Bulb Advice

What are 'Bulbs in the Green', and When, How & Where to Plant them? Bluebells, along with Aconites and Snowdrops, are among the few bulbs that transplant best while they are in leaf and growing: before, during or after flowering. Their treatment is fundamentally different...

Below is the complete list of our early and late flowering bulbs. Bulbs thrive in many types of soil and light conditions and need planting at different depths. Please see our handy guide below for best possible results. We want your bulbs to reach you in perfect condition, so please unpack th...

Traditionally, flower bulbs - and many tubers - have been lifted every year from beds, borders and pots and then stored to ensure that they are not damaged by squirrels, mice and other vermin as it was thought they would flower less freely in subsequent years if left in the ground. Received wisdo...

How to Plant and Grow Daffodils Get ready for daffodil planting time If the ability to delay gratification is seen nowadays as one of those admirable characteristics that ensure success in a future life, then gardening is a great way to develop it. From the end of August to October, while for ...

Growing Alliums Alliums flower in that "bald patch" in May right before everything else bursts into flower. They are also some of the most strikingly architectural flowers you can grow in the UK, and so easy to grow. As members of the onion family, you might think that they whiff a bit. Well, we...

Growing Tulips Tulips flower pretty much from when early spring flowering bulbs such as snowdrops, daffodils, crocus etc finish around the end of March until roses and mixed herbaceous borders steal the limelight in June and July. That makes them useful plants in any event, but tulips also bring...

All about Cyclamen August and September are the months that Cyclamen hederifolium puts up its deceptively delicate pink flowers on leafless stalks, often in the most improbable places. The flowers, with their characteristic reflexed petals, appear well ahead of the leaves and need help with po...

How to Interplant Wallflowers & Tulips Planting Wallflowers & Tulips together is the classic combination and will be a spring beauty! Order your tulip bulbs and wallflowers today. Transcript: Today we're going to plant wallflowers and tulips, usually more popular in the Victoria...

How to Plant Garden Bulbs at the Correct Depths and Use a Bulb Planter Planting bulbs at the right depths & how to plant using bulb planters. This demonstration covers daffodils, tulips, fritillarias, and Iris reticulatas, but the principles apply to all garden bulbs. Transcript: One...

Snowdrops in the green have been freshly lifted while in leaf and quite possibly in flower. This is done because, providing they are transplanted quickly, they establish more readily than stored snowdrop bulbs. Snowdrops are on the CITES list of plants that are potentially endangered, and you sho...