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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,986

    Hello, Brumbull, haven't heard from you for ages. What have you been doing?

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    Managed to plant my tete a tetes and primroses in my giant box planter and cut down and dig out the sunflowers/zinnias/cosmos and cineraria.

    Ive brought all the flowers that were left inside in some vases image

    But its just starte pouring with rain, I hope it doesnt last too long

  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    Got all my Alliums in image

    But I think I bought too many Daffs for my small garden image

    So I think I'll just put them in pots and add them to gaps in the spring as Verdun suggested image

    I'll do my Tulips in the last week of October/ 1st week of November

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099

    It's the best solution Matt. I'm doing the same as I have a lot of new areas to plant so everything will be a bit immature. A big pot of spring bulbs is cheery on a dull day but a lot of smaller ones popped into the borders gives a lovely effect too. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    I have lots of small pots that I save from work and bought plants. I have those mixed bags of Daffs from Wilkinsons, some are quite big but most are medium size.

    What size pots should I plant in and how many per pot?

  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    Yea your probably right, they were only cheap, but now I can see the benefit of buying particular varieties.

    The bulbs vary in size, mainly between 10-20cm each. I dont have many big pots to use, most are 1litre or less.

  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    Managed to get the rest of my Daffs potted up. Found a couple of 2L pots and that big 4L terracotta one my Cordyline came in. The rest are all 1L with 2 bulbs in each :P

    I'll let the forecast rain give them a good water now!

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     Just the tulips left to plant now and a free bag of Sparaxis I had with my Allium order image

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  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    Yea They are very pretty Sparaxis. I'll wait until I take out my Bellini Dahlia from the Wooden Barrel. I can plant them in there then.

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