Alpine Plant Lucky Dip Collection

• For maximum impact and to enable you to control the watering, Alpines are best grown in a trough or an old Belfast sink - allowing you to get up close and personal with the wonderful flowers.
• If you’re planting in a Belfast sink, tilt it slightly so that any excess water drains out of the plughole, before top dressing with ornamental gravel to allow the flower and leaf colour to look as impressive as possible.

Planting Advice for Alpine plants:

• If planting in a border, spread a two-inch layer of grit on top of the soil and dig it into the top six inches to improve drainage.
• Dig a hole roughly the same diameter as the pot your Alpine is in.
• Remove the plant from its pot and tease apart any roots that are spiralling.
• Lower the plant into the hole and backfill with the original soil, gently firming it around the plant.
• If you’re growing in a container, ensure that the container has adequate holes for drainage. Most Alpine varieties like a neutral or slightly alkaline-based soil.
• Add a well-draining compost mix and plant as above.
• A layer of coarse gravel on top of the soil will help prevent the neck of the plant from getting too damp. Water well once planted.

Aftercare Advice:

• Once you’ve planted your Alpine, water it thoroughly.
• Remove or trim any dead leaves in autumn.
• Move the container in winter to an area that’s in a ‘rain shadow’, therefore is saved from excessive rainfall.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.