Downside Plant Nursery News

Downside goes international!

Posted in: Fishing | March 18, 2016 at 14:41 , by Downside Nurseries

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Richard with arapaima on holiday in Feb in Thailand

We thought you would enjoy this picture of Richard at the Jurassic Mountain Fishing Resort on his fishing trip in Thailand in February. Just under a two hour drive south west of Bangkok, the resort is beside the stunning seaside town of Cha Am. Here is Richard proudly with an...

A rose by any other name

Posted in: new names | March 10, 2016 at 10:31 , by Downside Nurseries

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An image of Dicentra spectabilis as an example of one of the plants changing names; see the article "A rose by any other name"

Name changes are a continual problem on the nursery. Customers have their own names for plants which does cause some confusion. We can cope with people who ask for “snappyrhinums’ (Antirrhinum/Snapdragon) and the gentleman who buys ‘Portalooca’ (Portulaca) every year. ‘Richard the Second had us going for a minute until we...

Give your garden a makeover: Alan Titchmarsh on shopping at specialist nurseries

Posted in: Alan Titchmarsh, specialist nurseries | March 4, 2016 at 10:32 , by Downside Nurseries

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Pelargonium ardens at Downside Nurseries

“You can learn a lot from specialist nurseries. Many of them stock plants you just can’t find anywhere else…Specialist nurseries are always worth supporting because they grow plants you might not find elsewhere, be they pelargoniums, alpines or ferns, and the advice you’ll get is first hand and reliable. Support...

Whetman Pinks – choose from Alpines, Alpine Early Bloomers, Garden Pinks or Pot Patio Scent First varieties

Posted in: Bedding | February 29, 2016 at 10:30 , by Downside Nurseries

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Morning Star alpine pink at Downside Nurseries - one of the Whetman Pinnks

Whetman Pinks are celebrating their 80th year in business – and we have been buying cuttings from them for about 40 of them. They are really the best there is, as evidenced by the impressive number of award-winning varieties in their list. They breed for scent as well as colour...

Magnolia – one of the most dramatic flowering shrubs in the garden

Posted in: Shrubs, Spring colour, Trees | February 24, 2016 at 10:29 , by Downside Nurseries

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The magnolia buds are beginning to swell; they must be one of the most dramatic flowering shrubs in the garden. First the hybrid Magnolia × soulangeana and the Magnolia x stellatas, pink or white blossoms on bare stems. Then the later hybrids and the lilii floras. They mostly blossom from late spring...