Get Gardening for the First Time

It’s a question that is often asked: if you have never gardened before, where should you start?

Of course, where you start with gardening is up to you. If you have a burning ambition to create a certain look to your garden or want to grow a certain type of plant, by all means go for it. However, if you’re completely new to gardening and are looking to ease in gently, one good place to start is by planting bulbs.

Planting bulbs is a lovely thing to do as the process can be very therapeutic and gets you in the great outdoors and you’ll also get a great pay-off when the plants start to grow and flowers begin to appear. Also, with literally hundreds of options available, you are certain to find bulbs to suit your tastes.

One thing to remember is that different bulbs are meant to be planted at different times of the year, so when you make your purchases check to see that it’s the right time for them to be planted. Bulbs are also a good option for new gardeners as you can use them no matter how much or how little space you have available.

Bulbs are a great space filler choose varieties the will naturalise over time and mix with perennial plants to give all year interest. There are many bulbs that you plant in the spring to flower over the summer to autumn months the beautiful Nerines, Acidanthera, Crocosmia, Galtonia, to name just a few, there is a wider choice of Lilium bulbs available in the spring to choose from the Orientals, Trumpet and Orienpets have beautiful perfume and the aziatics are good cutting flowers the species are good for naturalising; have a look around our spring website to be inspired by the range and choice available for your summer and autumn displays