What bulbs will you order for fall planting?!

White_Hydrangea -- Every Walmart from Parker to Littleton has the Batik this year. I already have one bag. I was there again today to scoop up a bunch of lonely roses, and they still have plenty of Batik. I'm mixing it with "Black Magic" this year.

I ordered mostly more of what I really enjoyed last planting. Keep in mind that until last fall, I lived in a house with a lot the size of a shredded wheat, and most of it was either in concrete (BIG driveway), shade, or competing for space with some very aggressive tree roots. I think I had maybe 2 tulips & 2 clumps of bluebells. Now I have a half-acre yard with sun, shade & everything in between. plus a wall of windows to admire it all. Soooo....
I ordered 5 more Fritillaria persica
http://www.colorblends.com/bulb/Persian+Fritillary,12,0

And I’m sharing an order of 100 Snake’s head frits with a friend--
http://www.colorblends.com/bulb/Snake%27s+Head,12,2

Ditto on sharing 100 of allium unifolium:
http://www.colorblends.com/bulb/Allium+Unifolium,6,9

For tulips, I decided to try some Gudoshnik this year:
http://www.colorblends.com/bulb/Gudoshnik,1,39

And I ordered a sinful number of Sultans of Spring tulip mix:
http://www.colorblends.com/bulb/Sultans+of+Spring,1,82
I was thrilled with these last year, & they really are great cutting flowers,
& we ended up bird-dogging around the yard daily to see what the new blooms & colors were there. Long-lasting, too.
I ordered lots more daffs this year, too.
Marieke is new to me but sounds good:
http://www.daffodildepot.com/daffodil/Marieke,92,2
I got more Thalia this year, as they were beautiful & long-lasting.
I must not have been the only one because the link is gone at colorblends!
However, I also ordered them in a blend called Flight Time,
which is a combo of Thalia and Puppet.
http://www.colorblends.com/DaffodilDepot/daffodil/Flight+Time,2,23
Then I got some Stratosphere, which is a tall, impossibly yellow jonquil.
http://www.colorblends.com/DaffodilDepot/daffodil/Stratosphere,2,68
I also ordered more Spring Snowflake--- I liked these better than the snowdrops. They’re larger, more substantial, & long-lasting.
http://www.colorblends.com/bulb/Spring+Snowflake,3,39

From Van Engelen’s I ordered Fritillaria Pontica
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cgi?_fn=Item&_recordnum=3484&_category=Fritillaria
and Allium Cernuum
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cgi?_fn=Item&_recordnum=1149&_category=Allium
and Allium Bulgaricum
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cgi?_fn=Item&_recordnum=1145&_category=Allium
I also got a couple types of narcissus—one called Angel Eyes
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cgi?_fn=Item&_recordnum=8023&_category=Narcissi:Poeticus
and one called Golden Echo which looks like a daff that mated with a fried egg:
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cgi?_fn=Item&_recordnum=8174&_category=Narcissi:Jonquilla

Ohmigosh--- I need some miniatures! And some muscari! And then Iris!

Looks like Frits and allium will be quite the 'it' blooms next spring! Everyone is getting very adventuresome in their choices!

I stopped at the local garden center's 25% off coupon sale yesterday and picked up some mainstays--some narcissus for naturalizing in our back yard and a few more purple crocus for my 'little blue bulbs' concept-- a mixed planting in my part-sun area of four or five kinds of scilla, muscari, chiondoxa, crocuses, and some 'iph' something bulbs... They recommended mixing 3 or 4 kinds of blue bulbs to extend the bloom season. Saw this 4-way blue combination recommended in a magazine so we shall see how it works (if I can keep the deer/rabbits away.)

Also stopped at Home Depot and Lowes to check out bulb displays and they have quite a few nice looking bulbs, too, at good prices. I hope all the contractors/handymen (and women) who pass those racks pick up a bag or two to plant--I wish every yard had a few bright bulb blooms come April!

goshsmom--I hope I get invited over to your spring garden tour! Looks like it will be lovely!

white_hydrangea, It's really crummy that your bulb ordering plan has been messed up but don't forget that B & B, VanEngelen and the others often have great sales on bulbs around Thanksgiving. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise. Late fall 50% off sale time is when I pick up some of the pricey ones that I have been lusting after!

From reading everyone's lists I think we will have some marvelous photo threads come next spring!

I planted 195 tulips last year so this year im working on expanding my lily bulb bed. I have ordered so far:
San Souci: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Space Mountain: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Desert Flower: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Lavender Gem: [HYPERLINK@buggycrazy.vstore.ca]

Naomi: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Tropical Isle: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Dream Catcher: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Harbor Star: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Rose Sonnet: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Princess Melissa: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Conca d' Or: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Lilium Uchida: [HYPERLINK@bdlilies.com]

Albany: [HYPERLINK@cgi.ebay.com]

Luxor: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]

Oriental Mix bought 10: [HYPERLINK@cgi.ebay.com]

Strawberry Shortcake: [HYPERLINK@cgi.ebay.com]

Then I bought a bag of 6 spotted oriental mix.
I think im done...but maybe not.

I'm about the 4th or 5th post at the top of this thread telling plans for the fall planting. I added some Muscari, both botryoides Album and cosmosum Plumosum, and ended up spending $210. Oh, dear! And I don't even have iris yet!

Am getting 140 Anemone blanda Blue Star from the VanEngelin co-op. At least they were cheap!

tabasco,
I wish i could plant 5000 .... I have one of those bulb hole diggers ... blah. I don't plant in masses amounts, sigh, I work for a nonprofit and my profits are NON as well. So, I do what i can when the profits are there.

I did get some new hyacinths (spelling?) and daffs and such from Old House Gardens. That should hold me over, with the 5 bags of bulbs from costco. :)

love this web site.

Hi, what are muscari?? tee hee thankx.

Muscari are also known as Grape Hyacinth. You can find it here....
http://davesgarden.com/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=Muscari&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search

I don't have any myself..... yet! But just wait until next spring!

Thanks!!! Hate to be so ignorant. Now I am not. :) I have grape hyacinth. Lovely.

Pegdog--- I feel your "non-profit" pain! I have one sister who's a social worker, one who teaches kindergarten, & I went through 2 non-profit careers before I became disabled. A few years ago we all went to an out of town wedding. When we got to the reception, we sat down at our assigned table & tried to get to know everybody else. We soon reached an inescapable conclusion--- we were all doing good deeds for no money. We were seated at the Non-Profit table! (And we still tease the bride for her seating plan. She teaches 2nd grade!)
Goshsmom

How odd to have a np table at a wedding. I hope it was a coincidence. My job is for a children's museum. great job.

Pegdog, It wasn't officially an NP table. I think when they were putting together the tables, they were trying to put non-family with people who might have similar interests--- we were the wags who decided to identify ourselves as the Non-Profits. I practically worship children's museums. The one in Indianapolis is FANTASTIC. My son is in his 20's now, but I think he would love to be able to spend a week at a children's museum. Hmmm, I think maybe I would, too! Here's to the child in all of us!

Watsonia, bearded iris and babiana

I take my breaks and "play" every day in the Museum here. Love it. We are expanding, too. New one being built in 07-08. ;)

I tell myself that there's always next year. And then I'll have more beds prepared. I'm trying to figure out if I can afford another order to Schreiners. Perhaps black irises and white irises to plant around that stupid stump to hide it. Then if I put a couple containers on top of the stump, maybe no one will notice it's there.

Not like I have people trooping in and out of my back yard. I better not!

Okay, that's it. No more bulbs. I have made my last order. I still have to figure out where to put the ones I've already ordered. Nope, any more and it's top ramen for me all winter.

LOL. White_Hydrangea - I lived on ramen noodle the first year in my first house. I'd go buy a new tree or shrub and have no money left for groceries.