For the last few weeks I have been slowly reinstating and re- planting and creating new bulb pots for my spring bulb display. I didn’t have a dedicated bulb display last year and my spring bulbs were rather disparate in pots in different places. So with firm resolve, I decided to reinstate my big spring bulb display on the concrete steps on the old cottage that is next to my house, like I had a few years ago. This is I have done off and on for many years. This area is quite good because it gets morning shade and afternoon sun in the winter /spring and is mainly weed and pest free.
I had the able help of one of my daughters, and I did a lot of carting of pots, weeding and replanting and redistributing bulbs. My preferred bulb I like to grew where are the lovely rannunculus bulbs that put on a magnificent show here, with some freesias, tulips, dutch iris and the odd blue star flower. I am still prevaricating as to what I am going to under-plant them with because I would like some pretty under-plants that have the potential to flower here all year round. But it gets stinking hot here in summer, so that will have to be thought about. I already have some pretty violas planted there and some fairy-sown petunias, lobelias and pansies from other pots too, we will see if they:
A. withstand the huge growth of the bulb display and
B. Are able to cope with the searing heat and dry conditions with summer.
and C. Whether I have the patience to water that many pots in summer anyway, which may be doubtful. That is why I mainly use this area for a spring display rather than a summer one, as it still rains regularly and is damper then.
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I love how you have so much year round colours in your garden.
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Thanks so much Rosie, I have lists of what flowers when (in garden journals) so that I can even out the flowers over the year!
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That rose and salvia look great together. Lovely. I’m looking forward to seeing all the bulbs when they flower.
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Thanks so much. Probably an accidental colour combination! I know, I look forward to them too!
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You finish the cucumbers and I’ll start mine soon. I bought and delivered a shrub from your country : Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle) and I hope to have flowers in a year…. ! ( beautiful Acacia iteaphylla that you show this week )
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I know it’s so topsy-turvy! Ooh I will have to look that Acacia up, I haven’t grown it here. They grow so fast, so you’re sure to have flowers in a year! They are very pretty. 🌼
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Wow, fabulous ranunculus, perhaps my favourite too. So much going on, it looks fantastic.
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Thanks so much love ⚘
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Love the rose and salvia combo, they go so well together! Your show of spring bulbs is going to be wonderful.
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Thanks so much Pauline! ⚘ I know, I am looking forward to it!
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Such a floriferous six Sarah! I think you contacted me regarding not being able to comment on my posts. I’m not sure what the issue is, but I do know that it has happened to others when their browser prevents them seeing a pop-up box to login. I have security settings on all of my blogs so people have to be logged in to comment as I was getting so much spam on my photos. If you follow my blog(s) then you should be able to comment on the posts in the Reader. I hope this helps.
Jude
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Thanks so much! That’s great advice, I will do that. I think it has got to do with my browser preventing pop-ups too. That’s very helpful, thanks love.
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I was reading a book by Arthur Parkinson in the library the other day. He specialises in planting in pots and uses decorative kales as a pot filler. I don’t know how they would do in your climate?
I love your rose and salvia combination.
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Ooh decorative kales, I’ve never thought of them as a pot filler before. They do grow here, a little too well, I’d imagine, they’d probably take over the whole pot. But they’d look so good doing it! That’s a great idea, I will give it serious consideration! Thanks very much! ❤
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