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Welcome to the  Clare Bulb Company website.
Last updated
February 2012

The Clare Bulb Company specialises in spring bulbs for the gardener with the larger garden who may want to buy bulbs in bulk. However, our prices are exceptionally competitive for smaller quantities as well.
We concentrate on the more common bulbs, the ones which we know will grow  well in most gardens. 
We show the heights of each variety,  when they flower, and offer useful tips. Click here for an example. These are linked to each underlined variety shown in the price-list.
We also offer growing advice, also linked to the pricelist. Click here for an example. 
Bulbs are purchased from leading Dutch and English growers, from people we know, and whose quality is second to none.
We only sell bulbs, (and nothing else), and have done so for  37 years. Until now we have been best known in East Anglia, but the internet now allows us to offer our exceptional quality and low prices to anyone who wants a garden full of spring colour.          
If you click here you will see sample pictures of some of the bulbs we sell, mostly growing in our own award-winning garden. These pictures, and many more, are also displayed in the price-lists.                   
                                                                                             

"In the Green"  English Bluebells  and Naturalised Snowdrops.   Please Click here for full information, 2012 prices and an order form.

Spring Bulbs, for 2012 autumn delivery: The 2011 season is now finished. We will be posting our varieties and prices for autumn 2012 deliveries in March. 

To Order" On-Line":  Click here to access our On-line Shop. (Do not order now, as the prices may well be incorrect for 2012)

To order  by post, fax or phone:  Click here for our Spring Flowering Bulbs Price-list  and then print it off, fill it in, and post or fax it to us, with a cheque or with your debit-card details. (Please note we prefer a debit card as opposed to a credit card, this being due to very high cost charged to small companies such as ourselves for processing credit cards). 

Or
 
having looked at our price-list, make a note of what you want and then either phone 01787 277441 or email us sales@clare-bulbs.co.uk with your order, and we will do the rest.  

Other Information:

Bulb Sizes: Our low prices are not at the expense of the size of the bulbs. Our daffodils and narcissus are all "Top size", as growers call them, which means daffodils are 14/16 cms in diameter,  tulips are generally 11/12's, crocuses 7/8's, prepared hyacinths 15/16's, and so on.  Bigger bulbs give better flowers. N.B. Often the special offers found in newspapers and elsewhere are for smaller size bulbs than we offer! 

Bulb Quality: Unlike many bulb companies our experienced team pack all our orders by hand, not only visually inspecting each and every bulb to ensure it meets our exacting standards, but gently squeezing each bulb (other than those sold by weight), to ensure it is firm to the touch, a sure sign of vigour.  You may be assured that nothing is put in the bag unless we are confident it will flower.

Other information:  Click here  for further ordering details, more about us, where we are, our trading policy and consumer protection policy, a flowering time guide, with heights and depths for planting bulbs, suggested combinations, and other useful facts. 

Who are The Clare Bulb Company? Formed on 24th August 1974, the Clare Bulb Co is a family business run by Jane and Andy Bone in Clare, Suffolk. If you wish to know more about the business, and the team running it, click here.

Visiting Clare:
 
We operate a retail shop at our premises in Clare between Sept 1st and early November. We open on weekdays, excepting Wednesdays, and we open on Saturdays, and most Sunday afternoons. It is best to telephone before a weekend visit, to be on the safe side.  Click here for a map of where you can find Clare, and click here for our location in Clare, (we are on the main road, so very easy to find).

NGS Open Gardens: Our gardens will be open under the National Garden Scheme, (The Yellow Book), on
April 29th 2012.

Riverside House:  Since our garden holds the prize for the best garden in Suffolk in the one acre category it is worth a look as well. If you would like to see how it looks, click here

Frequently Asked Questions: Click here to view answers.

Labradors: We have bred Labradors for a number of years. We have created a photographic record of all the various litters, which we are pleased to share with you. Click here to start.

Norris, our black Labrador: Click here for page one of a book for the children. I created it for our grandchildren and their friends. It tells the story in pictures of Norris's first year as a puppy. He was the first puppy from the first litter we bred, (and is now eight years old). 

Clare Bulb Company, Riverside House, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NS.    
Tel / Fax: 01787 277441  e-mail:  sales@clare-bulbs.co.uk 
   

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Bulbs in the Green

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