Designing Multi Season Bulb Garden
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Most shade tolerant perennials bloom early in the season so a shade garden will not be as colorful as a sunny flower garden.
Designing multi season bulb garden. Planning a garden that includes flower bulbs requires consideration. This month s topic stirred the dormancy out of gardeners with a discussion on designing a multi season shade garden by sturbridge resident paul steen. Read more information about designing with foliage and good foliage plants.
Plant large bulbs several inches apart. Plant suggestions for designing year round gardens. After planting water deeply.
To insulate the bulbs in winter cover the bed with at least 4 inches of mulch. Steen is a certified master gardener with the massachusetts horticultural society. Admittedly color through the season is easier to achieve in a sunny garden.
You can t cut off the leaves until they turn yellow and floppy which can take a. Plant small bulbs closer together. Spring blooming bulbs can be mixed with summer and fall blooming plants in a mixed container display that provides color well into the cool season in most areas.
Soak your bulbs in liquid plant food for half an hour before planting. A large planting of bulbs such as tulips or daffodils is very effective in a garden but a bulb only flower bed has its problems. And they re all easy care so you can relax and enjoy the garden instead of spending all your time tending it.
Foliage is your friend. This mix of perennials grasses shrubs and a small tree is a great start to keeping a foundation garden looking good all season. Everyone loves flowers but they just don t last.
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