August gardening tips
Bulbs, flowers and containers
Plant autumn flowering bulbs and start to plant spring flowering bulbs, especially tulips, daffodils, narcissus, alliums, iris and crocus. Always use the side bulbs of tulips and daffodils as they make perfectly good bulbs in their own right. Plant specially prepared hyacinth bulbs for Christmas.
Put poinsettias in the dark for 14 hours a day and full light for the remaining 10 hours to encourage the formation of those cheery festive red bracts.
