Vegetables We will try and keep lettuce plants in stock until the autumn. Even ‘cut-and-come-again’ types will run to seed eventually and need replacing. Runner beans are reaching the tops of their canes now. Keep pinching the tops out as this will encourage new growth from the base and avoid...
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Trees – do you need to order your favourite?
Our suppliers, Frank Matthews have already started taking orders for the autumn. We shall have a good selection on the nursery as usual but if you have set your heart on anything scarce or rare, please let us know now so we have a chance to get it reserved for...
Read moreBedding at Downside Nurseries
Our bedding is all listed on our website here. Our bestselling Argyranthemum marguerite “Madeira Cherry Red” disappeared from the list this year. It was always difficult to obtain so probably it was hard to propagate. We are trying Angelic Burgundy instead which seems to be the nearest and a few Aramis Velvet Red. ...
Read moreGarden Open Sunday 29th April 11am until 5pm in Corsham
Many of you will have met Christina Cornish at the Nursery; apart from her normal work at the nursery she also takes some fabulous photos for us of our plants. On Sunday you are invited to visit her ‘Field of Dreams’ garden while it is looking so lovely – all...
Read moreHerbaceous Perennials – Delphiniums, Aquilegias and Geraniums
The cold spring meant that we could not start potting up the perennials until much later than usual. We have been working very hard to catch up and now the polytunnel is packed with lovely fresh stock and there is overflow in beds 21 and 22. All the delphiniums are...
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