How to create a bulb lasagne

Whether your garden’s large or small, bulbs are adaptable, affordable and easy to grow - and they’re irrepressibly cheerful when they start to appear after a long winter. One of our favourite ways to use bulbs is to create a ‘bulb lasagne’ in pots. By choosing different bulbs, including crocus, anemones, iris and alliums, and planting them in layers, it’s possible to enjoy a succession of flowers that can add colour from late winter to early summer.

TOP TIPS FOR A BULB LASAGNE

Bulbs like to be planted to a depth that is three times their height
Plant the taller or later flowering bulbs lower than your shorter or early flowering types
There are exceptions to this rule, tulips like to be planted deeply so place them in the lowest level of your lasagne
For maximum impact use lots of bulbs in your pots to create overflowing, beautiful displays