Aquilegia 'McKana Hybrids'

On Arrival:

• Open the package straight away and check the bare roots.
• Soak the roots in a bucket of cool water for a couple of hours to rehydrate them.
• If you can't plant immediately, keep them in a cool, frost-free place wrapped in damp newspaper or covered with moist compost. Don’t let them dry out.

Planting:

• Choose a sunny or partially shaded spot with fertile, well-drained soil.
• Dig a hole large enough to spread out the roots without bending them.
• Position the crown (where roots meet the top growth) at soil level, cover with soil and firm in gently.
• Space plants about 30-40cm apart to give them room to grow.
• Water thoroughly after planting.

Aftercare:

• Keep soil moist while the plants establish in their first year.
• Once established, aquilegias are fairly drought tolerant but will still appreciate a weekly soak in dry spells.
• A general-use, balanced fertiliser can be applied if the soil condition is poor.
• Deadhead spent flowers to encourage more blooms and reduce self-seeding if you prefer to control their spread.
• If you'd like them to self-seed naturally for future displays, leave some seed heads to ripen and scatter.
• Cut back stems to the base in autumn once flowering has finished.
• Mulch around the crown in autumn to conserve moisture and improve soil structure.

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.