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Guerrilla gardening and planting tulips

On 14/10/2011 in Gardeners' musings

Last Sunday was International Tulip Guerrilla Gardening Planting Day. To mark the occasion, guerrilla gardeners (so called because they grow plants on public or private land without permission), planted tulips all over Europe in tree pits, neglected


What to plant after tulip fire?

On 26/05/2012 in forum

Hello!  After removing all my poor tulips with tulip fire I want to reuse the pots and soil for my petunias.  Is this safe? There is little that I have found on the web apart from possible contimination with lillies and snakeshead plus 2-3 years


Planting Tulips now or later

On 18/09/2012 in forum

i be thinking about with regards to Tulips. Other bulbs like Crocus i have also potted up with no wrong doing - i believe. All the advice is you can plant all spring flowering bulbs from now except tulips but can't remember why-they are best planted


Planting tulips late

On 14/01/2013 in Plants

to have done by now. A box of tulips is sitting under my desk (along with two pairs of shoes, the overspill from the waste paper basket and a pen top whose presence I have been missing for a while). They should have been planted at least a month ago (the


Daffodill and Tulip bulps planting

On 04/09/2012 in forum

Dear all, I'm planning to plant my first bulps this year, and would like to start with the easiest of tulip and daffodill. May I know if i could put them both in one big pot at different layer as they come out at different time of the season


Too late to plant Tulip/Daff bulbs?

On 09/01/2013 in forum

Ive got quite a few Tulip & Daffodil bulbs left over that I didnt get around to planting last Autumn. They have been stored indoors in a cardboard box, and are in good condition. Is it too late to plant them out into tubs? If so, will they keep till


Talkback: Guerrilla gardening and planting tulips

On 28/11/2011 in forum

that the organisers didn't intend for existing native plants to be removed or damaged, but perhaps they just need to give a bit more guidance to the well-intentioned guerrillas who join them on their adventures. There is lots of innovative wildlife friendly planting


Your tulips were made for kissin'...

On 13/11/2007 in Unassigned

November is the month to plant tulips. There are few things more wonderful in this world than to cradle a tulip bulb in your hand; the rustling wispy-crispy skin and the smooth, slightly clammy flesh. Supremely organised and efficient gardeners


Growing summer bulbs

On 07/02/2011 in Plants

It won’t be long before daffodils, tulips, fragrant hyacinths and a host of other colourful flowers signal the arrival of spring, but if we want summer and autumn to provide similar displays we have to start planning and planting now


Planting bulbs late

On 16/11/2009 in Plants

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


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