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West Wiltshire Magazine – August 2012

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Watch out for our one page article in August’s edition of the West Wiltshire Magazine. We’re very grateful to Christina Cornish who has taken many of our photos for our website and article and who is one of the Downside team. We mention in the article that roses always make...
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Nursery News 21st July 2012

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RHS Flower Show Tatton Park. BBC1 TV on 20th July 2012 Fabulous gardens and plants featured and Carol Klein identified plants to add colour to a late-flowering border.  We’re delighted that many of the plants mentioned we have here in stock at Downside.  For example, Hydrangea quercifolia a lovely chocolate...
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Nursery News 17th June

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Once the rain stops, don’t forget to feed and water your hanging baskets regularly. The baskets you buy from us will all have been given long-term fertiliser. With regular watering and feeding, your summer basket should last you until the first frost.  To get the best from your basket, just...
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Nursery News 12th May 2012

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Frosts should finally be over now so good for tender bedding.  Nearly time for planting runner beans, courgettes and marrows.  All varieties of tomatoes now available as well as indoor and outdoor cucumbers, sweet peppers, chilli peppers.  We also have a few mini cucumbers, Ogen melon and we’re experimenting with...
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