Dahlia Lilac Bull

General Planting Advice

Top Tips for Bulbs Planting:
1. Buying – When buying your bulbs, choose bulbs that are firm and feel heavy for their size. Reject any that are mouldy, damaged or feel soft.
2. Planting Depth – Bulbs generally need to be planted about twice their height depth.
3. Group Together – Plant bulbs in groups – odd numbers of bulbs in each group work the best. Generally the larger the group, the better the display looks. Single bulbs dotted around the garden never seem to make an impact.
4. Woodland Planting – If you are going for a random effect in a woodland/wild setting, throw the bulbs in front of you and plant them where the land. This helps to avoid a ‘regimented’ look.
5. Don’t Mix – Try not to plant a mix of bulbs together unless they are combination. Make sure to check flowering times and heights, as this can often lead to a disappointing show.
6. Container Planting – Most bulbs tend to do well in containers. Dwarf varieties will often echo the scale of the container.

Successional Display

Your garden and containers can look sensational for weeks if you choose bulbs for a successional display.

What to do if your bulbs fail to flower!

Where established clumps of your bulbs fail to produce a successful display, follow these simple steps to help revive them for the following years:

• Water and feed clumps throughout spring, and leave the stalks/leaves to die down naturally.
• Mark the position of underperforming clumps. Make a note in your diary to lift, divide and replant these bulbs in September-October.
• Replant at 3-4 times the depth of the bulb, into soil that has been improved with garden compost. Give each bulb its own space, so that it grows on strongly next spring.
• Repeat this autumn lifting and dividing every three-four years.

Christmas Delivery Schedule

To allow your order enough time to reach you before Christmas, our cut-off times are as follows:

• Paper gift vouchers and items via Royal Mail - Thursday 19th December
• National delivery orders - Thursday 19th December. Any orders made after 14:00 on this date will be held until deliveries resume, starting Thursday 2nd January

We wish all our customers a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

The majority of our national delivery options fall under the categories below. Certain oversized or age restricted items carry an additional delivery charge, however this will be clearly displayed in your basket before checkout.

Tracked Delivery (Express) - £6.99

Zone 1 - England, Wales & Scotland (excluding Highlands & Islands)

• Orders are dispatched within two working days
• Parcels are sent via DX or Parcelforce on a next day service, requiring a signature on delivery or safe place instructions
• Fully tracked from door to door with text or email notifications along the way to keep you informed
• 2 hour time slot notification
• Dispatch days Monday - Thursday (excluding Bank Holidays)
• Delivery days Tuesday - Friday

Tracked Delivery (2-4 Days) - £14.99

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• Parcels are sent via a tracked 48 service, requiring a signature on delivery or safe place instructions
• Tracking code provided on dispatch. Email or SMS notification on day of delivery
• Orders dispatched within two working days
• Please expect 2-4 days for delivery
• List of applicable postcodes

Tracked Delivery (3-4 Days) - £14.99

Zone 3 – Isle of Man, Isle of Wight & Isles of Scilly

• Parcels are sent via a tracked 48 service, requiring a signature on delivery or safe place instructions
• Tracking code provided on dispatch. Email or SMS notification on day of delivery
• Orders dispatched within two working days
• Please expect 3-4 days for delivery

Parcel Tracking

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