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Category Archives: winter colour

Cyclamen, Primroses and Christmas Roses

Posted in: winter colour, Winter Bedding, winter planters | December 10, 2018 at 15:29 , by Debbie Newman

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The Wallflowers and winter pansies whizzed out but there is still plenty of colour. The cyclamen are looking wonderful. They are tougher than they look and will grow outside very happily. Indoors a cool room is usually recommended, but they seem to cope pretty well with heat provided you keep...

Cyclamen at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Bedding, winter colour, winter planters | November 22, 2017 at 12:29 , by Debbie Newman

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Cyclamen bench at Downside Nurseries 890

The coloured cyclamen on the bench now are Metis F₁ hybrids raised from seed down in May. They are intended for tubs and containers and are hardy. A sharp frost may shrivel the flowers but new ones will rapidly appear. Many customers plant them out in their gardens when they...

Primula – Primrose or Polyanthus?

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Primula, Winter Bedding, winter colour | November 20, 2017 at 12:29 , by Debbie Newman

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Primula vulgaris Primlet series W at Downside

Judging by the questions we get asked at the till there is a lot of confusion about these. They are ALL Primulas! Primula is a large genus ranging from the small rockery types like P. capitata through the drumstick primroses (P.denticulata) to the large and vigorous candelabra P.beesiana and P....

Autumn Borders, Winter Bedding, Trees and Hedging

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

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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...

The Winter Garden

Posted in: Hellebore, Trees, winter colour, winter planters | January 3, 2017 at 10:11 , by Debbie Newman

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Helleborus-orientalis at Downside Nurseries

January is the time for cleaning and clearing in the winter garden. If you are still enjoying the seed heads of your grasses you can leave them a little longer, but make sure you cut them down hard before the new growth appears or you will be left with a...