But don’t capitulate to your inner hedgehog — garden endeavours made now can pay the biggest dividends. Get those tulips inYou should have done it last month, but there’s still time to yank out your bulb planter. You don’t have to be precise about it, but aim to plant each bulb at least twice its own depth. If you have awkward spaces to plant into, get yourself a bulb auger, which fits onto a drill (from £9; crocus.co.uk). This will allow you to plant stealthily between your shrubs and perennials.

Source: The Times December 09, 2018 00:11 UTC