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Care of bulbs beyond first year

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– Jane S

I have purchased a number of lilies from you which are all in pots through the year-they are looking spectacular at the moment! Moving forwards, should I be lifting them, replacing the soil (in which case with what )or can I just leave them and feed them after flowering-
Again with what?
Many thanks
For
Your advice

Hi Jane

Your lilies can be left in the same pot over winter. Just give them a fresh amount of compost (a good multi-purpose compost mixed with John Innes No.3) on top and feed them with a diluted tomato feed when they start to show signs of growth, feed them every 2 weeks.

After 3 years, you can lift your bulbs and break off the baby bulbets and replant them all. Again add some fresh compost and added grit if necessary.

Hope this helps.

LILIES

The Hart Family

How do I care for lilies in my garden after flowering?

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– P. Chislett – 

Hi, it was good to see Loraine on television the other night at the show, now is that right that after flowering we are to cut of the flowering stalks. So miss seeing you at RHS Chelsea and now have to contend with having my beautiful lilies sent by post. Thank you very much.

Hi Patrick

Hope you are well. Hopefully we will be back at Chelsea next year.

Loraine on the BBC

BBC Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, 2021: Episode 1:

Yes cut the lily flower heads off from just below the flower and leave the stem and foliage to die back naturally. This will feed the bulb for the following year. You’ll notice the stem will turn brown and hollow, at this point you can remove it.

The Hart Family

Buy Lily Bulbs Now

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– Katherine M

Hi,
Can you tell me if you have any Lily bulbs in stock or if you will have any more in this month. I did purchase some again recently but I am hoping to buy some more from you so that I will have them flowering late on into autumn like i had last year. In fact I still had one lily flower on Christmas day last year
kind regards
Katherine

Hi Katherine

I’m afraid we have stopped sending out our lily bulbs now. We have some still available to purchase at the flower shows if you are attending any of those, this week we are exhibiting at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show and then onto RHS Tatton Park at the end of the month. You can now pre-order them for delivery in February next year.

LILIES

Oriental Lilies

Lilies

The Hart Family

Lily Beetle Advice

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– Glenys –  

Hi, I am a lover of lilies but alas, so many succumb to the dreaded lily beetle. Apart from picking them off by hand which is never ending with the many that I grow, can you advise on any beetle resistant lilies and what sprays can be used/home made possibly, bearing in mind that I garden organically.

Thanks for your help, Glenys

You could try our lily beetle prevention spray which is environmentally friendly or you could make up your own garlic solution. 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.

Lily beetle

The Hart Family

Spectacular Lilies

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– Monique M

I bought some bulbs from you ‘Lilies’ and they are spectacular
I absolutely love them
I want to buy some more but you seem to be out of stock on all of them
When are you likely to have them in stock again??
Thank you

Hi Monique

That is so lovely to hear – thank you for emailing us.

Our lilies will be available again to pre-order soon for delivery in February. If you click on one of the purple boxes that says ‘tell me when this is back in stock’ then you will receive an email from us when they have been put back online.

LILIES

Empress Lily

The Hart Family

Delivery to a friend

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– Mrs Dodd

I would like to purchase some Lilies as a gift for a friend, will it be possible for you to send them direct to her please?
Thank you

Of course – that’s no problem at all.

When you check out, please amend change the shipping address to your friend’s but keep the Billing address as your address.

If you have any problems, please let me know and I can amend it from my end.

The Hart Family

Thank you for such quality lily bulbs

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– Yvonne M

Thank you for such quality lily bulbs you recently sent to me. we look forward to when they wake up and start flowering later this year.
Yvonne Moore

A welcome sight come the summer!

You’re very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to email.

LILIES

The Hart Family

Scented Lily

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– Jessica

I have several planters I would like to grow lilies in. Ideally they need to be very fragrant, no staking is preferable, something pink or purple to fit in with our scheme. Is there anything you would suggest please? Something we can leave in which will flower again next year too. Emphasis on the fragrance really, thanks.

Hi Jessica

If you would like scented lilies, then anything that says ‘Oriental’ in the variety is highly scented. The general rule of thumb is the whiter/lighter the flower, the more fragrant it is (as it attracts insects by its scent rather than colour). However, all oriental lilies have a lovely fragrance.
Please look at the following links for scented lilies, you can filter your search by colour by using the search engine at the top of the page:

Oriental Lilies
Oriental Lilies

Oriental Trumpet Lilies (taller varieties)
Oriental Trumpet Lilies

All lilies can be left outside during the winter and will flower year after year.

The Hart Family