Some questions:
- I am interested in getting the following bulbs: crocus, snowdrops, tulips, cyclamen, muscari armeniacum and allium? When is the latest I can plant them? The B&Q website seems to suggest Dec for all (except no info for cyclamen). Crocus website suggests Oct for crocus & snowdrops, Dec for tulips. (Also no info for cyclamen.) Does that mean I've missed the boat?
- Where is my best bet for buying bulbs/corms etc? I'm a novice and I don't need anything fancy. I just want something reliable and easy. For this reason, I am getting a lot of the perennials for my new border from Crocus. I know it's a bit more pricey but it feels 'safe'. Should I just get bulbs from there too or is there another place that would be better for bulbs? (The supermarkets don't necessarily have the specific colours I want.)
- Crocus sells both cyclamen bulbs and cyclamen plants in 9cm pots. Are the pots likely to only have one bulb? Is there an advantage to buying them in pots? I am starting from scratch with this border and it is completely empty so for the shrubs/perennials I decided it was worth spending a bit more on bigger pots (2l geraniums, 7l viburnum...) Would the same apply for bulbs?
- I already have loads of bluebell bulbs that I lifted from the border in June before it was renovated. I've been storing them in pots and quite a few have started sprouting over the last few days. Does this mean they won't be flowering in spring next year? Is there anything I should be doing to discourage the remaining ones from popping up now already?