I am going to take you through my recent bulb planting in rapid fire fashion because, well, that is also how I put my plan together before I started.
Here we go:
1)Narcissus 'Jack Snipe':
Quick logic behind location (see photo below):
- These are early spring bloomers so my daughter will have something nice to look at out of her playroom window.
- That is actually all I got.
- Once these stop blooming, the spent flowers/foliage will be front and center without any attempt at hiding it behind emerging perennials.
- These are so small (10 inches) that they probably cannot be seen from within the house.
2)Narcissus 'Tahiti':
Quick logic behind location (see photo below):
- I found an actual open space.
- I may be able to have these blooming at the same time as the purple Campanula 'Joan Elliot' in front of them.
- When spent, these Narcissus may be hidden relatively well
- I think the height of the blooming Narcissus and Campanula are exactly the same so one will actually hide the other.
- Do I even like these Narcissus? Not really sure yet.
3)Allium 'Grateful':
Quick logic behind location (see photo below):
- I found an actual open space.
- I found a space that was open.
- Unsure if the bloom color will work with the neighboring Lady's Mantle and peonies.
- The spent foliage will be in plain view.
- Spent Allium blooms are kind of cool and can lend a bit architecturally.
4)Allium 'Globemaster':
Quick logic behind location (see photo below, will be in the middle of the bed):
- I planted only one bulb as a trial run so location wasn't a concern.
- None that I can think of yet. But give me time.
And then to top it all off, since I have failed numerous times in the past to successfully grow tulips in my wet soil, I figured why not give them a shot in containers. I will just store them in my garage over the winter. I've done it once before with moderate success so I am optimistic that I can pull it off again. And since I used bulbs from Martha Stewart, nothing can go wrong:
Wish me luck.
John