Downside Plant Nursery News

Summer Bedding

Posted in: Bedding, Summer Bedding | April 27, 2015 at 10:19 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have a fantastic selection of Summer Bedding for you, even if we say so ourselves….. But it is still too early to plant out tender stock and some of the vegetables. Runner beans particularly resent being cold, and the frosts can still catch the geraniums, petunias and fuchsias. We...

Hanging Baskets at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Hanging Baskets | April 25, 2015 at 10:05 , by Downside Nurseries

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Hanging Baskets at Downside Nurseries It’s the time of year to order your hanging baskets from us if you haven’t done so already! You’ll then have that wonderful display of flowers all through the summer – so long as you do water regularly! You can choose the colour...

Tomatoes

Posted in: Vegetables | April 23, 2015 at 15:05 , by Downside Nurseries

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13 of our 14 varieties of tomato are ready for you, but again they’ll need to be protected from cold/frost for another few weeks yet. There’s nothing more delicious than home-grown tomatoes in your salad. Even if you don’t have space for vegetables generally, you can use some large containers...

Pulmonaria Blue Ensign and Sissinghurst White

Posted in: Guardian writer, News, Perennial | April 23, 2015 at 14:47 , by Downside Nurseries

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Guardian-writer Alys Fowler and her bee-loving plants Did you see the article in “The Guardian “ a couple of weeks ago? “How to make hairy-footed flower bees feel at home”? Alys is recommending Pulmonaria to attract the bees – Blue Ensign mentioned just last month with its tropical ocean-blue...

8′ Bunny Topiary

Posted in: Topiary | March 31, 2015 at 17:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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An example of topiary - perhaps not quite what we have at Downside Nurseries

Hop Art – An 8′ bunny topiary looms over a visitor to Greenwich Park, south east London, planted to celebrate Easter. I enjoyed spotting this in the papers this week. Image captured by Adrian Brooks/Imagewise. Really captures its size! If you’re thinking of Toipary for the garden, then check out...