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Plants looking lovely at Downside this week – 14th June 2019

Posted in: Herbaceous Perennial, Perennial | June 19, 2019 at 16:37 , by Downside Nurseries

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Plants looking lovely at Downside this week – 14th June – with thanks to Christina for these lovely photographs Agastache mexicana Red Fortune – this Mexican giant hyssop flowers throughout midsummer and reaches a HxS of approx 0.5m. It comes with a wonderful shade of reddish pink with a hint of...

Plants this week at Downside Nurseries – 5th June

Posted in: Perennial, Shrubs | June 7, 2019 at 11:47 , by Downside Nurseries

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Here are a few images of plants looking particularly wonderful this week at Downside Nurseries. Perennial Perennial antirrhinum Pretty in Pink A fantastic perennial snapdragon, bearing masses of pink flowers from summer through to the first frosts. Shrub Phygelius Devil’s Tears A robust suckering shrub with dark green leaves and large panicles...

Flowers looking lovely this Bank Holiday weekend at Downside

Posted in: Bedding, Bee-friendly plants, Summer Bedding, Trees | May 24, 2019 at 15:55 , by Downside Nurseries

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Here are a few plants at the Nursery which look particularly lovely this weekend all taken by Christina on 24th except for the LabLab which was taken on 9th. Floribunda Rose ‘For your eyes only’ An award-winning floribunda compact shrub rose which flowers throughout the summer and grows to approx...

Azaleas and Rhododendrons at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Spring colour | May 9, 2019 at 15:52 , by Downside Nurseries

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Rhododendron Gemania at Downside Nurseries

On a dull wet day like today, what better to lift your spirits than catching sight of some of the beautiful Azaleas and Rhododendrons we have in Bay 8 Native to Asia, Europe and North America, they can be either evergreen or deciduous. They both belong to the genus Rhododendron and...

Pelargonium

Posted in: Uncategorized | May 8, 2019 at 16:35 , by Downside Nurseries

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Scented-leaf and variegated-leaf pelargoniums are becoming difficult to obtain; only a very limited range is still available commercially. Fortunately, we have a good and ever-expanding collection here at Downside. We take a large number of cuttings every autumn and they are ready for sale now. James Wong has written a...