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Category Archives: Autumn colour

Mahoberberis Dart’s Desire

Posted in: Autumn colour, Shrubs | October 14, 2017 at 15:37 , by Downside Nurseries

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Mahoberberis Dart’s Desire An interesting new hybrid between Mahonia and Berberis which has been mentioned in the gardening magazines and gets good reviews (in Dutch). They are nice strong compact, bushy, evergreen shrubs with glossy, spiny-toothed, leathery, dark green leaves and small clusters of bright yellow flowers in spring which...

Autumn Borders, Winter Bedding, Trees and Hedging

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour, Hanging Baskets, Hedge, Trees, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental, Winter Bedding, winter colour, winter planters | October 14, 2017 at 15:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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Schizostylis (Hesperantha)Plants- Pink Princess & Cindy Towe, Salvias Royal Bumble & greggii Caramba with Corynephorus canescens Spiky Blue

Autumn Borders Asters – or Symphyotrichum (as we ought to call them now) are in full flower. We still have a good selection of the novae-anglia mildew resistant varieties, lovely shades of mauve, purple pink and white. A nice change from the red and yellow autumn colours. Salvias are looking...

Michaelmas Daisies or Symphotrichium

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn colour | October 13, 2016 at 10:12 , by Downside Nurseries

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Our Michaelmas Daisies or Symphotrichium (as we are trying to learn to call them) are in flower now. We have a wide colour range, white, mauve, purple, pink. These are the novae-angliae type which does not get mildew. Not many places stock these. Their only drawback is that they are...

Autumn Bedding

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn colour | October 3, 2016 at 18:05 , by Downside Nurseries

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Cyclamen at Downside Nurseries - perfect for your Autumn Bedding

Autumn Bedding Now is the time to ditch those sad summer containers and plant out with autumn bedding. The sooner you do it the better your winter display will be. The days are getting shorter and the plants are slowing down, so buy larger plants and plant closer than in...

Mulch Alstroemerias planted this season

Posted in: Autumn colour, Perennial | November 22, 2015 at 10:16 , by Downside Nurseries

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Mulch Alstroemerias planted this season There is a lot of breeding going on with Alstroemerias. The new hybrids flower for a long time and there are wonderful colours but they can be vulnerable to frost in their first winters. The Hardy Plant Society recommends you mulch Alstroemerias planted this season...