Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice'
snowdrop bulbs
A taller variety with a distinctive, long spathe which looks like the flowers have a hood. This is a good choice for...
A cool vision of green and winter-white with large slender flowers that open slightly - each petal-tip blobbed in pinstripe-green to match the pristine inner marking.
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Plant spring bulbs
Spring bulbs, such as daffodils and hyacinths, can be planted whenever the soil conditions allow. As a rough guide, cover them with about twice as much soil as the bulb is deep: so that a 5cm (2in) deep bulb would need a 15cm (6in) deep hole so that it
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If rabbits, deer, squirrels or cats devour or scratch up your plants these wire mesh protectors will give them time to get established. The pyramid-shaped 'Rabbit Proof Cloche' and dome-shaped 'Squirrel Proof Cloche'
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One of the great things about gardening is being able to look into the future with enthusiasm, and part of that is planting now for next spring. A gardener knows, when handling papery brown bulbs, that these insignificant little things will produce early
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