Transform your garden with the breathtaking beauty of summer bulbs! Enjoy months of dramatic colour and exquisite cut flowers. Discover our four must-have bulbs to plant this season.
- Gladioli
- Dahlias
- Lilies
- Begonias
Gladioli
Transform your garden with the extravagant blooms of Gladioli! Their tall spires, featuring a stunning array of colors, create striking vertical accents in borders. They're also prized for cut flower arrangements. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun, starting indoors in early spring or outdoors in late spring. Ensure good drainage in pots with added grit. Mulch for overwintering in mild regions.
Dahlias
Discover the dazzling diversity of Dahlias! From petite pompoms to giant dinnerplates, they offer a stunning range of shapes, sizes, and colors, blooming for months with regular deadheading. Perfect for cut flowers, start tubers indoors in moist compost, water after shoots appear, pinch tips for bushiness, thin stems for strength, and plant out in a sunny spot after frost.
Lilies
Add a touch of glamour to your garden with lilies! From fragrant Orientals to graceful tigers, they offer stunning displays in pots and borders. Provide sunshine, regular feeding, and watering. Plant bulbs outdoors autumn to spring in well-drained soil enriched with compost. Orientals need acidic soil (ericaceous compost for pots), while others thrive in neutral or alkaline soil (multipurpose compost for pots). Plant in pots if your soil is heavy clay.
Begonias
Imagine a summer bursting with the vibrant colors of Tuberous Begonias! These easy-to-grow tubers create a stunning display in pots and baskets, blooming for months. Plant them indoors in spring, concave side up, in multipurpose compost, nurture them with warmth and water, pot them on as they grow, and release their beauty outdoors after the frost.
Plant summer bulbs now for a summer bursting with color! Discover our fantastic selection at our garden centre in St.Albans and create a sensational display.
