I’m not very good at planting bulbs – and they don’t seem to last. I thought you just put them in and they came up for ever but quite often I come across them and they’ve rotted. I do love tulips though – and who doesn’t like spring bulbs coming up. Today I planted a load of tulips I got from Sarah Raven and some mini daffs Amanda gave me

Sarah told me not to plant until late Oct/ Nov because this stops them getting diseases. Tho I don’t know whether that is “November” as in when it is actually cold or now, when it’s still what would be October weather. We’ll see.

To remember, I planted….

• Prinses Irene – in the pot at the back and in the front pots too and some in a long green pot that might be for Edie, or might not.
• Mini daffs in 2 round pots.

All the others are white or yellow because I bought the “Sherbet Lemon” collection. Why? These aren’t the colours I like – why did I buy these? Anyway there are…

• Green Dance and Westpoint in the bed by the honey suckle.
• And in the back bed and the pot by the back door, there are World Friendship, Golden Apeldoorn and praestans Shogun.

Amanda also gave me some red tulips and some Green star which are white with green markings which I’m going to plant at the Red Cross. See what I’m doing there.

Let’s see…