Firstly remove the dead flower heads to prevent the plants producing seeds.

This will then allow the plants to concentrate on feeding the bulb/s to produce next years flowers.

Do not cut the leaves off until they have begun to die back naturally. The leaves are required to photosynthesise and feed the bulb/s.

Because you have them in pots rather than planters ( which are generally deeper) I would place them in a sheltered spot and just let the pots dry out. ( Assuming you don't need the pots for something else)

If you do remove the bulbs from the pots, remove any compost that is sticking to them then put them in a paper or string bag (but not plastic) and store them in a cool dark spot, the garage is often as good as any.

If you should leave them in there pots, again leave them in a cool sheltered spot and get them out in the autumn and replant them in fresh compost.

If they had been in deep planters I would have just left them in place and replaced the top couple of inches of spent compost with new.

These links might help;

<url>http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Narcissus/Narcissus.htm</url>

<url>http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Tulips/Tulips.htm</url>

I hope that helps....Tg

thankyou Teegee...very usefull info which I shall use :)

Particularly as they are in pots once the flowers have finished feed them weekly with half strength liquid tomato food until the leaves have completely died back.

cheers everyone :0)