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Mothering Sunday

Posted in: Mothers' Day, Spring colour | March 8, 2018 at 13:14 , by Downside Nurseries

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After the snow, gardens are looking a bit battered. Mothers’ Day is a good opportunity to brighten things up a bit. We have loads of colour, primroses and cyclamen at pocket money prices. There are still trays of polyanthus in bloom and the trays of primroses are beginning to flower....

Hellebores

Posted in: Perennial | February 20, 2018 at 10:27 , by Downside Nurseries

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Hellebores are looking wonderful now. Do not neglect H.foetidus – stinking Hellebore. The leaves only smell if crushed and the sprays of lime green flowers contrast nicely with the finely cut bottle green leaves. Flowering starts in December and continues until March so this can be used to give some...

The Winter Garden

Posted in: Trees, winter colour, winter planters | January 3, 2017 at 10:11 , by Downside Nurseries

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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...