Landscape & Urban Design Issue 14 2015 | Page 55

TENDERCARE Mature & Formal Hardy Plants Flower Bulbs It is very important that people who buy flower bulbs, need to be sure they are a good flowering size. Obviously the larger the bulb, the larger the growth produced and the better the result. Unfortunately, especially in some of the trade of discount retailers, where the buyer seems more interested in a low price, than giving the customer a good quality product, many customers will be disappointed with the result. The minimum bulb size e.g. for tulips should be 10/11cm, daffodils 10/12cm, rockery narcissi 8/10cm, crocus 7/8cm, hyacinths 14/15cm etc. Unrivalled range of mature plants... For your commercial & domestic development projects Nearly all bulbs are measured by the circumference, or round middles except English daffodils which are measured over a long slot riddle. Any bulb information is available at the British Flower Bulb Association, c/o Springfield’s Horticultural Society, Spalding, Lincolnshire. D & R Simmons Ltd 45 Market Way , Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 3PE Tel: 01775 723320 Fax: 01775 760451 www.drsimmons.co.uk KOKOWALL Garden Screen & Soundproof Barrier Panels The most natural looking fencing and noise preventing solutions available Living walls and vertical garden systems Creating planted walls using modular concepts - suitable for interior and exterior environments... Technical Horticultural expertise Nationwide Installation & Maintenance Southlands Road, Denham, Middlesex UB9 4HD (Just off M40, junction 1, near M25) Telephone: 01895 835544 Email: [email protected] www.tendercare.co.uk Landscape & Urban Design Issue 14 55