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. 
Each variety shown on the price-lists has a link to an "Info box", which shows the height of the variety,  when it flowers, and offer useful tips. Click here for an example. 
We also offer growing advice, which are also linked to the pricelists. 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  38 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 "Info boxes" which are linked to the varieties shown in the price-lists.   

What we are selling now:                                                                                                     

"In the Green"  English Bluebells, Naturalised Snowdrops and Winter Aconites.    Please Click here for full information, 2013 prices and an order form. We are now taking orders for 2013 delivery, which will commence in early February.

Summer Bulbs. We are now selling summer bulbs through our associate company Riverside Bulbs (Dahlias, Begonias, Cannas, Agapanthus, Crocosmia, etc.)  Click here to access the order form. Click here to view the price-list of the bulbs we are offering, with links to pictures and variety information. Deliveries will commence in March. 

What we will be selling:    

Spring Bulbs.  2013 prices for autumn delivery will be posted in the spring. Please do not order in the meantime, (even though we normally keep prices much the same from one year to the next). Click here to view the 2012 price-list, which has links to to pictures, information sheets, variety details, and much more. You may also order On-line, but please wait until 2013 prices have been posted. Click here to go to the On-line shop

Other useful 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 circumference, tulips are generally 11/12's, crocuses 7/8's, prepared hyacinths 16/17'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! 

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, from 9.30 to 5.00,  and we open on Saturdays and most Sunday afternoons. It is best to telephone if planning to visit us on Sunday, 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 Sunday July 21st 2013. Since our garden holds the prize for the best garden in Suffolk in the one acre category visitors are rarely disappointed.  If you would like to see how our garden looks through the year, please click here. 

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.

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