Tag Archives: primroses

Downside Update

Posted in: Bulbs, Colour | February 10, 2024 at 09:13 , by Downside Nurseries

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After a very dull autumn and winter, spring is slowly arriving. The first of the cherry blossom is showing and the sarcococcas are in full flower and smelling fantastic. The big greenhouse is packed with colour – pansies & violas, primroses, bellis and anemones. We have a wonderful display of hellebores,...

Winter Planting

Posted in: Winter Bedding, winter colour, Winter Planting | November 30, 2023 at 16:50 , by Downside Nurseries

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There is still plenty of colour on the nursery for winter planting. Pansies. Anemones, Bellis, Cyclamen, Hellebores and Polyanthus and Primroses for the spring. In the shrub section, Mahonias and Sarcococca are in flower now; they are wonderfully scented and provide some winter food for the bees. There are also...

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....

Spring is coming

Posted in: Spring colour, watering | February 20, 2018 at 10:27 , by Downside Nurseries

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At long last, we are getting a few bright days interspersed with the gloom and it seems possible to venture out into the garden again. It is a good time to plant deciduous trees and shrubs. Nowadays, with containerised stock, you can plant any time of year but spring is...

Autumn Bedding

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn colour | October 3, 2016 at 18:05 , by Downside Nurseries

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Cyclamen at Downside Nurseries - perfect for your Autumn Bedding

Autumn Bedding Now is the time to ditch those sad summer containers and plant out with autumn bedding. The sooner you do it the better your winter display will be. The days are getting shorter and the plants are slowing down, so buy larger plants and plant closer than in...