Bulbs
New Varieties of Spring Flowering Bulbs
Bulbs are truly amazing additions to the garden, each one containing everything necessary for a fabulous flower display, all you need to do is select the varieties you love and give them the right conditions in which to flourish! There are varieties for pots, containers, bed and borders and even for naturalising in the lawn.
Bulbs are available in most garden centres from mid august and the earlier you get there the better the selection as tried and tested favourites can sell out quickly.
With such a huge variety available the choice can be baffling so we’ve put together a selection of our new varieties to help you out…
Tulip Curly Sue
A wonderful deep purple flower with a fringed edge that will last well in the borders or as a cut flower, try planting Tulip Curly Sue alongside Tulip Maureen for an elegant addition to the spring garden.
Tulip Crème Upstar
Double blooms are stunning and this Tulip is no exception. The wonderful pink, cream and pale yellow colours intensify with time meaning this flower only grows more beautiful with age.
Tulip Hemisphere
Pink and white flowers make Tulip Hemisphere a cheery addition to the spring garden. Flowers vary and can be mottled, speckled and striped with widely differing colour splits. A truly wonderful effect when planted in drifts.
Miniature Daffodil W P Milner
Miniature daffodils look wonderful in spring containers and W P Milner is no exception. This heirloom variety has creamy yellow trumpets and is a true dwarf variety reaching approximately 15cm tall
Daffodil Yellow Cheerfulness
A tall variety growing to around 50cm, Yellow Cheerfulness has several flowers per stem. Blooms are wonderfully scented doubles and are golden yellow in colour. A truly cheerful addition to the spring garden!
Allium Purple Rain
Alliums are rightly hugely popular additions to any garden and are always appearing at RHS shows such as Chelsea. This new variety grows to around 90cm tall and flowers in June and July. A delightful addition to the early summer border.
Scilla siberica Alba
Wonderful in massed plantings under trees or in the rock garden these beautiful white flowers will make a stunning display and are remarkably hardy.
Don’t Forget! – Most bulbs should be planted as soon as they are purchased but if you can’t do this then remove them from any plastic packaging and store somewhere cool, dark and dry. Most varieties can be planted from September through to November but check the pack instructions for details.
