The Hellebore Specialists

After an ominous dry forecast, we experienced an extraordinary winter with plenty of rain. So a fabulous winter for gardens, setting them up well for spring. Spring being a time for massive growth in our gardens and a time for preparing them for warmer weather. Mulching and feeding is a major garden task in spring. So is removing the spent flowers and seed pods of your hellebores, unless you want them to self sow and naturalize. You should definitely have a browse of our website and familiarize yourself with our many growing tips (see our Growing Guide here).

You might also find something that you’ve previously missed in our Website Shop.

The end of September also means the end of our nursery Open Sundays for the 2026 season. There is one Sunday left and if you haven’t visited, please do! We have a huge variety of 75mm, 1st year tube stock available for purchase and an unmatched selection of stunning 2 year old flowering plants in 200mm pots. More information and our location can be found here.

Our Mail Order shop will remain open for a few more weeks however the sooner you get them in, the better!

The last item on the agenda for this email is Spring Plant Fairs! We are always delighted to attend the annual event at beautiful Bolobek in Macedon (more info here) . Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th of October.

We are also making a return to Lardner Park Garden & Home Expo. near Warragul. Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of October. 

We look forward to seeing you at one of these great Spring Garden events!

 

 

If you have been thinking about visiting us in the Beautiful Macedon Ranges, DO IT!  Peak Flowering is happening now. Which means we currently have a massive range of 2 year old Flowering Plants in 200mm pots. Many of which are stunning “one of a kind” varieties, bred by us and available nowhere else. Come along at 11am, express your interest and we can take you for a tour of our nursery. Including our beautiful Stock House which is where the “magic happens”. We also have a huge range of 1st year seedlings in 75mm tube pots available for purchase.

 

 

Our Website Shop and Mail Order service is well stocked with our 1st year seedlings that have well developed roots and are ready to plant! After being sold out for a couple of weeks we have added 30 x Helleborus x hybridus ‘Double Black’ to the website shop. These sell out all the time and I slowly add them back in as they grow. They are smaller than I would like but due to demand I have decided to slip a few in and only mention it in this email. These are smaller than the usual standard for our Mail Order stock but the beauty of plants is that they grow! If you need them, be quick about it!

 

 

 

 

Here we are, finally a cold wet Winter! The Macedon Ranges are saturated and it feels like it has been a long time between drinks. We hope everyone is getting the rain that they need.

 

Our nursery Open Sundays are now officially in their second month for this season. This weekend being a busy one… We will be attending the now very famous Woodend Community Farmers Market on Saturday 4th of July and then the nursery is open for retail sales on Sunday 5th. Then EVERY SUNDAY until the end of September 2026.  Visit us and remember that our nursery shop is covered and protected from rain however it’s not heated! Don’t forget your coat!

   

 

Also remember that our Website Shop is Open and we do post our fabulous Hellebores allover Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania (sorry WA and NT).

Now is a great time to plant hellebores in your garden to establish them before summer and get the best out of them next Winter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a friendly PSA… It is Autumn in Australia.

If you haven’t done it yet. Don’t forget to prune your established Helleborus x hybridus plants. If your Helleborus x hybridus (“acaulescent” except H. niger) plants have been in the ground for at least a season or two you can… and should remove all old foliage. That’s right, ALL OLD FOLIAGE. Once this is done, feed them. We recommend applying ANY COMPLETE FERTILISER as per manufacturers directions of use.

You will be rewarded with beautiful fresh new seasons growth!

For other varieties of Helleborus ( “caulescent species” and hybrids) such as H. argutifolius, H. lividus, H. foetidus and H. x sternii. Prune any dead old foliage and leave them alone until after flowering. 

Don’t know what you’ve got? Have a read of the information on our website or get in touch. http://www.postofficefarmnursery.com.au

Enjoy!

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