Bulbs: Has anyone found a bulb-planting tool that really works?, 1 by peonyrosegirl

peonyrosegirl wrote:
WOW - that is BEAUTIFUL! Those columns are unbelievable, where did you come up with that design?

Do you find the bulbs don't make it through the wet winters if you don't dig them up and store them? I like the idea of just digging them out as soon as they're done blooming and replacing with annuals. Even though I planted mine in perennial beds I could still notice the foilage dying down through the early part of the summer and I have to admit it drove me nuts. Will the bulb still get the energy from the leaves if you dig up the whole plant and allow the leaves to die back in storage?

I can't imagine how much work that bed is but I agree - it's worth it for that show.

I'm laughing reading the early part of this thread because as the owner of some rough clay soil I've broken SO many "bulb planters" but I just bought the drill attachment thinking - this fall all will be different! Oh well, back to digging by hand lol!