that are container-grown and ready to plant now, so you won’t miss out on that riot of colour.
The advice is pretty simple: your container needs to be of a reasonable size, about 12in in diameter, and must have a drainage hole so that excess water can escape.
Step 1
Fill your container two-thirds full with a multipurpose, peat-free compost, allowing enough room at the top to comfortably sit your potted tulips so that they end up just below or slightly deeper than the eventual soil level.
Step 2
Once your container is filled to the appropriate point, position your pots of tulips and accompanying plants in the container; don’t worry about making the container dense with plants, as these bulbs aren’t going to grow much in the coming months. You don’t want your container to look lacklustre – the idea is to create impact with it, so don’t hold back.
Step 3
Roots will not grow in an air space, so fill in between the root balls of the bulbs with more compost, using your fingers to push the compost down in between the root balls, ensuring that there are no air gaps.
Step 4
As well as suppressing weeds and retaining some moisture, a layer of gravel will look aesthetically pleasing. Wash the gravel off and settle the compost around the root balls by watering with a liquid tomato fertiliser. Feed once a week thereafter. After flowering, your bulbs and accompanying plants can be used to fill gaps in your garden.
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