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Plants looking lovely at Downside this week – 14th June 2019

Posted in: Herbaceous Perennial, Perennial | June 19, 2019 at 16:37 , by Downside Nurseries

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Plants looking lovely at Downside this week – 14th June – with thanks to Christina for these lovely photographs Agastache mexicana Red Fortune – this Mexican giant hyssop flowers throughout midsummer and reaches a HxS of approx 0.5m. It comes with a wonderful shade of reddish pink with a hint of...

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

Posted in: Herbaceous, Herbaceous Perennial | July 23, 2018 at 15:47 , by Downside Nurseries

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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...