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sunny! I love this time of year when u can start planting bulbs i bought 75 Tulips,40 Fritillaria,60 Crocuses, 60 Daffodils and 12 Hyacinths hopefully thats enough ? I grow lots of bulbs in pots/tubs and over winter them in the potting shed then I start

I have a south-facing shaded border in my garden, where practically nothing grows, apart from weeds and my daffodils!   Last year I planted a hydrangea there. Within a short space of time it started to look sick, so I moved it to another border

.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

. They are easy, cheap, and fast growing, but they're also short-lived and therefore disposable. I'd rather wait for my perennial plants to grow into the borders and sow a few cosmos seeds in the gaps, than get into the cycle of buying - and replacing - annual

It feels like spring is on its way down here in the balmy southern slopes of Bath. The daffodils are in full bud, the birds are twittering away and there are more than a few dozy bumble bees blundering about. It's bound to go horribly wrong

Golidlocks I am not very good at recommending plants for pots, we do not really grow any except in the garden. WE grow vast amounts of evrything in pots, and find that bulbs are really very sucessful grown this way - but as with so many modern bulbs, they do

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

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

So many shrubs are popular because they're easy to propagate and grow by the nurseries, cheap to buy, reliable performers, and grow in many types of soil and situation. But sometimes you don't want your garden to look like everyone else's, and would

.... could i have one i lov it I've had a peachy,pink daffodil growing in my garden for years. It's never been very robust, & this year only had one bloom.Is this a rarity in the daffodil world? I love primulas too but my garden in Cornwall dries out