Downside Nurseries

Downside is a traditional family-run retail, working nursery set in over three acres situated in Upper Westwood, between Bradford on Avon, in West Wiltshire and the Peto Garden at Iford and Freshford near Bath.

We supply private gardeners, landscape gardeners and some garden centres in Bath, Wiltshire and surrounding counties with an unrivalled choice of quality plants stock much of which is grown on site. If you are looking for the best seasonal flowers and shrubs of the highest quality you need look no further than Downside Nurseries. Whether you want to plant up a complete new garden, a border, or container for your patio, we’ll have just the right plants for you.

Here at Downside, we regularly trial new varieties, testing for garden performance and disease resistance. Sometimes you can find a new variety of plant here well before it becomes generally available!

The Young family have been running Downside Nurseries for nearly 50 years and have earned an enviable reputation for being “The Gardener’s Nursery”.

Our Plants

Our aim is to supply you with a choice of the finest quality plants from more than 2500 varieties of herbaceous perennials, trees and shrubs that will thrive in your garden. We offer a larger range of plants and trees (specimen sizes) than you’d generally find at larger garden centres. Check out our plant list on our website which is updated annually; our selection includes:

• Herbaceous Perennials
• Shrubs and Climbers
• Roses
• Vegetable plants – many home grown – from asparagus to zucchini with a dozen varieties of tomato including Maskotka (early fruit) and Losetto (blight-resistant)
• Ornamental Trees
• Fruit Trees – standard, espalier and fan-trained
• Topiary – box (ball, cloud clipped, cone, pyramid, spiral, square), holly, pleached hornbeam, bay laurel, dwarf olive, yew)
• Conifers
• Ferns and Grasses
• Summer, Autumn and Winter bedding – lots of self-colours
• Herbs
• Hanging Baskets and Containers – plants for DIY, ready-made, or made to order with your choice of colour
• Christmas trees, wreaths, attractive winter containers
• Turf
• Composts and tree barks
• Errington Reay hand-made pottery

Downside’s own gift vouchers are available in vouchers of £5, £10, £15, £20, £25 for use at Downside (not part of a national scheme)

143 Upper Westwood
Westwood
Bradford on Avon
BA15 2DE