Bulbs: Spring Bulbs Pictures and discussion, Part III, 1 by ineedacupoftea

ineedacupoftea wrote:
My head is spinning. I will ahve to work more than full time next summer break just to buy some more Galanthus. I was tickled that the first one bloomed on Jan 1.

Kmom- Welcome tou your new site. Certainly you will begin to like things that will give your warm-climate colleagues zone envy in return!

Tabasco- I will post some pointers about the sucesses and fallacies with my friend's crocus lawn, and post pictures as it begins to bloom throughout the rest of it: The bulbs are best planted in little clumps, and leave a path to walk through! Clumps are easier to step over (Kylee has a great Chinodoxa lawn picture for this), as wide-spread bulbs leave no place for tip-toeing! Also, it is not great for the lawn, but a person can give the lawn a really good, short mowing just before the crocus break ground, or in the late fall. Late-blooming vernus got buried in the vigorous turf for her last year, and reseeders spread best.

Wallaby- is that a drainage pond?

Get better Neal- spring ends flu season, eh? (But brings Hayfever to those certain poor souls)

Moonglow- you can't possibly have that many plant kicks and still be sane! Brugs galore, Lilies galore, Bareroot Roses galore, Narcissus galore... You don't like mass plantings, do you? (By the way- the new bed's soil is finished and unsurpassed, so I've finally planted those bulbs- thanks again.)

Tammy- we all can't wait to see how you project unfolds. I'm afraid you have made the perilous mistake of building a reputation, and we have very high standards expected of you!

K. James

(I know they aren't bulbs...)