Late order of bulbs...

I can't believe that I have ordered more bulbs, but I needed more blues...her is what I ordered...

From Van Engelen:

Hyacinthoides non-scripta 3954 50 $11.85

Multi-Flowering Blue Festival Hyacinth 4950 20 $16.95

Scilla pratensis 3957 50 $7.50

Muscari botyroides Superstar 3736 100 $14.25

Muscari armeniacum Saffier 3724 100 $11.40

Anemone blanda Blue Shades 2105 100 $9.15

Crocus tommasinianus 3167 100 $8.85

Crocus vernus Twilight 3123 100 $19.05

and more from Brent and Becky's:

40 03-0102 Allium - caeruleum $17.60
30 05-0110 Anemone - coronaria 'Admiral' $17.40
10 05-0111 Anemone - coronaria 'Bride' $5.10
40 05-0115 Anemone - coronaria 'Lord Lieutenant' $23.20
100 05-0117 Anemone - coronaria 'Mr. Fokker' $38.00
10 11-0105 Chionodoxa - luciliae $2.90

I am planting a "River of Blues"...suggested in the Martha Stewart website. there is a clip there if you go to her website.(Just search for blue bulbs) Of course, I am not planting near the quantity of bulbs that she does...since it is her helpers, volunteers and assistants doing the planting.. I am having to duck in between storms...though not complaining, as last year we had very little rain and snow. I have some Whites already as well, most of them are Daffodils.

I could not plant the bulbs I had already ordered before our trip to Oregon in Mid October, since it was still too hot. I put those bulbs in our crisper until I returned. It might be "overkill", but we are hoping to put our house on the market in spring, and those bulbs near the side of the road (if not covered in snow) might make the place look a bit more inviting.

Here is what I previously ordered from Brent and Beck'ys:

10 0 05-0117 Anemone coronaria 'Mr. Fokker 10 0.4900 4.90
50 50 0 27-0102 Ipheon uniflor.'Rolf Fiedler 0.3400 17.00
20 20 0 28-0120 Iris reticulata 'Harmony' 0.4100 8.20

and from John Scheepers:

Narcissus Misty Glen 8329 20 $25.00

Narcissus Princess Zaide 8407 20 $22.25

Narcissus Thalia 8549 20 $13.75

Narcissus Sailboat 8451 20 $14.25

Narcissus Silver Chimes 8469 20 $24.50

Crocus biflorus Purity 3133 25 $5.50

Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty 3171 25 $5.50

Crocus vernus Jeanne d'Arc 3114 25 $11.75

Crocus vernus Twilight 3123 25 $13.75

Scilla siberica Spring Beauty 3974 25 $7.25

Scilla siberica alba 3963 25 $9.50

Hyacinthoides hispanica Excelsior 3929 25 $9.50

Hyacinthoides hispanica White City 3941 25 $13.50

Iris reticulata Natascha 3671 10 $9.75

Muscari Valerie Finnis 3759 25 $8.25

Muscari aucheri Blue Magic 3727 25 $8.00

Muscari aucheri White Magic 3733 25 $11.00

Tulip White Marvel

I had a lot of whites and not enough blues...I put the blues in front of the whites, when I can. The blue color does not show up so much in the landscape without the whites...what do you think??

Nice selection you've ordered! I've found that to be true with blues too, or at least some contrasting color needs to be with them. That is, unless there's a mass planting, then they show nicely. I usually end up thinking I should have planted more than I did initially, but thankfully many of the little blue bulbs increase well and after a year or two I'm happier with the look.

I had plans to plant a river of blues too, but my desire for more variety kept eating into the # of Chionodoxa I was getting. Started out thinking I'd get 1000 of them, ended up getting 500. Then felt like another area of the garden was lacking early blue, so 200 of them went there. So, we'll see if the little creek of 300 makes any visual impact....

Oh well, in a couple of years, it should be stunning LOL.

A lot to plant but you will be rewarded come spring! Would love to see photos of yr blooms!

I am doing this to help draw attention to the offer on the house. We plan to put the house up for sale in spring. It will take us until then to get the house ready. None of the other houses have anything at all planted by the side of the road. Once planted, these should be worry-free, with no attention from me or others...