About this offer
Lidl (this deal): premium flowering bulbs, 8 to 30 per pack depending on variety £1.99
B&Q (YouGarden): 15 mixed allium bulbs £8.69 15 tulip bulbs £8.69 45 crocus bulbs £8.69
Crocus.co.uk: named allium bulb packs £8 to £10
Jamieson Brothers: crocus bulb packs £8.49 to £9.99
I have planted these before and they actually come up well, and here is the useful bit: mine still flowered even after sitting in the pack for a year, so there is no panic to get every one in the ground straight away. Anyone else grown the Lidl alliums or tulips, and which variety gave you the best display Post your photos and results below so people know what to expect before they buy.
What you get: premium-quality flowering bulbs with a wide choice including tulip, allium and crocus, at 8 to 30 bulbs per pack depending on the variety (fewer for the larger alliums, more for the smaller crocus). These are spring-flowering bulbs for autumn planting, so now is exactly the right window to get them in. Live in stores from Thursday 27/08.
For under two pounds a pack, this is the cheapest way to line up a proper spring display: a drift of purple alliums, a pot of early crocus, a border of tulips, all for the price of a meal-deal sandwich. Grab a few packs, get them in over the next few weeks, and you have next springs colour sorted for pocket money. As with all Lidl garden specials, once they clear the shelf they are gone, so pick up your varieties while they are in.
