The New Guineas have just arrived! In a variety of wonderful colours, they are grown for us by JB Plants at Mere....
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Category Archives: Summer Bedding
Summer Planting
Those autumn pansy baskets may still be looking magnificent but it is time to take them down. Winter pansies are bred for low light conditions and will quickly become overblown if you leave them in the sun. No need to throw them away though; find a shady area and, with...
Read moreSummer Shiners at Downside Nurseries
We thought you’d enjoy some pictures of a range of summer shiners at the nurseries just now. So if you have an empty spot or corner to fill, it’s not too late! The images include gerberas, zinnias, geraniums, verbenas, Argyranthemum, heliotrope, begonias, antirrhinums, annual climbers, assorted hanging baskets…...
Read moreFlowers looking lovely this Bank Holiday weekend at Downside
Here are a few plants at the Nursery which look particularly lovely this weekend all taken by Christina on 24th except for the LabLab which was taken on 9th. Floribunda Rose ‘For your eyes only’ An award-winning floribunda compact shrub rose which flowers throughout the summer and grows...
Read moreZinnias, Magellan, Impatiens, Brugmansia
The cut flower Zinnias we grow in the vegetable garden (Benary’s Giant) were greatly admired last year. They need little support and produce splendid bunches of flowers until the frosts. They last a good week or more in a vase. They would also look well planted in a herbaceous border....
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