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Cyclamen

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour | October 29, 2025 at 16:34 , by Downside Nurseries

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Our Cyclamen are looking good. There is a huge range available and even if you know what you are looking at it is hard to tell one from another and many are not fully hardy. Ours are from the Metis series and we select the hardiest for good outdoor performance....

Autumn Bedding and looking ahead to Spring

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour | October 29, 2025 at 16:14 , by Downside Nurseries

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Gardens are starting to look a bit battered now – time to make the break and root out the summer bedding. Our pansies and violas are looking splendid, and the sooner you get them planted, the better, so they can have time to get properly rooted before the really cold...

Autumn Bedding and Planting

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour | August 22, 2025 at 06:34 , by Downside Nurseries

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Autumn bedding is now in production. We are having to fleece some of the young plants during the day to keep the fierce sun off; hard work, but necessary. We grow all the wallflowers and foxgloves from seed ourselves, nursing the young seedlings through the heat has been quite tricky...

Pumpkins

Posted in: Autumn Bedding | October 29, 2024 at 13:02 , by Downside Nurseries

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Richard decided to try and grow giant pumpkins this year; he could not have timed it worse – late frosts and wet weather. But the results are in the yard. His best effort is 131KG 333 lbs which he dismisses as a ‘porch pumpkin’. He promises to have another go...

Colour on the Nursery

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour, Colour | October 29, 2024 at 12:50 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have plenty of colour – pansies, violas, Bellis and cyclamen. We carefully choose pansies and violas which will flower throughout the winter and spring and the hardiest varieties of hybrid cyclamen to make sure you get a long-lasting and cheerful display throughout the season. Foxgloves and wallflowers are still...