Bulbs To Plant For Year Round Colour

In cool regions bulbs should be planted during autumn in march and april but in warmer areas planting can be delayed until may when the soil temperature has dropped.

Bulbs to plant for year round colour.

Carefully chosen bulbs can keep the garden supplied with changing colour from january to december. Few people can fail to be cheered by the sight of a snowdrop in january or the first daffodils in february. Growing bulbs for winter flowering in your garden. All the same the spring favourites narcissi including daffodils and crocuses will probably remain the most popular first choice.

Deadhead all bulbs after flowering to divert the plant s energy into the remaining flowers. Garden bulbs using for colour all year round bulbs are often the first plants to herald the end of winter and the start of the spring. Plant spring flowering bulbs such as freesias and jonquils in late march. Schizostylis still in flower.

In fact they can provide colour all the year round. February gold daffodil narcissus february gold siberian squill scilla siberica tulip tulipa. To insulate the bulbs in winter cover the bed with at least 4 inches of mulch. Plant small bulbs closer together.

Anemone blanda whites mainly blues but also pink forms will brighten up this time of year. Plant large bulbs several inches apart. Bulbs for many people are associated only with spring. 18 favorite bulb flowers for year round color.

Soak your bulbs in liquid plant food for half an hour before planting. Reticulated iris iris reticulata easy to overlook these miniature iris appear in early spring often when crocus are in flower.