How to flower a garden in winter

Find out how to flower a garden in the middle of winter and give it color with a plant that is perfectly resistant to the European climate.

In this article, we present a perennial plant that keeps its foliage all year round while producing large flowers. It blooms for several months in the middle of winter. In addition, and given its ease to grow, it is aimed at beginners and experienced gardeners.

If you are tired of your sad and gloomy winter garden. If you find it dark and colorless. So be aware that this situation is very common among gardens. When we started, we found ourselves faced with the same situation. Luckily, a great gardener introduced us to the solution. It’s a real masterstroke.

Rest assured, like everyone else, at the beginning, you find yourselves in front of books, magazines or television shows. You discover a universe so complex that you get lost. You may have already tried many plants with a failed result.

In reality, you don’t need many different plants to achieve the goal. You don’t have to be a big gardener, either. No need to waste more money on plants that don’t grow.

Imagine

Imagine for a moment your garden in the middle of winter, and you see large flowers there that resist severe frosts. Even snow fails to destroy them. In addition, the colors vary from white to pink including apricot, yellow, black and blue. You have bunches of several dozen per plant. You now enjoy admiring your garden.

Learn how to flower a garden in winter

Indeed, the plant that we want to introduce you to is called the Oriental hellebore or HELLEBORUS x orientalis. Oriental hellebores (HELLEBORUS x orientalis) represent the only perennial plant providing such a richness of colors and variations with such big flowers in the middle of winter.

At Vallonchêne nursery, we offer more than 40 different varieties each year that are resistant to temperatures below −20 °C. Then the snow will not scare them either. We put them on sale in bloom from mid-January exclusively. Why? Quite simply, to send them to you with flowers. So, we can guarantee that you will get the colors you ordered.

Two ways to order

• Between the end of September and before mid-January:
  PRE-ORDER them on our website for delivery in bloom from mid-January to ensure you have the biggest choice.

• After mid-January until exhaustion:
  Order them with this link for delivery within 48 working hours (France) or within 3 to 4 working days (other EU member states).

Tip: You can plant the hellebores as soon as you receive them. However, it is not always pleasant to plant in January or February. Note that you can plant the hellebores received later on warmer days, provided that:

• You preserve them in a ventilated place with little or no heating.
• You water them with a saucer without the water stagnating in the saucer and without soaking the soil in the pot.

Finally, to fully enjoy your new hellebores, we have designed a specific instructions sheet. It contains all the information you need to make your new oriental hellebores a success. This sheet accompanies all deliveries. If you still have questions, we are at your disposal, as always. Simply send us a message here.