Amateur Gardening

How to propagate bulbs

IN AG 9 October I looked at how to propagate bulbs using the chipping and twin-scaling techniques, and this week I will look at two other methods – scoring and scooping.

There are hundreds of flowering bulbs to choose from to add colour to pots and borders throughout the year, but varieties come and go and you will struggle to

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