Diarmuid Gavin’s best bulbs for hot summer hues

Want your garden bursting with sizzling summer colour this year? Our gardening expert shares his tips for the most beautiful bulbs to plant...

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Diarmuid Gavin

The Easter weekend is always a busy time for garden centres and nurseries, as people begin to think about getting their garden ready for the summer season.

Summer colour in the garden can be achieved in lots of different ways. Bedding plants such as marigolds, salvias and petunias, and herbaceous plants and summer-flowering shrubs such as hydrangeas and fuchsia all contribute.