Downside Plant Nursery News

Root-balled hedging

Posted in: Root Balled plants, root-balled hedging | December 8, 2018 at 15:20 , by Downside Nurseries

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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

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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...

Spring border colours

Posted in: Spring colour | September 27, 2018 at 16:23 , by Downside Nurseries

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For your borders, we have Sweet Williams, Forget-me-not (blue and white) Canterbury Bells and Foxgloves. The Foxgloves are particularly worthwhile: they will give a stunning early start to your herbaceous borders – white, mixed and Sutton’s Apricot. The Wallflowers are ready – Persian Carpet (mixed) and Bloomsby Baby (dwarf mixed)...