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Please can you send me a lily catalogue?
Hi Richard
Unfortunately, we have not printed a catalogue this year (trying to save the trees). You can find all our new varieties online here: https://www.hartsnursery.co.uk/New-Lilies-for-2017/
or you can download our previous catalogue as a PDF but this won’t contain our new varieties . Please feel free to call us to order over the phone if that’s easier for you. Tel: 07855785540 / 07967132926.
Kind regards
Loraine Hart
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Hi
I am looking to plant lilies in large pots – so not dwarf lilies – for an event in mid-July 2018.
I have a lot of Lilium Regale which seem to bloom around midsummer (June 21st).
What type would you recommend for an early July display. I tend to like pure colours eg. plain white, and scented.
Are they best planted in Spring and is there no advantage to autumn planting?
Best wishes
David Malins
Hi David
Thank you for your email. We will be sending out our lilies in the Spring as that’s when we recommend planting. We would suggest the following flowering periods for each lily variety :
Asiatics – end of June/beginning of July.
Oriental Trumpets – beginning of July through to the end of July.
Orientals – Late July through to August.
For a real dazzling display in pots I would recommend the Orientals Trumpets as they reach a height of 6ft plus, here are some gorgeous white varieties which have a fabulous scent:
Kind regards
Loraine Hart
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Is it possible to order online and collect directly from the nursery?
Thanks
Hi there,
Yes we can arrange collection from the nursery for you. It would be easier if you placed your order over the phone though as there isn’t an option for collection on the website. Please feel free to call us on 07855785540 or 07967132926.
Kind regards
Loraine Hart
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Can you tell me when you are getting the Bentley bulbs back in stock?
I’m afraid we will not be getting any Bentley bulbs for the foreseeable future.
Have you looked at Elodie? That’s a lovely pink double asiatic lily too.
Elodie (harts1043)
Kind regards
Loraine Hart
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The dreaded lily beetle has has put me off growing lilies, but I want to grow martagon lilies next year. How can I prevent these pests from ruining my lilies?
Hello there,
Yes the dreaded lily beetle is a nuisance for us Lily lovers but we have a few suggestions for you to try to keep them away:
1) Spray with Imidcloprid and sunflower oil (or Bayer Provado Ultimate Bug Killer).
2) If you do not like using insecticides then spraying with diluted fairy liquid or crushed garlic in water have been suggested. Crush a whole corm of garlic in a small pan of boiling water. Allow to cool, strain and put in a small container in the fridge. When using, dilute three parts water to one part garlic solution. Spray often, every few days, especially when it has rained. There is a garlic product available in garden centres and stores, but this is a much cheaper alternative.
3) More recently, a customer has tried planting their lily bulbs alongside a garlic and this has been quite successful in keeping these creatures away.
4) Alternatively, we have been advising our customers to spray their lilies with NEEM oil to eradicate the lily beetle!
Hope one of these suggestions will help you to keep your lilies looking as lovely as they should.
Kind regards
Loraine Hart
