Early spring pots

Early Spring Pots

Arthur shows us around the garden in early spring demonstrating why it's worth planting an array of successional bulbs to get months, rather than weeks, of colour in the garden.

The early spring bloom of crocuses, hyacinths, and muscari demonstrate why it's worthwhile to plant bulbs in succession rather than just focusing on tulips. This way, the garden is full of jewels from much earlier in the year, before any of the tulips have come into flower, and you get months of colour rather than weeks.

The addition of 'Sizzle Frizzle' pansies adds pops of colour to the display.

The small pots are brilliant for bringing inside to add colour without having to cut any flowers, but as the weather gets warmer the smaller pots will dry out more easily, so it's better to concentrate on larger pots into late spring and summer. The smaller pots with bulbs in can be dead headed and then just left until next year.

Watering Small Pots

Little pots need watering to flower successfully. To conserve water and help the pots get the best soak, place the pots on a tray and water each pot three times. The tray will catch the excess water, and the little pots will absorb it.

Crocuses

The crocuses are amazing at attracting the first bumblebees of the year. The foliage also creates a great layer under the alliums after the crocus flower is over. They can either be left in the pot to naturalise or removed and put in a bag to be planted again next year.

Plant Directory

Muscari

• 'Pink Sunrise'
• 'Valerie Finnis'
• 'Latifolium'

Hyacinths

• 'Woodstock'
• 'Anastasia'
• 'Peter Stuyvesant'

Crocuses

• 'Flower Record'
• 'Orange Monarch'
• 'Blue Pearl'
• 'Vernus'
• 'Cream beauty'

Pansies

• 'Tiger Eye' yellow
• 'Frizzle Sizzle' series mixed
• 'Fizzle Sizzle' burgundy