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Pumpkins
Richard decided to try and grow giant pumpkins this year; he could not have timed it worse – late frosts...
Bare-root and Root-balled hedging
We have started to get availability lists for bare-root and root-balled hedging. Lifting will not start for a week or...
Colour on the Nursery
We have plenty of colour – pansies, violas, Bellis and cyclamen. We carefully choose pansies and violas which will flower...

Category Archives: New Plants

Iris Pumila Little Shadow, Blue Denim and Cherry Garden

Posted in: New Plants, Spring colour | April 11, 2017 at 15:04 , by Downside Nurseries

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New this year on the Nursery we have dwarf bearded iris (Iris Pumila) from Darwin Plants. These are similar to the Germanica hybrids but much shorter (25cm) and earlier blooming. They like sun or partial and well-drained alkaline soil. Perfect for our limestone brash. The flowers are clear and jewel...

May 2011 – Westwood School’s Avon Class visit Downside Nursery

Posted in: New Plants | May 24, 2011 at 08:53 , by Andrew Poulton

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As a start to their topic on green plants, the children from Avon Class walked up to our nurseries, explored our greenhouses and chose plants for their outside play area. They loved the smell of the different herbs and even chose a curry plant which smells just like a curry! ...