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Richard decided to try and grow giant pumpkins this year; he could not have timed it worse – late frosts...
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Category Archives: Herbaceous Perennial

Downside News 09 March 2019

Posted in: Herbaceous Perennial, Shrubs | March 10, 2019 at 11:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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The British weather never ceases to astonish us. Last year’s spring was cold and late; this year we had that wonderful burst of warm weather and now back to rain and hail. We are still getting cold nights, though, which is a good thing because it stops plants getting too...

Herbaceous Perennials for July colour

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It is time to take a good look at your herbaceous borders. By now, many plants will have flowered and need cutting back. If this leaves gaps, the nursery is full of colour –Rudbeckias, Crocosmia, Penstemon, Summerina, Heleniums and Kniphofia. Professionals plan borders so there is a succession, always something...

New: Narcissus Snow Baby & Daphne odora Rebecca

Posted in: Colour, Herbaceous, Herbaceous Perennial | March 1, 2017 at 09:41 , by Downside Nurseries

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Narcissus Snow Baby - a new plant at Downside

Narcissus Snow Baby: new this year this gorgeous “Snow Baby” is a creamy white version of the old favourite “Tête à Tête”. Compact, clump-forming bulbous perennial to 15cm with dark grey-green leaves. Daphne odora Rebecca Daphnes are hard to come by nowadays and not always the best quality. We have some...

Herbaceous Perennials favourites at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Herbaceous, Herbaceous Perennial | April 15, 2016 at 15:15 , by Downside Nurseries

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Alstromeria The ‘Inticancha’ series of Alstromeria has been around for a year or two now. They are propagated by tissue culture and are very vigorous and dependable, with profuse flowering and non-invasive, compact habit. Sometimes called ‘Peruvian Lily’ or the ‘Parrot Lily’, they have a wonderful colour range and are...

Itoh Peonies, bred by Toichi Itoh in Japan

Posted in: Herbaceous Perennial, Perennial | February 13, 2015 at 12:18 , by Downside Nurseries

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This year we have managed to get a small quantity of the rare Itoh Peonies, bred by Toichi Itoh in Japan. The successful crossing of tree and herbaceous peonies by plant breeders produced intersectional (Itoh) hybrids. These are hybrids between garden peonies and tree peonies. They resemble tree...