully planned to have colour and interest all year round. Most of us are not, however. The easiest way is to take a look at your garden and, as the colour fades, come and buy a...

Crinodendron hookerianum

Posted in: Evergreen Shrub | June 6, 2017 at 15:12 , by Downside Nurseries

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Crinodenddron hookerianum Chile Lantern tree

Stop Press We now have Crinodendron hookerianum (Chile lantern tree) in stock. Not rare but always in short supply. A dense, medium-sized evergreen shrub with rigid, narrow, dark green leaves growing to approx 6m. The crimson lantern-like flowers hang beneath the branches about 2.5cm in length from late spring to late summer. Better...

Raymond Evison Patio Clematis

Posted in: Climbers, Raymond Evison Patio Clematis | June 6, 2017 at 14:50 , by Downside Nurseries

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You must have heard of them – another gold at Chelsea this year! At last, we have managed to get some Raymond Evison Patio Clematis – none at all were available last year…They are wonderful for containers and patios. Not only are they well-behaved in pots, their big advantage is...

Brugmansia (angel’s trumpet)

Posted in: Shrubs | June 3, 2017 at 15:48 , by Downside Nurseries

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Brugmansia (Angels Trumpets) at Downside Nurseries

The Brugmansia (angel’s trumpet) are all potted up. These evergreen/semi-evergreen shrubs make a large, really dramatic patio plant especially if we have a hot summer. We have five varieties: White Double White Peach Chartreuse Coccineus We pot them up in really strong compost but feed them as well. You can almost watch...

Brassicas, Kale and Sticcoli

Posted in: Vegetables | May 31, 2017 at 10:30 , by Downside Nurseries

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Vegetable notes from Downside We know a lot of you like to plant your winter brassicas in the space left by the early potatoes. This is really a little late for most things but if you are pressed for space it is a reasonable compromise. We will keep the plants...

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