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Camassias at Brighton Park came to me as a complete surprise! We were there in mid May this year and as we approach the time to plant Camassia bulbs [autumn] I am prompted to tell you about it! [...]

I call it layered bulb planting but some call this “lasagna planting”. It’s easy to see why. Planting spring flowering bulbs in layers one on top of the other really does extend the flowering [...]

Mid-summer is the time to focus on dahlias. No other plant rivals the Dahlia for shear brightness and brilliance!   Once the plant of choice for only the dedicated enthusiast, the Dahlia [...]

Keukenhof Garden near Amsterdam puts on an astounding annual display of spring flowering bulbs. At the end of a cold and grey winter in Europe visitors flood to see this colour spectacle but [...]

Daffodil blindness – that is apparently healthy daffodil bulbs but without flowers- is a puzzle to many gardeners. It can be easily rectified and here’s how. This phenomenon can be [...]

Best bulbs to naturalise Bulb planting is in full swing but there’s still time to plant more! So I offer my considered thoughts on the best bulbs to naturalise! If you get it right these bulbs [...]