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Your garden’s structure

Posted in: Errington Reay Pots, Garden Structure | December 8, 2018 at 15:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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Oleo Europea and Buxus Sempervirens Spiral with Errington Reay pots web 663

As the leaves drop, it is a good time to look at the bare bones of your garden. A few carefully placed evergreens can give some structure. We have standard Bay and Olives and some very nice Bay Cones. They look very good in containers and we have just taken...

Root-balled hedging

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We do not keep root-balled hedging in stock, but we can order it for you. Most people want Laurel or Yew, but there is a much wider range available – Prunus lusitanica (Portuguese Laurel), Photinia, Box and of course all the conifers. Conifer hedges do have their place; they are excellent...

Bare root stock

Posted in: Bare Root Plants, Bare Root Trees and Hedging | December 8, 2018 at 15:17 , by Downside Nurseries

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Despite the miserable weather, we are still keeping busy at the nursery. The long mild autumn meant a long wait before the bare-root stock started to arrive. The first of the roses are in and quite a lot of the soft fruit. Most of the bare-root hedging is in now...

EnviroMat Kits for ground/flat roof and pitched roof

Posted in: EnviroMat sedum matting | November 25, 2018 at 16:29 , by Downside Nurseries

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EnviroMat sedum matting gives you an easy-to-maintain, beautiful flower garden where you thought it was impossible for plants to survive. The beauty of EnviroMat is that it gives instant results. The pre-grown plant mats are despatched with at least 95% plant coverage. All you need to do is unroll them...

Your vegetable garden

Posted in: Vegetables | September 27, 2018 at 16:29 , by Downside Nurseries

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For the vegetable garden, there are plenty of spring cabbage and winter lettuce plants ready. If you have an empty cold glasshouse you could try a few spring cabbages in pots (use a soil-based compost). You will be cutting weeks ahead of the outdoor ones. Mangetout are another worthwhile cold...