Tulips in containers

Hi All,

I am new to the forum and relatively new to gardening. I live in the West of Scotland and inherited a mature garden a few years ago. As a complete novice I was thrown in the deep end, but by now I'm a very keen gardener and I try not to get downhearted by how much more I need to learn!

I planted some tulips in two containers and they came out beautifully, but they look a bit sparse on their own. What plants would go well with them (they are red in colour)?

My other question is about an azalea plant that I planted in my front garden about 3 years ago, unfortunately the wrong way round... it faces the house, not the sun. Is it too late it turn it around? Is this the right time of year to do it?

Thanks very much for your help.

 

It would be better if you lift the tulips after flowering and replant your pot ,I have found (after advice on this forum) to lift them foilage and all, leave them in a tub with drainage to die back and dry out,and re-plant in Nov/Dec .

I did this last year and kept the different types separate then re-planted bulblets aswell and I hope to get a good show.

I always seem to dig into the bulbs if I leave them in place, and I find I get less tulips every year

 

Hello Flowerfan and welcome to the forum.
When you plant bulbs in a container ignore the spacing advice that comes for planting them in the ground.
When planting a container pack in as many bulbs as you can and that way you get a good thick show.

 

I agree with Alice - pack 'em in for a really stunning display. Look at how daffs and tulips are sold in garden centres, small pots with lots of bulbs in them.

 

Hello pamsdish, Alice, sussexgardener and ARMANDII,
Thank you so much for your answers. I'll definitely plant them closer to each other next year.

 

One of my tubs I have tulips planted along with grasses its very effective they are just starting to show now .



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