Downside Plant Nursery News

Carex plyllocephala Whirling Sparkler

Posted in: Autumn colour, Unusual | October 3, 2015 at 13:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of Carex plyllocephala Whirling Sparkler

Lorraine is really pleased to have been able to source this once again, as it has been unobtainable for several years. It is nice grass and always popular ‘Sparkler’ is an evergreen sedge with whorled, strap-like leaves that are light-green with cream margins on an upright stem which create a...

Schizostylis Plants: Pink Princess & Cindy Towe, Salvias Royal Bumble & greggii Caramba with Corynephorus canescens Spiky Blue

Posted in: Autumn colour, Season Plants | October 3, 2015 at 12:53 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of the display table at Downside Nurseries showing Schizostylis Plants: Pink Princess & Cindy Towe, Salvias Royal Bumble & greggii Caramba with Corynephorus canescens Spiky Blue

The soft Pink Princess and vivid red Cindy Towe Schizostylis plants make a beautiful addition to late summer and autumn gardens, producing clumps of spiky, rich-green foliage and spears of star-shaped flowers that are reminiscent of a wide open crocus. Flowers September to December. The Pink Princess Kaffir Lilly’s long thick...

Fruit Trees remaining at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Trees - Fruit | September 30, 2015 at 11:24 , by Downside Nurseries

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Fruit Trees remaining at Downside 29 Sept

These are the fruit trees remaining here at Downside as at 29 September, after which, when they’re gone, they’re gone…....

Eunonymous phellomanus

Posted in: Autumn colour, Trees - Ornamental Spindle | August 30, 2015 at 15:02 , by Downside Nurseries

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One of the ornamental Spindle Trees, the Eunonymous phellomanus is a very interesting tree with attractive bark and good autumn colour. It has fasciated branches and the 4-lobed fruits appear in the autumn and, when they split, the orange seeds make a dramatic colour contrast with the bright pink fruits. Just...

Penstemn Czar, Lobelia Hadspen Purple, Heuchera ‘Caramel’, Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ & Sedum ‘Jennifer’

Posted in: Perennial | August 20, 2015 at 13:01 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of Penstemon Czar, Lobelia Hadspen Purple, Sedum Jennifer , Geranium Blue Sunrise, Heuchera Caramel at Downside Nurseries

What a lovely display… The tall Penstemn Czar in the centre flanked by Lobelia Hadspen Purple (spires of sumptuous plum-purple flowers are borne from summer to autumn above the distinctive, mid-green foliage, making a vibrant display in borders or near water – grows to 4ft), And in front the Heuchera ‘Caramel’, with its caramel coloured...