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Erigeron karavanskianus

For those of you who have been waiting, the second batch of the ever-popular Erigeron karavanskianus is now ready. We will be...

Hardy Fuchsias

Do not forget the hardy fuchsias; if you can give them a bit of shade, they will continue to thrive well...

July news from Downside

Here’s a copy of our July news. If you’d like your own copy to pop into your mail inbox, please...

Downside Plant Nursery News

Conifers

Posted in: Coniders - Swanborough Conifers, Conifers, Trees - Conifers | October 26, 2021 at 16:33 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have just had a delivery of conifers from the specialist nurseryman Mark Harvey at Woodborough. There are some old favourites and some more unusual items. Until you see them altogether, you don’t realise what an amazing range of colour and form there is. See the full list below (as...

Wiltshire Air Ambulance

Posted in: Wiltshire Air Ambulance, | October 4, 2021 at 15:58 , by Downside Nurseries

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We are always pleased to share with you our collection totals for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. This comes from your contributions from the help-yourself-manure; the occasional fresh veg on sale etc. So many thanks for supporting this brilliant Charity. Here’s a link to their website...

Herbaceous Perennials

Posted in: Herbaceous, Herbaceous Perennial, Perennial | October 4, 2021 at 15:51 , by Downside Nurseries

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The main work on the nursery at the moment is potting our herbaceous perennials. We shall keep going whilst it is warm enough and shall have an even bigger selection than last year. Some of the newcomers are listed below and should be available in March/April next year. : Delphinium ...

Hedging

Posted in: Bare Root Trees and Hedging, Hedge, root-balled hedging | October 4, 2021 at 15:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have to put our hedging order in very soon. It looks as if we are only going to get one chance. We will try and have plenty – we know a few of you were disappointed last year, but if you have a large project in mind, do please...