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I bought 6 packets of bulbs, daffodils, tulips, hyacinths and narcissi last Autumn. For a variety of reasons, I never got around to planting them but am considering doing it now.Is that a good idea or should I just keep them til next Autumn?
do you know of anywhere that these bulbs can be purchased in ireland, have seen them on English shopping channel but they wont deliver to Ireland
can lilies which are in the open ground be divided now in February? if not when should this be done?
I recently got a huge bag of daffodil bulbs from a friend of mine. Trouble is, my garden is not landscaped yet. Will I have to plant them into pots now, or can I keep them as they are in an onion bag high and dry in my garage rafters for planting next year?
I have tulips in pots, whats the best way of overwintering. I have an unheated greenhouse would they be ok if left in that, do I cut the dead stems back to soil level or is it better to let them die back completely and take the stem off then. Also, will I need to water them during winter.
In the December issue of The Irish Garden there's 2 pieces about cyclamen, one on p5 which start into flower in dec and one on p71 which talks about them being in flower since early august....are they the same kind of cyclamen? how long should August flowering ones last?
Just wondering am I doing this right. I put begonia tubers directly from the baskets into a tray of multipurpose compost and half filled it with the compost. They are in a shed
why did the croscosmia not bloom? it is the large red flowered variety. the flower buds were there but didn't open. they flowered last year and the previous years.
I'd like to plant bulbs amongst the lawnHowever, come the time to mow the lawn, can I mow over the spent flowers?
We have quite a large established bed of Jersey lilies which are in full bloom at the moment. Unfortunately we are about to embark on an extension and need to move the flowerbed (starting on-site in 6-8 weeks approx). Construction will take around 12 months.Can we lift the bulbs (clean them off etc) and store in a cool shed for the next year or do we need to transplant? Most grateful for your advice as we would hate to lose the bulbs.
Any tips on how to prervent small wild birds uprooting flower bulbs? Bulbs are mainly bluebells with some dwarf daffodillls.
Is it too early to plant tulips now,end august. when they are finished blooming do they need to be lifted and does their dying foliage spread disease among tulips?
my gladioli flowers have white spots read about it said to dig bulbs and cover in fungicide powder for the winter but cant find one captan 50 do one but it should be diluted in water any ideas.
love tulips but do they have to be lifted each year?
I have recently bought a dahlia and planted it in my garden, while watering it the other night I noticed a lot of insects crawling all over the petals, I can only describe them as very similar to silverfish.Do you know what they are and how I can get rid of them as they are eating the plant alive
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