Wednesday 16 September 2015

16 Sept : Bulbs






People, I'm calling it : the Bulb Season is officially open! You may rush to the garden centre and indulge all your secret spring fantasies. Let there be drifts of Daffodils, seas of Crocus, rivers of Tulips. Bring on the Paperwhites and Muscari. If you are dreaming of Allium go large. But please,  if you want to make me happy, step away from the pink Hyacinths. And now, if you will excuse me, I have rather a lot of white Narcissi to plant. Laterz.

10 comments:

  1. I've got more N. Thalia to plant. She is white and scented and not tall. Should be a doddle after all the rain.

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    1. I love Thalia and filled my borders with them about 5 years ago. They were very good for about 3 years but have now fizzled out. Meanwhile the Jack Snipe soldier on.

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  2. Tulips, armfuls (arms full?) of tulips, and white daffs (I love 'Pheasant's Eye')... Oh, and swathes of alliums...

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    1. I love Pheasants Eye too but have not been very successful growing them - not sure why.

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  3. *dribbles*

    'tis wise for me to wait until at least October to plant....but they *are* appearing in the garden center and i *am* indulging in fantasy. alas, my selection shall be limited to those not favoured by squirrels and/or chipmunks.....but who doesn't love an ocean of daffodils?

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    1. I do have a squirrel visitor who buries hazelnuts everywhere but I don't think that it has developed a taste for daffodil bulbs yet. Fingers crossed it stays like that.

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  4. Tubs of bulbs covered in wire mesh only here - the mice and squirrels get all the rest in my suburban garden. Some years ago, I planted a whole sack of mixed daffs along the edge of my allotment and they continue to give spring colour and cut flowers.

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    1. A sack of daffodil bulbs is the best investment for any garden.

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  5. My hydrangea refuses to go back to blue but I haven't the heart to turf it out.

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    1. Give it a stern talking to and explain the options. Set a deadline and if the hydrangea does not pull up its socks you can apply appropriate disciplinary measures.

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