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Grow a Spectacular Garden in Pots
The garden centre - part 2: added extras
with ARTHUR PARKINSON — Horticulturist, writer and container gardening expert.
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Arthur shares tips for caring for your bulbs and shows you different varieties of hyacinths and Dutch irises.
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The Garden Centre - Added Extras
During this tour of Burford Garden Centre, Arthur shares tips for caring for your bulbs and shows you different varieties of hyacinths and Dutch irises.
A discovery for Arthur in the last year has been the Dutch iris. Dutch irises are inexpensive and incredibly striking. They are very cheap bulbs and are fantastic in a bulb lasagne.
As soon as your tulips are done, you'll see them. They allow your pots to go right into May or the beginning of June.
A Beautiful Way to Protect Your Bulbs
If you have squirrels in your backyard, having a bell cloche is extremely useful. If squirrels know you have bulbs in pots, they can eat them within a weekend. The bell cloche can be purchased here.
Hyacinths
'Dark Dimension' and 'Woodstock' are quite expensive bulbs but they're perennial so if you look after them, you'll get at least five years of flowering from them. The more interesting varieties are like bluebells and are quite elegant with the stems spaced out.
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Arthur Parkinson
Horticulturist, writer and container gardening expert.
Named one of the most influential young UK gardeners by Architectural Digest, Arthur Parkinson is a gardener, florist and author with a penchant for growing flamboyant blooms and raising chickens. After studying horticulture at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew, Arthur went to work for plantswoman Sarah Raven at her farm in East Sussex to pursue his passion for growing cut flowers. He later became head gardener for the potter Emma Bridgewater, which inspired his first book, The Pottery Gardener. Arthur also co-presents the popular gardening podcast 'Grow, cook, eat, arrange' with Sarah Raven and regularly appears on BBC's 'Gardeners' World'.
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