Beginner Gardening: Hiding Dying Tulip Foliage , 1 by childofthecorn

childofthecorn wrote:
I am going to be planting over 150 tulip bulbs in a wide strip in front of a privacy fence that gets full sun most the day. I want to hide the foliage as the blooms are fading, but I have both early blooming and late blooming tulips. Does anyone know what perennials can be planted to hide the dying foliage and provide flowering or interesting foliage through summer and into fall? Are there any perennial seeds I can plant in the fall over the bulbs that will come back next spring, or is that too late for perennial flower seeds?

I have a tickseed plant that will be at the left side of the strip (when facing the fence). I pinch off the spent blooms, and it blooms late spring-late summer, and it's the only thing I have so far in that area, but I will be adding daffodil, crocus and hyacinth bulbs after the tulips have been planted, so they won't actually be mixed in with the tulips... or would that make for a better display? I really need help. lol