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If you want spring flowers in your garden next year now is the time to start planting them. You can plant the bulbs straight into the garden. Make sure though you dig a hole that is twice the depth of the length of the bulb. You will also need to plant them wide a part and pointing upwards with the roots going down into the ground.
Tulips are lovely and they come in lots of different colours, so you can choose your favourite ones. Crocuses are easy to grow and they look lovely in the spring poking up out of the ground. Daffodils are also a sign of spring and because of the yellow they are popular at Easter. But there are lots of varieties some are big and all yellow others have whiter petals.
Sweet peas are a favourite of mine as my grandmother used to grow them in her garden and I used to help her pick them. We would then take some home. October is the best time to plant the seeds, if you are living in the Midlands or the south (UK). Hyacinths you can plant outside but if you planted them in pots indoors during September they should be ready in time for Christmas. These are heavily scented and are usually pink, white or blue.
So if you get planting now you'll have an array of colour in your garden by the spring. If you grow any in a pot you will also have the ideal Mother's day and Easter presents.
If you like garlic, which is also incredibly good for you and is used as a flavour in some foods, now is the best time to plant it. Again you will need to plant them quite far apart and with the point going upwards. You will need to separate the cloves from the bulb and then you can plant the cloves individually. Then from the clove you will hopefully get a garlic bulb by the summer.

 

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