Downside Plant Nursery News

Autumn is here!

Posted in: Autumn colour, Bare Root Trees and Hedging, Frank Matthews, Fruit Trees, ornamental trees | October 30, 2025 at 17:10 , by Downside Nurseries

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Autumn is here! Now that we have had some rain, this is the perfect time for planting trees. We have had a large consignment from Frank P Matthews, both ornamental and fruit, so there is plenty of choice. We still have some of last year’s stock, which we will not have time...

Downside’s own gift vouchers

Posted in: Greeting Cards | October 29, 2025 at 16:46 , by Downside Nurseries

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Our gift vouchers are available in denominations of £5, £10, £15, £20 and £25 and come with a season-appropriate card – here’s our winter image taken by our team member Christina. Vouchers make a lovely gift for any occasion: anniversaries, birthdays, thank you, office leaving gifts and, of course, Christmas. You can call...

Cyclamen

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour | October 29, 2025 at 16:34 , by Downside Nurseries

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Our Cyclamen are looking good. There is a huge range available and even if you know what you are looking at it is hard to tell one from another and many are not fully hardy. Ours are from the Metis series and we select the hardiest for good outdoor performance....

Autumn Bedding and looking ahead to Spring

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour | October 29, 2025 at 16:14 , by Downside Nurseries

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Gardens are starting to look a bit battered now – time to make the break and root out the summer bedding. Our pansies and violas are looking splendid, and the sooner you get them planted, the better, so they can have time to get properly rooted before the really cold...

Bare root hedging & Evergreens (as at 24 Oct 2025)

Posted in: Bare Root Plants, Bare Root Trees and Hedging, Evergreen Shrub, Evergreens | October 29, 2025 at 16:01 , by Downside Nurseries

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Bare Root hedging Bare root hedging will not be available for a few weeks. The plants have to lose their leaves and go dormant before it is safe to lift them, so we are dependent on the weather.. Prices for evergreen rootballed stock are starting to come in. We mostly...