My leeks on the other hand have been rather disappointing, as quite a number have already started flowering, depriving me of one of my favourite winter veg.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."

The trouble is, though, we gardeners tend to be conservative to the extreme: we plant the same varieties year after year. The new 'Alnwick Magic' (for instance) has ivory white petals with an amber orange centre intermixed with buttermilk white. Get Deal. These lithe men regularly work a 60-hour week between spring and late June. ‘Apricot Foxx’ is a newcomer to the tulip world (GAP PHOTOS/VI).

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I'm as guilty as the next, so when I got the opportunity to meet four Dutch bulb men who were over to christen a new Peter Nyssen daffodil, 'Alnwick Magic', at the Alnwick Castle Garden in Northumberland, I headed north to find out what they thought about tried and tested bulbs versus the new names in the catalogues. Would you use an exfoliator made of old coffee grains? Some top varieties are almost too successful for their own good, bulking up to such an extent that they earn the growers little money. Sale. Despite the depressing fact that the clocks have gone back and the nights are rapidly drawing in, there’s still tons to do.

I’ve even managed to get my act together to plant some of my own bulbs and this year I’ve plumped for a mass of pink parrot Rai tulips to appear alongside the dark curvaceous curls of a Black Parrot or two. I have stood at the top of the windmill in the Keukenhof Gardens at Lisse as the stripy fields, looking like collapsed deck chairs on a beach, had their flowers picked off and spat out by giant machines in order to concentrate their energy on bulb formation. I’ll also be planting some delightful Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake) which will flower in April and May.

I buy my tulips from Farmer Gracie they are 12+.

Survivor is a late, tall and strong variety of a beautiful rose pink with paler pink running through it; Peter Nyssen’s sales of Survivor are donated to Cancer Research.” They need to be planted in colder conditions in order to discourage a fungal disease called tulip fire (Botrytis tulipae), so they normally go into the ground in November or December when the ground is cold.

This year I went with Farmer Gracey cos postage was cheaper for me.

North Holland is the bee's knees when it comes to bulb growing.

It's time to get cracking on choosing the daffodils and tulips that will give your garden a lift next spring. Double Early Tulip bulbs are supplied as top-quality bulbs ready to plant in autumn and flower in spring.

Five favourite daffodils (50 bulbs, 10 of each) are £19.95. Handle with care: tulip bulbs are best planted in November or December to discourage fungal disease (ALAMY). So when you start to fill in your bulb order this year, be bold and buy something new along with the old favourites.

All prices plus £4.99 p & p, delivery within four weeks. 09-08-20. Nothing lifts the spring garden quite like a spring bulb and now's the time to get on with ordering – especially this year because the cold spring wreaked havoc with the bulb harvest. Lidl are good for bulbs and cheap look for the premium bulbs normally with a black label. Bloms Bulbs, seen them at Chelsea, buy from them every year. Double Early Tulips are dwarf growing Tulips that flower prolifically in April through to early May each year. There’s still plenty of time to plant Tulips (up to the end of the year I’d say) and although Peter Nyssen are fast selling out of some varieties, there’s still lots of gorgeous bulbs online to tempt you.

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Many are in short supply, or unavailable. Or buy two collections for £39.90 plus another collection free – 150 bulbs at a saving of £19.95.

There are almost 250 growers based in this region and Arno Kroon, a bulb broker with a large display garden at Julianadorp, explained why: the sandy ground is perfect for bulbs because it's so well-drained.

My loss! It's a reminder that deadheading is equally desirable in the garden, although you may want to let some of the species types, such as Tulipa sprengeri, set seed and form naturalised drifts. A sumptuous combination hopefully. Peter Nyssen Discount Codes & Vouchers Peter Nyssen Promo Codes & Voucher Codes - Updated October 2020. However, tulips are the exception. Black Friday: 25% Off Tulips at Peter Nyssen. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Over theGarden Fence Podcast no.

Daffodils, muscari, scillas, tulips, irises, hyacinths and crocus are all grown here, rotated to prevent disease, but the tulip is still king. Karen Lynes, Peter Nyssen's general manager, has an expert eye for quality and every year this reliable company (which I've used for more than 30 years) adds a few new ones to its list. Three of the Dutchmen I met at Alnwick (Niko van der Berg, John Kreuk and Erwin van der Berg) are professional growers. Ben Fogle: We’ve all become risk-averse, but life is nothing without a bit of fear, The mid-life crisis that inspired Pixar's Soul, Dear Richard Madeley:'My wife is jealous, unsupportive and abusive, but she depends on me', Yes, Joe Biden is ‘sleepy’. Deal. I saw these on the Avon Bulbs stand at the RHS spring show, and thankfully remembered to write a note to self to order in September.

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It has shrugged off the wind and rain in the castle garden without flopping and doesn't suffer from stem rot either.

I got some bulbs from Peter Nyssen and Farmer Gracy last year and was pleased with both.

Welcome to 'out of my shed'. She’s putting her allotment to bed for the winter, and this will be on my ‘to do’ list soon, although I still have quite a few Jerusalem artichokes to dig up and enjoy. From £2.5 . 'Green Lizard' (a mutation from the pure white 'Snow Parrot') got a murmur of appreciation.

They produce massive peony-like flowers with delicate and brilliant colours which are very effective in flower beds and borders. 29-07-20. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

- George Bernard Shaw. LIdl are good for bulbs if you just want pot luck or not fussed over variety or colour. It's a blog about gardening in London throughout the year, with a visit now and then to some fab gardens further afield. As the temperatures finally drop, people keep on asking me if I’ve finished working for the year, and I have to tell them, ‘not a bit of it’.


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