Hyacinth

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 …

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…

People describe Hyacinth as easy and I'd push back on that slightly. leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering needs consistent attention and blindness with no flowers produced from weak or immature bulbs can undermine progress quickly if ignored. Where Hyacinth is genuinely underrated …

I planted Hyacinth at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. blindness with no flowers produced from weak or immature bulbs didn't help matters. Once I understood lifting and drying tender bulbs before autumn frosts things impro…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Hyacinth and I'm not entirely sure why. blindness with no flowers produced from weak or immature bulbs has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering b…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Hyacinth. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils. I grow mine in a formal bedding scheme for maximum visual impact which is working really well. …