Bulb supplier?

Hi everyone,

I've only just got my new garden and haven't got time to do much work in it yet. But I want to plant some bulbs this month - do you have any advice on choosing/sourcing eco-friendly bulbs? Are there any websites where I can buy UK-grown or local varieties of bulbs? Any suggestions on which varieties I should choose that are good for wildlife etc?


Thanks!

G Prentice, I am sorry I can't help you with buying bulbs.

I was just wondering if you don't have a local supplier? I like to buy local whenever possible.

What kind of bulbs do you want to buy? Alliums, tulips, daffodils?  There are so many different choices.

There are local places that sell bulbs, but I don't think the bulbs are local - or necessarily native to the UK. But I've found some websites that grow native bulbs in the UK and send them by post, so I'm going to get some of those. I might put them in pots because I'm planning to redesign my garden and so I don't yet know where the bulbs should go in the long term.

I've been looking at bluebells, lesser celandine, snowdrops, snakeshead fritillary, wood anemone.

You can see more about my garden here: https://mygardenfromscratch.weebly.com/

I haven't done much/anything to it yet!

I have a huge box of bulbs from https://www.rosecottageplants.co.uk/ that will be going in this weekend.  I'm boring and focused on edible bulbs, so mine are all tulips and camassia, but they seem to have a nice diverse selection.  I found them through a permie blog some time ago who was personal friends with them IIRC.  They are very nice and professional, and I'm sad that I won't be able to order from them again after this year because of Brexit.

ETA have you thought about alliums?
--They come in every shape and size, some quite striking
--Some will spread quite nicely
--Slugs will only eat them as a last resort
--Pollinators love them
and of course they're edible.

Morfydd St. Clair wrote:I have a huge box of bulbs from https://www.rosecottageplants.co.uk/ that will be going in this weekend.  I'm boring and focused on edible bulbs, so mine are all tulips and camassia, but they seem to have a nice diverse selection.  I found them through a permie blog some time ago who was personal friends with them IIRC.  They are very nice and professional, and I'm sad that I won't be able to order from them again after this year because of Brexit.

ETA have you thought about alliums?
--They come in every shape and size, some quite striking
--Some will spread quite nicely
--Slugs will only eat them as a last resort
--Pollinators love them
and of course they're edible.

That's a great tip, thanks! I will definitely have a look into alliums, and tulips and camassia. I feel like I need to push on a bit with thinking about the final design of the garden so that I can start thinking about what I'll plant and where!