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The same thing happens every year. I buy my bulbs in good time, and then don't make time to plant them! I've got a huge bag of tulips and other bulbs to be planted, but it will soon be December.Other things got in the way during October, and then I

There's only one way to resist the temptation of buying more bulbs and that's not to visit any garden centres at all for the next few months! I remember the 'problem' I had last year. First of all it was lilies, their pictorial packs screaming out

When visiting large gardens during spring, I always admire the drifts of dwarf flowering bulbs growing up through wide expanses of grass. Catch them when flowers are at their best and they look magnificent. They could be snowdrops or crocus, dainty

i have planted spring flower bulbs in the autumn last year but forgot what they are called, can i have some help please   Link doesn't work  there we go Anemone really?, i thought thats what it was but i think anemones grow to a certain height

It's almost as if the squirrels had read my blog about the damage they'd caused to my Brussels sprouts. Although the damage was inconvenient, our meals weren't ruined. So now, they've moved on to my bulbs. Like many people, I've done a fair amount

I'm a sucker for summer-flowering bulbs, and at this time of year I always get carried away. March is an expensive month — I'm often tempted to order far too many summer bulbs from both mail-order companies and the internet.I use the term 'bulb

Can you tell me please if I should plant Nerine bulbs now as I have been given some and I'm not sure when they should go in.The rest of my bulbs went just a few weeks ago, better late than never. Hello donutsmrs, Don't worry. Nerines are autumn

I’m going to plant my bulbs earlier this year, to avoid disturbing any hibernating creatures in colder weather. I've just bought 20 winter aconites, 20 Nectaroscordum siculum, and the Gardeners’ World magazine offers: 100 free alliums and 160

im moving house this week and daffodil bulbs my late father planted in my garden i dug up to take to my new house,is it ok to plant out now in new garden or could they die,they mean alot to me.also how do i plant them properly,thanks Plant them

How big or small is a lily bulb described as 14/16? It's the circumference of the widest part of the bulb in centimetres.  To get the diameter of a circle, you divide the circumference by Pi (roughly 3.)  That makes a 14/16 bulb about 5cm (2