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Dwarf Daffodil, February Gold Narcissus cyclamineus 'February Gold' From £7.98

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Allium, Aflatunense Allium hollandicum 'Aflatunense' From £8.94

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Allium, christophii Allium christophii From £8.94

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Allium, Nigrum Allium hollandicum 'Nigrum' From £8.94

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Allium, Purple Sensation Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' From £8.94

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Allium, Sicilian Honey Garlic Allium/Nectaroscordum siculum From £8.94

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Anemone, Wood Anemone nemorosa From £11.94

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Bluebell, Common English Hyacinthoides non-scripta From £13.99

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Crocus, Flower Record Crocus vernus 'Flower Record' From £7.98

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Crocus, Joan of Arc Crocus vernus 'Joan of Arc' From £7.98

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Crocus, Pickwick Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' From £7.98

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Crocus, Remembrance Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' From £8.94

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Crocus, tommasinianus Crocus tommasinianus From £10.98

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Crocus, Tricolor Crocus sieberi 'Tricolor' From £11.94

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Crocus, Yellow Mammoth Crocus vernus 'Yellow Mammoth' From £8.94

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Daffodil Mix, Exotic Narcissus Mix Five Varieties From £19.98

Flower bulbs are low maintenance, adding loads of blooming colour to your borders, containers, woodland, orchard, or around the base of hedging and trees at times of the year when there is little else to see; early spring flowering bulbs are also great for bees.

If you planted a hedge or group of trees during the last couple of years, now is a great time to add a spread of bulbs to light them up at the base all Spring!

Our mail-order bulbs are all Premium Size, which is what distinguishes them from the cheaper bulbs in the shops.
Bigger bulbs produce more and better flowers because they contain more stored energy, it's that simple!

For strong establishment and the best flowering, especially in rockeries & poor soils, we recommend using Bulb Starter Rootgrow friendly fungi (universal Rootgrow is fine too).

Bulbs are much hardier than Dahlia tubers, but of course they look wonderful arranged together.

Read our Bulb Planting Guide for more tips.

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Bulbs are all about bright flowers at or near ground level in those off seasons of winter and spring when there isn't much other colour in the garden. Perfect for filling in gaps next to paths or along the base of hedgerows, their shallow roots are generally well adapted to pots, and many bulbs are ideal for rockeries.

Use taller narcissi and daffodils where there is long grass, and dwarf daffodils, snowdrops, and crocuses where it is short.

Bluebells do best under deciduous trees or beside hedging that casts enough shadow to stop grass growing entirely. For the shadiest sites, like a woodland or the north facing foot of a hedge, use bluebells, cyclamens and especially snowdrops for wet sites.

Tulips naturalise well, but are probably at their best, along with alliums, in borders and containers.

Make your dry bulb planting plan early, in about May, when your memory of the bare patches in borders and woodland areas are still fresh.
Mark where you want to see your different varieties of bulbs when they are actually in flower, perhaps with labelled bamboo canes.
When planting time comes in Autumn, you will be able to see right where you want your cyclamen, even though other plants are growing over that spot at that time of the year.

How do I store garden bulbs before planting?

If you can't plant your dry bulbs promptly after delivery, you will need to keep them somewhere suitable to prevent them from rotting or sprouting.

This advice applies to any bulb when we deliver it to you, and there is a delay in planting.
Read more about lifting and storing bulbs that are already growing in your garden.

Most bulbs stay in the ground forever after you plant them: the big exception are Tulips, many of which are typically lifted and stored each year (if that sounds like too much hassle, simply use our naturalising Tulip mix of extra tough varieties).

Dry Bulbs (Autumn Delivery Only)

When your dry bulbs arrive in Autumn, planting them out promptly typically gives the best results, but they will be happy waiting a while in a Cool, Dry and Dark place.

The enemies of a stored dry bulb are freezing or warm temperatures, light, and damp.

Bulbs In the Green (Spring Delivery Only)

Plant these out ASAP and do not store them: they are in growth and will perish if they can't establish new roots promptly.

When should I plant bulbs in my garden?

Dry Bulbs: Autumn - early Winter

Most bulbs are planted in Autumn or early Winter, for flowering the following Spring or Summer.

Dry bulbs are dormant, and they are planted between September-November inclusive.
October is typically ideal, as the soil is still fairly warm.

Tulips can be planted even later, into December, and sometimes establish better in cooler soil, but honestly do not overthink it: just get them in the ground promptly after delivery, and then forget about them till Spring!

Bulbs In the Green: Spring

A few bulb species are suitable for Spring planting.

The end of the winter frosts signals the time to plant bulbs in the green, which are in growth. They can be planted out until about April - early May.
They will flower the following year,

What growing conditions are best for garden bulbs?

Most bulbs need good drainage (snowdrops and daffodils are best for damp sites), and so will thrive in any normal garden soil.
Rockery bulbs in particular are great for poorly fertile soils that get dry in summer.

Most bulbs need plenty of sun.
However, all the Spring flowering varieties emerge before most deciduous trees & shrubs, so they can grow in places that will be in the shade of bigger plants all summer.

Cyclamens are among the most shade-tolerant, and will grow under evergreen trees. Bluebells are classics for dappled shade under deciduous trees.

Where should I plant garden bulbs?

As long as the conditions are right, you can plant bulbs along borders, flowerbeds and in patio containers.

You can fill the gap underneath a hedge by under-planting with appropriately tough varieties like wild daffodils, bluebells, snowdrops and wood anemones.

Check out the Mixed Orchard Bulb Collection if you want to plant bulbs in an orchard setting.

How do I plant bulbs in my garden?

Planting bulbs does not require any special tools: a trowel will do. But for planting a large number conveniently, especially in uncultivated soil, a long handled bulb planting tool is easier on your back!

To make a natural looking display, simply scatter a few dry bulbs at a time, then plant them where they land.

All bulbs like to be planted with their (usually pointy) tip facing upwards, and their (usually flatter) bottom facing downwards.
If you can't work out which end is the tip, planting them on their side will be fine.

Planting Depth

As a rule of thumb, the bottom of the planting hole for dry bulbs should be about 2-3 times as deep as the bulb is tall (e.g. a 5cm tall bulb likes a 10-15cm deep hole).
If in doubt, too deep is better than too shallow.
Read more about planting dry bulbs in Autumn / Winter.

Bulbs in the green need to be handled with more care, and you plant at the same depth as they were grown, which is where the white part of the stem turns green. If in doubt, planting too shallow is better than too deep, so a wee bit of white stem visible above the soil is fine. On average, there will be about 8 to 10 cm of plant below ground.

Read more about planting bulbs in the green in Spring.

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