As we move towards autumn weather settling over the UK, there are a range of jobs to take care of in the garden before it is put to bed for the winter. One thing gardeners will be turning their attention to in the coming weeks is planting bulbs to ensure a garden full of beautiful blooms come next spring. TV gardening guru Monty Don has dispensed some useful advice about which bulbs to plant when as we bid farewell to summer.
On a recent episode of BBC Gardener’s World the self-taught plant expert shared which plants “do best” when planted in September. An array of spring blooms, such as crocus and early irises and certain types of daffodil need carefully-timed planting to be at their best when the warm weather returns, The Express reported. He said: "Now we are going into September, I'm starting to think about bulbs and bulb-planting.
" "And really, most bulbs are better planted in September, if you can get it done. It's not essential; you can plant in October, and tulips shouldn't be planted till November and December." Monty continued: "But daffodils, muscari and early irises and crocus and fritillaries all do best if you can get them in the ground early autumn because the ground is still warm and the roots can start growing and get good and strong.
" However the presenter warned that often September can be a dry month, leaving the ground hard to dig and plant into. However, he had a solution, in the form of a bulb planter gadget. He explained: "A good bulb planter, if.