Common name: elephant’s ears “These easy-to-grow, evergreen perennials really earn their keep, making a year-round contribution to borders. Their large leathery leaves, often tinged red in winter, make attractive ground cover, while the flowers are an early bounty for pollinating insects. They combine well with other spring flowers in shade or...
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Category Archives: Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Which plants? our strategy at the Nursery Our mission here at Downside Nurseries is to provide the widest possible range of quality plants. We have just finished our stocklist for 2024. As ever with plants, not everything we would have liked is available, but we certainly have an impressive list. ...
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Herbaceous Perennials
The main work on the nursery at the moment is potting our herbaceous perennials. We shall keep going whilst it is warm enough and shall have an even bigger selection than last year. Some of the newcomers are listed below and should be available in March/April next year. : Delphinium ...
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Newsletter
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News update 28 August 2020
Here’s the link to our latest news update sent out on 28th August. which includes looking forward to herbaceous plants we’ll have available next spring, for which the images below for Dianthus barbatus Dash Magician, Allium Millenium, Lavender intermedia Phenomenal and Nepata Purrsian Blue refer....
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