Since I documented for the blog planting bulbs this fall, I figured I should document how they all came up in the spring! Some areas produced a pretty good showing, others did not. I am assuming that is since I planted them kind of late. I also forgot to put bulb food in the hole when I was digging. I won't forget that next time!
1) I had put crocus in the geranium on the corner of the house. It was certainly exciting to see them as one of the first plants that breaks the ground come spring. But only a few of them actually flowered, so it was not a high impact bulb planting by any means.
2) The mix of large and small daffodils in the grasses by the eating patio looked great! They came in nicely, looked great for early spring entertaining and lasted a nice long time for me to keep cutting them and bringing them inside. I especially loved the smaller Jack Snipe variety.
3) I did even bother getting a picture of the area in the front yard, since the showing was poor. These were the ones that got planted too late. : ( Boo! I wanted a high impact band of color for all the neighbors to see on the corner, but no luck. Maybe next year? I want to eventually redo those bed anyway sometime in the future.
4) My tulips! oh my tulips! On a whim, I grabbed 2 small bags of fun tulips and just put them in the perennial border, even though I wasn't planning on adding any bulbs in that area yet. But I am glad I did some they were awesome!!! The don't bloom for nearly as long as the daffodils, but for that one week, they were a sight! Between flowers for my house and for Mother's Day I pretty much cut them all, but I figured they were enjoyed more that way, since we weren't outside too much when they were in bloom. I thought the parrot tulips were orange, not pink, but either way, love love love them!
Depending on how much the post flower foliage bothers me this year, I will plant more next year. I think I need ones that look like this somewhere next year!
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