SongofJoy said:The 'Winter Jewels' on the Northwest Garden Nursery site look very nice, but they are sold out until 2012. I may have to order some of then. Force myself.

Tee, I can tell all the way from here...somebody is twisting your arm.

Uh oh, Susan, you've nailed me.

I don't think Northwest sells retail Now that we've got you all excited, Tee. But they do have a list of their retailers.

I emailed mamajack. She was diffident about contacting anyone directly without an invitation to do so, thought it would be inappropriate (well, the word she used was "tacky"--she is really sensitive about sales etiquette and overstepping those boundaries. LOL). She does have several kinds of Hellebores and will be getting me a list. I will post it here, then anyone who might be interested can treemail or cmail her to talk about it with her. Or you don't need wait for me, go ahead and write straight to her. Is that okee with youse guys?

I got the same impression PollyK, the closest retailer to me is one hundred miles away.
How ever I remember a retailer in my area usually has a big sale on Hellebores in November, guess I missed it. Oh well I guess I can check with mamajack in spring, I hear she has some really nice plants. I think I will start watching her thread and whenever she makes a post I will know about it.
susan (ok,back to cooking)

PollyK said:I don't think Northwest sells retail Now that we've got you all excited, Tee. But they do have a list of their retailers.

That's the impression I got too, Polly. Well, at least I could see what they looked like. I didn't check the retailers list yet.

lovemyhouse said:I emailed mamajack. She was diffident about contacting anyone directly without an invitation to do so, thought it would be inappropriate (well, the word she used was "tacky"--she is really sensitive about sales etiquette and overstepping those boundaries. LOL). She does have several kinds of Hellebores and will be getting me a list. I will post it here, then anyone who might be interested can treemail or cmail her to talk about it with her. Or you don't need wait for me, go ahead and write straight to her. Is that okee with youse guys?

That's fine with me. Thanks so much!

Mama has or had 'Pink Frost' , 'Spring Party', and the 'Winter Thrillers' series- at least, that's what I got from her. There were others.

If you're afraid of contacting her too soon, don't - she's great about holding stuff until a good time to ship. Sometimes she'll need a reminder .

Northwest doubles are sold thru retailers of Terra Nova Nurseries. It can get confusing. I've gotten most of mine thru Well-Sweep herb Farm.

lovemyhouse said:I emailed mamajack. She was diffident about contacting anyone directly without an invitation to do so, thought it would be inappropriate (well, the word she used was "tacky"--she is really sensitive about sales etiquette and overstepping those boundaries. LOL). She does have several kinds of Hellebores and will be getting me a list. I will post it here, then anyone who might be interested can treemail or cmail her to talk about it with her. Or you don't need wait for me, go ahead and write straight to her. Is that okee with youse guys?

That's fine with me also, I will watch for your list.

I saw one of Terra Nova's new introductions in Horticulture magazine (Nov/Dec) ... a Heucherella I really want ... 'Solar Eclipse' I bought about 8 Heuchs and Tiarellas last year and thought, well, that should be sufficient. However, they are a bit like potato chips ... bet you can't eat just one ... or 8 for that matter.

I do order a lot from one of the Terra Nova outlets -- Sunlight Gardens -- here in TN but they are too far to drive. I hope they will have 'Solar Eclipse' soon.

I got 'Solar Eclipse' last month from ilovehostas.net, don't know if they are still shipping though. They have pretty good prices too.
http://www.ilovehostas.net/cor...
susan

Oh, thank you, Susan. I'll check it out. I saw it somewhere but they were sold out.

I'm still planting here ... planted yesterday. Who would of thought that on Christmas Day??? This morning we have freezing temps and hard frost but the ground is nowhere near frozen.

That Solar Eclipse is lovely.

We've planted here up to New Years Eve before, but that was a real rarity. No snow here yet, but we average around 200 inches, so it will be coming.

edited for horrible spelling.

sheryl said:Mama has or had 'Pink Frost' , 'Spring Party', and the 'Winter Thrillers' series- at least, that's what I got from her. There were others.

If you're afraid of contacting her too soon, don't - she's great about holding stuff until a good time to ship. Sometimes she'll need a reminder .

Thanks, Sheryl. It seems the hurrier I go, the behinder I'm getting. I'm going to contact her soon (I hope). They seem to be becoming more of a priority.

Are you thinking about a Hellebore co-op next year?

Me? No, I'm thinking of getting a job. Or a life - can't have both.

SongofJoy said:Oh, thank you, Susan. I'll check it out. I saw it somewhere but they were sold out.

I'm still planting here ... planted yesterday. Who would of thought that on Christmas Day??? This morning we have freezing temps and hard frost but the ground is nowhere near frozen.

I'm still planting also, besides the coral bells and pansies I planted some seed today for winter sowing.

Thanks PollyK I can't wait to see it get big!

Santa Rosa Gardens is having a earlybird sale at 35% off for the next few days coupon code ebird2012. They have a few nice Hellebors and you can choose spring delivery date.