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Planting and Aftercare Advice

Please see the following pages for planting and aftercare advice:

Hellebores Planting Advice

Roscoea Planting Advice

Trillium Planting Advice

Erythronium Planting Advice

Narcissus cyclamineus Planting Advice

Please note that a planting and aftercare advice sheet is enclosed with every order.

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Twelve Nunns is a nursery based in the heart of rural Lincolnshire. We specialise in Harvington Hellebores®, Roscoeas, Trilliums & Erythroniums

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Roscoea ‘Harvington Imperial’ on the nursery t Roscoea ‘Harvington Imperial’ on the nursery today. Happy gardening this weekend 😊#twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #roscoea #harvingtonimperial #gardeninguk #gardening #gardendesign #cottagegarden
Our Arisaema candidissimum flowering this morning Our Arisaema candidissimum flowering this morning and available to purchase on our website. Arisaema candidissimum is a superb architectural perennial garden plant which grows from a corm and is one of the finest and most vigorous Arisaemas. It has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Award of Garden Merit. #twelvenunnsnursery #twelvenunns #arisaema #gardeninspiration #gardendesign #gardeninglife #gardenideas #gardenplants #gardenplanning #gardeninglife #cottagegarden #urbangarden #happygardener #happygardening
Our Meconopsis sheldonii ‘Slieve Donard’ (AGM) Our Meconopsis sheldonii ‘Slieve Donard’ (AGM) flowering at the end of May and available to buy on our website. Also known as the Himalayan Blue Poppy, this is the best perennial Meconopsis for English gardens. It produces stunning blue flowers with contrasting yellow stamens upon upright stems, each stem holding several flowers. This Meconopsis prefers to be positioned within light shade, with some shelter from the wind. Moist but well drained soil is needed that mustn’t be allowed to dry out during the summer. They grow well in neutral to slightly acidic soils. Happy gardening this weekend. #twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #meconopsis #meconopsisslievedonard #himalayanpoppy #blueflowers #gardeninspiration #gardeninspo #gardening #gardeningideas #gardeninglife #happygardener #gardendesign #gardendesignideas #plantingideas #gardenplants #gardenplanning
Our Roscoea Harvington Royale might help you overc Our Roscoea Harvington Royale might help you overcome those #rhschelsea blues! Available to buy on our website. 😀 Roscoea ‘Harvington Royale’ is an early flowering hybrid bred by Hugh Nunn. Growing about 25 - 30cm tall, its large purple flowers create a plant that makes an impact wherever it is seen. It is clump-forming with lots of vigour and flowers and is similar to Roscoea ‘Harvington Evening Star’ but earlier to flower. Our selection of Roscoea includes four with the prefix ‘Harvington‘. These are a set of distinctive plants bred by #HughNunn 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. #twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #roscoea #harvingtonroyale #roscoeaharvingtonroyale #purpleflowers #summerflowers #gardeninspiration #plantinginspiration #gardening #gardeninglife #beautifulflowers #cottagegarden #urbangarden #happygardeninglife #happygardener #britishflowers #gardendesign #gardendesignideas
Our Peony ‘Molly the Witch’, flowering a few w Our Peony ‘Molly the Witch’, flowering a few weeks ago and available to buy from our website. A magnet for your bees! 🐝 This Peony is an unique, beautiful and much sort after plant. It produces delightful lemon-yellow single flowers with golden anthers, along with generous divided green foliage. A clump-forming, hardy herbaceous perennial, it can grow up to 60 cm in height, and is one of the earliest Paeonies to flower, usually in late April. Its beautiful lemon yellow flowers and golden anthers make this a very choice plant. #twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #gardening #peony #mollythewitch #yellowflowers #yellowflower #peonies #beautifulflowers #beautifulflower #gardeninglife #gardendesign #gardendesignideas #gardeninspiration #gardendesigns #gardenflowers #happygardeninglife #happygardener #bees #beesofinstagram #lovebees
Our Arisaema candidissimum such a superb architect Our Arisaema candidissimum such a superb architectural perennial and available to buy from our website. #arisaemacandidissimum is a fantastic architectural perennial garden plant which grows from a corm and is one of the finest and most vigorous Arisaemas. It has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Award of Garden Merit. Enjoy your gardens this weekend! #twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #arisaemacandidissimum #pinkandwhite #perrenials #architecturalplants #gardeninspiration #gardenplants #specialplants #gardeninguk #gardening #gardeninglife #gardenhappiness #happygardening #thehappygardeninglife #gardendesignideas
Spring sunshine and Erythronium oregonum - the per Spring sunshine and Erythronium oregonum - the perfect mix. Erythronium oregonum available to order from our website. - the spring sunshine is free.😀 From British Columbia and Oregon, this lovely Erythronium flowers from mid March, and has elegant creamy white flowers with a yellow eye and recurved petals set off by maroon and green mottled leaves, that resemble trout scales. Happy gardening in the spring sunshine.😀 #twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #twelvenunnsplants #erythronium #erythroniumoregonum #springflowers #happygardener #gardeninguk #gardening #beautifulplants #beautifulflowers #springsunshine #yellowflowers #gardendesign #plantingideas #gardenideas #gardeninspiration
Shining on Easter Day, our Erythronium ‘Harvingt Shining on Easter Day, our Erythronium ‘Harvington Sunshine’ available to order from our website. This is our own selection erythronium by Hugh Nunn in Harvington. Its flowers are a stunning citrus yellow, with fresh, bright, large green leaves. #twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #erythronium #erythroniumharvingtonsunshine #easterflowers #springflowers #yellowflowers #sunshine #woodlandplants #gardening #springgardening #plantinginspiration #gardeninginspiration #flowerinspiration #happygardener #gardeninspiration #gardendesign #gardendesignideas #plantingideas #beautifulflowers
Our Erythronium californicum ‘White Beauty’ fl Our Erythronium californicum ‘White Beauty’ flowering this morning and available to order from our website. The beautiful lily-like creamy white flowers of ‘White Beauty’ have swept back petals revealing feathered brown centres and pronounced white stamens. With lightly mottled leaves, this vigorous Erythronium is a quality garden plant that clumps up well. Happy gardening this weekend 😀 #twelvenunns #twelvenunnsnursery #erythronium #erythroniumcalifornicum #erythroniumcalifornicumwhitebeauty #woodlandplants #gardeninspiration #gardeninglife #gardening #gardendesign #cottagegarden #springflowers #happygardener
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