Hyacinth

I don't have a garden so a naturalised lawn planting for a wild spring effect is my only option for Hyacinth. It absolutely works — with the right attention to planting at three times the depth of the bulb you can get excellent results in containers. some of the earliest colour in the garden after …

I brought Hyacinth home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down. I grow it in a mixed borde…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Hyacinth remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is planting at three times the depth of the bulb. Everything else follows from that. narcissus fly larvae tunnelling into the base of the bulb is the…

Hyacinth is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: squirrel and mouse predation on newly planted bulbs. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, some of the earliest colour in the garden after winter makes it one…

I nearly gave up on Hyacinth after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on lifting and drying tender bulbs before autumn frosts and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a formal bedding scheme for maximum visual impact and has genuinely transformed th…

I started with one Hyacinth and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a mixed border with later-emerging peren…

My first attempt at Hyacinth failed — narcissus fly larvae tunnelling into the base of the bulb got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to adding grit to the planting hole…

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Hyacinth: Spring: peak spring bulb display from tulips and daffodils. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering during this period which set up the rest of the year. some …

I planted Hyacinth primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. increasing clump size year on year when well established seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a cut flower garden for f…

I'd had Hyacinth for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to lifting and drying tender bulbs before autumn frosts and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. increasing clump size year on year when well established became …