Steps:
- In order to get spring flowers, bulbs must be planted in the fall and overwinter.
- Select varieties that will offer a sequence of blooms throughout the spring season. Avoid tulips in areas with deer.
- Lay out bulbs around existing plants.
- Use a hand trowel for planting in small areas. Dig a hole that’s 2.5-3 times the height of the bulb.
- Add super phosphate fertilizer and starter fertilizer to the backfill.
- Group multiple bulbs in a hole for a fuller effect.
- For new planting beds, remove mulch using a steel rake, then excavate using shovels.
Resources:
Roger recommends using super-phosphate fertilizer when planting bulbs instead of bone meal to discourage squirrel activity. It can be purchased in a garden center.
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Expert assistance with this project was provided by Dale Design, Inc
The flower bulbs and additional footage of bulbs in flower were provided by ColorBlends and included the following varieties:Hokus CrocusTommiesBlue SquillGlory of the SnowSpanish BluebellsDaffodil Gold ShoulderDaffodil StainlessDaffodil Golden EchoDaffodil Radar LoveDaffodil Baby BoomerDaffodil W.P. MilnerDaffodil Pink CharmDaffodil BrackenhurstDaffodil KedronDaffodil Poeticus RecurvusDaffodil Jack GoldsmithDaffodil JetfireDaffodil RaptureAllium GloemasterAllium SchubertiiAllium Purple SensationAllium Mount Everest
Tools
Tools & Materials
- Garden trowel
- Metal rake
- Pointed shovel
