patrick j writes

I've spoken to the gardener who put them in and he told me that all I
needed to do is put the bluebell roots back in after I take out the
weeds and they'll be fine.

This makes sense to me but in fact it is going to take me a couple of
weekends to completely clear this area of weeds. The roots go down very
deep indeed.

So, I think I'll need to store the bluebell roots somehow while this
work is in progress and I'm wondering how best to do this?

I thought it would be bad to leave them out overnight so I put them in
a bucket of water.

Is this a good or a bad idea?

OK overnight, but they'll rot if you leave them much longer. I've kept
them successfully in a well ventilated plastic carrier bag. The oils
suggestion of others is probably best

Giving the whole matter an alternative thought, perhaps there is not
much point in saving the bluebell roots as maybe bluebells are very
cheap things to replace in any case.

You'll still have to plant the new ones so you might as well plant the
ones you've got.
--
Kay