Bulb Bargain

Whilst looking for new bathroom tiles in our local hardware store I came accross a bin of cut price bulbs. After a quick rummage I was taken by the colours of the Allium sphaerocephalon and as they were going for half price I decided to give them a try (it's slightly late to plant them now but what the heck). When the cashier rang the bulbs through the till it turned out they were on sale at 10 pence! Bargain. If I had have known I'd have got a load more but instead I wasn't greedy and just took my packet of 35 bulbs.

They're in the ground now and i'm looking forward to seeing them flower in May/June. Alliums are one of my favourite kinds of bulb, always architectural and always stunning.

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