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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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Category Archives: Trees – Ornamental

Fruit, ornamental and bare root trees

Posted in: Bare Root Trees and Hedging, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental, Trees Espalier, Trees Standard | November 8, 2019 at 16:53 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have had the first of our tree deliveries from Frank Matthews. The fruit run is replenished and Mulberrys are now back in stock again. We have the trained apples, cherries, plums and damsons – these are always in short supply so shop early! No trained pears again this year;...

Autumn Borders, Winter Bedding, Trees and Hedging

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour, Hanging Baskets, Hedge, Trees, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental, Winter Bedding, winter colour, winter planters | October 14, 2017 at 15:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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Schizostylis (Hesperantha)Plants- Pink Princess & Cindy Towe, Salvias Royal Bumble & greggii Caramba with Corynephorus canescens Spiky Blue

Autumn Borders Asters – or Symphyotrichum (as we ought to call them now) are in full flower. We still have a good selection of the novae-anglia mildew resistant varieties, lovely shades of mauve, purple pink and white. A nice change from the red and yellow autumn colours. Salvias are looking...

Fruit and ornamental trees – Mail Order

Posted in: Fruit Trees, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental | June 8, 2016 at 09:57 , by Downside Nurseries

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We are receiving a few requests to send plants and trees via mail order which unfortunately we can’t undertake. We’re simply not equipped and don’t have the staff. The only exception for 2016 would be for trained fruit trees and ornamental trees . If you order and pay for your...

Planting Trees – lilacs, sorbus, flowering cherries and cercis

Posted in: Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental | January 15, 2015 at 15:38 , by Downside Nurseries

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January and February are good months for planting trees. We have a wide selection of fruit trees and ornamentals for you to choose from: some good lilacs which have been scarce recently and a whole range of Sorbus with berries from scarlet to pink, lots of flowering Cherries and...