Downside Plant Nursery News

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...

Trees

Posted in: Trees, Trees - Evergreen, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental, Trees Standard | October 4, 2021 at 15:37 , by Downside Nurseries

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We are all being encouraged to plant trees and, naturally, this has created a shortage. Last year we split our order as usual (Autumn/Spring) but quite a lot of what we had reserved for our second delivery did not turn up, so this year we have decided to take them...

Summer Planting

Posted in: Annuals, Summer Bedding, Summer colour, Vegetables | June 4, 2021 at 09:35 , by Downside Nurseries

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Those autumn pansy baskets may still be looking magnificent but it is time to take them down. Winter pansies are bred for low light conditions and will quickly become overblown if you leave them in the sun. No need to throw them away though; find a shady area and, with...

Rain at Last

Posted in: Uncategorized | April 30, 2021 at 11:02 , by Downside Nurseries

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Plants are really dry just now, don't forget to water

Rain at last!. Not nearly enough though to bring the soil back to field capacity. April has been exceptionally dry so please keep watering newly planted stock and keep an eye on established plants with flower or tender new growth. This is especially important if the weather turns frosty again. Any...