Autumn is a great time to buy Hellebores. When planted out in the garden in October, they root down and settle in before winter. If you have a shady spot to fill, its time to buy Hellebores and plant them! They provide flower colour in January and February when everything else is yet to emerge.
Our Harvington Hellebores® come in a range of clear colours, some are double flowers and some are single. They are in 9cm pots and offer great value for money. They are ready for planting now. We propagate and grow them on here at the nursery and so they are truly ‘home grown’.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harvington Double Red’ in the garden
Our packaging: if you have bought plants from us before, you will know that we pride ourselves in sending plants carefully wrapped in hessian and cardboard packaging. Other than the pots, there is no plastic used. We use glued kraft paper tape on the boxes and even the clear postal address sleeves are biodegradable.
Our planting advice: we include a planting advice with every order and you can preview it by clicking here
Now is the time to buy Hellebores, to look forward to a splash of colour in your early Spring gardens!
If you are looking for something a little bit different to add interest to your spring gardens then have a look at our collection of Erythronium (click here for more details). With their elegant pendant flowers and attractive mottled glossy leaves they really will stand out amongst the more popular spring plants. One of these varieties is Erythronium dens-canis ‘Old Aberdeen’.
Erythronium dens -canis ‘Old Aberdeen’
Erythronium dens-canis ‘Old Aberdeen’ is a fabulous variety. It has stunning deep purple/pink flowers with inky blue anthers and golden brown markings at the base of the petals, which are charmingly reflexed. We are now offering a discount on these Erythronium dens-canis ‘Old Aberdeen’ bulbs, buy 5 or more for a 20% discount, or 10 or more for a 30% discount.
The species and cultivars of Erythronium that we offer have been chosen because they are good garden plants and are hardy in the British Isles. They grow well in dappled shade and the bulbs should be kept damp and not left to dry out. The best time to plant Erythronium bulbs is in July/August/September, because they will root down in the autumn while the soil is still warm. The attractive glossy leaves start to emerge towards the end of February, and flower from late March through April.
Plant some Erythronium bulbs this summer and have something new and exciting to look forward to next Spring.
Looking for something to add to your garden this summer that will provide a little bit of the ‘wow’ factor? Then take a look at our range of Harvington Roscoea, now available to purchase as 1 or 2 litre pots.
Harvington Roscoea are very special plants that produce impressive, orchid-like flowers in colours ranging from white and cream through pinks, brick reds and purples. Despite their delicate appearance, these herbaceous perennials are robust, and can be planted at the front of borders, in a rock garden or in a container. They grow well in light, dappled shade and any moist, free draining soil. They are frost hardy in the garden.
Our selection of Roscoea includes four with the prefix ‘Harvington’. These are a set of distinctive plants bred by Hugh Nunn in the Vale of Evesham and selected for their beauty, vigour and garden worthiness. Several have been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in recognition of these characteristics.
Make some space for these beautiful plants, and become the envy of your friends!
We are also offering a discount on some of these species that are pre-ordered. Save up to 50% when you purchase 5 or more.
We despatch these as plug plants from mid-May through to the end of June. These are well rooted young plants that are ready for potting into a 1 or 2 litre pot. Each plug measures 10 cm (4 inches) root to foliage tip.
Pre-ordering allows you to select the plug plants you would like and take advantage of the discounts available. Payment will then be requested once the bulbs are ready to send. Click here if you need more details on Pre-ordering.
Erythronium are spring-flowering perennial plants with elegant pendant flowers and attractive mottled glossy leaves. Our collection has taken many years to develop. The species and cultivars of Erythronium that we offer have been chosen because they are good garden plants and are hardy in the British Isles. They grow well in dappled shade and the bulbs should be kept damp and not left to dry out. The best time to plant Erythronium bulbs is in July/August/September, because they will root down in the autumn while the soil is still warm. The attractive glossy leaves start to emerge towards the end of February, and flower from late March through April.
We send these to you as dormant, freshly lifted, flowering size bulbs from July through to September ready for potting up or planting directly into the garden.
Pre-ordering allows you to select the bulbs you would like and take advantage of the discounts available. Payment will then be requested once the bulbs are ready to send (from the beginning of July). Click here if you need more details on Pre-ordering.
Roscoea are suitable for the front of borders, in a rock garden or grown in a container. Early varieties such as R. cautleyoides flower in May, most flower in June but the later varieties such as R. ‘Summer Deep Purple’, R. ‘Harvington Imperial’ and R. ‘Wisley Amethyst’ flower in July and R. ‘Red Gurkha’ flowers in August and even into early September. They have tuberous, fleshy roots (similar in appearance to dahlia) that become dormant in late autumn, whilst new shoots will start to appear from April onwards.
The Roscoea tubers that we offer include five with the prefix of ‘Harvington’. These are a set of distinctive plants bred by Hugh Nunn in the village of Harvington in the Vale of Evesham and selected for their beauty, vigour and garden worthiness. Several have been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in recognition of these characteristics.
ITV Alan Titchmarsh Love Your Weekend features our Harvington Hellebores! Take a look Sunday 16 January – view on catch up on the ITV Hub: Series 4 Episode 3.
We are so excited that a small British nursery like ours can produce plants that become famous! Thank you to the team at ITV Alan Titchmarsh Love Your Weekend, particularly Camilla Bassett-Smith for including our plants in their show.
Buy our Harvington Hellebore pot plants available now – delivered within 10 days of ordering.
Pre-order our Harvington Hellebores as plug plants for potting up and growing on – they will be delivered at the end of April. See our early bird discount offer for these.
Towards the end of winter, the very pretty petite Narcissus cyclamineus emerges. Their tiny yellow trumpets and petals unfurl to fanfare the arrival of spring. Here at Twelve Nunns Nursery, we propagate and grow two Narcissi species, Narcissus cyclamineus AGM and Narcissus bulbocodiumvar. citrinus, both of which are rarely offered, and are early Spring risers, making an appearance from early February amongst snowdrops and our own Harvington Hellebores. Alice Vincent talks about our ‘exquisitely formed collection’ in The Telegraph (16 October 2021):-
The award-winning Narcissus cyclamineus is a delightfully petite daffodil, with vivid yellow petals that sweep fully back to reveal its long flower tube – it is cyclamen-like in appearance hence its name. It has also been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Narcissus bulbocodium var.citrinusis also a dwarf Narcissi, producing exquisite funnel shaped pale lemon flowers surrounded by slender, bright green foliage.
They may be tiny but when left in the ground both of these plants will happily form clumps and self-seed and are perfect for naturalising in thin grassland or at the edge of borders. They also thrive in pots and troughs and provide a welcome splash of colour to any frozen patio or terrace.
Our special Narcissi are now ready to buy, let them help you welcome Spring 2022!
Narcissus
Narcissus are propagated and grown by us here on our specialist nursery based in South Lincolnshire.
If you have ever visited one of the following gardens:
Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley in Surrey Royal Botanic Gardens at Edinburgh RHS Rosemoor in Devon
In March/April you may have seen both the Narcissus cyclamineus and Narcissus bulbocodiumvar. citrinus naturalised in thin grassy areas around the rock/alpine gardens and other areas. They are well worth trying – these particular species are rarely offered, so why not treat yourself and buy some now!
Narcissusare sold to you in pots rather than as loose bulbs, because the bulbs of this daffodil must not dry out. The bulbs are 3 years old and most will flower in the first spring season after planting and will flower year after year thereafter. We supply at least three flowering sized bulbs per pot. They are available to order for despatch from September to March.
We now have Hacquetia epipactis available to buy as 9cm pots. Also known as Sanicula epipactis, Hacquetia epipactis is a charming herbaceous perennial, the flowers of which can appear as early as January. It first produces clusters of minute flowers with golden centres surrounded by a lime green bract or ruff. These continue to appear well into the spring, alongside a dense expanse of glossy emerald-green leaves that will then provide a good foliage display throughout the growing season. It grows close to the ground providing a carpet of fresh green and yellow hues, and makes a perfect partner for your early spring bulbs and will continue to spread year on year.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has awarded Sanicula epipactis an Award of Garden Merit (AGM), which you can read more about here.
These endearing flowers are truly an uplifting sight at the end of a dreary winter, so now is the time to buy them to brighten up your spring garden!
Other Special Plants is a category aimed to delight the keen gardener and are listed here as and when we have them available, they will include:-
Arisaema candidissimum
Hacquetia epipactis (Sanicula epipactis)
Meconopsis sheldonii ‘Slieve Donard’
Paeonia mlokosewitschii ‘Molly the Witch’
Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex ‘Plena’
Tulipa sprengeri
…to name but a few. All are plants that are not easy to find in your average garden centre and are propagated here at our specialised nursery based in South Lincolnshire. We also offer a selection of these as gifts.
Take us up on our offer of 15% off our Hellebore pot plants – making them just £5.94 each, a saving of £1.05 per plant. The offer is for July only. They are well rooted plants ready for planting out in your garden. Just enter julydiscount as your coupon code at the checkout.
It may have been a cooler start to the growing season than we would like, but it is good planting-out weather. If you fancy something a little different for your garden how about a Himalayan Blue Poppy? Just coming into bud are our Meconopsis sheldonii ‘Slieve Donard’ (AGM) – the best perennial Meconopsis for English gardens. It produces stunning blue flowers with contrasting yellow stamens upon upright stems, and they really make a statement. These are ready to send to you as flowering size plants in 1 litre pots.
Our ever popular Harvington Hellebores® continue to be available as plugs, with more stock in pots coming online in July.
How was your spring garden? If you feel that you need to add some fresh interest, now is the time to pre-order your Erythronium bulbs. Once planted in the warm summer soil, they will root down in the autumn and glossy green foliage will emerge next February with stunning flowers opening in April. We have a fabulous range to select from, and can start sending these to you from July (all lovingly packaged using recyclable materials, as always!).
Or what about our range of Trillium rhizomes? Our rhizomes are at least 4 years old and given the right situation and soil they should flower after 1 year of planting again during April and May. Trilliums are very special woodland plants that enjoy being in dappled shade. The varieties we offer make great garden plants.
How impressed I am with the hellebore 9cm pots and arisaema candidissium corms, their quality, presentation and planting instructions. You obviously also care about the environment with everything being recyclable! Thank you.
Emily, Portsmouth
Don’t forget our great offers on Erythronium ‘White Beauty’, ‘Old Aberdeen’ and ‘Harvington Sunshine’ bulbs - up to 35% off. Dismiss
