Non Flowering Bulbs

[Scottydog]

Some friends of mine planted a mixture of summer flowering bulbs in their garden at the end of May. They were hoping to see some flowers (according to the packet) sometime between June/July to September. So far the only sign of life has been some green leaves but no flowers at all. There is a horse chesnut tree in the same area as the bulbs. Could this have any effect on the problem or is there any other possible reason why bulbs don't flower?

Scottydog

[Two_Sheds]

They possibly may not have been planted deep enough, and dried out. Or they may not have been big/mature enough to flower (a risk with Poundshop-type bulbs)