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Description

A perfect present idea, this Bucket Planter Kit makes a thoughtful gift for any spring bulb fan or just about anyone with limited space in their garden. Complete with everything needed to create a beautiful display of eye-catching Alliums that can also be easily moved around the garden, patio, or balcony area.

Grow your bulbs in the decorative metal bucket planter that has a rustic design with rope handles. Containing three fabulous Allium 'Ostara' bulbs that will add height and drama to your spring garden thanks to their tall slender stems and bright violet globed flower heads. Just plant them out in the container during the autumn and come spring they will provide your garden with a perfect display of bulbs. This variety is even recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators'.

Supplied as a complete gift set, including a metal bucket planter, three Allium 'Ostara' bulbs size 12+, and planting compost.

Top Tips

Re-use the planter for other plants once the bulbs have finished flowering.

Care Information

Planting Advice for your Allium Bulbs

Plant bulbs at twice the depth of the height of the bulb and four times their width apart. e.g. 5cm tall bulbs need to be planted 10cm below the surface of the ground and 20cm apart.
They are fine to plant even if a little green growth is showing, they�ll just need a good watering when you plant them, and then only when the soil is dry.
Leave them in the ground once they die back for flowers again next year.
While all the energy that a bulb needs in order to grow is stored in the bulb itself, they will do better if you feed them when in active green growth.

Aftercare Advice

Plant Alliums as soon as possible in autumn so that they can establish a good root system before the weather becomes too cold.
Water frequently and ensure pots don�t dry out.

Cutting Back

The leaves of Alliums die back at flowering time and can be removed when this happens to keep them looking tidy.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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