Hellebore season is here

Thanks to all those who have already ordered their Hellebores for this season.

We have had lots of orders and some items are selling fast.

Now is the perfect time to plant Hellebores.

Please click on the link below to see our wonderful selection for this season.

And see below for a few Autumn maintenance tips for your Hellebores.

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Autumn Maintenance for Hellebores

Mid to late autumn is the best time to remove the old foliage on established Hellebores and to feed your Hellebores.

For Helleborus x hybridus varieties that have been planted for two or more years and are a reasonable size you can remove all of the old foliage right down to the ground.  Leave any new growth.  This will tidy up your plants and show off the flowers this winter to better effect.  For the taller shrubby species Hellebores such as H. argutifolius, H. lividus, H. x sternii or H. foetidus, don’t remove the foliage now, wait till after flowering in spring.

At the same time you can give your Hellebores some food.  Any complete fertiliser (ie one that has nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous) such a dynamic lifter or osmocote will be fine.  A light dressing of dolomite lime will also be appreciated.

For more information visit the ‘Growing Hellebores’ pages of our website here.