I'm still a bit of a novice gardener and am confused as to what constitutes early, mid and late spring when carrying out various jobs in the garden. Would appreciate some guidance please.
My daffodils are just starting to poke through but there's no sign at all of the crocuses. I am in Staffordshire so we do tend to be about 3 weeks later than the south coast.
Hyacinths are already quite advanced much to my surprise.
So I agree, the garden doesn't seem at all sure what it wants to do or where it is in the year!
My daffodils planted in the garden are appearing now but for the second year running the bulbs planted in pots have rotted .I added extra crocks for drainage and more grit to the compost but to no avail . Having had no failures to speak of for nearly thirty years I'm at a loss as to know why this is happening.Incidently I have moved house from southern England to the Shropshire /Cheshire borders ?
I live in wales near the english border and i've also had the same problem with bulbs in my hanging baskets. It could be because of the amount of snow or frost we have had this winter it could be alot colder where you live now. Hope i have helped you.
I wonder if anybody could help me? I have got tulips daffodils and crocuses in my raised beds but something is eating them but can't see any slugs or anything obvious.
The mid-, early- late-soring (or any other season come to that!) thing can be extremely confusing, and really it is best to go by what you see and feel and how the weather actually is where you are - the variation is immense from area to area and year to year!
Bulbs disappearing with no signs of who did it, are often the result of mice or squirrels, could this be possible?
My snowdrops started coming in to flower yesterday, a week or so later than they usually do. I am after some different varieties this year, particularly ones with yellow markings. Can anyone recommend some good ones please??
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Hyacinths are already quite advanced much to my surprise.
So I agree, the garden doesn't seem at all sure what it wants to do or where it is in the year!
Bulbs disappearing with no signs of who did it, are often the result of mice or squirrels, could this be possible?