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    Bulbs to plant in spring

    Jan 26, 2021 3 minutes

    In this extract from AG 8 February 1975, Christopher Lloyd, of Great Dixter fame, looks at bulbs to plant now

    MANY gardeners have the idea that bulbs are planted in autumn or not at all. But there are a number that are best planted in spring and these fall into two groups. First, those that you buy dry and plant soon in the expectation that they will flower this coming summer or autumn. Second, those that you plant green, immediately they have finished flowering, because this is the best time to move them.

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