But you don t need to break the bank to enjoy these winter beauties.
Bulbs to plant in winter for spring.
Try the galanthus elwesii the giant honey scented snowdrop or galanthus nivalis flore pleno the double flowered variety.
When to plant bulbs.
Let nature take it s course.
Don t worry about this.
Plant hardy summer flowering bulbs such as lilies alliums and crocosmia in september and october.
For natural looking drifts gently cast the bulbs across the planting area and plant them exactly where they land.
Hyacinths daffodils irises freesias and tulips are just a few of your options.
There are many types of bulb plants including lilies hyacinths daffodils and tulips just to name a few.
Plant spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils crocus and hyacinths preferably by the end of september.
Spring bulbs shrub off cold weather and even snow.
Winter and spring blooming bulbs are better suited to cooler temperatures and need the winter period for growth.
G nerally those bulbs that flower in spring such as crocus daffodils fritillaries and hyacinths are normally planted in the previous autumn or late summer.
It s not uncommon to have a mild winter and find your tulips or daffodils or other spring bulbs are sprouting.
Daffodils tulips crocus grape hyacinths and fritillarias are just some of.
Plant bulbs are generally planted in the fall or spring but in reality they can be planted anytime so long as you can physically dig a hole.
If you want to fill your garden with colour next spring plant bulbs from october to december before the first frost.
Fresh looking sturdy and reliable it blooms in late spring and enjoys long lasting blossoms 3 weeks.
Tulipa clusiana lady jane botanical tulip.
Autumn is the perfect time to plant your winter bulbs.
Small bulbs such as snowdrops and crocus actually bloom through the snow.
While some bulbs may flower in winter many winter bulbs come alive in the spring.
Plant tender summer flowering bulbs including gladioli in early spring.
It looks ravishing in a vase too.
The main exception to this being the planting of snowdrops arguably winter flowering as distinct from spring flowering bulbs.