Lupin 'Russell Hybrids'

On Arrival:

• Open your package straight away and carefully unwrap the bare roots.
• If the roots look a little dry, soak them in a bucket of lukewarm water for 2-3 hours before planting.
• If you can't plant immediately, keep them in a cool, frost-free place. Wrap them loosely in slightly damp newspaper or store them in a pot of moist compost until you’re ready.

How To Plant:

• Choose a sunny or lightly shaded spot with well-drained soil. Lupins dislike sitting in heavy, waterlogged ground.
• Improve the soil by digging in some garden compost if it's very poor or sandy.
• Dig a hole wide enough to spread out the roots. Position the crown (where the shoots meet the roots) just below soil level.
• Space each root 30-45cm apart, as lupins form substantial clumps when mature.
• Backfill with soil, firm gently, and water well to settle them in.

Ongoing Care

• Keep the soil moist during the first growing season while plants establish. Once settled, lupins are fairly drought tolerant and usually only need water in dry spells.
• Feeding should only be needed if flowering is poor. A potassium-rich fertiliser can be applied to boost flowering.
• Cut back faded flower spikes as soon as blooms go over. This often encourages a second flush later in summer. In autumn, trim stems down to ground level once foliage has died back.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.