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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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We have started to get availability lists for bare-root and root-balled hedging. Lifting will not start for a week or...
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Category Archives: Roses

Ornamentals

Posted in: Perennial, Roses, Terry Dowdeswell | July 8, 2016 at 15:27 , by Downside Nurseries

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The perennial beds are full of colour. There are Achilleas, Phlox , Monardas , Echinaceas and Rudbeckias. We are particularly pleased with Terry Dowdeswell’s New Millennium Delphiniums – the flower spikes have real quality and some of the stems are like bamboo canes. The roses have survived the wet and...

Valentine’s Day and Mothering Sunday gifts

Posted in: Gifts, Roses | February 1, 2016 at 10:24 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of Ready make baskets and planters for that perfect gift, and as a treat

If you’re looking for that perfect gift for Valentine’s Day and Mothering Sunday (6th March), then check out our ready-made baskets and tubs, as well as our roses. They make such lovely presents and last so very much longer than cut flowers. Our selection of roses include: 90cm Standard Red...

Dead-heading roses

Posted in: Roses | July 20, 2015 at 10:09 , by Downside Nurseries

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Gardening ‘Which’ have just reported on a trial about dead-heading roses. Cutting back to the first leaf showed by far the best results, rather than just removing the dead head or cutting back to a leaf with five leaflets. I think that is what most of us do anyway, but...

Pruning Tips

Posted in: Roses | November 4, 2014 at 11:06 , by Downside Nurseries

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Pruning Hydrangeas Just a reminder not to trim the dead heads until you are sure the frosts are over – however tempting this may be! See the RHS guide to pruning hydrangeas The Hydrangea paniculata Pinky-Winky (‘Dvppinky’) is really stunning. Really well suited to small gardens, they bloom from early...

Roses for a special occasion

Posted in: Gifts, Roses | July 10, 2014 at 11:11 , by Downside Nurseries

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Roses for a special occasion Don’t roses make a wonderful gift? There are so many now with ‘special names’ it makes such a lovely present as it will go on and on for many years, reminding the recipient not only of the special occasion but also their lovely family member...