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There is still plenty of colour on the nursery for winter planting. Pansies. Anemones, Bellis, Cyclamen, Hellebores and Polyanthus and...
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Category Archives: Perennial

Herbaceous Perennials

Posted in: Herbaceous, Herbaceous Perennial, Perennial | October 4, 2021 at 15:51 , by Downside Nurseries

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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 ...

The Nursery is looking good

Posted in: Annual Bedding, Perennial | April 24, 2020 at 15:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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Heucheras looking good at Downside Nurseries

We thought we’d just add some pictures for you of the Nursery … Violas, pansies, pinks, some general shots of our perennial bays, apple blossom, a stunning Azalea Gibraltar, and heucheras. We wish you could be here with us! Have a lovely weekend and stay safe. You’ll need to click...

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...

Plants this week at Downside Nurseries – 5th June

Posted in: Perennial, Shrubs | June 7, 2019 at 11:47 , by Downside Nurseries

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Here are a few images of plants looking particularly wonderful this week at Downside Nurseries. Perennial Perennial antirrhinum Pretty in Pink A fantastic perennial snapdragon, bearing masses of pink flowers from summer through to the first frosts. Shrub Phygelius Devil’s Tears A robust suckering shrub with dark green leaves and large panicles...

Hellebores

Posted in: Perennial | February 20, 2018 at 10:27 , by Downside Nurseries

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Hellebores are looking wonderful now. Do not neglect H.foetidus – stinking Hellebore. The leaves only smell if crushed and the sprays of lime green flowers contrast nicely with the finely cut bottle green leaves. Flowering starts in December and continues until March so this can be used to give some...