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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
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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