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How to grow Bulbs in Pots
Growing Bulbs in Pots and Containers If you have a patio, a balcony, a front step, or a windowsill, you should grow…
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How to Grow Bulbs
Spring bulbs are among the most forgiving things you can grow. Horticultural experts agree that each brown, papery bulb contains everything it needs — roots, stems, leaves, and flowers packed into stored energy, waiting for the right soil temperature to burst into life. Your job, as experienced growers will tell you, is simply to get them into the ground at the right time and the right depth. Planting advice from specialists is consistent: most bulbs follow a simple rule of thumb — plant at a depth two to three times the height of the bulb itself. Tulips are the exception, with expert growers recommending a depth of 15–20cm to protect against disease and encourage them to return year after year. Timing matters too. Professional growers recommend September for daffodils, hyacinths, and crocus, and November for tulips — a delay that reduces the risk of fungal disease. But as even the most seasoned gardeners will admit, a bulb planted late is always better than one left in a bag. As the legendary plantsman Christopher Lloyd demonstrated across decades at Great Dixter, the most spectacular results often come from the simplest approach — bulbs, good soil, and patience. His famous drifts of naturalised crocus, left to colonise the meadow grass and multiply freely, remain one of the finest arguments for getting your bulbs in the ground and letting nature do the rest.
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How to Plant Daffodils In The Green
Learn how to plant wild daffodils in the green for faster establishment and beautiful naturalised spring displays. Discover why Narcissus pseudonarcissus ‘Lobularis’ is perfect for lawns, meadows and woodland gardens, plus expert growing tips for long-lasting results.
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What is the best time to plant Tulips?
Advice on the best time to plant tulips having regard to their flowering seasons.
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Where can you plant your tulip bulbs?
Advice from a professional grower on the best places to plant tulip bulbs
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What Does “Bulbs in the Green” Mean?
There are two ways to buy and/or transplant flower bulbs: either when they dry and dormant, or when they are in growth,…
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How and When to Deadhead Daffodils
Daffodils and Narcissi are undoubtedly among our most cherished and adored spring flowers, and they form a large part of our collection…
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When do Snowdrops Bloom in the UK?
Who doesn’t love snowdrops? People who don't read this article!
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When Should You Cut Back Your Spent Bulbs?
Is there anything more restorative than the first flowers of spring? Apart from spring flowers plus kittens wearing watermelon helmets, obviously? I…
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When do Daffodils Bloom in the UK?
The first wild Daffodil to bloom in the UK, as measured by a car park in Somerset, was 11th February 2024. This…
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Britain’s Favourite Spring Flowering Bulbs
There's a special thrill that comes with burying your dry bulbs in Autumn & early Winter, followed by months of anticipation till…
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Why Didn’t My Daffodils Flower this Year?
Daffodils (Narcissus) are perennial bulbs whose lifespan varies depending on the particular species and cultivar, the growing conditions and care, or lack…
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Flower Bulbs in Winter Hanging Baskets
Long-suffering visitors to this website may remember that we gave selling hanging baskets a whirl a few years ago. We stopped because…
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When do Different Bulbs Flower?
When Do Bulbs Flower? Start with snowdrops in January and you can have bulbs in flower right through to drumstick alliums in July — six months of colour from plants that need almost no maintenance. Our month-by-month chart shows exactly when each variety flowers in an average UK season, from the first crocus in a mild spell to the last tulips in May. With links to every variety we sell, it is the simplest way to plan a succession with no gaps. Read the full flowering chart →
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Winter Planting Snowdrops In The Green
Snowdrops in the green are lifted while they are growing: in leaf and quite possibly in flower.This is done because, providing they…
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Lifting and Storing Garden Bulbs Over Summer
Traditionally, many spring flowering bulbs, especially Tulips, were lifted (dug up) after flowering every year, stored over Summer when they are dormant,…
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Best Flower Bulbs
Best Flower Bulbs for Sunny Locations, Dry or Drought-Prone Areas, and Rock GardensRockery VarietiesBest Flower Bulbs for ContainersRockery VarietiesBest Flower Bulbs for…
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How to Plant and Grow Daffodil Bulbs
Daffodils and narcissi are the most popular flower bulbs grown in Britain: good value, very tough, and coming in a wide range…
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How to Make a Bulb Lasagne
A bulb lasagne is a pot of flower bulbs planted in layers for successive flowering all Spring. A 30cm (12”) deep pot…
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How to Plant Flower Bulbs at the Correct Depths
This video shows the right depths in pots or in the soil, and planting using a bulb planter tool.Read our how to…
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Growing & Planting Tulip Bulbs Guide
Tulip bulbs bring some of the most stunning Spring colours of any plant grown in Britain. They come with a guarantee to…
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How to Plant and Grow Allium Bulbs
Allium bulbs produce spectacular starburst flowers in late Spring and Summer, after the main flush of spring flowering bulbs.Planting Allium BulbsWhen to…
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