Read our latest Newsletter sent today, 28th March With good wishes for a Happy Easter. We are open all over the weekend, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from 9-5 as usual....
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Downside Newsletter
Gardening for Bees
Earlier in March, Lorraine attended a fascinating talk by Richard Rickitt on “Gardening for Bees” as one of the University of Bath Gardening Club’s meetings. Richard has produced an information sheet with some tips and recommended plants to attract bees into your garden and this PDF is now attached. It...
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Tomatoes at Downside Nurseries
For those of you who have frost protection, the first tomatoes are potted now. We have 13 varieties again this year from cherry to beefsteak. Honeycomb (yellow cherry) and Nagina (plum) proved to be very successful, so we have repeated them. Maskotka, our long-standing basket variety, was not available, so...
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Cinerarias mixed colours on the Nursery today, 22nd March
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Erysimum (perennial wallflowers)- colour on the Nursery today, 22nd March
Early flowering plantsPlants that flower early are especially important for the bumble bees that are beginning to emerge on warm days. Some of our autumn potted perennials are already in flower, notably the hardy Geraniums and Erysimum (perennial wallflower). Erysimum (perennial wallflowers) Bowles Mauve is flowering now and will continue...
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