October 17th, 2011
From giant fritillarias to diminutive winter aconites, there’s a bulb for every spot. Tuck them along pathways, in rock gardens, between deciduous shrubs and trees (where they will get enough sun before the trees leaf out), or among perennials, which will emerge to hide the bulbs’ dying foliage.
Prepare the planting space by digging in some compost, well-rotted manure or slow-release bulb food. You can plant bulbs individually or dig out a larger area and plant them in groups. Bulb planters are great in theory but can be hard on the wrist, and the soil must be just the right friability for them to work properly. A trowel or small spade will always do the trick.
Bulbs should be planted three to four times deeper than the height of the bulb. Loo
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