I bought 160 bare root perennials for £40!

[takemetothespace]

I am new to the gardening, these plants will be in dormant stage. please give me some tips: order has not dispatched, is it hard to have proper plant from dormant stage

Ooh that's exciting! Lots growing there, definitely worth the effort you put in.

That’s looking very promising! If you don’t yet want to start digging up the garden to create beds, you could keep the hostas in nice pots in a shady corner of the patio (assuming you have one).

Looks good OP. Please keep us updated on how it goes.
I was very tempted to buy the same as I have a very empty new build garden but stopped short of ordering them. Maybe I will next year depending on how yours go.
The selection sounds lovely, fingers crossed for you.

Hostas and peonies randomly bunged into some compost without much understanding of what I was actually doing...and look! Very happy so far 😊

They need a good watering later though....

They look great . When you plant the peonies into their final position don't plant them too deeply. Peonies do best with their roots very close to the surface.

@SatelliteStomper your plant looks really nice and growth is impressive in such a short time

I can see perennials are on offer again and I am tempted. I have a massive new build garden to fill up.

They are plug plants that will come in September. Would it mean I need to keep them indoors or in a green house over winter?

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/best-value-perennial-collection/wkc0440TM

I can see other packs where hostas and peonies would be dispatched at the end of December as bare roots. I am assuming they would need some sort of protection too - is that right? or could I plant them in pots outside?

Bare roots should be fine outside, although some things which are more tender (or more prone to being eaten) may fare better in a cold frame or greenhouse. In my experience, those T&M plugs are tiny - all other things being equal (and this may be a reflection of my gardening skills) I’d opt for bare roots as a safer bet.

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I've had about 4 goes at growing gypsophelia. It just never grows for me despite having good quality soil that grows most other things. It's a pity because it is so pretty and a good picked flower to add to a few others and makes a lovely bunch.

Lovely

@takemetothespace how did you get on with these in the end?

I was out in the garden yesterday and noticed mine starting to poke through the soil. I couldn’t remember which year I bought them, so came back to find the thread.

The ones I just planted out in borders had best results.

Some I put in long troughs down the side of the house. They did OK but will be transplanted into beds this year.

And I realise yesterday that some ended up just left as bare roots in their bags in an old plant pot! After nearly 2 years neglected I assumed they would be very dead and was going to throw them out, but to my amazement they were showing signs of growth so I will pot them up in the next couple of weeks. That will be “lucky dip” though as the labels have perished.

Did anyone else have good results?