Downside Plant Nursery News

Mothering Sunday

Posted in: Gift Vouchers, Gifts, Mothers' Day, Shrubs | March 12, 2015 at 15:36 , by Downside Nurseries

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Camellia Japonica Brushfield Yellow at Downside Nurseries

Mothering Sunday If you’re looking for a special present for Mum, how about one of our lovely shrubs that will bring delight for years to come. Cut flowers always have such a short life….. For that something really special, what about a Camellia? Here’s a pic of one of our very...

Nigella Hispanica (Spanish love-in-a-mist)

Posted in: Hardy annual, Seed, Unusual | March 7, 2015 at 17:04 , by Downside Nurseries

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Special Offer for members of the Bath University Gardening Club for Nigella Hispanica (Spanish love-in-a-mist) seeds Members of the Bath University Gardening Club who went on the Hampshire outing last summer will remember the lovely, tall, dark blue hardy annual Nigella hispanica (Spanish love-in-a-mist) filling in the herbaceous borders at Bury Court....

Auralia “Sun King”

Posted in: Perennial | February 25, 2015 at 10:43 , by Downside Nurseries

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We trialled this lovely, new golden leaved Aralia “Sun King” last year. It was stunning and sold out straight away. We have more this year if you missed out. The foliage remains bright gold throughout the summer if planted in a sunny or semi sunny spot and it produces...

Itoh Peonies, bred by Toichi Itoh in Japan

Posted in: Herbaceous Perennial, Perennial | February 13, 2015 at 12:18 , by Downside Nurseries

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This year we have managed to get a small quantity of the rare Itoh Peonies, bred by Toichi Itoh in Japan. The successful crossing of tree and herbaceous peonies by plant breeders produced intersectional (Itoh) hybrids. These are hybrids between garden peonies and tree peonies. They resemble tree...

Planting Trees – lilacs, sorbus, flowering cherries and cercis

Posted in: Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental | January 15, 2015 at 15:38 , by Downside Nurseries

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January and February are good months for planting trees. We have a wide selection of fruit trees and ornamentals for you to choose from: some good lilacs which have been scarce recently and a whole range of Sorbus with berries from scarlet to pink, lots of flowering Cherries and...