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Tips for Planting Flowering Bulbs:

• Ensure soil is free draining

• Add well-rotted compost to sandy soils

• For naturalisation, plant in autumn

• Plant tulips four times their own depth

• Most bulbs prefer a sunny site

• Ensure bulbs are planted pointing upwards

• Dig heavy clay soil and add coarse grit

• Add organic matter to the soil when resting

• Plant most bulbs three times their own depth

• Plant rhizomes just below the surface

• Plant snowdrops "in the green"*

• Most bulbs are suitable for containers

*"In the Green": Plants are lifted just after flowering with the leaves still intact. Ensure they never dry out. Plant back at their original depth. The papery sheath around the bulb should just be visible.

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A guide to growing and caring for flowering bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomes