Indoor Gardening with Bulbs

I am never quite sure when the right time is to plant bulbs for indoor containers.  I know they take about 10 weeks of chilling before they produce shoots so about now seems right to get some early blooms for decoration indoors.  I have already planted a hyacinth in a glass container with just water and put it in the fridge to chill plus a couple of crocus and a paperwhite daffodil - but I want something a bit more showy than a single bulb.  Scillas and grape hyacinths or even snowdrops en masse in a lovely dish or bowl would definitely cheer me up on a cold winters day. 

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Here are a few ideas I found on Pinterest.

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I love this idea - I think I would put a bit of gravel in the bottom of the tumblers before putting the tulip bulbs in - then all you have to do is keep the water topped up.  You have to agree they look lovely.

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The best thing about it is that when the bulbs have finished flowering you can pop them out into the garden borders for next year.

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It's a good way of extending the gardening season and bringing some colour into the home and all for a couple of £'s. 

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I used to try and get hyacinths to bloom by Christmas but I have only managed to achieve this once but I now have a lovely selection of hyacinths in the borders as a result, and their scent, when I am weeding amongst them, is a bonus.

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I have a small collection of vintage china tea cups - I think I will plant some bulbs in them as Christmas stocking fillers for my friends - now all I have to do is buy some bulbs!