Love Spring Bulbs? Plan & Plant Now!
October 27, 2015 | By webadmin
If you love the outdoors, that first daffodil or tulip opening up in early spring is an inspiring sight. There’s just something about spring blooming bulbs that makes us fall in love with them over and over. Did you miss out on bulbs in your spring garden this year? If so, now’s the time to get a jump on creating a beautiful spring display.
If you want to enjoy bulbs such as daffodils, grape hyacinth, summer snowflakes, allium or other perennial bulbs, those should be selected now; we can even start planting them now amongst your shrubs, perennials and groundcover areas. If you love tulips, we can choose your favorites now, then start planting in December after soil temperatures drop below 50 ℉.
Daffodils are an excellent Texas tough perennial.
What are your choices?
Looking for low maintenance blooms that will come back year after year? Then perennial bulbs such as daffodils, bearded iris, muscari, leucojum, lycoris and allium are excellent Texas-tough choices. Plus, these bulbs don’t require chilling (vernalization), like tulips and fragrant hyacinth. They will come back year after year without a lot of TLC.
Alliums offer lovely pompom shaped blooms in shades of purple, blue and pink.
Tulips and hyacinth take a bit more planning to create an effective spring display. Both tulips and hyacinth require vernalization in order to produce flower buds (the bulbs are chilled at temperatures ideally around 45 ℉ for anywhere from 8-12 weeks). Here at Roundtree Landscaping, we plant thousands of tulips each December and always make sure we offer the best quality pre-chilled bulbs.
Tulips, when planted en masse, are stunning in the spring landscape!
When you plant is also important. If you plant too early, while soil is still warm, your tulips could “bolt”, meaning they will try to flower too early on too-short stems. They also must be planted at the proper depth. 6” to 8” deep is ideal to prevent blasting and ensure on-time blooms.
How many bulbs do I need?
Have you planted bulbs in the past and were underwhelmed with overall effect? You probably didn’t plant enough bulbs. The reality is that you typically need to plant more bulbs than you think in order to put on a good show. Plant in clumps, rather than rows, to create a more natural and dense display.
Don’t miss out on your window of opportunity!
If you would like to enjoy spring blooming bulbs but don’t have the time to plan and plant them yourself, we can help. We incorporate custom bulb displays into your existing landscape beds inspired by your favorite colors. We’ll also plant over the bulbs with winter color such as pansies and violas so your garden beds stay colorful through winter.
