I’ve been itching to get out into the garden and get the soil between my fingers. It feels as though winter has gone on forever this year!
April and May are the recommended months for planting summer and autumn-flowering bulbs; blooms such as agapanthus, alliums, anemones, begonias, cannas, crocosmia, dahlias, eucomis, freesias, gladioli, lilies, nerines and peonies.
I planted a number of daffodils and narcissi at the front of the cottage when we first moved in, but I want to plant lots more. The earth in most of the garden is well drained and easy to work. At the front of the house it is much harder and more compacted – making holes to plant bulbs is a laborious job. A bulb planter would make the task somewhat easier. A long handled one would be my favoured option – less stress on the back. Check out the bulb planters we’ve short-listed.
- Bulb planter: £5.05, B&Q
- Kent and Stowe stainless steel long handled bulb planter: £32.99, Crocus
- Sneeboer timber bulb planter: £119.95, Harrod Horticultural
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