Planting Flowerbulbs – for a beautiful spring

This time of year, is the time we all start thinking about our bulbs for Spring.  This course prepares you for how to buy and plant a beautiful Spring garden using flowerbulbs.  Have you ever wondered how people get such a blend of scents and colour in their Spring garden?  Or how to naturalise bulbs in grass so they blend with your landscape?  Or simply use bulbs in pots as part of your exterior design for the Spring.

Lecture 1 –Introduction to flowerbulbs  

The appeal and versatility of flowerbulbs.  How they can be used in the home and garden to add colour and fragrance.  When to buy spring flowering bulbs. How to store them prior to planting.

Quality bulbs for best results. The size of a bulb in relation to performance.   Choosing bulbs for a specific purpose or situation.

Planting flowerbulbs: when and how deep.  Aftercare of bulbs in the garden. Re-using bulbs, Storing flowerbulbs. Feeding bulbs and removal of fading foliage.

Lecture 2 – Growing bulbs in pots and containers indoors and out

Secrets of success of growing prepared hyacinths and other flowerbulbs for decoration indoors. Growing Narcissus ‘Paperwhite’ without soil.  Which other bulbs succeed indoors?

Planting flowerbulbs in pots on the patio.  Planting tulips in pots. Planting in layers to extend the season. Which compost to use. Caring for bulbs in pots them from planting to flowering.  Grouping pots of bulbs with other plants to create exciting combinations.

Planting flowerbulbs with bedding plants.

Lecture 3 –Adding colour to beds and borders by planting flowerbulbs.

Extending the season of roses and shrubs. Planting tulip bulbs that survive from year to year in the open ground.  Planting daffodils and narcissi in beds and borders.  Planting alliums with silver foliage plants, geraniums and other perennials. 

Creating exciting colour combinations by adding a few flowerbulbs.

Lecture 4 – Naturalising flowerbulbs.

Planting daffodils and narcissi in grass. Daffodils and narcissi for naturalising in grass. Other bulbs for naturalising in grass and meadows. British native bulbs for naturalising. Planting flowerbulbs to add colour under trees. Planting flowerbulbs to add colour in shadewith ground cover plants.

Dwarf bulbs to plant in gravel and scree. 

A desire for a beautiful Spring Garden, whether you are a container gardener, or have a large country garden.  

Booking a Place

MyGardenSchool Gardening Courses Start on the First Saturday of Every Month.  You can book your course up to two months in advance:

January Course:  Starts Saturday January 7th

February Course:  Starts Saturday February 4th

March Course:  Starts Saturday March 3rd

April Course:  Starts Saturday April 7th

May Course:  Starts Saturday May 5th

Your tutor will make their video lectures available to you each Saturday morning for four weeks, and will support you throughout the course. Book now to secure a place!