Taking A Closer Look At Care Of Flower Bulbs

« « Gardening Reviews & Guide | The Fine Tradition of the Japanese Bonsai Tree » »

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

After a long winter there is nothing more lovely than a spring garden with decorative garden decor (glass gazing balls are a great addition). In order to achieve a blooming spring garden there are a few things you will need to do.

First things first…in the fall, plant your bulbs along with some ground phlox. You
should also put some bulb fertilizers in the hole as you plant the bulbs-and watch to
how far down the store explained to plant. It is also a good idea to plant the bulbs in groups of 5 or 10
scattered about in such a way as that other plants will hide their greenery as the garden bulbs begin 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
down the greens. It may look unsightly, but cutting it away will hinder your bulbs from
coming into full bloom the following year. If you will take the patience to let it yellow, it will likely pull out or cut off simpler
enough. In fact if it does not pull out of the ground easily then it is not ready to be cut
away or removed. These left over leaves are generating food for next year’s blooms. All you have to do is
forget about them til they are wholely turned.

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. Doing this proves to keeps your flower bulbs plentiful from time to time. Deer and squirrels generally are uninterested in daffodils, so this flower bulb can be a great bet
it’s gonna slowly duplicate year to year.

Tulips can be a disappointment!

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 lovely BUT they could grow to a
point of being hinderance to your landscape…and, as you can probably guess, you’ll want to keep this in thought if bringing them in. Be sure to have some recycled glass gazing balls and other decorative garden decor too!

Rule of thumb number one is to start the spring garden in the fall…just another reason why planning ahead is a big part of gardening.

Get Social, Bookmark Us!!:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.