Specialty Gardening: Would like information, 1 by ladyrowan

ladyrowan wrote:
I live on the side of a mountain, and have deer problems, so I tend to stick to deer-proof flower bulbs. To top it off, I have to plant most of my flowers in containers, because of gophers!

A friend gave me this old strawberry pot last summer, and I decided to stuff it with spring blooming flower bulbs. The side pockets have Purple, yellow and white crocus planted in them. The top section has a few crocus around the outer edge, then Hyacinth and Tulips in the center.

It began blooming in mid February with the crocus on the sides, then the Hyacinth came up and bloomed. It is now the end of March, the crocus is long gone, the hyacinth just died, and the tulips are about to bloom.

Of all my planted containers, this one has been the most long-lived, and enjoyable.