I’m declaring the garden season for 2011 finished. Done. Finito. Complete.
Leaves are raked, gutters cleaned, the last bulbs tucked away.
Whew. What a relief.
fritillaria waiting to be planted
Although the big job of planting the cutting garden tulips was done, I still had some tiny so-called “minor” bulbs to plant. Ipheions (also called starflower) for along the side of the house under the red-twig dogwood and fritillaria for the new hellebore bed. These little bulbs are dangerously seductive – so tiny! so cute! so cheap! However, they still require being actually poked into the ground before they’ll become flowers, something that’s hard to remember when you’re reading through those colorful catalogs in the comfort of your favorite chair. Fortunately, they’re pretty easy to plant; 75 tiny bulbs tucked away in less than an hour, the hardest part figuring out which end is up (look for the root plate or simply plant them on their side – they’ll figure it out from there)
Now, I’ve got some serious sofa surfing to go catch up on.
