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Category Archives: Summer Bedding

Bedding at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Annual Bedding, Bedding, Summer Bedding | April 27, 2018 at 09:20 , by Downside Nurseries

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Our bedding is all listed on our website here. Our bestselling Argyranthemum marguerite “Madeira Cherry Red” disappeared from the list this year. It was always difficult to obtain so probably it was hard to propagate. We are trying Angelic Burgundy instead which seems to be the nearest and a few Aramis Velvet Red. ...

Herbaceous Perennials – Delphiniums, Aquilegias and Geraniums

Posted in: Bedding, Summer Bedding | April 26, 2018 at 08:25 , by Downside Nurseries

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Delphinium 'Blue Lace' (New Millennium Series)

The cold spring meant that we could not start potting up the perennials until much later than usual. We have been working very hard to catch up and now the polytunnel is packed with lovely fresh stock and there is overflow in beds 21 and 22. All the delphiniums are...

White plants for your borders – Orlaya grandiflora, Perennial Stocks, Nicotiana affinis and sylvestris, White tree lupins and New Guinea Impatiens

Posted in: BBC TV featured plants, Bedding, Dan Pearson, Perennial, Summer Bedding | May 1, 2015 at 13:29 , by Downside Nurseries

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If you’re looking for white plants for your borders, then here’s a few options for your consideration: Orlaya grandiflora- the white flowers of this gorgeous short lived perennial form in big, flat-topped clusters, which can look a little like lace-cap hydrangeas. They flower throughout the summer and continue until first frosts...

Summer Bedding

Posted in: Bedding, Summer Bedding | April 27, 2015 at 10:19 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have a fantastic selection of Summer Bedding for you, even if we say so ourselves….. But it is still too early to plant out tender stock and some of the vegetables. Runner beans particularly resent being cold, and the frosts can still catch the geraniums, petunias and fuchsias. We...