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.I recently discovered what happens to spent municipal plantings in my area. Tucked behind an advertising billboard, I found an enormous pile of discarded daffodils bulbs left by parks gardeners, it was taller than me. The bulbs had been dumped

.My shopping list is always a long one, including all my favourites from daffodils to hyacinths, fritillarias, crocus, and of course tulips.Last autumn, in my search to find something new to grow, I discovered a selection of multi-headed tulips. Why grow tulips

developing the fungal disease, tulip fire.More on growing tulipsFollow our video guide to planting up a daffodil, tulip and crocus displayRead Adam Pasco's blog on growing multi-headed tulipsHow to lift and store tulipsAdvice on dealing with tulip fire

by the time May comes along I am sick to the back teeth of ruddy yellow. We have been flooded by daffodils in every shape - short, tall, fat, thin etc - but every single one is yellow (yes, I know that some are creamy white but they are still tainted

of the year. And my camellias aren't alone. An azalea is developing earlier than I've ever seen it before, daffodils will soon be opening...yes, sping is in the air!

it in gardens.Quite why so many of the flowers in our gardens during these early months of the year are yellow, I don't know. Winter flowering jasmine has been followed by forsythia (don't get James Alexander-Sinclair started on this again), daffodils have

friend who has a plot in the heart of the city centre.Like lots of allotmenteers, she lives in a flat with no garden, so her plot is always a riot of colour, with spring plantings of tulips, daffodils and wallflowers, followed by cottage garden

I love the way plants hold associations with places and key events in your life. Some - like pheasant's eye daffodils - I grow in my garden as a fond reminder of the childhood associations I have with them. Others somehow seem to slip the net

January, some of the raspberry canes were already in growth and the aphid population in the greenhouse was thriving. But the bulbs seemed further behind than usual. One solitary snowdrop was in bloom, with no sign of its companions, and the daffodils

-purpose for this particular job). On my arrival I was confronted with beds of stunning primulas, all at their peak.Colour is lacking at the end of February as we wait for the early bulbs to bloom. A few brave grape hyacinths are showing colour, and daffodils surge higher