A brief break in the heavy rain of this “January Cyclonic Westerly” weather gave me the opportunity to plant a mixed pack of 101 bulbs in my garden in Keswick. Very much the on-yer-knees style of gardening. The specialist bulb trowel is essential to insert the bulbs at the recommended depth of 10-15 cm, both for proper development and to avoid the predations of the Lake District fauna. The tulips (top photo) will be Tulipa von Eijk, red.