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Category Archives: Shrubs

A bit about Box plants

Posted in: Shrubs, Topiary | May 21, 2023 at 07:13 , by Downside Nurseries

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Clipped Box has been popular in British gardens for centuries-but it is under attack. Box blight has been with us for some years now. The best defence is to keep the plants healthy and vigorous. Foliar feed seems to work especially well. Also, be careful- we have had reports that...

Shrubs and Trees

Posted in: Shrubs, Trees | February 16, 2022 at 17:22 , by Downside Nurseries

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It is a good time also to plant shrubs and trees. The bare root hedging only came in just before Christmas, due to the warm autumn. Containerised shrubs can be planted anytime provided you keep up the watering, but bare-root plants need to be in before the warm weather. Preferably...

Posted in: Bedding, Hanging Baskets, Herbaceous, Newsletter, Plant List, Seed, Shrubs | April 2, 2021 at 07:52 , by Downside Nurseries

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Read our 1st April Newsletter here If you’d like your own copy to pop into your inbox, then do please subscribe on the home page of this website. You can unsubscribe at any time and please be assured that your details will not be divulged to anyone outside of Downside...

New Shrubs

Posted in: Shrubs | October 8, 2020 at 14:30 , by Downside Nurseries

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The shrub section has been replenished. All the old favourites are there and, in addition, we have had a delivery from Brockhill Nursery who specialise in unusual and scarce subjects. We are grateful to them for permission to use these images. Some highlights are listed below. We have only been...

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...