Plant a bulb for Christmas

Use baskets, bowls, recycled tin cans or even vintage cups and saucers as containers.

Use baskets, bowls, recycled tin cans or even vintage cups and saucers as containers.

Published Oct 24, 2014

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London - Beautiful flowering bulbs in stylish containers make perfect Christmas gifts.

So get planting now if you fancy saving a few cents by making your own.

Buy bulbs that will bloom at Christmas.

Use baskets, bowls, recycled tin cans or even vintage cups and saucers as containers.

Place a layer of moistened bulb fibre in the container and add the bulbs — they shouldn’t touch each other or the container’s sides.

Top up with fibre, leaving the bulb tips peeking out.

Place in a black bin bag in a dark, cool corner of a cellar or garage, and check regularly — add a little water if they start to dry out.

Once the shoots are 2in (5cm) long, bring them into a cool room in the house, away from bright light. Let the leaves green up, then place near a window in a warm room for the flowers to develop. Then just add a gift tag! - Daily Mail

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