Missed Karen’s Talk? Catch Up on Her Autumn Planting Tips
If you missed Karen’s free ‘Awash with Bulbs’ talk at Gordale this week, we caught up with her afterwards for a quick recap of some of the bulbs, combinations and planting ideas she shared.
From beautiful spring-flowering bulbs and clever planting combinations to garlic, onion sets and ideas for colourful containers, there’s plenty of inspiration for getting out into the garden this autumn.
Karen’s Favourite Picks for Spring
With so many spring-flowering bulbs to choose from, Karen has picked out a few of her favourites and shares some lovely ideas for putting them together.
Discover compact narcissi that are ideal for pots, beautiful peony-flowered tulips, woodland bulbs for shadier areas and combinations of different colours, heights and flowering styles.
Karen also shares advice on planting and feeding bulbs in containers, when to plant tulips and garlic, and how to combine spring bulbs with existing plants to create pots that look good through the seasons.
🎥 Watch Karen’s five-minute catch-up below for her favourite picks, combinations and autumn planting tips.
Beautiful Pots Now, Spring Colour Later
Planting bulbs is all about looking forward to what’s to come – but while they’re tucked away beneath the soil, freshly planted containers can look a little bare.
In our second video, Karen talks about layering bulbs in pots, planting the taller varieties deepest, followed by medium and smaller bulbs nearer the top. This allows you to pack plenty of spring colour into one container.
And Karen has a lovely idea for enjoying your pots in the meantime too.
Using cut flowers from the garden and a little floral oasis, you can add instant colour to the top of a freshly planted container, creating a welcoming display while your bulbs are getting ready beneath the soil.
🎥 Watch Karen explain her idea below.
Your Spring Garden Starts Now
Planting bulbs might not give you instant results, but as Karen says, wait until spring!
A little time spent planting now can reward you with pots and borders filled with colour when the garden begins to wake up again.
You’ll find a wide selection of spring-flowering bulbs, garlic and onion sets in store at Gordale Garden & Home Centre, along with plenty of inspiration for creating your own combinations.
Your spring garden starts now. 🌷
