Bulbs: My Bed of Tulips, 1 by LeawoodGardener

LeawoodGardener wrote:
The bulbs are resting in my basement at the moment (a cool, dark room where I store cannas, elephant ears and my banana trees in the winter). We're in the same zone, so if lifting them works for me, it should work for you. I'll be planting them in October, in the bed where the hedge you mentioned borders. The 'hedge' is a row of Canada Red Cherry trees I keep topped at 12'. They were planted 3 years ago and have done nicely.

The leaves are green in the spring, then turn this rich, burgundy color in June.

That bed currently has my experimental vegetable bed (ala Villandry, the chateau in the Loire Valley where they do flower beds filled with vegetables). My version has not been a success - I planted it too late to have it work properly.

This photo is taken from across the creek that runs behind my property.

This message was edited Aug 3, 2009 8:17 AM