Update on hellebore operation...

We are pleased to announce that we are enlarging our hellebore operation, focusing exclusively on our hellebore breeding program to meet the growing demand for outstanding quality in color and form of this exceptional perennial.
 
We will once again provide well-developed seedlings in large quantities to be available in March 2009 under the Winter Jewels® trademark. These hand-pollinated crosses will all be separated by color and by single or double and can easily be shipped. If you are interested in receiving an availability and price list, please contact us by phone, fax or e-mail.
 
We started our hellebore breeding program in 1991 with seeds from well-known growers in England and Germany. Working to breed with a larger selection of the best colors in hybrids, we traveled to Germany, Holland and England to buy the best stock plants we could find from top growers and have since improved our selection continually.
 
We hand pollinate all our stock plants, which are kept isolated from other pollinators and we have been able to improve color and form each year. We ruthlessly discard any inferior stock plant. Our aim has been to produce consistent improvement in clarity of color, vigor and foliage.
 
For more information and additional photos of the breeding stock, check the links to the Breeding Stock. The pictures for 2008 breeding stock will be up soon.

Changes for the coming season...

The Nursery will be changing focus beginning with the 2008 season. We will be specializing even more heavily in hellebores and phasing out sales of most other perennials. On open days, we will continue to offer some plants for sale. These will include podophyllums, epimediums, trilliums and arisaemas, as well as some potted bulbs that are unusual and hard to find elsewhere.
 
We will be open for the Hellebore Open Garden Days in 2009 (see information to the right) and then for regular hours, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10-5 until Friday, April 10.

Proprietors
Ernie & Marietta O'Byrne
541-935-3915, fax available upon request

Located at
86813 Central Road, Eugene, OR 97402-9284

Nursery hours
Closed until February 21-22, 2009

Garden hours
We will generally be open the first weekend of the month until September 2008. Check back for updates.

Directions coming from the north
Take I-5 south toward Eugene, but before town, take exit 195B (Santa Clara, airport) heading west on Beltline Road. Continue about 10 miles until it deadends at a stoplight at W. 11th Ave. (also called Hwy 126). Turn right (west). Go about 6 miles until a long guardrail on the right-hand side of the highway ends. Turn left onto Central Road. Go 2.8 miles. Mailbox is on right, house and Nursery on left with bamboo hedge and sign.

Directions coming from the south
Take the main Eugene exit from I-5 and then stay in the left lane, which puts you on 11th Ave., heading west. About 6 miles out of town, you see a long guardrail along a reservoir. Turn left just as the guardrail ends onto Central Road. Go 2.8 miles. Mailbox is on right, house and Nursery on left with bamboo hedge and sign.

Terms of sale
We currently are focused on only wholesale hellebore sales. There are some items still remaining in stock for on-site sales.