Downside Plant Nursery News

Plants we grow for fun – Aeonium, Abutilon, Cestrum, Nerium oleander, Mimosa pudica

Posted in: Plants we grow for fun | May 12, 2017 at 12:12 , by Downside Nurseries

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These are the things we grow for ourselves just for fun. There are always a few spares, but too few to catalogue; we’ll collect them together over the weekend, in with the geraniums. Aeonium tubuliform – flat-topped aeonium Abutilon Nabob – the true dark flowered form Amicia zygomeris – in autumn, pea-like purple...

The weather (what else would we talk about?)

Posted in: watering | May 4, 2017 at 13:37 , by Downside Nurseries

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Plants are really dry just now, don't forget to water

By the look of some very sad plants and some depressing pictures we have been shown, there has been a lot of damage from the recent frosts. They have not been exceptionally hard, or late, but after such a long spell of unseasonal warm weather, many plants had put on...

Annual Climbers

Posted in: Annual Climbers | April 30, 2017 at 15:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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After a two year gap, we have Dolichos lablab “Ruby Moon” again. If you do not know this annual climber, it has small pink, pea-like flowers and purple foliage. The seed pods are attractive and the plant does not seem to suffer if they are left on – so no...

Annual Bedding

Posted in: Annual Bedding | April 28, 2017 at 16:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of Nicotiana sylvestris (Flowering Tobacco) annuals

Unless you live in a frost pocket, it should be safe to put out tender bedding from mid-May onwards. Maybe a little earlier if you live in the centre of town. We have nearly all our usual varied selection of annual bedding; the only thing unobtainable this year is Chocolate...

We grow all our Aubretia from cuttings

Posted in: Spring colour | April 17, 2017 at 10:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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We grow all our Aubretia from cuttings. The seed grown varieties are much more lax, the cuttings ones grow into nice compact cushions There is a wonderful range of colours from which to choose – from purple through mauves and pinks to red and of course white. We sell these...