Downside Plant Nursery News

Trees, shrubs and hedging

Posted in: Uncategorized | January 27, 2016 at 10:08 , by Downside Nurseries

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There is still plenty of time for planting trees, shrubs and hedging. With the mild weather over Christmas a lot of things are beginning to make growth and are ready for moving on. We have a good selection of hedging in stock and there is still time to order any...

Winter colour in your garden

Posted in: winter colour | January 20, 2016 at 16:58 , by Downside Nurseries

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Despite the cold snap there are still a lot of colourful plants on the nursery providing wonderful winter colour. Polyanthus, primroses, pansies and violas. We have some double primroses which come from division rather than seed. These are really touch and will last for years in the border. We also...

“Grow your own wedding flowers” by Georgie Newberry

Posted in: Uncategorized | January 4, 2016 at 09:13 , by Downside Nurseries

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Grow your own wedding flowers book by Georgie Newbery

Every year we help customers get their gardens ready for a special occasion. Very often it is a wedding. Sometimes they want to grow some or all of the flowers themselves. It can be difficult advising on what can reasonably be expected to be in flower at a particular time...

We wish all our customers and friends a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

Posted in: Holidays | December 23, 2015 at 17:02 , by Downside Nurseries

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Thank you for your loyalty and custom this year. We hope all our plants are thriving in your gardens… This warm weather is not ideal for the garden. Many plants need the cold to stimulate the new growth whilst others are coming into flower prematurely. It is ideal planting weather...

Eucalyptus gunnii – hybrid eucalyptus-Azura

Posted in: Evergreen Shrub, Trees - Evergreen | December 10, 2015 at 10:56 , by Downside Nurseries

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Eucalyptus are evergreen trees or large shrubs, often fast-growing, some with attractive bark, most with aromatic foliage, and clusters of small, white, yellow or red flowers Eucalyptus gunnii (cider gum, cider tree) with its grey evergreen foliage is very attractive and is lovely for cutting for flower arrangements.The trouble is it can...