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Autumn When it comes to lasagne planting, you should always

gardening tips place the largest, latest flowering bulbs in the deepest

layer of your pot or bed, moving to the smallest and

earliest flowering as you get to the top.

and lasagne planting with Dobbies “Plant your largest, latest blooming bulbs first in
the centre of your pot or bed, about 10 inches
deep, and cover with a layer of compost and
water.

Dobbies’ Plant Buyer, Nigel Lawton’s top tips on preparing your garden for spring. “For your second layer, create a ring around the
edges of your pot or bed with mid-season bulbs,
about 5 inches deep. Cover with more compost
utumn is the perfect time to get containers and beds with colour, as buying so the tips of the bulbs are showing and water.
planting and prepare your garden for a bulbs and planting now is more cost effective
A blooming 2025. Whether you’re looking than buying mature plants for instant colour “For your final layer, plant your smallest early-
to get ahead on some colourful containers, next spring.” flowering bulbs evenly over the top of your
or want to ensure garden beds are full of display and cover with an inch of compost.
vibrancy next spring, Dobbies’ Plant Buyer, 2. Prepare your pot or bed
Nigel Lawton advises that lasagne planting, or
layered planting, is a fantastic way to make the “Preparation is key when it comes to planting “If you’re looking to bring instant colour to your
most of your spring bulbs and will give you a in autumn”, says Nigel. “If you’re planting in pot or bed while waiting for your bulbs to grow, Nigel’s
continuous bloom of flowers from early spring a pot, add some grit or crocks at the bottom you can add bedding flowers such as pansies or top bulb choices
through to summer. of the container to aid with drainage and primroses on top of your display.”
prevent compost falling out of any holes at
the bottom. Fill your container around three 4. Protect for lasagne planting
Here are Nigel’s tips on maximising your time quarters full with a good quality peat-free
in the garden this autumn and his step-by-step bulb fibre compost, and if you’re planting in To ensure your bulb lasagne lasts throughout
guide on planting a beautiful display of bulbs to winter, Nigel says: “You should continue to • Crocus (pack of 8) available in Blue
fill your garden with colour next spring. the ground, loosen the soil to about 12 inches water your display once planted and ensure Ocean and Ivory Princess, £4.99
deep and add in your compost to provide a
nutrient boost.” the compost is kept damp, but not wet. Place • Daffodil Narcissus Twinkling
your container in a shaded spot and when green Yellow (pack of 7), £4.99
1. Choose your bulbs shoots appear, move it to a sunny spot in your
Nigel says: “When it comes to lasagne planting, 3. Layer your bulbs garden. • Daffodil Filly (pack of 7), £4.99
you want to choose a variety of bulbs that Nigel says: “When it comes to lasagne • Tulip Pinocchio (pack of 7), £4.99
will bloom at different times to give your planting, you should always place the largest, “To protect bulbs from frost over the winter • Tulip Sunlover (pack of 7), £4.99
display longevity and ensure constant colour. latest flowering bulbs in the deepest layer of months, mulch well with a peat-free bulb fibre
Early flowering plants like crocuses work well your pot or bed, moving to the smallest and compost, and if temperatures are expected to
paired with mid-season flowers like tulips and earliest flowering as you get to the top. If drop, cover with frost fleece. Add a dusting of All available on Dobbies 3 for £12
spring bulbs offer.
late-season varieties such as Daffodil Narcissus. you’re unsure on when your bulbs will flower, bonemeal to feed over the coming months.”
This will give you months of beautiful non- check the packet for instructions and organise
stop flowers. It’s also a great value way to fill by size and blooming time.
For more gardening advice and to browse Dobbies’ range of bulbs, visit dobbies.com.
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