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Roses

Posted in: Roses | August 23, 2016 at 14:03 , by Downside Nurseries

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Rosa x odorata 'Mutabilis' with thanks to RHS for image. One of the varieties of roses here at Downside Nurseries

It has not been an ideal season for roses, a lot of black spot around, but some of the old favourites are showing their worth and performing wonderfully. We still ahve Sally Holmes in full flower and the delightful and hard to find Rosa mutabilis. This is one of the...

Winsley C of E Primary School Butterflies Class

Posted in: Community | July 25, 2016 at 15:31 , by Downside Nurseries

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Butterflies class in Winsley C of E Primary School July 2016 with their new vegetable plot

We were delighted to support Winsley C of E Primary School Year 3 Butterflies Class with plants for their new vegetable plot…. We supplied an array of plats from sugar snap peas, kale to butter nut squash (planted in adjacent plot). Says Sue Ellis and the Butterfies Class: “We...

James Wong on why we dislike coriander

Posted in: James Wong | July 15, 2016 at 14:41 , by Downside Nurseries

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Peruvian black mint (Tagetes minuta) from the Guardian article June 2016

James Wong wrote an interesting article in “The Observer” on 12th June explaining why some of us dislike coriander (it is in our genes, apparently!). He suggests Tagetes minuta, also known as Peruvian black mint as an alternative. The minuta bit refers to the flowers – the plant is huge...

Hanging Baskets

Posted in: Hanging Baskets | July 13, 2016 at 10:33 , by Downside Nurseries

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Hanging baskets ready to go at Downside Nurseries

Keep watering those hanging baskets… The wind can be very drying and the rain scarcely penetrates the foliage. if they do dry out, the only thing to do is stand them in a bucket of water for an hour or two. For further information about feeding and watering your...

Vegetables

Posted in: Vegetables | July 10, 2016 at 10:27 , by Downside Nurseries

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Runner Beans in May at Downside Nurseries 012 web

We have been trying some new varieties of runner beans. Lady Di, advertised as an early, has not really come to much, and will crop at the same time as our standard Achievement, an old favourite and a good flavour. The dwarf runner Solitaire on the other hand has been...