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Category Archives: winter colour

Sarococcas for delicious winter fragrance

Posted in: Joe Swift, Telegraph writer, winter colour, winter planters | February 6, 2016 at 10:27 , by Downside Nurseries

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“Sarcococcas are tough and easy to grow, and will find the garden with delicious fragrance”, writes Joe Swift in The Telegraph a couple of weeks ago. Sarcococcas are compact, evergreen shrubs, with simple, leathery leaves and tiny, fragrant creamy-white flowers in winter or spring, followed by red, purple or black...

Sowing onions, shallots, garlic and sweet peas

Posted in: Sowing, winter colour | February 2, 2016 at 17:24 , by Downside Nurseries

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We are sowing onions and shallots in the greenhouse. If you have sets, now is the time to put them out. Last year several people asked about garlic so this year we have plenty. It is out in the cold which is apparently necessary if you want it to divide...

Winter colour in your garden

Posted in: winter colour | January 20, 2016 at 16:58 , by Downside Nurseries

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Despite the cold snap there are still a lot of colourful plants on the nursery providing wonderful winter colour. Polyanthus, primroses, pansies and violas. We have some double primroses which come from division rather than seed. These are really touch and will last for years in the border. We also...

The new Viburnum x le bois marquis

Posted in: Autumn colour, Gifts, Shrubs, winter colour | November 18, 2015 at 09:59 , by Downside Nurseries

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Virbunum 'le bois marquis' WEB Nov 14 with convolvulus cneorum alongside

We have the new Viburnum x le bois marquis bred by Hillier’s. An exciting new cross, it is a semi-evergreen upright shrub, only losing its leaves in a very severe winter. Its green foliage in the summer contrasts with its beautiful autumn colours ranging from wine-red to dazzling glossy red...

Cyclamen

Posted in: winter colour, winter planters | October 25, 2015 at 09:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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Cyclamen at Downside are ideal for winter planters

These cyclamen are ideal for winter planters. Hard frosts may nip off the flowers but more rapidly appear. Our hardy outdoor cyclamens give a lovely splash of colour at this time of year – choose between the ornamentals which are perfect for tubs, or hederifolium (ivy-leaved) – great plants for...