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Richard decided to try and grow giant pumpkins this year; he could not have timed it worse – late frosts...
Bare-root and Root-balled hedging
We have started to get availability lists for bare-root and root-balled hedging. Lifting will not start for a week or...
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We have plenty of colour – pansies, violas, Bellis and cyclamen. We carefully choose pansies and violas which will flower...

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Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill

Posted in: Shrubs | April 24, 2018 at 15:59 , by Downside Nurseries

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Daphnes are wonderful small shrubs with highly scented flowers. Unfortunately, they are difficult to propagate and slow growing. Daphne bhoula Jacqueline Postill is one of the most desirable and has been unobtainable for some time since the only nurseryman in the country still propagating it retired. Commercial production has started...

Brugmansia (angel’s trumpet)

Posted in: Shrubs | May 10, 2015 at 08:29 , by Downside Nurseries

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Brugmansia (angel’s trumpet) is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub which certainly makes a spectacular statement in a conservatory or cool greenhouse. The trumpet-shaped flowers are often highly scented, and although the plant is not fully hardy, it can be placed outdoors during the frost-free summer months. We have both some...