Getting The Flower Bulbs Thing Right For A Change
November 21st, 2009
After a long winter there is nothing more lovely than a spring garden with decorative garden decor (glass gazing balls are a great addition). If you want to get a spring garden properly started you will have to do a few things first.
The first thing you need to do is plant your bulbs and some ground phlox in the fall. You
should also put some bulb fertilizers in the hole as you plant the bulbs-and watch to
what depth the instructions say to plant the bulbs. It is also a good idea to plant the bulbs in groups of 5 or 10
scattered about so that that other plants will hide their foliage as the flower bulbs start to
wither. When they are just planted willy nilly here and there they tend to make a nice
home garden look like it doesen’t belong.
In the spring after your daffodils and tulips have all bloomed it is important to not cut
away the greenery. Considered unattractive by some people this cutting back can only hinder your flower bulbs from
properly blooming in the years to come. Wait until it turns yellow and then it should pull out or cut off easily
enough. In fact if it does not pull out of the ground easily then it is not ready to be cut
away or removed. All of the dead foliage are making food for upcoming seasons blooms. Try to just
ignore them until they are truly wilted and yellow.
It is also a good idea to put down some bulb fertilizer in the fall and spring over the areas where you have them planted. This will help keep your bulbs happy from year to year. Deer and varmits generally are not interested in daffodils, so this flower bulb can be a good choice
they will slowly duplicate year to year.
If you haven’t already noticed also, tulips can be a let-down!
After a few years they tend to stop blooming or the squirrels have stolen them or the deer have eaten them-they just kind of disappear.
Words of Caution: Grape Hyacinth and also Scilla are both georgeous BUT they could grow to a
point of being hinderance to your garden…so, keep that in mind when introducing them. Be sure to have some recycled glass gazing balls and other decorative garden decor too!
The most important thing to remember for a spring garden is you have to get it started in the fall…just another reason why planning ahead is a big part of gardening.
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