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I can only contribute to the tulip part....like you, I don't really 'do' flowers etc. Tulips I've had it pots, tubs, I've taken them out when the foliage is dying back and laid them singly in trays, as I do garlic, and leave them in the potting shed. Come autumn, when the shops are full of tulips for sale, I plant them in their permanent cut-flower position - and leave them to get on with it. I've now got quite an impressive spring cut flower bed of daffs and tulips originally grown in pots.Hyacinths I've given similar treatment but they're not replanted into a designated bed and given no special treatment. The year-on growth has been that of tiny flowers, but all still with the distinctive strong perfume. so I'm still well-pleased with the result 8)