Aspring garden must have flowers – it’s the first commandment of gardening. – So, introduce yourself to the wonderful world of bulbs! These unique flowering plants create exhilarating scenes in gardens large and small, with their fabulous colours, shapes and fragrances. Oh, and they’re super easy to grow, too.
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1 RAZZLE, DAZZLE
Relax in the courtyard and soak up the warmth as tulips, daffodils and bluebells emerge through the foliage of your garden. Up the back of the bed is perfect for attention-seeking Mediterranean spurge – it will produce limey balloon blooms through to summer.
LANDSCAPING WITH BULBS
Even a small garden can have a big impact in spring!
Each individual bulb is like a little flower factory, containing all the nutrients it needs to grow and bloom when the right seasonal moment arrives. Because you plant bulbs during autumn, it means all the hard work is done well in advance of the spring season, and you can sit back and enjoy the anticipation of seeing your display unfold, right on cue. They’re the original set-and-forget bloomers.
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With so much flower impact to offer, bulbs can easily become the highlight of a spring garden, if you use them to best effect. While it may not be practical, or economical, to create huge displays of massed flowers (leave that to the public parks), you can still get loads of bang for your buck
