redtail wrote:
Being totally new to gardening, i need some advice.
I have several bunches of leaves in my garden from daffodils, crocuses,
tulips but mostly bluebells and i want to know whether or not i can cut
them back.
And would the foliage have to be actually cut or can i just pull the
leaves out of the ground - will doing this damage the bulbs in any way?


I know that bulbs gain energy for next years flowering from the old
leaves but how long should i leave them for? The flowerbed looks a
right mess and i have other plants i'd like to put in there as soon as
possible.

Also, am i supposed to leave tulip bulbs in the ground or dig them up
after they've flowered? My dad says dig em up, my friend says leave
em in - who's right?!

Any advice would really be appreciated


At this time of the year the leaves should be turning yellow (or brown).
When they do that is when you can pull them up. If you pull up any
bulbs out when you remove the old foliage just replant them where they were.

I always leave my bulbs in the ground. If I want to move some of them
to another location I did it about this time of the year. Bulbs
"stored" in the ground do much better than stored anywhere else. No
matter how well they are stored they tend to dry out when not in the
ground.
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)



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