The garden centre was promising half price bulbs, so I headed there to see if there was anything that appealed. It then turned out that all the bags were £1 each. I came away with £40.95 worth for £5. I really need to remember the end of year/season sales for plants and seeds. Crocus and the RHS and busy offering all kinds of reductions too.

• 5 x miniature tulips (mixed) – March/April
• 10 x English bluebells – May
• 50 x siberica (Siberian squill) – March/April
• 60 x crocus (species mixed) – February/March
• 25 x alliums (border mixed) – May/June

Tulips – 10cm tall; they can go in the front left corner of Bed 3.

Bluebells – 30cm tall; in the fern bed. A few of the previous bluebells are coming up in the pots. We’ll see if they do anything beyond a bit this year.

Siberian squill – 15cm; some can go in Bed 3. I’ll put them in groups in the borders where they won’t be too much of a nuisance.

Crocus – the photo shows mostly white and purple. It was the yellow ones that were destroyed in 2024. I’ll put some in Bed 3 and near the pear tree. They’d suit the ledge too.

Alliums – 60cm; purple, lilac and white. They look like they have quite rigid stems, so hopefully they’ll be fairly upright. Front border, ledge and triangle.