when to plant spring bulbs? good winter plants?

Sam 92

Hi everyone,

just planning my garden for some spring colour when do i plant Daffodil,hyacinth and bluebells? any good winter plants for some colour? Thanks Sam

Fairygirl

Autumn time for those, although bluebells are sometimes best in spring 'in the green' - which just means you wait till the flowers have finished and buy them when the foliage is still on them. Nurseries and online suppliers will sell them at that time. You can browse the catalogues of online bulb suppliers just now and order them for autumn delivery 

If you want more structure for winter, there are loads of evergreens which will do the job depending on the size of the space and the aspect. If you can give a few more details of your space there will be lots of suggestions Sam 

Sam 92

Hey fairygirl thanks I shall plant in autumn along the path and inbetween the perennials. the garden is small about 20ft long think I can only do pansies as no space for much more.the perennials take over a bit! Cheers Sam

Logan

I always plant tulips in between wallflowers or tulips and forget me nots.

Fairygirl

I have a very narrow border along my back fence Sam - it contains a real mix of bulbs, native primulas, perennials and smaller evergreens like Heucheras, Pachysandra and Gaultherias. Always something to look at