How to plant spring-flowering perennials

Watch Monty Don's guide to planting spring-flowering perennials like erythronium and hacquetia under trees and shrubs.

A table displaying which months are best to sow, plant and harvest.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
To do
To do

Do not To do in January

Do not To do in February

Do To do in March

Do not To do in April

Do not To do in May

Do not To do in June

Do not To do in July

Do not To do in August

Do not To do in September

Do not To do in October

Do not To do in November

Do not To do in December

Follow Monty Don‘s lead and plant spring-flowering perennials, such as dog’s-tooth violets and hacquetia, under deciduous trees and shrubs. Monty shows you how, and delights in the delicate beauty of these subtle spring stars, which thrive alongside primroses beneath his coppiced hazels.

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