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Christmas and New Year closure at Downside

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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

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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...

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...