Specialty Gardening: Adding some 'fire' to the cottage garden, 0 by gemini_sage

gemini_sage wrote:
Thanks Suzy!

Those primula were originally given to me several years ago, and they multiply like crazy. They're never invasive, but the clumps keep getting thicker and you can divide them every year till you've got them everywhere you want. They are dark red and yellow; I just love 'em! I have plenty and would be happy to trade or share in spring.

Most of my bulbs do end up with other things growing on top of them, especially tulips. I plant tulips about 8" deep, so it has'nt been a problem digging around them. I just try to make sure I don't plant anything over them that needs watering in summer, as tulips like to be dry during dormancy. My soil is sandy, so not much of a problem.

The Gloriosa is a vining tender bulb (or actually a tuber I think), usually available in spring from most bulb sources.

Those delphiniums sound beautiful! I've had lousy luck with delphiniums, I assume because of our hot summers. Do you grow other delphiniums?

Here's a close up of the primula with species tulip tarda and moneywort lysimachia: