It's that time of year for planting spring bulbs… How many of you have planted yours already?
I'm dithering again, my bulbs have finally arrived (after procrastinating in the first place to order them) and now I have them I'm feeling overwhelmed at where exactly they can go…
So, what is your approach to planting spring bulbs? Do you create a plan, or do you plant them where it 'feels right'?
I do plan… Only when I actually do the job things never actually end up where I had planned… I'm more of a 'feeling' person and go with gut instinct.
Tuesday morning was rather chilly, and I could see frost on the Buddleia (not on the ground though) so it's going to happen soon. Added to the lack of rain, I think the ground is going to be particularly difficult to dig this year… I have to get the bulbs in soon!
My bulb list looks like:
100x Crocus 'snow bunting'
100x Crocus tomasinianus Ruby'
100x Snowdrops
200x mixed spring bulbs (Oxalis, Tulip, Daffodil, Iris, Allium)
100x mixed Allium
20x Allium 'purple sensation'
I do have bluebells left over from last year too that I will try to get in.
That's a serious amount to get in my relatively modest garden, but I do realise Crocus and Snowdrops need to be planted in drifts to look good… I'm sure I will have some left over, and mum is due to have some of the mixed spring bulbs and mixed Alliums.
I do also have lots of bulbs in pots from last year that I planted in desperation in December when the ground was too hard (left it too late, yet again…..) So I need to empty the pots out, and re-plant all the bulbs…
Oh, has anyone else got their spring bulbs already coming up? I have a few Iris and a suspected Freesia already putting their leaves up…
I'm dithering again, my bulbs have finally arrived (after procrastinating in the first place to order them) and now I have them I'm feeling overwhelmed at where exactly they can go…
So, what is your approach to planting spring bulbs? Do you create a plan, or do you plant them where it 'feels right'?
I do plan… Only when I actually do the job things never actually end up where I had planned… I'm more of a 'feeling' person and go with gut instinct.
Tuesday morning was rather chilly, and I could see frost on the Buddleia (not on the ground though) so it's going to happen soon. Added to the lack of rain, I think the ground is going to be particularly difficult to dig this year… I have to get the bulbs in soon!
My bulb list looks like:
100x Crocus 'snow bunting'
100x Crocus tomasinianus Ruby'
100x Snowdrops
200x mixed spring bulbs (Oxalis, Tulip, Daffodil, Iris, Allium)
100x mixed Allium
20x Allium 'purple sensation'
I do have bluebells left over from last year too that I will try to get in.
That's a serious amount to get in my relatively modest garden, but I do realise Crocus and Snowdrops need to be planted in drifts to look good… I'm sure I will have some left over, and mum is due to have some of the mixed spring bulbs and mixed Alliums.
I do also have lots of bulbs in pots from last year that I planted in desperation in December when the ground was too hard (left it too late, yet again…..) So I need to empty the pots out, and re-plant all the bulbs…
Oh, has anyone else got their spring bulbs already coming up? I have a few Iris and a suspected Freesia already putting their leaves up…
