PLANT NOW FOR SPRING BLOOM, THE BULB

FALL BULBS

PLANT NOW FOR SPRING BLOOM

THE BULB

This picture of Biltmore in April says it all, the man in the foreground has stopped in his tracks at the site of thousands of Tulips, Hyacinths and Pansies in bloom. While this may not be practical for most gardeners there is lots of room to layer bulbs into our borders. Mixing them in with ornamental grasses is a great way to extend the season of interest, when grasses are cut low to the ground in early spring the bulbs are just starting out and quickly fill in. 

  

These snowdrops are coming up through English Ivy in an untended garden and bringing cheer to a dreary late winter day. Bulbs in ground cover is another good combination as long as there is enough sunlight. I have Alliums that come up through my Ivy. 

Here is a great combination of tulips and Hellebores at Great Dixter in East Sussex England.

The small shots of color stand out against the sculptural masses of yew topiary.

Here someone has planted a child in this field of Daffodil at Great Dixter, as the dillies fade the orchard grass will take over and the dying leaves of the Daffodil will be covered and the whole thing can be mowed by June.

The best part about Daffodil is nothing eats them! 

Not even children.