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Richard decided to try and grow giant pumpkins this year; he could not have timed it worse – late frosts...
Bare-root and Root-balled hedging
We have started to get availability lists for bare-root and root-balled hedging. Lifting will not start for a week or...
Colour on the Nursery
We have plenty of colour – pansies, violas, Bellis and cyclamen. We carefully choose pansies and violas which will flower...

Category Archives: Alan Titchmarsh

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...

Plants to help bees through the winter

Posted in: Alan Titchmarsh, Alice Bowe, Bee-friendly plants, Shrubs, winter colour | February 19, 2016 at 10:33 , by Downside Nurseries

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Cornus mas - One of the bee-friendly plants at Downside Nurseries

An interesting article from Alice Bowe giving details of some of the best plants to grow to help bees during the winter months. See the Times article here Her suggested plants include: Winter clematis –Clematis cirrhosa** Mahonia – Mahonia x media Winter heather – Erica carnea Cornus mas – Cornelian...