Delivery time
To give you clarity on when to expect your order, orders are scheduled in shipping blocks.
When you place your order you can choose a desired shipping period.
Shipping is divided into periods of 2 weeks.
On the day of dispatch, we assemble your order with care. The bulbs are not pre-packed in a warehouse, but are kept under the right conditions in wooden crates. The packaging for your order is personalised and filled by hand. Perhaps more labour-intensive, but this ensures better quality control.
It is possible to order flower bulbs before the beginning of the planting time.
When to plant Spring flowering bulbs?
The best planting time for flower bulbs is when the soil temperature drops. This takes place from October, as soon as the nights get colder. In northern European countries this is earlier than in countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Planting flower bulbs when soil temperatures are still high can result in poor growth. Planting flower bulbs can take place until December and even until the end of December under mild conditions.
Of course, there are also flower bulbs that need to be planted as soon as possible after receipt, like for example Autumn flowering bulbs. We store these bulbs under the right conditions until the time of delivery so that there is no loss of quality until the time of shipping. The packaging indicates that these bulbs and tubers should be planted immediately after receipt.
Orders from countries with early winter are delivered sooner than orders from other countries.
Storing flower bulbs until planting time:
If the packaging of the flower bulbs indicates that they should be unpacked and planted immediately, this is because otherwise they will quickly deteriorate in quality. If (weather) conditions do not allow immediate planting, you can store these bulbs in closed packaging in the vegetable drawer of the fridge.
All other flower bulbs should be kept dry in opened packaging at room temperature until planting time.
When to plant summer flowering bulbs?
Not all summer-flowering bulbs and tubers are hardy, for example Dahlia and Begonia. We recommend not planting these crops outside before the danger of (night-time) frost has passed.
Of course, you can already propagate these crops indoors, so they will flower earlier.
For orders from countries with a prolonged winter, it is recommended to choose a later shipping period due to risk of frost damage to the bulbs during shipment.
All bulbs that are not ready for planting yet, should be kept dry in opened packaging at room temperature until planting time.
However, hardy and less frost-prone bulb and tubers can be planted directly in the garden, weather permitting. Examples include: Allium, Bletilla, Convallaria, Crocosmia, Lilium, Polygonatum and Trillium.