Originally Posted by
fishman65
Terry we have a local church that has a snowdrop weekend in the middle of February each year, obviously not this one though. Their churchyard is a sea of snowdrops, thousands upon thousands, its quite a sight.
Tulips look lovely but I've never had much luck with them. They have to be planted deep don't they and like very well drained soil. Have you got a bulb planter? And I don't mean your GF :D Rather than using a trowel you just push the planter into the ground and it pulls the soil out. I wasn't convinced at first but wouldn't be without one now.
Yes roses are fairly trouble free, I've got a rambler that I'm training up over an arch. 'Lady of the Lake' its called, lots of single pale cream flowers. Also a bush Tea rose and a wild one.