With spring well underway, it’s time to plan and plant for the summer. Debi Holland chooses her five favourite summer bulbs and offers her tips and advice along the way
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Gardening for beginners – Planting Bulbs
Martyn Cox helps demystify gardening with his friendly and accessible advice.
Planting bulbs for spring drama
Plan ahead for a fabulous spring display by planting bulbs.
Which bulbs are good for pots?
Geoff Stonebanks share’s his advice for planting bulbs in pots and containers
Five great alliums
Add drama and colour to your early summer garden with ornamental alliums.
What bulbs can I plant now for spring interest?
Debi Holland chooses five autumn bulbs for spring.
What is lasagne planting?
Jean Vernon explains the lasagne technique when it comes to planting bulbs
Planting bulbs
Bulbs are one of the easiest things to grow in a garden. Plant them in the autumn for spectacular spring flowers.
What are annual, biennial and perennial plants?
Martyn Cox unravels the difference.
Five plants to attract butterflies
Encourage more butterflies into your garden by choosing plants with nectar rich flowers
What are Tree Lilies?
Looking like lilies on steroids, tree lilies produce towering stems that are capable of carrying up to 30, dinner plate sized blooms in summer. Apart from their dramatic good looks, the flowers possess an intoxicating scent that makes spending time outside a true sensory experience.
My Flower Power Story – Our Magic Potion
Susan and Keith Wells were gifted Flower Power by a grateful neighbour, now they use it in their garden and call it their Magic Potion
How do I make the most of tulips?
Top tips and advice on planting tulips in the garden and lawn from Geoff Stebbings.
Which summer flowering bulbs work well in containers?
Geoff Stonebanks uses summer flowering bulbs to augment his garden containers with great effect
Spring bulbs in containers Driftwood
Create a crescendo of colour in your pots and containers, says award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks
What’s so great about Cannas?
If you’ve never grown cannas you are missing a great gardening trick says Jean Vernon
