Bloomin' Beautiful
MANY of you will be aware my favourite colour is pink. A few people plant their whole garden in their favourite colour.
Since I have a third of an acre, I think this would be a bit of overkill in my case. Whether or not you do depends on the size of your garden.
But a small section of the garden can be done in such a way and still look very nice. The famous white garden at Sissinghurst in England is lovely – planted with all sorts of plants with white flowers and/or silver foliage. Many have copied the idea.
These days, there are so many plants available, either through nurseries or mail order, that it is possible to completely colour co-ordinate your garden if you wish.
March is the month to think about
bulbs. It will soon be planting time for what we happily describe as spring bulbs, although some of them, particularly daffodils, would be better classified as winter bulbs.
Nevertheless, if you choose wisely, you can have a progression of flowering from mid-July to end of September.
You can start with jonquils and snowdrops or snowflakes, followed by daffodils (there are pink ones now), grape hyacinths, anemones, ranunculus, various types of iris, tulips and much, much
more. There is actually a white tulip called aureen, so some years I buy that one and pretend it was named after me!
As with all plants, the bulbs you choose should be the ones that will grow best in your particular garden conditions. You need to do some research –- ask at your local garden club or nursery.
Bulbs look wonderful planted in the ground or in pots – the advantage of pots being that you can move them around to
get a more suitable position as the seasons change and when they are dying down you can move them out of sight. For really small bulbs, such as grape hyacinths, keeping them in pots means you are less likely to lose them.
When choosing colours, think about what else you already have as well as what colour you would like in a vase inside.
