[vineweevil1]

Someone has donated some flowering strawberry plants to me, with very little advice.

Can I plant them out or do I need to wait until risk of frosts has past?

Do I need to protect from slugs and birds?

[matron]

We've planted ours out. We'd bought them from Aldi in February and they were needing to go out. We have had 6 plants in since last year and they have survived the snow and frosts and maintained their green leaves.
When they start to fruit you will need to protect them from the birds otherwise it is a race as to who gets them first. We put net over ours (I know some people don't like this) and we put straw around the plants so that the fruit isn't on the ground.  

[gobs]

As Matron says, they are perfectly hardy perennials. Plant them out asap, or you need to water them, already might do :roll: .

Also need protection from slugs a great time.

[greg.t]

I've put mine in pots with a good helping of slug pellets around them and some chicken wire over the top should be ok I hope.... :shock:

[Lee1978]

I have got mine in pots this year too, next year i intend to construct a bed for them with some netting over

[lucywil]

i've got both, some in the greenhouse for an early crop and loads at the allotment that have been out all winter and are now in flower