I space them about 3 inches apart in a circle, with 1 in the center. When the time comes to plant Annuals, I plant 3 or 4 Petunias next to the clumps The Petunias spread and by the time the dead tulip foliage is ready to be pulled, they are starting to fill in the space where the Tulips are.
I use Petunias but you could use anything that tends to have a sprawling habit Allyssum, Dianthus, Portulacca,and Nasturtium are some that come to mind. You can also dig up your bulbs and plant them in pots and allow the foliage to die back.
Pull off the dead foliage and store the pot in a cool dry place until the fall, when you'd plant them again. Huge fight with husband over cabinets. Need help. In the spring, while the bulb foliage is still up, plant your small sized annuals in the spaces between the clumps of foliage.
As the bulb foliage turns brown, then and only then, cut it to the ground. As the annuals grow, they will spread out and cover the area.
Almost any kind of annual you like will suffice, but if you want low spreaders, you can't go wrong with the folowing, some of which are actually perennials, but would be treated as annuals in your area: lantana you only need one plant every three feet, that's how far it spreads , verbena, petunias, sweet potato vines they spread even more than lantana.
I assumed that you meant summer flowering annuals. If you want annuals that will also grow and bloom in the spring, say, petunias, larkspur, dianthus, etc.
In my climate, I must refrigerate tulips for 8 weeks before planting, so I use inch lengths of vinyl window blinds to mark where I will plant my tulips in late December or January. I simply dig the hole where my marker is, and that way, I won't disturb the perennials that are also planted in the area. The suggestions you made are very helpful.
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Alphabetical Plant Listing. View or Create Collections. Tulips with other flowering bulbs Extend the bloom season of your favorite tulips Combine them with flower bulbs that will bloom before, during, and after them. Remember, spring has three seasons , not just one.
Call them early spring, mid spring and late spring. Now choose spring bulbs that bloom in each and, with minimal effort, you can have month after month of spring color. Plant low-growing bulbs, such as grape hyacinths, in front of taller bulbs such as daffodils, or mingle the bulbs together for a more natural effect. Play with flower colors.
Email Oops, there seems to be an error, please re-enter your email address. Helpful Products from Gardens Alive! Thanks, Thanita In Ashburn, VA Mike: Last Spring I heard you say that the reasons we here in the US as opposed to Holland have problems getting our Spring bulbs to flower year after year are that: We remove the green, nourishment-providing part of the bulb way too early and Our bulbs get subjected to too much watering and fertilization if we plant annual flowers over top of them.
Feed the greenery so it can produce a new flower for you next year. This previous Spring bulb Question of the Week has lots of feeding details. Leave the greens alone until they have completely lost their green color. Lift the bulbs. The best way is to gently tug at the faded greenery and coax the bulb out of the ground slowly after it turns tan or brown.
If it snaps off, go digging; but be careful. Store the de-greened bulbs outdoors in a container with excellent drainage, in sun or shade; in soil, soil-free mix or a combination.
Do not water them; and cover the container for long rainy stretches. Replant in the Fall. Bulbs Alive! Pansies do best in USDA hardiness zones 6 through 8, and snapdragons thrive in zones 7 through Layering pansies and snapdragons over deeper bulbs that go dormant in the colder months will keep your garden fresh and colorful.
According to Easy To Grow Bulbs, a gardener can quadruple the blooms in a particular space if different varieties are planted at different depths. Whether the planting is done in a pot or a garden, this ensures that what is planted has enough space, nutrients and water to grow no matter what time of year it is. Before planting over existing bulbs, prep the soil by breaking up clods or working in organic compost materials, bone meal or fertilizer pellets.
Larger bulbs, such as those on tulips, are planted deeper in the soil. To layer smaller bulbs, leave about 2 inches of soil between the already-existing, dormant plants and add soil between layers as you go up.
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, pansies can be planted from seed or already-established plants in the early spring or fall and are some of the best flowers for flower beds with dormant bulbs.
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