Information about storing prior to planting along with advice on what to do once they have finished flowering.
Bare root plants must be planted as soon as possible after delivery. They will need water and can lose their freshness and viability quite quickly when they're stored for too long. If your garden isn't ready for planting when your bare roots arrive,
You should unpack your parcel as soon as it arrives and open up the packets. We advise that all bulbs and plants are planted as soon as possible while fresh. Storing them for weeks can result in the bulbs naturally deteriorating. If you are unable to
Bulbs must be planted within the same season they are supplied and cannot be stored until the next year. Bulbs and bare root perennials must complete a growth cycle every year in order to survive. Naturally, bulbs and plants will deteriorate if store
Bulbs and plants are a living product and need to be planted within the same season that they are supplied, ideally as soon as possible. Bulbs and plants naturally start to deteriorate over time if they remain unplanted, and will not store until the
It depends on whether the plant is hardy, half hardy or tender and also your soil type. Most spring bulbs are fully hardy and should left in the ground all year round, usually they need the cold period outside during winter to grow correctly in sprin
It is necessary to replace the soil in containers for each growing season. When in pots, bulbs grow best in fresh compost which is full of nutrients. If bulbs remain in the same pot with the same compost for the next growing season, they may perform
Hardy perennial bulbs can be left in the ground all year round and many species will start to naturalise after a few years. After flowering, allow the foliage to die back naturally. Once it has turned completely yellow, the old foliage and stems can
Bulbs like to be in a growing medium which is kept moist, but well-drained. For spring bulbs growing in pots outdoors, natural rainfall is usually sufficient. If pots are under cover, or if there is very little rain through the winter and early sprin
Spring-flowering bulbs can either be left planted where they are, or you can lift them once they have fully died back and store them in a cool, dry place over summer and replant them the following autumn. After they have finished flowering, it is a g
This very much depends on the plant type. Some spring and summer-flowering bulbs return year after year, and others are treated as annuals. Those which are hardy and return year after year can be left in the soil. Any which are not perennial, such as