This week a box arrived from Twelve Nunns nursery in Lincolnshire - 24 plugs of Harvington Hellebores across four named varieties, and one of the most exciting deliveries since Rooted began. Hellebores are one of those plants that serious gardeners seek out and everyone else walks past without realising what they're missing. They flower in the depths of winter - December through to March - when almost nothing else is going. They're fully hardy, they come back year after year,

How to Pot Up a Dahlia Tuber: A Step-by-Step Practical Guide One of my favourite jobs - potting up dahlia tubers. Here’s a personal step-by-step guide based on my own experience in my back garden. What You'll Need Dahlia tubers: Choose healthy, firm tubers with visible eyes. Pot: A container with drainage holes - I find 3L pots ideal. Potting mix: Use a well-draining potting soil or a mix designed for container gardening. I use a multiple purpose compost with John Innes 2/

I've been growing plants for quite a few years now, but this year felt like the right time to do something with it. Rooted is a small plant growing business based here in Abbots Bromley — just me, growing seasonal bedding plants, named dahlias and winter colour by hand in the village. The idea is simple. Growing plants, available locally. No delivery charges, no garden centre markup, just good plants grown properly a few miles from where you live. This week the first dahlia t