We thought you’d enjoy some pictures of a range of summer shiners at the nurseries just now. So if you have an empty spot or corner to fill, it’s not too late! The images include gerberas, zinnias, geraniums, verbenas, Argyranthemum, heliotrope, begonias, antirrhinums, annual climbers, assorted hanging baskets…...
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Plants looking lovely at Downside this week – 14th June 2019
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...
Read morePlants this week at Downside Nurseries – 5th June
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...
Read moreFlowers looking lovely this Bank Holiday weekend at Downside
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...
Read moreAzaleas and Rhododendrons 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...
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