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Gardening: Why you should let sleeping flowers lie They are not dead, just dormant: bulbs need to be treated with care. In the annual rush to plant for spring, Ursula Buchan offers a guide
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Autumn bulb-planting is one of those annual rituals, like pruning
clematis or picking the apple crop, which measures out the gardening
year. Its place in my horticultural calendar is assured, both
because no garden can ever be said to have too many spring-flowering
bulbs and because their method of growth, and the effects they
create, seem almost magical.
Every year I plant several hundred bulbs (also corms, tubers and
rhizomes, to be strictly accurate) in grass, in borders and in pot...
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Putting your bulbs to bed. (spring-flowering bulbs)
Saturday Evening Post
; PUTTING YOUR BULBS TO BED As summer fades into autumn, the blooming gardens of the past months become just a memory. But now is the perfect time to prepare for the reemergence of those gardens. While the ground is still soft and the days are warm, home gardeners can plant flowering bulbs in
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Fall's Forgotten Bulbs; It's Not Too Late to Sneak Them Into the Ground
The Washington Post
; So you've just discovered the bag of spring-flowering bulbs you bought on impulse last September then left in the garage and forgot. You feel guilty; you are angry with yourself. You wonder how you could have been so careless as to forget the maxim: To have bulbs bloom in the spring you must get
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PRETTY IN POTS PLANT BULBS IN POTS NOW, MIX WITH SOME IVY OR PANSIES, AND YOU'LL HAVE A FRAGRANT, COLORFUL TREAT BY YOUR DOOR NEXT SPRING.(HOME)
The Virginian Pilot
; Byline: ANN WRIGHT, CORRESPONDENT PLAN AHEAD FOR March and April by planting spring-flowering bulbs in flower pots now. The splendid colors and heady fragrances of spring seem even more enjoyable close to doorways and on decks and patios. Local garden centers are loaded with bulbs and, while
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Now is the time to plan for burst of spring color Bulbs planted in autumn easy to grow, and others will applaud your efforts; Guidelines for planting bulbs Horticulture specialists at the county Extension office in your area can recommend specific planting information. These general guidelines will help you get started: The time to plant is now. Try to have all spring-flowering bulbs planted by Thanksgiving. Planting depth for spring-flowering bulbs is an inexact science. Most experts recommend planting bulbs three times as deep as the bulbs are tall, or generally with about 6 inches of soil covering the tips of the bulbs. Deep planting encourages bulbs to multiply. Smaller bulbs, such as crocus and muscari (grape hyacinth), can be covered with only 2 inches of soil, but planting them a bit deeper, so they are covered with 4 inches of soil, discourages squirrels from digging them up. If rain is not in the forecast, water well after planting. Mulch helps hold moisture in the soil and keeps the soil temperature even.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Spring-flowering bulbs are not only the brightest, most welcome flowers of all, but also the easiest to grow. You really can't tell by looking in the bins of curious, crinkly tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other spring-flowering bulbs stacked to the rafters at garden centers right now, but each
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Scented bulbs for the garden, house & balcony
Jerusalem Post
; Batsheva Mink Jerusalem Post 12-27-2000 Headline: Scented bulbs for the garden, house & balcony Byline: Batsheva Mink Edition; Daily Section: Features Page: 11 Wednesday, December 27, 2000 -- For many plant lovers the most important considerations when choosing a plant for the home or garden
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