Cover with soil and firm. Pot-grown bulbs may be planted directly in their desired position in a border where you want them to flower. This is known as planting 'in the green'. For these plants ...

Acclimate your Easter lily to the outdoors before planting it. To acclimate the plant ... If you wish to divide long-established bulbs, do so in late summer or fall (after the foliage has browned).

Article continues below According to the experts at HomeHow, there are four stunning flowers we should be looking at planting now ... "Plant lily bulbs from October to April," experts said.