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Camassia 'Caerulea' is an elegant, statuesque bulb for late spring, sending up refined spires of star-shaped violet-blue flowers above fresh, linear foliage. It has a wonderfully natural poise—equally at home threaded through meadow-style grass, used in generous drifts at the woodland edge, or brought forward in mixed borders where its height adds calm structure.

Plant in autumn and allow it time to settle; once established, it returns faithfully and can gently increase over the years. For the most effortless look, weave through grass and let the stems rise like a quiet flourish in May and June.

• Colour: blue-purple
• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 100–150cm
• Best for: naturalising, borders, woodland gardens, cottage & informal planting, cut flowers
• Pollinator friendly: yes

Scilla hyacinthoides ‘Blue Arrow’ is a wonderfully architectural spring bulb, sending up tall, airy spires of pale violet-blue, star-shaped flowers above neat, strap-like foliage. It’s the sort of plant that looks perfectly at home threaded through gravel, rising from a sunny border, or quietly naturalised through grass—an elegant way to extend the season into late spring and early summer.

Once settled, ‘Blue Arrow’ returns reliably, forming a clump with an upright habit and a refined, contemporary silhouette. Plant in generous drifts for the most assured effect.

• Flowering: May–June
• Style notes: tall, starry spires in a poised violet-blue
• Ideal for: naturalising in grass, gravel gardens, sunny borders

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn's Elite' is a distinguished Darwin Hybrid tulip, prized for its generous, open goblet blooms in rich red, finished with the lightest pastel-orange edging. Planted in autumn, it rises in early spring with an assured presence—excellent for giving borders a polished sweep of colour, and equally handsome in pots and patio containers.

• Colour: Rich red with soft pastel-orange edging
• Flower form: Goblet
• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 40–60cm
• Best for: Borders, pots & containers

For best results, plant into moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered position, allowing the foliage to die back naturally after flowering to feed the bulb for the following season.

Hyacinthus orientalis ‘Gipsy Queen’ is a beautifully composed spring hyacinth, prized for its richly scented, salmon-peach bloom. Each sturdy flower spike rises neatly above glossy green foliage, bringing a warm, flattering note to pots by the front door and crisp definition to the very front of the border.

Plant in autumn and allow the bulbs to settle into well-drained soil; come March and April, you’ll be rewarded with a polished display that feels both classic and quietly distinctive.

• Colour: Salmon peach
• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 30cm
• Position: Front of border, containers
• Scent: Richly fragrant

For a spring display with proper presence, Narcissus 'Large Flowering Mixture' offers a generous selection of large, single blooms in assorted tones. Chosen for easy naturalising and reliable colour, this mixture settles in beautifully through borders, lawns, and beneath deciduous trees and shrubs—returning with increasing character year after year.

Each upright stem carries one showy flower, with cups ranging from classic trumpet forms to softer, bowl-shaped silhouettes. Plant in drifts for a relaxed, natural look, or use in pots and containers to bring a fresh, well-bred note to terraces and doorsteps.

• Ideal for naturalising in grass, woodland edges, and informal borders
• Large, single flowers with varied cup shapes for an elegant mixed display
• Fully hardy and pleasingly dependable
• Deer resistant, for more assured spring performance

Allium schubertii ‘Arctic Snow’ is an allium of real theatre: airy, starry white florets arranged in an architectural, firework-like sphere. Rising on sturdy stems above bright green foliage, it brings a crisp, contemporary note to borders, gravel gardens and smart container displays — and it is equally poised in a vase, fresh or dried.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle quietly through winter; come late spring it provides a sculptural highlight that looks particularly refined threaded through ornamental grasses and soft, billowing perennials.

• Colour & form: White, star-shaped umbels with a distinctive ‘firework’ silhouette
• Garden uses: Borders & beds, containers, gravel gardens; excellent cut and dried stems
• Wildlife value: Pollinator friendly
• Practical virtues: Fully hardy and deer resistant

Tulipa 'Foxy Foxtrot' is a refined choice for spring—bringing crisp structure and dependable colour to borders, pots and cutting beds. Plant in autumn for a composed display in April and May, with upright stems that sit neatly towards the front to middle of the border.

• Season of interest: April–May
• Ideal for: pots & containers, borders, cutting gardens
• Style note: particularly smart planted in generous drifts, or in repeated pots for a tailored terrace look

Supplied as quality bulbs sized 11/12, ready to plant from September to December into moist but well-drained soil. Fully hardy and refreshingly straightforward to grow.

Crocus vernus 'Grand Maitre' is an early spring classic, opening in rich lilac-purple with a deeper purple base and a warm golden centre. It is precisely the sort of small luxury that makes March feel optimistic again—especially when planted in generous drifts through grass, or displayed in pots by the front door where it can be enjoyed at close quarters.

These large-flowering crocus are naturally neat and well-mannered, forming tidy clumps and returning year after year. Plant in autumn and allow them to settle; by their second season they reward with a more confident show.

• Colour: Purple with yellow centre
• Best for: Naturalising in lawns, pots & containers, rockeries and the very front of the border
• Pollinator friendly: Yes

Scilla siberica is one of those quietly brilliant early-spring bulbs that makes a garden look effortlessly considered. Its vivid blue, nodding flowers are carried on fine stems above narrow green leaves, creating a light, natural effect that sits beautifully in grass, beneath shrubs, or among gravel and stone.

Ideal for naturalising, this small bulb is best planted in generous drifts for a painterly sweep of colour just as the season begins to wake.

• Colour: Blue (Purples & Blues)
• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 20cm
• Best for: naturalising, grass, gravel and rock gardens, containers, underplanting shrubs
• Pollinator friendly: Yes

Narcissus 'Pheasant's Eye' is a fragrant late-spring narcissus with elegant white petals surrounding a small golden-yellow cup edged in red. That distinctive centre gives the flower its familiar Pheasant's Eye name and makes it a refined choice for naturalistic and cottage-style planting.

Growing to approximately 35-45cm, it works beautifully through grass, beneath deciduous trees, in borders and in containers. The scented flowers are also excellent for cutting, while established clumps can return and increase over time when the foliage is allowed to die back naturally.

• Flowering period: April-May
• Flower colour: white petals with a yellow cup and fine red rim
• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Best used for: naturalising, borders, containers and cut flowers

Fritillaria imperialis 'Red Beauty' brings a touch of old-world drama to the spring border: tall, upright stems carrying rich orange-red, bell-shaped blooms, finished with a crisp green crown. It is wonderfully architectural—perfect for adding height, rhythm and a little theatre amongst late daffodils and early tulips.

Best planted in autumn in a sheltered, sunny position with excellent drainage, this is a confident choice for gardeners who enjoy distinctive bulbs with presence. Given time to settle, it forms a handsome clump and returns each spring with increasing poise.

• Colour: Dark orange-red with green crown
• Flower shape: Bell-shaped
• Height: 50–100cm
• Ideal for: Borders; Naturalising
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly

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Colchicum autumnale is one of autumn’s most enchanting moments: refined lilac‑pink, cup‑shaped blooms rising cleanly from the ground just as summer begins to soften. Compact and quietly impactful, it lends an effortless air to borders, pots, and naturalised areas—particularly where you’d like colour to appear with a pleasing sense of surprise.

Plant the corms in early autumn and allow them to settle; this fully hardy perennial forms neat clumps and returns reliably, offering elegant autumn colour with minimal fuss.

• Flowering: September–October
• Height: 10–20 cm
• Position: Full sun or partial sun
• Soil: Well‑drained; suits chalk, clay, loam, or sand
• Planting time: August–October
• Bulb size supplied: 13/15 cm
• Hardiness: Fully hardy

Erythronium 'Pagoda' is a particularly graceful woodland bulb, producing swept-back, star-shaped flowers in soft yellow above handsome, mottled foliage. It settles in beautifully beneath deciduous shrubs and at the front of lightly shaded borders, where its refined spring display feels both natural and quietly special.

Clump-forming and fully hardy, this dog’s tooth violet is well suited to naturalising in a well-drained soil—especially where the ground holds moisture in spring yet never sits waterlogged.

• Flower colour: Yellow
• Flowering period: April–May
• Height: 25–35 cm
• Spread: 10–20 cm
• Position: Partial sun (ideal for woodland gardens and the shaded edge of borders)

Tulip 'Copper Image' is a sumptuous double late tulip, richly coloured in copper, apricot and softly flushed pink. With its full, peony-like form and poised carriage, it brings a warm, refined glow to spring borders and makes an especially handsome cut flower for generous vases.

Plant in autumn for a polished display in April and May. Tuck through borders for an opulent ribbon of colour, or dress pots by the door for a beautifully composed welcome.

• Colour: Copper apricot pink
• Flower form: Double
• Best for: Borders, Cutting Garden, Pots & Containers
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Scilla peruviana, the Portuguese squill, is one of those quietly theatrical spring bulbs that always earns a second look. From a neat clump of green foliage rises a stout stem topped with a densely packed, domed head of violet-blue blooms—bold in colour, yet beautifully composed.

Ideal for pots on a sunny terrace or a sheltered border where warmth lingers, it brings a subtle Mediterranean note to late spring displays and pairs effortlessly with silvers, grasses, and other sun-loving bulbs.

Why you’ll love it

• Distinctive flowerheads: dense, architectural domes in violet blue
• Perfect for pots: an elegant choice for containers and smaller spaces
• Pollinator friendly: welcome nectar and pollen as spring turns to summer

What you’ll receive

• Bulb size: 14/16 cm
• Supplied as: dormant bulb(s)

Lilium candidum, the much-admired Madonna lily, brings a sense of quiet grandeur to early summer borders. From strong stems rise immaculate, trumpet-shaped blooms in pure white, lightly perfumed and perfectly poised for cutting. It is a classic choice for cottage-style planting schemes and refined, scented gardens alike.

• Flowering: June to July
• Height: 90–120 cm
• Spread: 20–30 cm
• Bulb size supplied: 20/22 cm
• Position: Full sun or partial sun
• Soil: Well-drained; Chalk, Clay, Loam or Sand; any pH
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Perfect for: Borders, cutting gardens and scented planting

Planted in early autumn, this perennial lily settles in promptly and is typically at its best in the first year.

Tulip 'Menton' is a tall, single late tulip of particular refinement, carrying poised goblet-shaped blooms in rose pink gently warmed with apricot tones. It brings an effortless elegance to spring borders and is equally at home in generous pots, where the colour reads soft and luminous in evening light.

Planted in autumn, these premium 12/+ cm bulbs settle in quickly and flower in May, creating a polished, classic finish whether used in drifts through herbaceous planting or cut for a well-mannered vase arrangement.

• Colour: Rose pink with apricot tones
• Flower form: Goblet
• Height: 55–65 cm
• Best for: Borders, Cutting Garden, Pots & Containers

Ornithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem) is a quietly charming spring bulb, prized for its neat, star-shaped flowers—clean white on the face with a discreet green reverse. It slips beautifully into gravel gardens, the front of borders and natural-style planting, where it forms tidy clumps and returns year after year.

At a modest 15–30cm, it is particularly useful for softening edges and weaving through other spring bulbs without fuss. Plant in autumn and allow the simple elegance of its April–May display to do the rest.

• Flower colour: White with green markings
• Flowering: April–May
• Habit: Clump-forming perennial
• Perfect for: borders, rockeries & gravel gardens, pots & containers, and naturalising

Tulip ‘Sylvestris’ (Tulipa sylvestris), the woodland tulip, is a graceful, lightly scented species tulip with nodding golden buds that open into refined, star-shaped flowers. It sits beautifully in borders and gravel gardens, and is particularly well-suited to naturalising—threading through grass or beneath deciduous trees with an easy, informal charm.

Compact and clump-forming, it brings a gentle lift in April and May, returning year after year when planted in well-drained ground. A fine choice for pots, too, where the elegant stems and bright, clear colour can be enjoyed up close.

• Colour: Golden yellow
• Flower form: Star Shaped
• Fragrance: Fragrant
• Pollinator friendly: Yes
• Best for: Borders, naturalising, rockeries & gravel gardens, pots & containers

Tulipa ‘Silver Parrot’ is a wonderfully theatrical tulip, with generously ruffled, sculptural petals in cool, silvery tones touched with soft blush. In the spring border it brings a note of modern elegance; in a generous pot by the door it feels positively curated. Long-stemmed and poised, it is equally handsome in a vase.

Plant in autumn, allow the bulbs to settle over winter, and look forward to an assured flourish in April and May.

Why we love it

• Distinctive parrot-style form with beautifully frilled petals
• A refined colour palette that pairs effortlessly with whites, blush and deep plum tones
• Excellent for pots, borders and cut-flower arrangements

Crocus tommasinianus is one of the most graceful ways to welcome spring. Its lilac-to-rich purple goblet flowers open neatly above slender stems just as the first narrow leaves appear, creating a light, natural-looking display that sits beautifully in lawns, borders and pots.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; it will return each year with quiet reliability, offering early colour at ground level and a welcome source of interest in late winter and early spring.

• Colour: Purple (lilac to rich purple tones)
• Best for: Lawns & naturalising, borders, containers, rock gardens, under deciduous trees
• Style: Refined, naturalistic drifts with a delicate, early-season presence

Tulipa 'Purissima' is a much-loved early tulip, prized for its luminous creamy-white flowers and quietly elegant presence. In spring it brings a calm, clean note to borders and containers alike—particularly effective planted in generous drifts, where the colour reads as effortless and refined.

With mid-green foliage and an upright habit, ‘Purissima’ is also an excellent choice for cutting, offering crisp, uncomplicated stems for fresh arrangements.

• Colour: Creamy white
• Flower shape: Cup Shaped
• Best for: Pots & containers, borders, cutting garden
• Bulb size supplied: 11/12

Muscari azureum ‘Blue’ is a particularly refined grape hyacinth, offering airy, light blue spires that arrive in the first true moments of spring. Neat, clump-forming and beautifully obliging, it threads a soft ribbon of colour through the front of borders, pots, rockeries and naturalistic planting beneath deciduous shrubs.

• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 25cm
• Spread: 10cm
• Position: Front of border, edging, under deciduous shrubs
• Bulb size: 6/7
• Pollinator friendly: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

Planted in generous drifts, it reads as quietly luxurious—cool blue notes with just enough freshness to lift mixed spring schemes. Allow around two seasons to settle properly, and it will reward you with a dependable return.

Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica is the sort of small bulb that earns its place by sheer refinement. Low, neat and quietly pretty, it sends up slender green leaves followed by dainty, star-shaped flowers—white with the faintest pale blue striping—just as the garden begins to wake in early spring.

Ideal for naturalising, it weaves beautifully through grass, beneath deciduous shrubs, or at the front of borders. It is equally charming in pots, where its fine detail can be enjoyed up close.

• Flower: Star-shaped, white with pale blue stripe
• Best for: Naturalising, rock gardens, containers, underplanting shrubs
• Season: Plant in autumn for spring display