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I leave all my bulbs in the ground . The few Tulips I have in large containers I let die back for as long as I can . When I need to plant up the container for summer , I lift the bulbs and stems and lay them in trays covered with damp compost. A month later I clean the bulbs off and store them...

Bargain, although the offsets may take two/three years to flower.

@redstar Thats a BEEutiful purple carpet of blooms I just LOVE your garden for sharing your AMAZing video footage

Good points, ok, I’ll get the bulbs as recommended on here

Hello @tyrion to GC and ice to have you with us ....members are very helpful mate if you need any advice to add a discussion plus added pictures are a bonus

Yes Snoozle, using a garden fork to spike lawn surface. Its hard work but does make a difference. I still feel getting shed in is first job to do. Ha ha, when I compared your plot to my niece's she has just had a new puppy too The summer, being warmer and drier.....hopefully...will give you a...

Cosmos is great for height, and lavateras give shrubbiness easily. If you can find suitable colours, go for them Personally I cheat in order to prolong the flowering period of hardy annuals. I sow a handful of those cardboard seedling pots in February, pot them on about now, and sow another...

Hi @rebecca harmston I totally agree with @NigelJ leave well alone as the weather is to much all over the show and i've lost good healthy plants already which have been replaced with grasses as they're very hardy...best of luck though mate and crossed when the weather pic's up..they regenerate

The Begonia is the standard pot Begonia Elatior and could after repotting last for several months in flower. Hydrangea doesn't necessarily need ericaceous compost but will help to maintain the blue colour although Hydrangea colourant (Aluminium sulphate) is normally used.Kalanchoe need gritty...

Thanks everyone...advice will be followed!!!

Not Brookside nursery is it Greg? Phone them to delay delivery date.

@martin-f mines lying dormant at the moment mate but I do know what I have have ...as I kept the labels

My Alliums aren't showing yet. I've planted another 25 of the Superglobe mixed from J Parkers. Should look lovely by mid-May

This is the first day that I put the plants outside and I brought them back in at around 5pm, I wouldn't just leave them out all night as well, straight away, without slowly aclimatising them first. But still, maybe they just didn't like being out there all day.Yes it probably was a bit...

Thanks for that, I had them outside yesterday and overnight (as it was a staggering 11 degrees bu day and 6 overnight) however its down to 3 or so tonight. What is the lowest temp they will take please as they are in very big containers that have to sack truck back in so if I can now leave them...

Thanks for the kind words.I'm sure your husband will be able to manage it.As I said just saw the panels in half parallel with the banister. He should then be able to wiggle the two halves out of their grooves. the rest is plain sailing. The banister will not need any additional support....

Hi Mick, welcome to Gardeners Corner.

I've seen it done @glasgowdan but we just use edge clippers on what we have

Yes, now I know. And much bigger from ones I got

Either, it's up to you. Crocuses are grown a lot for indoors, then they"re planted out after the flowers have finished, I usually grow them on my kitchen window then when the leaves are starting to die off plant them out for next year.I think with the Tulips it depends on the type as some are...